Our latest episode of Vinyl Pulp features the art figurine stylings of artist Scott Wilkowski. We interview Scott on his custom dunnies and glow ‘n’ dark toy art figures.
Vinyl Pulp #13: Scott Wilkowski
May 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Ghostbot on Emerging VR Technology
April 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Where will virtual reality take us? The landscape is limitless at this point and finding that one spectacular use for this technology that makes this the next leading trend might be just around the corner. We caught up with Bay Area animation studio Ghostbot after their VR technology discussion panel at Silicon Valley Comic Con and interviewed them to find out where VR is heading.
Silicon Valley Comic-Con 2016 Round-Up
April 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Check out our latest Ramen & a Half episode from Silicon Valley Comic-Con (SVCC)! The first SVCC by tech icon Steve Wozniak and comic book icon Stan Lee taking place at the San Jose Convention Center. Our Ramen team roams the showfloor as we talk to the San Francisco Giants baseball team about all the cool special events they will have this 2016 season. Go Gigantes! Next we hit up BuzzingBots with cute robot plush dolls. Ramon visits artist Jesse JFR on his avocado TMNT art and Boba Fett candles. Eddie interviews Kaz over at Plastic and Heroes on their vinyl toy art collectible shop in San Jose. And the Ramen guys close SVCC with special cosplay guest Abbey and Keiko.
Red Chapter Clothing Company with Marvel Comics
April 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Bryan Hopkins demonstrates his Ambigram tattoo
What is an Ambigram? I would have to say its the art of font design and creative wordplay, where one word passes off as two at the same time… or maybe superimposition, where one thing is placed over an existing thing to conceal something?
Okay enough, just watch the video we shot at Silicon Valley Comic Con with Bryan Hopkins, lead singer of Elvis Monroe, who is the co-founder of Red Chapter Clothing with world famous Ambigram artist Mark Palmer. He’ll tell you what an Ambigram is and how they have creatively designed them for the Marvel Comics world !
Sayori Chu interviews Stan Lee!
March 31, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We caught up with Stan Lee at Silicon Valley Comic Con to talk to him about the “BIG” direction with comics, how did it begin, what were its influences, and where is it going now that it has become immensely and worldly popular!
Welcome to Silicon Valley Comic-Con 2016!
March 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the first Silicon Valley Comic-Con! The inaugural of SVCC was the largest Comic convention in San Jose, California, thanks to Steve Wozniak and Stan Lee. The convention was a collaboration between panel talks of surfacing technology such as Virtual Reality and how will we use it? So when you you took a stroll through the convention floor, you were literally walking through the imaginative world of stories ; and if you chose to attend a tech panel, you can see how comics and Sci-fi have contributed to innovative technology and its use –Such things as the hoverboard which is the future of skateboard transportation! Now that’s what I call the ying and the yang.
Now who said we were just here to see Stan Lee? – RETRENDERS, or course!
Vinyl Pulp #11: Jeremy Dale aka ValleyDweller
January 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Here we are, the first episode of Vinly Pulp for 2016! Our team was at Woot Bear with artist Jeremy Dale aka ValleyDweller and his #AlphaSketch art exhibit.
Vinyl Pulp #10: KR Holiday Food & Toy Drive 2015
December 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A few weeks back, the Kidrobot SF store held a food and toy drive to donate to local charities with artist J*RYU and cosplayer Vampy Bit Me. Here’s the highlights from the event:
Actor Peter Shinkoda @ Comikaze Expo 2015
November 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen team interviews actor Peter Shinkoda at Comikaze Expo 2015. Peter talks about his time working on the Netflix/Marvel production Daredevil and TNT’s Falling Skies.
The Jam-Packed Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo 2015 Show!
November 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
First off, we at Retrenders love providing solid content and quality video content on our YouTube channel, but we had a slight delay and like to apologize for the dark video quality. We were shooting on our Sony V1U and left the ND Filter on and that’s a “not bad” on our part. Lesson learned and that will never happen again.
Okay, got that off my chest! Here’s the jam packed episode from Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo 2015 from the LA Convention Center on Halloween weekend. Our Ramen crew explores the growing and ever expanding Comikaze Expo. The Eddie and Ramon takes around the convention floor. So sit back and grab some chocolate gummy bears and enjoy the episode.
The Stan Lee Interview @ Comikaze 2015
November 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
How we spent our Halloween weekend? Well, a road trip to SoCal for Stan Lee’s Comikaze @ the LA Convention Center. Our Ramen host Ramon Angel interviews the comic book legend Stan Lee.
