New Bot Day! On this hot day, welcome a second, larger H.E.R.B.I.E.! (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics) from the 1978 Fantastic Four cartoon. Conceived as a replacement for the Human Torch and because cute robots are cute. Comics are indeed weird. Stay cool!
New Bot Day! Chibi-style Cylon Centurion from Battlestar Galactica (1978)! In March I added a vintage 1978 figure. This rendition was too cute to pass up. Heâs pictured with a snippet of my freewriting. Iâm making comics at a more regular pace which only happens because Iâm writing, drawing, improvising words and pictures regularly. A âpractice.â I make things I discard. Throwing interesting ideas in the trash is hard for me. But that editing process is core to completing every comic. Which makes me think of BSG: it was derided as a Star Wars ripoff at the time. Galactica sure wasnât as amazing as Star Wars but it inspired me at the time. In this tire-fire of a world, where so many are struggling, Iâm lucky to have time for creative endeavors. We are in a time of incredible injustice and governmental malfeasance. Keep working for good. Onward, everybody.
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22-Sep-2020
New Bot Day! EVE stands for Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator and first appeared in 2008’s post-apocalyptic fable WALL¡E. She is dutiful, graceful and heavily armed. Do not mess with EVE! She reminds me of the brilliant, tough & funny RBG, who died last week. EVE is pictured with artwork by Gillian Dreher & Rick Geary of Justice Ginsberg #rickgeary@theresgill
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20-Sep-2020
Experimental Sunday doodling.
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18-Sep-2020
Got a drive-in flu shot then stopped at the great Southern California Comics for a robot selfie. Take care!
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17-Sep-2020
New Bot Day! Lore is a sentient android robot from the tv show Star Trek: The Next Generationâs first season (1988). Lore was villainous, believing himself superior to organic creatures. Dr. Noonian Soong & Juliana Soongâs experiences with Lore caused them to build Data, a âyounger brotherâ to Lore, without emotions. Lore made trouble throughout his existence and was deactivated in 2370.
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15-Sep-2020
New Bot Day! Getter Poseidon is from the Getter series of 1975-6. This is a sofubi (ă˝ăă) soft vinyl toys. Itâs made by filling molds with melted vinyl. Based on my research this is an unlicensed bootleg toy. I paid a Japanese seller on March 22 on eBay. Yuichi, the seller, warned me by message âDue to the influence of COVID-19, the shipment of âInternational e-packet lightâ SAL flights from Japan to overseas has been urgently canceled.â At the same time I had a purchase from Hong Kong that the seller cancelled even though I won it. Yuichi was very thorough in explaining the options for cancellation and refund. We messaged periodically throughout, and 94 days later the package arrived. Getter Poseidon means a lot to me. I realized 8 years ago that this bot is one that Iâve been drawing subconsciously since I was about 10 years old. Bot collecting has taught me a certain amount of patience. I thanked Yuichi profusely when it arrived in June. Itâs a time of hardship for many, and patience and care means so much. Hang in there everybody.
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13-Sep-2020
Antique shopping to me is casserole pans and MODOKs.