Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
From my eyes:
They’re popular. Wonder why?
Suicide Girls across the booth. Some look okay and people enjoy getting their photos taken with them.
Miyagi cosplay. This is pretty amazing actually.
Day 3 friday at Comic Con.
Had to throw a David Choe a good vibe. He has a fan who got the drawing he received from David into a real tattoo.
Alyasha Moore who looks younger and younger. 
Michelle Kim from Mimoco. She has a crazy haircut.
Released with his current GR2 solo art show, Yukinori Dehara created posters to commemorate the occasion. They are online now! Megumi knee’s her Father (Satoshi) right in the face and it’s captured in poster form. What’s not to love?! Check them all out here.
Continue reading
Again, this year it seems every form of mainstream media has sent a reporter to Comic-Con without even realizing why. Oogle the scantily clad cosplay girls. See the freaks. That’s it for another year. Back to the studio. What media usually fails to explain, it took best-selling author-turned-comic book writer Scott Snyder to break it down for everyone: “I know there’s a perception of comics; that they’re bombastic and fun, and there are those comics, but for a lot of us, comics are also a place where I bring everything I ever brought to anything literary,” Snyder says. “The only reason I’m happy doing comics and I don’t miss literary fiction is because every kind of dark and fascinating, exciting thing that I was able to explore in that medium, I’m exploring here. ” But you knew that all along, right? Another way of defining “pop culture” is new art and the new literature. Read more at NPR ~ Comic-Con: ‘Batman’ writer Scott Snyder on why comics still matter and why NPR listeners should care SDCC runs through Sunday at the San Diego Convention Center. Visit GR’s booth #1729.
Continue reading
A view from where I stand. The Giant Robot booth 1729.
My favorite cosplayer. She turns heads everywhere, all day.
That’s DrilOne. Alex. A master who customizes and now is creating his own.
Mari Inukai stopped by and perfect timing, to sign for some fans. She’ll be at our booth on Sunday.
