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		<title>Shikaruna Koubo Giant Madalla figure</title>
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This the Giant Madalla figure from Shikaruna Koubo, made in Japan. He&#8217;s larger than a standard size kaiju figure which is normally 8-9 inches&#8230;he&#8217;s almost 12 inches tall. This is a small edition, beautifully painted on glow vinyl, and I love the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The origin of manga: Storytelling Man</title>
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Here&#8217;s a wonderful article I found on Ping-Mag about the origins of manga and a lost art in Japan known as Kamishibai. Kamishibai was live storytelling on the streets of Japan for children and adults. Kamishibai included the showing of fantastic illustrations as the narrator sometimes performed his stories. Sometimes those illustrations were even original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fortress of Solitude</title>
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Fortress of Solitude illustration from my new Superman picture book

Sketch

Richard Donner Superman movie 1978

The original fortress from the silver age was built into the side of an artic mountain and Superman (or another kryptonite) could only lift the gigantic golden key to unlock the equally huge door to get in. I opted to stay true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say Whaaat?! Monster Pillows!</title>
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Here&#8217;s the art for some 12&#8243; x 12&#8243; pillows my wife and I are creating for our new upcoming &#8220;Jumbee&#8221; shop. I drew the illustrations with a black pencil, scanned them and added color in illustrator.  Printed here in the good ol&#8217; USA on a really nice quality linen cotton fabric and all hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marusan Mini Red King Model</title>
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An inexpensive little model kit that put a huge smile on me and my son&#8217;s faces.
Based on the legendary, larger, plastic remote control Redking kit from the 60s, this little gem
was quick and easy to snap together. The figure itself has a dash of paint on him adding a little more of a nostalgic feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Superman, The Story of the Man of Steel</title>
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I&#8217;m finally getting around to posting sneak peeks of my Superman picture book being released April 1st 2010, available in bookstores everywhere and amazon. Check the blog for sketches and doodles that lead to the final illustrations. Here&#8217;s the cover art. You can also check out more of my books here. 
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		<title>Introducing Honk-Honk-Ashoo &amp; Friends!</title>
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Click on the image above for a quick animated intro to Honk &#038; friends.
Here I&#8217;ll be sharing everything that is my pillow headed pal Honk-Honk-Ashoo.
Animated digital book, cartoon shorts, toy designs, and news on upcoming Honk projects.
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		<title>Look, up in the sky! it&#8217;s&#8230;</title>
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I&#8217;m finally getting around to posting sneak peeks of my Superman picture book being released April 1st 2010, available in bookstores everywhere and amazon. Check the blog for sketches and doodles that lead to the final illustrations. Here&#8217;s the cover art. You can also check out more of my books here. 
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		<title>Star Wars Animation</title>
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Checkout my Wicket &#038; Chewie short along with other animations and animatics including Honk-Honk-Ashoo, Kaiju Patrol and a a whacky character influenced by Eric Roberts!
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		<title>The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy</title>
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A category dedicated to all things Fun-boy, including an up coming interactive digtal book, toys concepts, and more.
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