Otaku Ink

I’m always amazed at how much time people spend on things. Then again, it’s probably me just being jealous that I don’t have the time to create awesome things like this.

This bad boy is all papercraft. which means that it was painstakingly cut, folded, painted, and glued together, out of some sort of hard paper or card stock. I can’t imagine how long it takes to work out the intricacies of a Gundam. But if you’d like to give it a try, a good place to start would be here. You better brush up on your Japanese though, it seems that all the links  goto Japanese websites.

We are now into our second full week of March, the official month for Manga. And I thought we would visit another work by writer/artists Naoki Urasawa, Creator of Monster. One of our former monthly reads.

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka

Writer/ Artist: Naoki Urasawa
Osamu Tezuka (Original creator)
Takashi Nagasaki (Plot collaborator)

Based in the Astro boy universe. Where robots and humans are beginning to live together. Someone, or something,  has begun to destroy some of the most loved and powerful robots on the planet, along with several humans. The job of figuring out who is killing both man and machine falls upon Gesicht. One of the world’s most advanced robots. Can he figure out who the killer is in time to save the other robots and himself?

If you’re a fan of Urasawa’s work, then you most likely picked this up already. And know how good it is. But if you’re new to his work this is a good place to start.

The only problem is that in America we still have to wait for it to finish. Hang in there, this series is shaping up to be worth the wait.

-Dr. w

DARK HORSE COMICS

DEVIL #2 (OF 4)
GROO HOGS OF HORDER #4 (OF 4)

DC COMICS

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #7 (OF 12)
AZRAEL #6
BATMAN #697
BATMAN INTERNATIONAL TP
BLACKEST NIGHT #5 (OF Eight) 2ND PTG
BOOSTER GOLD #30
BRAVE AND THE BOLD #32
GREEN ARROW #31
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #46 (BLACKEST NIGHT)
I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYONE VOL 09
MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE TP
SCOOBY DOO #154
SHIELD #7
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 03
SUPERGIRL #51
SUPERMAN 80 PAGE GIANT #1
SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #3 (OF 6)
TITANS #23
WONDER WOMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 01

IMAGE COMICS

DEAD AT 17 WITCH QUEEN #1 Of (4)
FADE TO BLACK #1 (OF 5)
HAUNT #6
HAUNT TP VOL 01
SPAWN ORIGINS HC VOL 01

MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #625
AVENGERS STANDOFF PREM HC
AVENGERS VS ATLAS #3 (OF 4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA MGC #1
DARK AVENGERS #15
DARK AVENGERS ARES TP
DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #9
DEATHLOK #5 (OF 7)
DOOMWAR #2 (OF 6)
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #24
HERCULES FALL OF AN AVENGER #1 (OF 2)
HIT-MONKEY #1 2ND PTG TALIJIC VAR (PP #907)
HULK #21 FOH
INCREDIBLE HULK #608 FOH
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23 2ND PTG LAROCCA VAR (PP #908)
IRON MAN ARMOR WARS PROLOGUE TP
IRON MAN END TP
IRON MAN OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP
MARVEL BOY URANIAN #3 (OF 3)
NATION X #4 (OF 4)
NEW MUTANTS CLASSIC TP VOL 05
NEW ULTIMATES BY FRANK CHO POSTER
NOVA #35
PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #3 (OF 5)
PUNISHER NOIR PREM HC
REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #5 (OF 5)
SIEGE #1 (OF 4) DIRECTORS CUT
SIEGE #2 (OF 4) 2ND PTG COIPEL VAR (PP #907)
SIEGE #3 (OF 4)
SIEGE #3 (OF 4) DEADPOOL VAR
SIEGE EMBEDDED #2 (OF 4) 2ND PTG SAMNEE VAR (PP #908)
SIEGE EMBEDDED #3 (OF 4)
SPIDER-MAN AND SECRET WARS #4 (OF 4)
SPIDER-WOMAN #7
TORCH #6 (OF eight)
ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN ARMOR WARS PREM HC
VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #6
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #45
WOMEN OF MARVEL CELEBRATING SEVEN DECADES #1
X-23 #1
X-FACTOR FOREVER #1
X-MEN LEGACY #234

Other Publishers

28 DAYS LATER #8
ARCHIE WEDDING TP ARCHIE IN WILL YOU MARRY ME
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #179
DIE HARD YEAR ONE #7
DISNEYS HERO SQUAD HC VOL 01 SAVE THE WORLD
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS #4
FARSCAPE ONGOING #5
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #1 (OF 6) A CVR FINCH
GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #1 (OF 6) B CVR FRANCHESCO
GLAMOURPUSS #12
INCORRUPTIBLE #4
IRREDEEMABLE #12
JUGHEAD #200
KURASHINA SENSEIS PASSION GN VOL 02 (OF 3)
MUPPET KING ARTHUR #4 (OF 4)
RED SONJA TP VOL 07 BORN AGAIN
SIMPSONS COMICS #164
SONIC UNIVERSE #14
SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #3 GREEN CVR
SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #3 TO CVR
TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #16 LONG BEACH CON EX
UNCLE SCROOGE #389

As was discussed before, I was thinking of getting a new body pillow. And was tempted by the selections that are out there. But after seeing this.

I think I’ll pass.