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Welcome to Joe's Giant Robots! I’m Joe, an artist with a taste for the odd. Here at JGR you’ll find my original illustrations along with a variety of all sorts of geekery that I dig. I post one of my all-new original illustrations on Mondays (as time and creative juices permit) for both your enjoyment and purchase! So don't miss Mondays gang! And as alway Roboteers, please enjoy!

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Joe’s Original New ArtJGR Self Portraits Rogue Gallery 2

Imma Cranky, Fussy, & Pissy, <3 Fat Girls, Big Fat Titties!, Meh Fuckelputz

That’s right gang, another heaping helping of Joeface! More self portraits drawn over a much closer period of time than the last set I posted. Talk about ego, I think self portraits are second only to middle fingers as my most sketched thing.

Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!

All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com

~Joe

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Joe’s Original New ArtJGR Self Portraits Rogue Gallery 1

FUPA!, Merry Fuck You, Holy Fucknuts!, Kazowie Roboteers

All of these self portraits, of your good old internaughts pally Joe, were drawn over probably a period of four or more months. I can’t remember the order I drew them in, but “Merry Fuck You” is the oldest drawing in the bunch and I probably did that December 2012.

Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!

All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com

~Joe

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Monday New Art — Buccaneer American (My Original Art)


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Hey there Roboteers! It&#8217;s time to show your pride as the scurvy pirate American that you are! Today&#8217;s JGR Monday New Artis my latest illustration/design, Buccaneer American!
Many of us see ourselves as specific subsets of Americans, Irish American, African American, Italian American, etc. No matter what your heritage, we can ALL be Buccaneer Americans!! Oh yeah, baby! This 4th of July and EVERY DAY show your pride while expressing and embracing your inner pirate with this awesome new illustration design!
So whatcha waiting for gang? Get this baby for the 4th of July and for every single day! My latest design Buccaneer American illustration is available for your purchase and enjoyment over at my online store! Don&#8217;t be a Godless commie kids, be a Godless (or God fearing) Buccaneer American - click here and show your patriotism AND express your right as a Buccaneer American with this awesome t-shirt and sticker today!
Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!
All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com
~Joe

Monday New ArtBuccaneer American (My Original Art)

****NOW AVAILABLE AT MY ONLINE STORE - CLICK HERE****

Hey there Roboteers! It’s time to show your pride as the scurvy pirate American that you are! Today’s JGR Monday New Artis my latest illustration/design, Buccaneer American!

Many of us see ourselves as specific subsets of Americans, Irish American, African American, Italian American, etc. No matter what your heritage, we can ALL be Buccaneer Americans!! Oh yeah, baby! This 4th of July and EVERY DAY show your pride while expressing and embracing your inner pirate with this awesome new illustration design!

So whatcha waiting for gang? Get this baby for the 4th of July and for every single day! My latest design Buccaneer American illustration is available for your purchase and enjoyment over at my online store! Don’t be a Godless commie kids, be a Godless (or God fearing) Buccaneer American - click here and show your patriotism AND express your right as a Buccaneer American with this awesome t-shirt and sticker today!

Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!

All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com

~Joe

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NSFW: Mexican Adult Comic Cover Art - Bellas De Noche (Part Five)

Many of these covers (if not all) were illustrated by the incredibly talented Oscar Bazaldua.

These covers are from Mexico’s notorious Ghetto Librettos. WTF is that you ask dear Roboteers? Let me educate…

From Henry Jenkins, Info and history on this genre of Mexican comics:

…Ghetto Librettos are only read by the Mexican servant class. They are called “sensacionales” in Mexico, but I chose to use the Ghetto Libretto term because it is more descriptive of what they are about. Ghetto Librettos are distributed weekly through the Mexican news stands as a small format, cheap form of entertainment for the male Mexican working class. Some of them are meant for the female reader, but those rely more in the melodrama than in depictions of sex. And today, the only comicbooks available in Mexico for children are imported from the north. It didn’t use to be like that.

Ghetto Librettos can be purchased in a secondhand magazine stand by five a dollar. The second story I told was first mentioned in a book Daniel Raeburn wrote on the subject. It is relevant to mention Dan’s work which called the attention of the US public to Ghetto Librettos; they are largely ignored by almost everyone in Mexico, even the people that read them.

Read more about them at Henry’s site HERE!

I found these salaciously sexy dirty filthy Mexican comic book covers right on over here at ¡Historietas Perversas!!

It’s time to get freaky, see my other questionable Freaky Friday posts here.

~Joe

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Wow this is for you - Woof! (My Original Art) - At my Store!!


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Bird flippin&#8217; hiya, gang! Stand tall and proud in this awesome new illustration by yours truly, Joe! Wow this is for you - