P.I. Mike Hammer is back with some unfinished business. This hugely popular character has sold millions of books over the years and was created by acclaimed mystery author Mickey Spillane. When Mickey passed away in 2006, he still had a couple of Mike Hammer manuscripts that weren’t finished or published, and Spillane’s frequent collaborator Max Allan Collins known for his award winning graphic novel Road to Perdition, added the finishing touches to this Mike Hammer adventure.
Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer is back in Complex 90
May 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
Custom Munny Valkyrie VF-1J
May 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Ong-brothers from the Philippines are well-known as Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica where they customize Munnies, like Gundam robots and superheroes. Here’s their latest creation – the Valkyrie VF-1J MegaMunny.
Spacebound
May 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
A little boy and his dog in spacesuits fly around outer space. Check out this cute short animation by Ellen Su and Kyle Moy.
BitCoin or Big Wow! Comicfest?
May 28, 2013 by 3 Comments
It was hard for me to decide which convention to go to when Bitcoin the future of currency and Big Wow! Comicfest 2013 happened at the same time at the San Jose Convention Center. The nerd in me wanted to find out more about this new form of cryptocurrency called Bitcoin (BTC) created by Satoshi Nakamoto. But anyways, I’m probably boring people now, let’s get on with another episode of Ramen from Big Wow! Comicfest:
Batman & Robin Inker Mick Gray!
May 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Everybody knows what a comic book artists does – they draw and are treated like rockstars, but what about inkers? Our Ramen team chit chats with Batman & Robin inker Mick Gray about the process of inking comic books @ The Big Wow! Comicfest 2013.
Viral Video Friday: Pig Box
May 24, 2013 by 1 Comment
Here’s a cute animated short about a blue bird and sleepy deprived porcupine.
FanimeCon 2013 This Weekend!!!
May 24, 2013 by 3 Comments
Where is the Retrenders team going to be at this Memorial Day Weekend? We’ll be at FanimeCon from May 24-27 taking place at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA.
For more info, go to: fanime.com.
Luke Chueh Postcards
May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Are you bored with the typical mundane postcard? Well, you can buy these cool strange artsy postcards by artist Luke Cheuh. The 5×7 postcards comes in a set of 6.
Spiderman artist Humberto Ramos @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2013
May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen crew interviews Spiderman artist Humberto Ramos @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2013. He talks about his passion and love for drawing comics.
Frank Cho sketches Red Sonia @ Big Wow! Comicfest 2013
May 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This past weekend @ the Big Wow! Comicfest in San Jose, star comic book artist Frank Cho takes time to talk to the Ramen and a Half crew.
Puma Dance Dictionary
May 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Puma launches their Puma Fragrances with the Puma Dance Dictionary.
Food: The Hybrid – Cronut!
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This donut is wildly popular in NYC, introducing the “Cronut” by pastry chef Dominique Ansel. The donut uses croissant-like dough and then is fried and filled with vanilla cream. You can find this tasty treat in New York City at the Dominique Ansel Bakery.
Frankie’s Garage: The Toyota Supra & Nissan Silvia
May 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
Xcar takes a look at two iconic JDM cars, the Toyota Supra and tuned Nissan Silvia. The Toyota Supra was made famous by Fast & the Furious films and Playstation’s Gran Turismo video game series, Xcar takes a look back at the legendary Toyota Supra. And my grandma can drive this – a tuned automatic Supra!
Arrested Development Outline of Jokes
May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Sunday on Netflix 15 episodes of Arrested Development Season 4 finally kicks off. If you’re new to the series and want to know what this running joke about the various characters is about, go to: Recurring Developments for a outline map of all the running jokes from Seasons 1-3. This should be helpful if you’re not going to have a Arrested Development DVD marathon before it Season 4 premieres on Sunday.
Go to: Recurring Developments – Outline Map of Running Jokes.
Big Wow! Comicfest 2013
May 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
Our Retrenders crew may be tired and sleep deprived from the Big Wow! Comcifest in San Jose this past weekend, but we hope to bring you exclusive interviews from various comic book artists, cosplayers and other cool happenings from the event, so come back to our site for video updates.
Big Wow! Comicfest this Weekend in San Jose
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hey, were is our team going to be at this weekend? We’ll be at the Big Wow! Comicfest kicking off this weekend at the San Jose Convention Center. We’ll also be hanging at the Comic & Figure Addicts (CFA) booth #209, so catch us there and say HI!
For more details go to: Big Wow! Comicfest.com
Cut Food by Beth Galton
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Photographer Beth Galton takes some amazing food pics with this series – “Cut Food”. A cup of ramen noodles, donuts, eggs, corn dog, ice cream all cut in half.
Viral Video Friday: Montreal by Winter
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One of the most picturesque cities in Canada is Montreal and here’s an artsy project by Stephane Hoareau for Timecode Lab. The short film video project showcases Montreal in the winter weather and some neat time-lapse scenes.
Pictogram Movie Posters
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With the summer movie season underway, let us enjoy some simple, yet cool movie posters by artist Viktor Hertz.
Floppy Disk Sticky Notes
May 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
You might be tired of writing office notes on the same old 3M yellow sticky notes. Why not try these Floppy Disk Sticky Notes?
Shuriken Magnets
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Now you get to play ninja in your kitchen with these magnetic ninja stars. The package comes with 2 shuriken black plastic magnets to keep your notes, pictures and whatnot in place on your fridge door.
RoH Ep #2: Kidrobot x Frank Kozik
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Eddie and Ramon hit up Kidrobot SF for artist Frank Kozik signing and his latest Skeloton Labbit releases.
Coloring Book Not for Kids
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This coloring book – Gangsta Rap Coloring Book is definitely not for the kids, but for fans of gangsta rap. The art book features 45 rap artist from KRS One, Tupac and Biggie. Now I get dust off my box of Crayola crayons from the attic and start coloring.
Geometry Artwork by Felice Varini
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Artist Felice Varini likes to do big 3D-like geometric murals on buildings. The art project was unleashed last month in Paris, France at the Grand Palais.
Ramen Burger
May 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Fast food Japanese burger spot LOTTERIA with the help of ramen restaurant Menya Musashi will introduce the ramen burger for a limited time. The burger contains ramen noodles of course, BBQ pork in a brown sauce, hamburger buns and fish sauce. If you’re in Japan, this ramen burger will be on sale until June 2013.
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