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giant robot time: 7.12.13 | art by: takashi murakami Game Night 15 Featuring our friends: The Behemoth Saturday, July 13, 7-10 PM We’ll be a featuring a few games by The Behemoth at Giant Robot 2. We’ll have The Behemoth merch for sale and a special event: BattleBlock Theater tournament. The winning pair get a big prize basket of Behemoth merch! All of the stations will be open to the public so you can play Alien Hominid, Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater on their Xbox systems. Here’s a rundown on the games: Alien Hominid is best described as an homage to the old side scrolling shoot ‘em up games we grew up to love and hate always bringing us back for more. Castle Crashers- is a side-scrolling beat-em-up that incorporates a small number of role-playing video game elements. BattleBlock Theater- players control a prisoner as they are forced to play through games devised by Hatty Hattington. Controls are simple, with the game largely consisting of running, jumping and punching. Levels are made up of various types of blocks, such as collapsing blocks, sticky walls, bouncy volcanic rocks and deadly spikes, and also feature hazards such as water and deadly creatures. More Info | Facebook Signing with Malaysian Artist, Cheeming “Boey” Saturday, July 20, 2-4 PM He often draws intricate portraits on styrofoam cups. He’s been featured in multiple videos displaying his craft. Perhaps you’ll get to see him do this. Yet, he’s also promoting a new book, When I Was a Kid, a collection of comics about his youth in Malaysia. The work flows and appears effortless and it goes to show you that the combination of ideas and a simple drawing style work. He draws often and has a blog featuring his daily comic at Iamboey.com More Info | Facebook Author and Artist Signing: Katsuya Terada Monday, July 22, 6:30-8:30 PM All you have to do is read up on who Katsuya Terada is and you’ll find that he’s worked across many genres from manga, film, video games, concept art and fine art. Terada, from Japan is known for his character design in Blood: The Last Vampire or perhaps The Monkey King comic. His works span generations and he’s influenced a legion of manga artists and fine artists in Japan. He’ll appear in person to sign and perhaps sketch in copies of his book, “Ten” which features his retrospective in art. More Info | Facebook Uglydoll Plushes Pre-order today, ships Summer 2013. Your plush will be signed by Uglydoll creator David Horvath. Delfonics Document Folder A plastic folder sleeve with an inspirational quote adorning the cover. Delfonics Apple Leather Mousepad Delfonics are wonderfully designed simple items from Japan! Yukinori Dehara Trading Cards Includes 16 cards of your favorite wrestler sculptures. Yukinori Dehara Guidebook Wonderfully fun guidebook to go along with Dehara’s solo exhibition. Pantone Stationery Set Paper, envelopes, and stickers richly patterned with iconic Pantone color chips . J. Otto Seibold Lost Sloth A fun book about...
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giant robot time: 7.12.13 | art by: takashi murakami Game Night 15 Featuring our friends: The Behemoth Saturday, July 13, 7-10 PM We’ll be a featuring a few games by The Behemoth at Giant Robot 2. We’ll have The Behemoth merch for sale and a special event: BattleBlock Theater tournament. The winning pair get a big prize basket of Behemoth merch! All of the stations will be open to the public so you can play Alien Hominid, Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater on their Xbox systems. Here’s a rundown on the games: Alien Hominid is best described as an homage to the old side scrolling shoot ‘em up games we grew up to love and hate always bringing us back for more. Castle Crashers- is a side-scrolling beat-em-up that incorporates a small number of role-playing video game elements. BattleBlock Theater- players control a prisoner as they are forced to play through games devised by Hatty Hattington. Controls are simple, with the game largely consisting of running, jumping and punching. Levels are made up of various types of blocks, such as collapsing blocks, sticky walls, bouncy volcanic rocks and deadly spikes, and also feature hazards such as water and deadly creatures. More Info | Facebook Signing with Malaysian Artist, Cheeming “Boey” Saturday, July 20, 2-4 PM He often draws intricate portraits on styrofoam cups. He’s been featured in multiple videos displaying his craft. Perhaps you’ll get to see him do this. Yet, he’s also promoting a new book, When I Was a Kid, a collection of comics about his youth in Malaysia. The work flows and appears effortless and it goes to show you that the combination of ideas and a simple drawing style work. He draws often and has a blog featuring his daily comic at Iamboey.com More Info | Facebook Author and Artist Signing: Katsuya Terada Monday, July 22, 6:30-8:30 PM All you have to do is read up on who Katsuya Terada is and you’ll find that he’s worked across many genres from manga, film, video games, concept art and fine art. Terada, from Japan is known for his character design in Blood: The Last Vampire or perhaps The Monkey King comic. His works span generations and he’s influenced a legion of manga artists and fine artists in Japan. He’ll appear in person to sign and perhaps sketch in copies of his book, “Ten” which features his retrospective in art. More Info | Facebook Uglydoll Plushes Pre-order today, ships Summer 2013. Your plush will be signed by Uglydoll creator David Horvath. Delfonics Document Folder A plastic folder sleeve with an inspirational quote adorning the cover. Delfonics Apple Leather Mousepad Delfonics are wonderfully designed simple items from Japan! Yukinori Dehara Trading Cards Includes 16 cards of your favorite wrestler sculptures. Yukinori Dehara Guidebook Wonderfully fun guidebook to go along with Dehara’s solo exhibition. Pantone Stationery Set Paper, envelopes, and stickers richly patterned with iconic Pantone color chips . J. Otto Seibold Lost Sloth A fun book about...
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GR X Comic-Con 13: Giant Robot Plush by Hilda Hufalar There’s Big Boss Robot and the Nice Yellow Robot. 20 pcs each and all hand made. Giant Robot Booth 1729
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GR X Comic-Con 13: Giant Robot Plush by Hilda Hufalar There’s Big Boss Robot and the Nice Yellow Robot. 20 pcs each and all hand made. Giant Robot Booth 1729
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GR X Comic-Con 13: Nekomitaina Hone GID – Mari Inukai Signing In the wonderful series of Sekaiseifukudan, it’s time to release another limited edition Glow in the Dark, and this time it’s the Nekomitaina Hone GID! A purchase will get you a free limited edition print. Mari Inukai will be Signing and sketching on Saturday July 20th 11am! Giant Robot Booth 1729
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