Oh man, this is sorely tempting… 6-inch vinyl Ralph Wiggum is the first of the oversized Simpsons figures from Kidrobot. I can’t pull the trigger here but I have to wonder who will be the one I get. If they made a 6-inch Crazy Bee Man I don’t think I’d hit fast enough. There is [...]
I finally got around to tightening up the chain on my single-speed bike last night but I must not have tightened the bolts well enough because the rear wheel slipped and the chain jumped off about half way to work this morning. Luckily I had my Trixie bolted on the bike. I was able to [...]
I’m an old fan of David Mazzucchelli from back when he used to draw Daredevil. He stopped drawing comics a long time ago but came back this year with Asterios Polyp (amazon link), a fully-formed graphic novel and one of the best books I’ve read in years. It takes a little work to follow, but [...]
I didn’t read Bill Sienkiewicz’s Stray Toasters back when it was new (1988!) but I grabbed a copy of the recent re-issue of the collection. I’m a longtime fan of Sienkiewicz’s painting and there are enough full-page paintings in here to make the purchase worthwhile for me. The story (serial killer, electronic weirdness, the grip [...]
I haven’t worked on one in a while, but I still love the idea of a DIY vinyl toy. They’re terrific rainy-day projects with the kids. I’m going to have to try these new models out. Especially the giraffe.
I’ve got my tickets. This looks pretty damn cool.
Watched “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” tonight on DVD because Netflix streaming was down (no Dillon Panthers for me). It’s a solid heist picture with some neat twists that were probably a lot neater in the 70′s. I was entertained by all of the analog tech. I love Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw [...]