COLLECTIBLES: OBOTS | Geobots, Herobots & Obabybots! Oh My! Toy robots by onjena and Gold Mane Entertainment

Carbon-Fibre Media's onjena and Gold Mane Entertainment have partnered up on the development of a line of toy robots called O'BOTs. Rumor has it, O'BOTs are half robot... half...  

Currently, there are plans for at least three lines of O'BOTs... Geo'bots, Hero'bots & O'babybots. 

GEO'BOTS

Where in the world are robots not loved? Especially robots that adopt the style and swag of a culture, a region or a school...

Mr Hipster Bot	I Boot Green
Bed Stuy Bot	Bed Stuy Belle
Lord Kimbobot	Jim Bot Jr

HERO'BOTS

Our Hero'bot line of toy robots celebrate everyday heros. Our military, cops, firefighters, doctors, nurses, teachers, bouncers...

Aim High Bot	Care Bot
Bouncer Bot

O'BABYBOTS

Four brothers and sisters make up the primary O'babybots who interact with other family members and friends as they learn and grow together. Several childrens' stories are in the works starring Yobo, Popo, Opso and Mogo and their sidekicks, Deeogee, Rawr, Epo and Crumple.

Yobo & Deeogee	Popo & Rawr
Opso & Epo	Mogo & Crumple

The O'babybots make their first YouTube debut in a "virtual baby shower" game... Baby Word Scramble. The soundtrack was from the Henny Float album of Asen James of Focomoto. The game can also be downloaded from our Facebook page. 

Here's a sneak peek of an early prototype of the O'BOT.  

O'BOT designs are available on apparel and gifts for the home and office. DIYs will be available too so you can customize your O'BOT to fit your botitude. 

A very special thank you to Grey, Eric Nocella, Steve, Kilroy III, Chuck Collins, Nelson X, Ogi Gogi, T.J., Kimbobot and Nom Yum... for... well... you know...

Stay tuned...

WORDS AND PICTURES: Orion of The New Gods by Grey Williamson

Orion... one of my favorite comics characters...

The pencils for this drawing was done as part of a submission for a back-up story for Simonson's run on the Kirby Fourth World concept.

I later rendered it in rough colors as a tribute of sorts to Jack Kirby, whom I regard as my biggest professional influence.

Art prints are available on my Deviant Art page. 

EVENT: Exhibition | MEANWHILE... From Panel to Panel | Medialia Gallery

 Medialia: Rack and Hamper Gallery presents:

MEANWHILE... The 6th Annual From Panel to Panel Exhibit

An exhibition exploring worlds in comics 

Originals | Prints | Minis | Published works

  February 4th - February 25th, 2012

Medialia...Rack and Hamper Gallery
335 West 38th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018
t: 212.971.0953

Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 12 PM - 5 PM and by Appointment

www.medialiagallery.com

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SPOTLIGHT: Gotham City Lounge | Where Heroes Gather | Brooklyn, Baby

Discovered a comic book-themed bar around the way in Bushwick, Brooklyn. You can't miss it. The exterior wall features a life-size mural of Batman and Superman.

The owner, Ray Torrellas, informed us that the lounge is located under the subway train where the movie, The Warriors was shot.

Brooklyn Independent Television (BIT) profiled the bar last year:

Gotham City Lounge
1293 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Twitter @GOTHAMCITYLOUNG

Drink and Draw in Brooklyn anyone?

Guess we'll have to ask Mr. Randolph if he'll want to come out and play-i-ay...

SPOTLIGHT: The Rise & Fall of Castle Grayskull Igloo: Kilroy III Was Here in Bed-Stuy

As promised... a follow up tribute to all who showed love for our Castle Grayskull igloo... It's been almost a year since Snowmageddon 2011...

Who knows what 2012 will bring?

Incredibly, Grayskull lasted a total of 24 days... To see how the story ends, watch the complete tribute on YouTube below:

Or, view at your own pace on our Facebook album. 

Music? Yes. Music. The Grayskull tribute on YouTube was set to Asen James' "No Maybes." The Henny Float album is on a whole... nuva... lebel...

I heard a snow storm is heading our way any day now... 

COLLECTIBLES: "Renegade" Obama Bust on The Village Voice Cover

Our Renegade Obama bust was featured on the cover of The Village Voice during the week of October 12-18th, 2011. 

The article, "Begging Your Pardon, President Obama! White House turns back on clemency, including reduced sentences," written by Graham Rayman, was a respectful critique of the President's record on pardons. 

Although this may not be our favorite angle of the Renegade bust, it sends a message... Thoughts?

