Brandon Inada's Blog

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Looking forward to seeing War Machine brought to life on the big screen in this summer’s highly anticipated Iron Man sequel, Iron Man 2!

My friends and I went to WonderCon this year, and wandering through the Artists’ Alley, I happened upon this nifty little piece:

I love the chubby, little monkey, his eyes and his gleeful expression, and the banana-picking robot who’s visibly annoyed by all of this.

Well, I finally got around to checking out the website URL scribbled on the back of the artwork.  It turns out it’s the cover art for a comic book called F.I.S.H. by P. Jeep Naarkom and illustrated by Paeng Thitaya:

Apparently, F.I.S.H. stands for Furtive Intelligent System of Havoc and tells the story of a robot lost in the jungle with no clue as to its purpose or identity.

If you want to learn more, check out their website at Maimalai Studios (http://www.maimalai.com/).

In stores April 8, Wolverine: Worst Day Ever is a new hardcover novel for all ages written by young-adult author Barry Lyga (The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl) with illustrations by various Marvel artists throughout the character’s decades-long comic book history.

Offering readers a refreshing new look at one of Marvel’s most beloved characters, the story is told through a series of blog entries written by 13-year-old Eric Mattias, a young mutant at Xavier’s School for Gifted Students and possessor of “the world’s suckiest mutant power.”

Fun stuff.  Makes you wonder what a tough-as-nails, nigh-indestructible mutant like Wolverine might consider his “worst day ever.”

Also, I love the cover (shown above) by artist Todd Nauck (Wildguard, Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman).

Limited Soles is releasing collectable, limited edition kicks inspired by three of DC Comics’ most popular characters – Superman, Batman, and the Joker – for adults.

The shoes are made of full-grain leather and come in custom boxes (pictured above) with additional sockbeds.

Individually numbered, the shoes go on sale September 29th and are available in limited quantities.  The number of shoes produced will be exactly equal to the year in which the character made his first appearance.  As an example, Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 way back in 1938; only 1,938 pairs of Superman shoes will be produced.  Batman appeared on the scene one year later, in 1939, and the Joker made his debut appearance in 1940.