Sayori takes World War Toons for spin!
October 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
At TwitchCon, Reload Studios gives Sayori the opportunity to take their latest game for a spin. The creators worked on Call of Duty, and now want to take you to the next level of interactive movement virtually with World War Toons!
About the latest T-shirts by Design by Humans
October 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The latest in popular T- Shirt designs, Design by Humans, is a collaboration of many designs influence by POP artists, musicians and the like… as we can already see the English virtual band album art of the Gorillaz.
Sayori Chu interviews Amie Lynn & Lindsay Elyse
October 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
While a community of Twitchers have an open forum about the latest growing social development surrounding female gamers in their webnet interactions on Twitch, Sayori Chu interviews Cosplay/Gamer, Amie Lynn (a.k.a. MissHabit) and Lindsay Elyse, who are not cosplaying today?
TwitchCon – where Geek Gaming and Communication transform everything!
October 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wizard World 2015 San Jose Coverage Playlist
September 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Hey Retrenders fans! If you missed Wizard World 2015 from San Jose a few weeks back and want to see all of our Ramen and a Half video coverage of the 3-day con, well, hit up our Wizard World SJ playlist on YouTube!
To be or not to be a Wizard World Fan?
September 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Everyone has an opinion about certain Comic Conventions. Now, “Was Wizard World great or not great?” So we had to ask a couple of our local Comic Convention goers in the Bay Area, Diana and Alejandro. Though they mentioned nothing spectacular on a scale of one through ten, I would have to say they sounded pretty happy to be there, and they reinforced what comic conventions are all about: Attending a panel and learning interesting factors about writing comics from Michael Golden, Meeting friends, and best of all – Cosplaying! The video speaks for itself.
Wizard World ends with a pair of new Sunglasses
September 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The only mishap at Wizard World was loosing a pair of Sunglasses while wrapping up the show – “No thanks to Ramon!”
2.5D Sprites – Framed nostalgic video game art!
September 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Not exactly 3D, but imaginatively textured to give you that slice of pixel life! I know these are constructed pixel pieces, but it totally reminds me of when Han Solo gets carbon freezed into a slab and used as some sort of art piece in Jabba the Hutt’s palace. Click 2.5D Sprites to find out more about them.
The Walking Dead’s Scott Wilson
September 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
At Wizard World, The Eddie has a brief interview with The Walking Dead‘s , Scott Wilson, who plays Hershel Greene, the much grounded and upholding character of humanity in an overwhelming time of dead chaos. He will also be starring in the upcoming television series DAMIEN, on A&E, a spin off from The OMEN.
Twindom – Make a self action figure with 3-D body scanning
September 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Eddie comes across 3-D Scanning to make a miniature figure of yourself! The company, Twindom, is freshly new and could have your figure delivered to you in two weeks. Beware, if you watch this video, you might get excited and just click Twindom to find the nearest Twindom 3D scanning facility near you to make that self-figure!
Sayori interviews forever Green Ranger – Jason David Frank
September 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sayori has been a longtime fan of the Green Ranger and was excited to interview Jason David Frank. . . And did I mention, she also loves watching a good MMA Fight. My only comment about Jason David Frank is, when he became the Green Ranger, he didn’t raise the bar, he knocked the bar out in what’s expected to be a true Power Ranger!
Metal Souls – Creatures and Figures out of nuts and bolts
September 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Ramon is a big on collecting action figures, so when he stumbled upon these welded and bronzed metal sculptures by Metal Souls , he couldn’t just pass through with out mentioning how amazingly cool they were!
The Eddie meets Michael Rooker of Guardians of the Galaxy
September 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Wizard World was full of surprises – just like how “The Eddie” was able to meet actor, Michael Rooker. Those of you that don’t know him as Yondu of Guardians of the Galaxy, will definitely remember as Merle Dixon from the Walking Dead series. He is well recognized as playing the bad guy that you hate and then love, as you can see in his character metamorphosis through the episodes in Walking Dead. And I’m pretty positive that he had fun playing Yondu, which I would have to say, “he has added so much character to the biggest scavenger-pirate of the galaxy!”
Sayori Chu interviews cosplay Wind of the Stars – Mel Hoppe
September 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Our very own Harlequin, Sayori Chu, interviews Wind of the Stars cosplay, Mel Hoppe, at Wizard World Comic Convention on making costumes and making friends. Here we find out the topic on why do people cosplay is more than meets “living out a fantasy character”, because its also about clicking and bonding with others that love the same thing.
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