Monday's Comic - Doc Rockstrong Part 4

Hot Tip:
I used 'Moai' in Boggle recently. You can too.

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Monday's Comic - Doc Rockstrong Part 3

Off to the Con

Tomorrow I'll be heading down to the 2005 San Diego Comic Con with some friends.

My partner and I will be seeking artists for our Graphic Novel. We'll be
handing out flyers that look like this:

ARTISTS NEEDED !

LA based creators seeking diligent artist/illustrator to team up on a supernatural graphic novel set in WWII Europe, involving the Holocaust and monsters both real and imagined. Ideal penciler would be familiar with the shadowy images of Mike Mignola and Frank Miller (with a dollop of Eddie Campbell) at their best, but bold enough to slap us over the head with an interesting, unique style if he/she feels it better fits the piece.

Please email a brief introduction to Monsterpencils@yahoo.com. Include a resume of past work if applicable, but don’t be discouraged if you have none. Feel free to link us to samples of your art on the web.

Monday's Comic - Doc Rockstrong Part 2

Pocky Day Review - Royal Milk Tea Mousse + Chocolate Banana Decorer

FLAVOR: Royal Milk Tea Mousse
NOTES: I've never had Royal Milk Tea, but this pocky was perfume-y and lemony, sorta bland
RATING: 5 out of 10
























FLAVOR: Chocolate Banana Decorer
NOTES: Another strong entry in the Chocolate Banana Arena. It's a nice arena, you should visit.
RATING: 7 out of 10

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Monday's Comic - Doc Rockstrong

This is my first 'serial' story. Learn more about the mysterious
statues of Easter Island here.



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Can't you see I am serious ?

Go to CAT PRIN for the latest in Japanese cat fashions.


Your cat will thank you.


Actually, your cat will hate you.
But it probably already does.

Do not harass the robots

Scientist in Japan have unveiled their most life like robot to date.

The Repliee Q1

This robot was designed to promote the virtues of lace gloves.


In this video clip from the manufacturer's official website a man in shorts and sandals harasses a very sleepy robot woman. They really need to teach this robot to say "Ow, quit-it".

But don't think you can harass this sleepy robot woman for long!

It's only a matter of time before she spawns the creepy midget Repliee R1's.

Sure, they may have green alien bodies of their own, but they'll skin you alive just for the fun of it.

So remember, DON'T POKE THE ROBOTS !

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Pocky Day Review - Azuki and Whipped Chocolate Mousse

Flavor: Azuki
Notes: Azuki is a 'sweet red bean paste'. A traditional japanese treat, it shows up in cookies, ice cream, etc. An azuki loving friend of mine was excited to try them, but says that they don't really taste like azuki. No one else was able to place the flavors either - guesses ranged from 'Fajitas' to 'Burnt cinnamon toast crunch'. While not bad, per se, it certainly wasn't very good.
Rating: 4 out of 10 (because I didn't like it, and because it didn't taste like the real deal)

Flavor: Whipped Chocolate Mousse
Notes: I am trying to close out the 'Mousse' category on my pocky list. I'd give my own notes, but this review I found at Animecastle is perfect:
"these pockys are so delicious, their flavor is to glory and its chocolate flavor is huge, 2 months ago my cousin went to study to japon, and when my prime return, brought 2 boxes of pocky flavor chocolate (small and giant) of strawberry, of mousse of chocolate and of almond, when it observes them seemed rare to me... but when I them probre... I could not stop to eat, if you have not tasted pockys..... you plows an idiot"
Rating: 8 out of 10

Pocky day link: POCKY SHRINE , a terrific source of pocky info.

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Land of the Dead...dogs

I don't think I'm going to see Land of the Dead, at least not in theaters.

My gripe is this: The zombies here are actually somewhat smarter... some even use tools and communicate.

Then what is the point of having zombies as the villain? Why not aliens or...pirates.

Of course, a thinking enemy is one that can be outsmarted.

"Attention slightly intelligent zombies ! You can have all the fresh brains you want ! They are conveniently inside your head."

End of problem.

Sigh.

Oh, and zombie dogs.

Monday's Comic - Hand Jive #2

For reals.

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Cat tongue, got you?

By now you've probably heard the news about the
73 year old Kenyan man who killed a Leopard with his bare hands.

But did you hear about the kidnapped
Ethiopian girl who was saved by Lions?

Kidnapping young girls and forcing them into marriage is reportedly a common practice in Ethiopia.

But what kidnappers can defeat LION POWER?

I think I know a Kenyan guy who's up for the challenge.

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Breathe, Dammit!

I took a FIRST AID/CPR class this week. I was pleasantly surprised to see the new dummies.

Looks like a peaceful Immanuel Lewis fetus. What's not to love?



But much to my horror, as I bent down to give the kiss of life...



FACE SUCKER !
A horrible alien lamprey waiting to suck off my beautiful face!



The deadly Face Sucker in repose.


I'm pretty sure this is an album cover. Peter Gabriel or Talking Heads, maybe.


I have bonded with the Face Sucker.

Now kiss me, you fool.

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Pocky Day - Coconut Chocolate and Lemon Cheesecake

Flava: Coconut Chocolate
Notes: Definitely one of the nicest Pocky boxes I've seen
Rating: 6 out of 10 (I don't like coconut, but it's a well made pocky)



Flava: Lemon Cheesecake
Notes: In the Caramel Pocky review, I compared the flavor to lemon cooler cookies. This made me wish for Lemon Cooler Pocky, and the Lemon Cheesecake is pretty darned close (but without that white powdery stuff)
Rating: 10 out of 10 !

Pocky Day Link: This gallery has some neat pics of the Pocky Watch and Pocky Vending machines!




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Red Ninja!

Sweet.

Not only does today's BEAVER & STEVE feature ninjas,
it actually features the rare and illustrious RED NINJA.

The Red Ninja rules!

I once dressed up as the Red Ninja. It's on video.

Is that wrong?


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Monday's comic - Smartest Dog # 2

Just ignore him or he'll do it every time.

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Now how much would you pay?

Another 2 faced kitten has been born, similiar to the one mentioned in my previous post entitled

ATTACK OF THE MUTANT CATS!

I wonder why?

I'd like to think that it's some weird batman promo, like Catwoman mixed with Two Face. But that's a bit of a stretch.



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Calling Monster island...

Yesterday I saw a link to a site called 'Monster Island' on Kung Fu Monkey.

I checked it out, thinking of that strange old japanese monster movie of the same name...

Only to be ambushed by ZOMBIES.

Monster Island is, in fact, a serial novel by David Wellington. He has 3 books up for free at his blog www.brokentype.com/monster and a download for your ipod, as well.

I'm hooked - this is scary, crazy, good writing. Check it out.

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Pocky Day Review - Choco Banana & Caramel

Flava: Choco Banana
Notes: Not very chocolatey, but the overall effect is smoother than plain banana.
Rating: 7 out of 10.



Flava: Caramel
Notes: Japanese caramel has more of a lemon cream/yogurt taste, and this pocky tasted like "lemon cooler" cookies. If they concentrated on making lemon cooler pocky that would be great.
Rating: 6 out of 10


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3 feet of danger

Here's a cool free on line ninja game: 3 Foot Ninja 2 .

It's kinda like Super Mario Brothers... at least in that you kill mushroom people.

There are plenty of other interesting games of various quality on that site as well.



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