Archive for the ‘art’ Category
The Incredible Hulk #1
November 7th, 2011 by chocko
It looks like Marvel Comics are starting some of their books at square one, but don’t be mistaken-it’s not a reboot! The Incredible Hulk #1 features writing by Jason Aaron and art by the legend Marc Silvestri! We find the Hulk as a bearded and introspective outsider living in the subterranean world beneath the Earth’s […]
Tags: comics, marvel, review
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planet chocko zine from the vaults!
November 5th, 2011 by Mr. C
I was cleaning up some skeletons in the closet and low & behold, I found some dusty archives of planet chocko in zine format from 1997! Chocko was the martian behind the excellent artwork on the front and back covers but, you do see a trail of bon bons left by mr c on my […]
Tags: chocko, mr c, planet chocko, zine
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Pictoplasma NYC
November 4th, 2011 by chocko
Pictoplasma NYC-The Festival of Contemporary Character Design and Art rolls through New York City November 3-6, 2011 with a variety of exhibitions and installations to check out all around town. Most of the art happenings are in downtown NYC and Chelsea but be sure to hop on a subway and check out what’s going on […]
Tags: art, exhibitions, festival, festival of contemporary character design and art, new york, new york city, review
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WFMU record fair
November 1st, 2011 by Mr. C
The 91.1 WFMU annual record fair happened last weekend at the Metropolitan Pavillion in NYC! It was a nice way to spend the day digging through the crates looking for that old LP, 12” single, 45’s, CD’s and even DVD’s especially with crappy weather out like we had last saturday. You can sure bet I […]
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Zine and Mini-Comic Reviews
October 27th, 2011 by chocko
Xerography Debt #29 This is a zine chock full of zine reviews and is an excellent resource for checking out what’s out there in the zine world. It starts out with some informative editorials concerning the zine community and then there’s reviews galore with a plethora of info and contacts in case you see something […]
Tags: feedback, gabrielle bell, james kochalka, review, san diego diary, xerotraphy debt
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Basil Gogos signing at NY Comic Con 2011
October 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Basil Gogos, one of Planet Chocko’s favorite illustrators who brought monsters and classic horror characters to life in the most frightening of ways, was in the house at NY Comic Con signing his book, Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos . Chocko and Mr C have been harassing Basil since the early 90’s at […]
Tags: art, basil gogos, chiller theater, monster, ny comic con 2011
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more cosplay from NY Comic Con 2011
October 20th, 2011 by Mr. C
(all photos by mr c)
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DJ Z-Trip + Tom Morello at New York Comic Con kick-off concert 2011
October 19th, 2011 by Mr. C
(photos by mr c, vids by chocko & mr c) Tom Morello (Guitarist from Rage Against the Machine & AudioSlave) was the 1st act to perform on friday night at the IGN Theater. Unfortunately, we had ramen noodles dripping down our chins as we rushed from the port authority/hells kitchen area back to the Javitz […]
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New York Comic Con 2011
October 18th, 2011 by chocko
The New York Comic Con (October 13-16, 2011) at the Jacob Javits Center brought out fanboys, nerds, gamers and geeky girls from all walks of life to have some fun and celebrate comic books and pop culture. (photos by chocko)
Tags: comic convention, cosplay, jacob javits center, nyc
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The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror
October 10th, 2011 by chocko
Bongo Comics annual Treehouse of Horror issue recently hit the stands and it features special guest artists and writers who tell a spooky tale involving everybody’s favorite animated family. The first story of this triple threat of terror is titled “Rosferatu” and was done by Zander Cannon and Gene Ha. Comic book fans might recognize […]
Tags: bart simpson, comic book, halloween, homer, review, star wars, the simpsons
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Shepard Fairey: artwork in Asbury Park, NJ
October 4th, 2011 by Mr. C
“The Rebel Waltz” mural (depicting Paul Simonon – The Clash) “Mount Rush-core” (Joey Ramone,Johnny Rotten,Joe Strummer,Glenn Danzig,Ian Mackaye,Henry Rollins)
Tags: art, asbury park, revolution, shepard fairey
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Red Lanterns #1
September 29th, 2011 by chocko
You may have heard of Green Lantern and The Green Lantern Corps but The Red Lanterns are a group of aliens you don’t want to mess with. The first issue is a bit of an intro for the newbies. Atrocitus seeks revenge after The Guardians of the Universe, a group of immortal extraterrestrials who have […]
Tags: comic book, dc comics, review, the new 52
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