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Hola Intrawebz,

I have to say that this week is gearing up to be exciting! First off, I’ll be attending Mega*Con again this weekend (SAT&SUN – Feb 28th- March 1st @ the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL). I will be sharing a table with Jedi Pinup Master Joe Pekar so hold on to your socks! Hell I might even bring Spicy McHaggis out with me to snap some pictures with da ladies. He’s a Pimp!

So I’ll have some prints for sale @ the show and will be taking commissions for as many as I can do without my hands curling up into gnarled claw-like appendages. I also will be auctioning off free drawing to anyone who makes a purchase. So make sure you take advatage of that!! And of course you are welcome to stop by the table to chat and oogle the girlie art.

Lesse, OH! I’m uber uber excited, next weekend: Watchmen!! I’m an old school comic guy, Watchmen was one of “those books” that was like mindblowing for the time. Alan Moore just nails it everytime IMHO. Its a really elaborate story to fully capture… not to mention all the characters and effects. I caught a good article CNN wrote about it online. But I’ve been satisfied with what bits and piece of the movie I’ve seen so far. I’m amped! PLUS (big plus here), I get to see my girl Carla Gugino as Silk Spectre!!!! :

I know, this isn’t her dressed up in her superhero garb but gaddam hot! Ok… FINE here she is in her superhero outfit… twist my rubber arm whydontcha! >_>

I dedicate Hump Day to you Carla! ^_^

Ok, kiddie, that’s all for now. I hope to have some photos and a full report of the shenanigans for you next Wednesday!

Peace, love and rum!
—>Amano

P.S.
Carla call me. ^_^

Hey Intrawebz!

I know you missed me.
Sometimes I just have to unplug and do terrestrial things. Well I’m finally
back to HQ safe and sound. Spicy didn’t burn the place down at all. Rumor has
it he was down in Tijuana all weekend long, go figure.

Times Square, Manhattan 2/6/2009

New York City was great! The comic book convention was a fantastic excuse to take a trip out there. It wouldn’t take much for me to live there that’s for sure. It gets very little sleep just like me, too! Got to do a little site seeing at night. Its amazing to me just how many people were out in Times Square so late at night! It wasn’t like back when I was growing up there… adult theaters, hookers, pimps with no style. Its a total tourist trap

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Danger, giraffes!!!

Got the grand tour from my brother, who lives in the city. We hit the four story Toys R Us… yeah I don’t wanna grow up can u tell? haha. Man they had the coolest displays there:

Check out this cool web slinging Spidey!

Playmobiles on glowing stars!

Ginormous mechanical dinos!

Down the street there was even a whole store dedicated to M&Ms… I mean literally every color imaginable!

Rockefeller Center was a blast! No skating for me, but I busted a gut laughing at everyone who bit the biscuit on the ice! I is evil!

I am a huge architecture buff. So I spent more of my film snapping pictures of statues and building decore. This city is particularly amazing for it! Check out Atlas flexing his muscles… this one is for the ladies!

Even got to stop by Magnolias for some midnight cupcake nosh. Red velvet was crazy delicious!

Needless to say, I was still programmed to West Coast time so having to get up at 7am was painful. I was totally zombified throughout the con! bleh! I was super fortunate to have
the most beautiful and talented ladies keeping company at the table:

Fenny and Paigey!

I felt much safer with the Green Lanterns protecting out rums.

These ladies were totally rockin some smexy corsettes.

A very sexy Pheonix (thanks to my brother for the recon photography!)

This guy was just freakin hilarious… MUCH MUCH drunker than me!

A very VERY gangsta Poison Ivy, kudos to you grrl I don’t know if I could have braved the cold weather with only a few leaves to cover me naughty bits!

I have way more pictures to go thru. I will prolly be posting some up in my gallery. I had a outstanding time in New York! I heard the con is bumped to October 2010… you KNOW I’ll be there for it!

Thank you to everyone who came by my table… thank you for all your support! Looks like Mega*Con is only a few weeks away. I will definitley be looking forward to warmer climates!

Viva le pinup,
—>Amano

P.S.
Ray’s Pizza you are still #1!

Captain’s Blog: Bar Date 02042009

Happy Hump Day everyone! This week my journeys take me to the Big Apple, yup, I’ll be attending the New York Comic Con again! Last year I had an excellent time… artwork, booze, babes, booze, pizzas… good times! I was contemplating taking my sock monkey Spicy McHaggis along but the way that guy rolls I don’t really wanna spend my time shaking nervously next to some guy called Beefstick at the NYPD’s drunk tank. He’ll be staying at HQ, in charge of the ship. Anywho, I’ll be making time for commission work for anyon who will be hitting the con as well. Also will have prints, books and Amano brand rums for sale. Okay the rums will be Captain Morgan brand and they won’t be for sale, just for personal use ^_^

I got a pretty hefty list of commissions for the Valentine’s Day special I have going on so I’m cutting it off. That’s it! You snoozed u loosed! I’m thinking of more contest ideas for you guys. Stay tuned for more details to come soon!!! dun dun dun!

I think that’s about it, gotta keep it short this week. Oh and before I go, I would like to dedicate this Hump Day to The Baroness… which might possible be the only reason I go watch the new G.I. Joe movie… ummmerrr… oops, I forgot Scarlet is in it, she looks good too! ^_^’

JAMON!
—>Amano