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jhames34 — Astroboy Cactus Coalition

Published: 2010-05-16 03:26:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 829; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 12
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Description Remember the great Astroboy Cactus Coalition of 1979?
Me neither. But here it is nonetheless, Japan's greatest sci-fi creation (that doesn't rhyme with Rodzrilla) teamed up with America's greatest Cactus that talks!
Cactus Painting 2.
White gouache mixed with Windsor & Newton colored inks on Vellum
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Comments: 28

x-eevee [2010-08-25 03:58:31 +0000 UTC]

two of my favourite characters, teamed up at long last

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kohlsen [2010-06-12 17:17:26 +0000 UTC]

very good--- -

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jhames34 In reply to kohlsen [2010-06-12 19:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch!

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Sol-Caninus [2010-05-17 21:51:36 +0000 UTC]

Not crazy about the medium, but I love Astro Boy. I'm told by a Japanese friend that in Japan he is known as Atom.

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jhames34 In reply to Sol-Caninus [2010-05-17 21:59:13 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the Mighty Atom classic, the beginning of a bunch of bad manga that shouldn't have bothered trying. Why do science fiction manga when the medium began with perfection?

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Sol-Caninus In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-17 22:01:14 +0000 UTC]

?

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jhames34 In reply to Sol-Caninus [2010-05-17 22:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Astroboy is the Mighty Atom in Japan.

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Sol-Caninus In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-17 22:05:15 +0000 UTC]

Right. So . . . are you saying you don't like him?

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jhames34 In reply to Sol-Caninus [2010-05-17 22:07:20 +0000 UTC]

No, I'm saying that Astroboy is a very complex character, the world he inhabits is interesting, and most sci fi manga is boring to me in comparison

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Sol-Caninus In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-17 22:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh! Yes, indeed. I completely agree. Now I understand the first message.

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jhames34 In reply to Sol-Caninus [2010-05-17 22:10:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm currently reading Vagabond, which is a manga about Musashi, its fairly decent. I find I only like manga that's somewhat grounded in realism. Lone Wolf and Cub, for instance

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Sol-Caninus In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-18 12:39:20 +0000 UTC]

The manga recall was like that. They were stories revolving around the student's of a karate school giving slices of life of the various people invloved. Very much like novels, except in graphic form. Enjoy vagabond, Young Musashi!

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jhames34 In reply to Sol-Caninus [2010-05-18 19:31:33 +0000 UTC]

so almost like...graphic...novels? innovative!!
Sounds like a good series!

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Sol-Caninus In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-18 20:35:49 +0000 UTC]

I left off where the hero kills his nemisis in a private match in a dojo, then dutifully carries his body up a mountain to a temple. Meanwhile, a young woman being abused by her father attempts suicide with a rifle, using her big toe to pull the trigger. . . . That was in the late seventies and I still remember the extraordinary graphics.

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jhames34 In reply to Sol-Caninus [2010-05-18 20:47:19 +0000 UTC]

ahh, the 70's...when manga could have CONTENT

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garwik [2010-05-17 02:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Awesome piece!
The look on Astro's face is all like 'Geez! A giant cactus man! I am so outa here.'

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Chadfuller [2010-05-16 15:41:04 +0000 UTC]

I love it! to cool man

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jhames34 In reply to Chadfuller [2010-05-17 00:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch Chad!

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Chadfuller In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-18 02:42:23 +0000 UTC]

your welcome man

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ElectricGecko [2010-05-16 11:22:41 +0000 UTC]

They belong together!

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jhames34 In reply to ElectricGecko [2010-05-16 13:58:39 +0000 UTC]

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saintelle [2010-05-16 09:28:08 +0000 UTC]

It's an East West collaboration between cactus and robot to... do stuff. That's rad.

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jhames34 In reply to saintelle [2010-05-16 13:58:49 +0000 UTC]

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GraveUnicorn [2010-05-16 06:14:32 +0000 UTC]

HAHAH awesome.

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jhames34 In reply to GraveUnicorn [2010-05-16 13:58:56 +0000 UTC]

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ewatasin [2010-05-16 05:53:01 +0000 UTC]

This is terribly cute! The handmade painting is quite refreshing!

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jhames34 In reply to ewatasin [2010-05-16 13:59:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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ewatasin In reply to jhames34 [2010-05-16 15:55:18 +0000 UTC]

your welcome!

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