OK, these are created by a good friend of mine, Fred Blanchard (with Olivier Vatine) so, I'm probably not totally partial but I like them a lot. They're called MAUVAIS ALIENS (BAD ALIENS) and so far there are three of them. They come with a comic book and they're four inches tall. You can find more information on the website of the excellent ATTAKUS.

JOHN FROM CINCINNATI, on HBO. Don't miss it. I've never seen something like that. You can download the first episode here.

Here are the MINIS: the MINI BILL, the MINI FAB, the very mysterious MINI XXXXX and the –handsome– MINI JERRY. I'm pretty sure the last one will be a huge success with women.

There is a nice exhibition at WACKO/LA LUZ DE JESUS in Los Angeles: WORK FROM ED "BIG DADDY" ROTH STUDIOS. It features 17 original ink on board artworks for tee-shirts & decals. It's funny, beautiful and unfortunately too expensive for me.

It's official. Solicitations for Image Comics released in September have just been released...and there's Lucha Libre #1! Even though I already have the French edition in my hands, it's super exciting to see Lucha Libre published in my native tongue.Image Comics started in my early teenage years (right when I started collecting comics). Back then, it was very refreshing to see "superstar" comic artists like McFarlane and Jim Lee risking their careers to create their own characters and universes. Their impact on the U.S. comic industry is felt on various levels these days. They improved the level of printing quality and coloring in comics, forced Marvel and DC to give better pay rates to artists, and paved the way for Frank Miller's Sin City and Mike Mignola's Hellboy.We are very grateful to have Image Comics publish the Lucha Libre comics.You can see a 4-page preview of Lucha Libre and other Image Comic solicitations HERE.

Medicom just released this huge (28 inches) BEARBRICK. It's on sale at ROTOFUGI for $230.