I’m really a big fan of the Canon 5D DSLR and here’s why. On a trip to Africa this March 2013, Benjamin Dowie took a video glimpse of Uganda and Tanzania.
A City Made of Paper
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A metropolis and landscape of paper transform, fold, twist and turn. The animation is amazingly smooth and must have too a lot of time to animate. This “Paper City” animated short is by Maciek Janicki.
Starbucks Coffee Perfection
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How does Starbucks get that nicely brewed coffee in your hands? Rogier Wieland tells this animated story for Starbucks Coffee Asia Pacific Ltd.
Frankie’s Garage: 1994 Mazda Roadster
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This one wicked looking Miata! This custom turbo-charged 1994 Mazda Roadster by Chris Love has mix of USDM and JDM looks.
Kreon Action Sports
June 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Toys’R’Us Hong Kong releases some funny and LEGO busting Kreon mini-figs in stop-motion action.
The Transformers soccer match features the Autobots crying foul when the Constructicons form Devastator.
Hot Toys and action star Byung-hun Lee
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hunky international action star Byung-hun Lee drops by Hot Toys Tokyo to take a look at his own Storm Shadow figure. Byung-hun has played Cobra villian Storm Shadow for the past two films and also look for him in Red 2.
Frankie’s Garage: Retro Car Tuning in Japan
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A look at classic car tuning culture in Japan on tuning, restoration and restomodding from 5 of Japan’s legendary retro tuners.
Wreck-It Ralph Deleted Scene: Extreme Easy Living
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you haven’t seen Wreck-It Ralph – you need to see it. Buy the DVD, the Bluray or stream it. Here’s a deleted scene exclusive from Total Film – Wreck-It Ralph in Extreme Easy Living.
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G.I. Joe x Transformers Mashup for ComicCon 2013
June 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
Hasbro has really cool exclusive toys for this year’s San Diego ComicCon 2013. So you might want to bring a sleeping bag and get in line early at the Hasbro booth.
Pacific Rim Robots
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Keep a look out for Variety magazine’s July 2013 issue.
Android Mini Collectible Figures
June 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Like Apple-addicts, if you can’t get enough of the Linux-based Android OS platform, show your support by buying these cute little Android Mini-figures by DYZ Plastic. This Rainbow Set features a collectible display box and 10 different colored Android figures. The heads are removable too, so that you can store things.
LEGO Ewok Village 10236
June 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
It can get very expensive collecting LEGO Star Wars toys, but this LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village playset looks like fun to build and best of it comes with 16 LEGO minifigs which include Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, 2 Rebel Soldiers, 5 Ewoks (Wicket, Teebo, Chief Chirpa & Logray), 2 Scout Troopers and 2 Stormtroopers. Look for this LEGO Ewok Village in September 2013. Check out this video by LEGO designer Marcos Bessa:
RETRENDERS highlight trailer for Big Wow Comicfest & FanimeCon
June 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
Continue to check back with RETRENDERS for upcoming segments from Big Wow ComicFest and FanimeCon!
Nooka x Tokidoki x Sanrio
June 1, 2013 by 1 Comment
Do you like Sanrio? Do you also like Tokidoki? This Nooka collaboration “Love Through Design” brings Sanrio and Tokidoki together for a cool and cute limited edition watch. Only 300 pieces will be available worldwide and the exclusive Zub Zirc 38 Tokidoki watch was designed by Simone Legno. And the sales of these watches raises money for the Sanrio Foundation and EMERGENCY.
Viral Video Friday: Hong Kong is Home
May 31, 2013 by 1 Comment
I just can’t enough of time-lapse videos and this is a neat video on the city of Hong Kong by Javin Lau
A Collection of Science Fiction by Comic Greats – Simon & Kirby
May 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
Since the beginning of comics, superheroes have dominated the comic book pages, but the creative team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby didn’t just do superheroes, they also put science fiction genre onto the comic book format. Titan Books has collected various science fiction stories by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s featuring the likes of “Solar Legion” and “Blue Bolt” in The Simon & Kirby Library – Science Fiction.
Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer is back in Complex 90
May 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
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.
Ramen at FanimeCon 2013
May 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ramen and a Half was video recorded before a live convention audience for their podcast as they talked about what FanimeCon is all about and discussed a serious topic on how some Cosplayers can be uncomfortably handled by costume admirers and sometimes get perverse images taken of them without one’s consent – then get posted on the internet.
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.
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