WHERE: iam8bit 2147 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, June 18, 7:00PM – 11:00PM HOURS: Thursday, June 18 — Sunday, July 5 Thursdays: 3pm to 9pm Fridays: 3pm to 9pm Saturdays: 1pm to 10pm Sundays: 12pm to 6pm Coinciding with this week’s E3 festivities, LA-based gallery iam8bit announced that they’ll be […]
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Rondal is the Editor-in-Chief of Strange Kids Club and a creative instigator who tackles each day with Red Bull-induced enthusiasm and a mind for adventure. Rondal has written for other sites including Rue Morgue, Fuel Your Illustration and Bloodsprayer. His obsession with horror movies, 80s animation and action figures is considered unhealthy by medical professionals.
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Another week, another bit of reboot news from the animation world. Last week it was Ben 10 and ReBoot getting resurrected for a new generation of fans. This week, it was revealed that Christy Karacas (Superjail!) and Titmouse are teaming up to bring back legendary comedians—Larry, Moe, and Curly—for a new animated series. According to […]
Tagged with: Christy Karacas, comedy, humor, Superjail!, The Three Stooges, Titmouse
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‘Raging Balls of Steel Justice’ Offers 80s Action Overload in Claymation Form
You know, there’s a serious shortage of insanely entertaining claymation movies out on the market these days, particularly ones that pay homage to 80s action movies like Die Hard, Robocop, Cobra, Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hrs, Tango & Cash—man, there were a lot of them—Lethal Weapon, Code of Silence, Raw Deal, Rambo… I think you […]
Tagged with: 1980s, 80s, action, Chuck Steel, claymation, short film, stop motion, Stop Motion Animation
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Monday Morning Videomania #132
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Mind Janitors – Shark Weak (Ep #1) Call it suspicious or just well-timed, but MONDO Media’s latest online series, Mind Janitors, by creator Jeff Shorkey (Don’t Feed the Humans) shares some headspace with Disney’s upcoming Inside Out. Of course, where the latter is a kid-friendly flick full of colorful characters, Mind Janitors speaks more to […]
Tagged with: 70s, B-movie, Christopher Lee, Ghostbusters, Jeff Shorkey, Mind Janitors, Monday Morning Videomania, Mondo Media
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What If ‘Game of Thrones’ Was a 2D Fighting Game? #FanArtFriday
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If any television show deserved to be turned into a 2D fighting game, it’s Game of Thrones. A variety of characters from “noble houses” vying for the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms—that plot is tailor made for a Street Fighter-esque tournament. Naturally, we’ve gotten every kind of Game of Thrones game except a fighting […]
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It’s He-Man vs G.I. Joes in TOY SOLDIERS: WAR CHEST Video Game!
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If you haven’t heard about Signal Studios’ latest tower defense game, Toy Soldiers: War Chest, yet get ready—because it may be the coolest thing you’ll hear about (this week). Apparently a follow-up to their Xbox Live Arcade exclusives Toy Soldiers—which pitted players against armies of World War I era tin soldiers—and Toy Soldiers: Cold War, […]
Tagged with: GI Joe, He-Man, Masters of the Universe, PC, Playstation, PS4, Signal Studios, Toy Soldiers, Ubisoft, Xbox One
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NO SAD STUFF, Artwork Inspired by Tom Hanks Films—Gallery1988
WHERE: Gallery1988 (West) 7308 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, June 13, 7:00PM – 10:00PM HOURS: June 13, 2015 – June 20, 2015 Wednesday to Sunday: 11am-6pm Monday to Tuesday: Closed Maybe it’s just me, but California seems to be the capitol for all the cool art shows this Summer. Case in […]
Tagged with: 80s, 90s, art show, Dragnet, Forrest Gump, Gallery 1988, The Burbs, Tom Hanks, Turner and Hooch
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With another franchise anniversary, comes yet another reboot (literally, this time). First came the news that Cartoon Network is bringing back Ben 10 for a brand new series as part of the series tenth anniversary. Now comes the news that Mainframe Entertainment (a subsidiary of Rainmaker Entertainment) is working on ReBoot: The Guardian Code, “a […]
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Kaiju Creatures Reimagined as Big League Baseball Cards
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In a world where reboots run rampant, it’s good to see someone doing something original for a change (or at least putting a new spin on something). Chet Phillips’ Kaiju Baseball cards are just that—a neat twist on two great American past times: baseball and kaiju… okay, so maybe we co-opted the latter from Japanese […]
Tagged with: card game, Chet Phillips, Godzilla, kaiju, monsters, trading cards, Ultraman
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It’s hard to believe that Man of Action’s Ben 10 is almost a decade old already, but in 2016 the series is turning… well, 10. To coincide with the show’s anniversary, Cartoon Network and Man of Action studios are rebooting the series for a new generation of kids. While it may be a new iteration […]
Tagged with: aliens, animation, Ben 10, cartoon, Cartoon Network, Man of Action, reboot, remake