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Extreme sports and icons. The big red head who's the new young symbol of extreme is now at Target! Buy pants, shirts, and other stuff that has nothing to do with skateboarding or snow boarding since it's at Target. I wonder if he designed any of it. Jeans are 29.99 which is a great price. But what happened to Dickies and Wrangler!? I think it's great to have affordable gear, but the way it's being...
Extreme sports and icons. The big red head who’s the new young symbol of extreme is now at Target! Buy pants, shirts, and other stuff that has nothing to do with skateboarding or snow boarding since it’s at Target. I wonder if he designed any of it. Jeans are 29.99 which is a great price. But what happened to Dickies and Wrangler!? I think it’s great to have affordable gear, but the way it’s being done isn’t the way I would do it. This is an Ed Templeton ripoff. Not just 1 eye like the Templeton character, how about adding a shitload of eyes. It’s not that it looks exactly like an Ed work, but it’s definitely made to look like it’s part of the Ed cannon of works. I’m sure a Target designer is saying… “no way, this looks nothing like Templeton! I know Ed, and this is nothing like it.” Sorry, it’s just like it. What would I do? How about smoothing out the lines, not having thin legs which are very Ed, maybe a different angle or posture, and less alien more creature. Isaac! you too? Go back to bartending on the Love Boat. Graffiti and spray cans. Authenticity issues at Target. There goes that Target ad.
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Domokun died at Target. Hit by a bus and left for dead. Imagine, licensee. I got the Domokun license... Chaching! We're going to blow it out as fast as possible because our license will expire. It's as if we're going to make the Roger Corman Fantastic Four film! So Domokun, the NHK character is now at Target, and exploited just for the Halloween section. Take a look at what came out of this.
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Domokun died at Target. Hit by a bus and left for dead. Imagine, licensee. I got the Domokun license… Chaching! We’re going to blow it out as fast as possible because our license will expire. It’s as if we’re going to make the Roger Corman Fantastic Four film! So Domokun, the NHK character is now at Target, and exploited just for the Halloween section. Take a look at what came out of this. This is looking terrible. It doesn’t even look like Domo. I wonder if this candy tastes like Cola. If it does, then just maybe it’ll get a pass on candy alone. Look at the mouth. It’s as if Domokun is foaming. It’s eyes look like toasted sesame seeds. Candy Corn? Domo eats candy corn? Tattoo that one on your chest. It’s not a good thing at all. Domo pinata. Bad. Bad. Bad. What happened to 3d? This is two pieces of cardboard, and crappy tissue paper sides. My fart would rip open. Domokun on a broom? It’s way over. Have your own Domo mouth. This is a poor excuse for a product. It looks like someone sat on it. Domokun candy. More candy that looks like Domokun stood outside during a nuclear melt down. A mummy and Frankenstein done Domokun. Who designed this stuff? A misshapen Domokun hangs from the ceiling with an eyepatch, just so you’d think he’s a pirate. This was the only item I thought was cute. Bracelets of candy with Domokun. Someone out there will buy this and that someone will think that Domokun is pretty lame. They’ll think that Target invented this character. It’s also interesting how it’s just Domo. Maybe it’s because it’s almost like the brands, people, and label: Lomo (camera), Homo (the great label), Tomo (a hotel in SF – yea I worked on that), Nomo (Baseball pitcher), and Romo (the QB of the Cowboys).
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I heard a rustle and I heard some scratching sounds. I'm in the middle of deadlines, you know? Just doing my thing. I can hear it go on, and I don't want to get up. I'm in a groove. It keeps going, so it's time to see. Is it a gigantic Possum? I'm seen em and they make a lot of noise, but no, it's a Chinese lady and she's in a very far corner in my neighbor's yard, using a rake to steal MY...