What comes to mind, when you think pin-up art from of the 1940s-1960s? Maybe model Bettie Page might pop in your head or paintings like the “Vargas Girls” by artist Alberto Vargas. How about David Wright? And NO, he’s not the Third Baseman from New York Mets baseball team! In the 20th Century, British artist Dave Wright was also right-up there with his American peers like Alberto Vargas and Gil Elvgren. World War II sparked the pin-up girl craze as David Wright created his “Lovelies.” Dave Wright’s pin-up girls was all over Britain, “a standard fixture on the walls of barrack rooms, officers’ messes, pubs and clubs” (Terry Parker, Sirens: The Pin-Up Art of David Wright).
Sirens: The Pin-Up Art of David Wright
Automobile Drawings by Makoto Komori
Travel Boy Carry On Luggage
Kidrobot DamGun ‘Bots
The Ramen crew visited Kidrobot SF for the release of the DamGun ‘Bots. If you’re a Gundam fan or just an anime mech-head, then you might like these ‘Bots. Kidrobot pays homage to these plastic snap-on model kits with their own DamGun ‘Bots.
Japan Only: Butt Pudding (Crayon Shin-Can)
Sharky! by Dave Elliot & Alex Horley
I got a glimpse of the off-beat muscle-bound Sharky and his friends in the graphic novel anthology Monster Massacre Vol. 1, and now we get a full Sharky graphic novel from writer Dave Elliot and artist Alex Horley. Why does Tank Girl have to get all the crazy fun? Sharky gets in on the action too. If you’re looking for Shazam!, well this isn’t it bitches! This is Sharky!
Sugar Series by Emily Blincoe
Mishka: Decade of Destruction
Mishka Fall 2013 Women’s Lookbook
Fan Film: The Dark Knight Legacy
Kidrobot x Marvel Labbits and Frank Kozik
Drink: Hello Kitty beer
Tokidoki x Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Enter the world of Atmosphere by Kaskade
Monster Massacre Vol. 1
Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang
Black Milk Clothing x Harry Potter Collection
Fashionable Harry Potter clothing? What are you talking about? Urban apparel company Black Milk Clothing teams up with Harry Potter with this Hogwarts Collection. This capsule collection has 32-pieces featuring leggings, dresses and swimsuits. Prices range from $56.00USD and up to $93.00USD. Harry Potter fans can look sexy and fashionable.
Kidrobot x Street Fighter Series 2 Release Party
I still remember that feeling of saving up all my quarters for the week and rushing to my local 7-Eleven store where they would have video game arcades like Space Harrier, Daytona USA, Thunder Blade, Operation Wolf, Afterburner and of course Capcom’s Street Fighter! Those were the days, but let’s move on … Kidrobot’s first Street Fighter 3″ vinyl figures were super popular and now it’s back with a Series II.
Frankie’s Garage: Tuned Lexus 460 by TMG
There’s a tuner shop named TMG in Germany that’s been known to tune Toyotas for track racing, now they show-off a street-legal concept, the TMG Lexus LS460 TS-650. It’s a mouthful to say, but the large sedan is street-legal and track ready. XCar Films takes a ride in this one-off racing family sedan.
Ramen goes Snack Tasting @ Japan Expo 2013
Not all anime-cons are about cosplay, manga, buying toys and going to the different panels, our Ramen and a Half team goes snack tasting at Japan Expo 2013. The convention took place August 23-25th, 2013 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Our host Eddie and Jonelle hit-up JFC International to taste all the yummy snacks and candies. With their stomachs full, they also headed to the Yakult booth to drink the healthy yogurt drink.
Interview with Legendary Character Designer: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
At Japan Expo 1st Impact 2013, Jonelle from “Ramen & a Half” had the pleasure of interviewing iconic artist and character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. His famous works include Nadia, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. Emanuel, the agent for Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was our translator during the interview.
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RTNDR: What was your background and inspiration in becoming a character designer and artist?
Sadamoto: First, it was the director Yamaga Hiroyuki, the director of The Wings of Honneamise who asked him to do the character design. It started here. Up to that time, it was manga that had led him to draw his own characters for his personal works and this, in turn, led him to work in character design.
“The Star Wars” Rough Draft by Dark Horse Comics
Custom LEGO Masters of the Universe
If you can’t afford to buy all of Mattel’s He-Man Master of the Universe’s toys and figures, why not just build your own from LEGOs? And that’s what custom LEGO builder Alex Jones (Orion Pax) has done.



































