After a laborious work week (and a few days) in China- we skipped over to Japan for a little R&R. Our hotel was right next to a 24 hour McD's. We loaded up on Australian beef burgers and Mega Muffins daily. Our main man Don (
Datadub) was our guide through the back allies and subway labyrinths of Tokyo. We went on a toy binge to near overload for a few days straight. It was glorious.
As a special surprise- Don arranged a joint toy romp with Yasuhiro Naito. He is the man behind Trigun, Assemble Borg and Gungrave. Naito was kind enough to let us check out his studio. He is into the same stuff we are! It was like looking at my own book, comic and toy collection scattered about someone else's studio workspace. This guy is an amazing comic artist. We got to check out some of his work in progress. After a bit of gawking- he took us to a Japanese style egg pizza place where we ate our fill of grub that included some sort of crazy octopus egg pizza.
Superfest was wicked awesome. We saw all of our pals and brothers and sisters in arms. I was extra excited to see Ayako (
Uamou) and Kiuni (Cord Viper). Many ideas were exchanged and potential collabs were planned. I love these guys.
We had a great time with Samurai Master Mori drawing, sketching and hashing out ideas at a cozy meat on a stick place. It was very exciting to see Mori at work. Magic was happening before our very eyes! I also experienced the spiciest chicken ever- even the food baby took a tiny taste to prove his manliness.
"I live with risk every day." That's what Mori said about what he does. He is hard core. He is hyper dedicated to his work. Mori is also a super generous and kind hearted guy. He works around the clock like Matt and I. I am forever grateful for his creating the vinyl Callgrim. I can't thank him enough.
There were a ton of orders! I was overwhelmed for a bit there. Thank you again to everyone that made this the biggest Callgrim launch to date! Glyos fans truly are the best. Thank you for being so patient! The majority of orders have gone out. The more recent stuff is still being sorted through... I still have a few stragglers to deal with- some international stuff and special requests... I am driving the folks at my tiny post office crazy.
Sincere thanks to everyone that helped make the first Callgrim launch of the year a huge success! Thank you to all of the Callgrim fans that allow for this project to continue! Special thanks to Marcus for braving the elements to hole up in my attic for days at a time. Holidays, sickness and blizzards did not deter him from putting this launch together. We worked many long nights with only Nick's and chicken pot pie to sustain us. Extra special thanks to Matt for pulling off multiple photo shoots while gimped out and sick. We can also thank Matt for the creative final build versions of the Terra Mite and Elite Sentry Sarvos. Matt is the Buildmaster! I have some great go to guys. Without them- this would not exist.
The Barracks have been refreshed! Lots of new things in the Shop, plus updates in the Media section including a new Codex page, where we will be adding new content throughout the next few weeks. Thanks to everyone for being patient as we squared everything away!
After a laborious work week (and a few days) in China- we skipped over to Japan for a little R&R. Our hotel was right next to a 24 hour McD's. We loaded up on Australian beef burgers and Mega Muffins daily. Our main man Don (Datadub) was our guide through the back allies and subway labyrinths of Tokyo. We went on a toy binge to near overload for a few days straight. It was glorious.
Our trip to China this year was crazy good and super informative. Paul is a gracious host and a true friend. We had a great time at work and play. We worked hard and rewarded ourselves with the delicious local cuisine. I just can't get over how great the food is over there! I tried tons of new things (Matt ate mostly plain white rice because he is a food baby).
It's been a crazy busy past few weeks. Thanks again- you guys ordered a ton of stuff! The last of the orders to go out before SDCC are shipped. I am all packed up and ready to go. Check out booth #4937. I will be doing some fun collab stuff with Ayako Takagi as part of Fig Lab's "The Crossover" / Global Figure Symposium 2010. Uamou and Callgrim! It's gonna be wicked awesome...
The new ranks are ready to roll! Refresh the shop, media, and gallery sections. New colors, the first Callgrim game and a new prisoner are waiting for you to check out!
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