Pulgasari!

Still downloading, but posting now, to make sure I post before I either A) Get so completely absorbed by this newly-discovered world of North Korean Kaiju cinema that I never make it back to the Internet or B) find out it sucks so bad that don't want to tell you guys about it.

From the wikimind - "It was produced by South Korean directorShin Sang-ok, who had been kidnapped in 1978 by North Korean intelligence on the orders ofKim Jong-il, son of the then-ruling Kim Il-sung."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulgasari

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4299325314122049461&q=movie+duration0#

Monster Engine

Have we talked about this? A college friend tipped me off about this tonight. It's quite the bad-ass.
I'm probably going to give my sons' art the same treatment.

Link here

Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn & Ken Dahl

So this is Desert Island, a comic store in my old neighborhood in Williamsburg. Love it. Gabe, the guy who runs it, suggested a lot of neat stuff for me based on stuff I told him I liked. The store itself is really nicely put together, with a lot of love for the books and stuff he keeps in stock. A lot of stuff you'd expect to find, along with extremely eclectic small-run stuff you'll probably never see again. The store smells good. It's less than two years old, I think. It wasn't there when I lived in Brooklyn, but it seems to be doing okay, even in this, you know, economy. A definite must-visit while in the area.


Got an email from them today, announcing that Ken Dahl will be there tomorrow signing copies of his graphic novel! Sadly, I won't be able to make it. Here is a review of his book, from the press release!

"Ken Dahl's Monsters is probably the most entertaining educational comic ever. Already a worthwhile read for its lessons on STDs and relationships,
Dahl's excellent cartooning and humor make this book required reading for
anyone who has had sex, is going to have sex or wants to have sex."
--Jeffrey Brown, author of Clumsy

I could have sworn I had posted something about Desert Island before, but I totally can't find it. We have posted something about former classmate Ken Dahl before, here.

Sonosheets!

Serious flashback seeing these. I don't think I had too many out of Japan but I used to love these guys. I bet they're still hidden away in a box somewhere. Anyone else got some? I'm sure they're worth billions!


Here's one of our own A1-BU9:

Via Pink Tentacle

50 Most Horrible Horrors walking the earth today

I think we've covered this territory pretty well, but here's a comprehensive round-up of the most awful monsters that God saw fit to place upon the earth to test our faith.

1973

I'm not really into the song, but I like the video-well, the cloud parts and drumming mushroom anyway..

Ohhh Liiiitcuuube<3<3<3

Here, kitty kitty....

This painting by a young Japanese artist comes to us via Tokyo Damage Report. Maybe you've seen this Web site before? If not, it's basically this American guy's blog about Tokyo subcultures and whatever else. Check out some of his entries - you could get lost for hours.

Here's another piece I enjoyed called "The Chinese Landscape on Kaiju." (Another translation might be "Monsters in Chinese Landscape.")

The Tokyo Damage Report blogger took photos of both paintings at a huge Tokyo exhibition for up-and-coming artists in May. The links above have photos of many, many more pieces.

(I've been wanting to post this for a while but had to wait until Oceanic fixed my Internets. Go Oceanic! They came through. It's a miracle.)