ARTLUNG
Main
Blog
Toy Robots
Code
Swim
Comics
Words
Resume
Contact
Tags
· japan  
09-Apr-2019
Kaiju vs Heroes sketchnotes
On September 15, 2018, I attended a panel discussion about Kaiju vs Heroes at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. The exhibition was terrific and inspiring. My enthusiasm for robots, specifically toy robots, and especially Japanese toy robots from the 1970s originated when I lived as an expatriate kid in...
26-Feb-2014
The Bot Collection
When I started this post, back in January, the intent was for it to be a comprehensive discourse on toy robots. I was starting to collect them and thought I could sum it up succinctly. So much for brevity, it’s meandering. Bear with me. Here’s the collection from then. My fascination with robots probably began...
06-Feb-2012
Oh, it’s Getter Poseidon!
In 1982 I drew this: I’ve been thinking a lot about the various Jumbo Machinder I was exposed to in the Philippines. And one, with a stout body and a jetpack keeps coming back to my mind. I believe when I was 9 years old I had a vinyl toy. It’s bothered me that I...
31-Aug-2008
Rollerskating Ninjas
Perfect. via Japan Probe.
15-Apr-2008
Boøwy: Plastic Bomb
https://youtube.com/watch?v=CmCWdLkApec Boøwy was a Japanese rock group consisting of Kyosuke Himuro (vocals), Tomoyasu Hotei (guitar), Tsunematsu Matsui (bass) and Makoto Takahashi (drums). They were a rock band that reached legendary status in Japan during the 1980s. Their style of play varied from punk to pop rock and they had fans of all ages. The 1990s...
15-Jul-2005
My Name in Japanese, 1987
I was fascinated by Japan as a teenager. Everyone seemed to think they’d buy everything up and kick everyone’s ass. So I played around with learning the Katakana and Hiragana script. I’ve forgotten it all, but this looks like it could be a sign on the Ginza to me. The type is not a font,...
01-Jul-2001
Doing some spring cleaning today on the office…
Doing some spring cleaning today on the office. Sorting, categorizing. Discarding. Revisiting old comics is great. Well not too old. Manga Star Wars: A New Hope was one highlight I found. It’s a Japanese / Manga rendition of Star Wars, translated back into English. What? You’ve never heard of Manga? Manga is a style of...
via-instagram
IFTTT
drawings
robots
swim2021
photos
memories
swim2022
delicious
inktober
music
swim2023
programming
san-diego
sdcc
comics
politics
webdev
funny
stoke
cosplay
video
swim2020
art
dogsofslacker
cube cat extended universe
movies
videos
sketchpartysd
wordpress
Search for:
©1996-2023
Joe Crawford
joe@artlung.com
805-857-3951