EVENT: Exhibition | For the Love of Comics | Medialia Gallery

 Medialia: Rack and Hamper Gallery presents:

FOR THE LOVE OF COMICS: CHARACTERS, LIFE, THE PARANORMAL AND BRAWLING

Jacob Chabot | Julie Condon | Jennifer Crute | Chris Giarusso | Grey | Kilroy III Jesse Lonergan | Shauna Mills | L Nichols | Patrick Sellers | Carlos Vega    And more 

  October 12th - October 29th, 2011

Medialia...Rack and Hamper Gallery
335 West 38th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018
t: 212.971.0953

Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 12 PM - 5 PM and by Appointment

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EVENT: Exhibition | A Summer of Prints and Small Sculpture | Medialia Gallery

 

Medialia: Rack and Hamper Gallery presents:

A SUMMER OF PRINTS AND SMALL SCULPTURE

The Apollo and Val-Mar busts by Grey & Kilroy III will be on display with the work of international artists including:

Norio Azuma | Helder Batista | Alexander Befelein | Heide Dobberkau | Robert Donahue | João Duarte | Max Ernst | Daniel Esquivia-Zapata | Tom Gasiewski | Kunio Iizuka | Naoko Ito | John Jacobsmeyer | Elsa Johnson | Masami Kodama | Oh Joon Kwon | Marie Jean Lederman | Mashiko | Henry Miller | T. Miyagawa | Henry Moore | Thomas Moser | Ryomei Murahashi | Tsutomu Ohmukai with Hideki Murayama | Kohjun Okamura | Tim Smith | Frances Smokowski | Shou Taisetsu | Tsutomu Tamura | Kurt Vonnegut | Mark Wallnock | Sohta Watanabe | Kazuo Yoshida

July 16th - August 20th, 2011

Medialia...Rack and Hamper Gallery
335 West 38th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018
t: 212.971.0953

Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 12 PM - 5 PM and by Appointment

www.medialiagallery.com

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SPOTLIGHT: CANVASS 44: This is what change looks like | Obama Art Project

For the benefit of the following charities and organizations:

Organizing for America & Partners in Health

Learn more on how you can get involved with CANVASS 44.

CONNECT WITH CANVASS 44

SPOTLIGHT: Snowmageddon Spawns Castle Grayskull by Kilroy III & Friends | Brooklyn Igloo

Kilroy III | The Architect and Sculptor of Castle GrayskullMetal, wax and resin are not the only mediums in which this sculptor works... Kilroy III, with the assistance of his family and friends, sculpted Castle Grayskull, He-Man's fortress from Mattel's comic Masters of the Universe, out of three-plus-feet of snow from Brooklyn's latest snowmageddon.

This is not his first Castle Grayskull... His first was constructed with childhood friends from his hometown in Ohio circa the early 1990's. 

Fairborn Daily Herald: Castle Grayskull circa 1994

When asked why he decided to try it again, Kilroy mentioned the amount and texture of snow as primary factors. His friends believe his sculpting skills have improved since then...

The interior includes two chairs carved into each wing of the castle.  Three to four adults could easily fit inside.

Early pics of the castle show Kilroy III hauling snow over the castle (from the front to the back) and standing on a ladder to sculpt the turrets.  

The other dedicated team members would periodically run into the house to warm their hands and feet before continuing the arduous work of shoveling, packing, coring and sculpting snow and ice.  Selina Ki was inspired by the architecture of the church across the street, Our Lady of Victory, and incorporated some of the details in her stone work on the castle. 

Selina Ki & Ethyr Khen

Fizz and Kigi guarded the castle with a watchful eye.

Fizz & KigiAn additional factor for success were the tools used by Kilroy III and friends. A Korean soup bowl and spoon... great for smoothing snow and etching details... and eating spicy Shin ramyun... 

Neighbors kindly offered their tools and words of encouragement throughout the two days of construction of Castle Grayskull.  Many volunteered to assist in building an extension during the next snowmageddon, assuming the castle survives...

Kilroy III was grateful for the exercise and the opportunity to have some fun with family, friends and neighbors. He encourages all who took pictures of the castle to share them with him and his crew on Facebook, Twitter or Flickr.

A Tour of Castle Grayskull: Day 3: Still Very Seriously On Point

KILROY III'S UPCOMING ART PROJECTS

Renegade Bust | Guardian of VinylKilroy III's next art projects involve a 16 foot transformer, knuckle dusters and President Obama... but not necessarily together.. More pics in our showcase... More on how to get involved with CANVASS 44 in support of President Obama....Stay tuned... 

 

ABOUT KILROY III

Kilroy III earned his degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania. He makes his professional debut at Carbon-Fibre Media with his work on the Apollo, Val-Mar and Renegade Obama busts and sculptures.

Carbon-Fibre Media Busts: Apollo | Renegade | Val-Mar

Kilroy III has other art projects under development that can be viewed on his blog, Kilroy's Attic | www.kilroysattic.com.

Kilroy's Attic: Turtle Locket | Beetle | Dragon Locket | Knuckle Duster Lighter Sleeve

Kilroy's Attic | Facebook | Twitter | Flickr

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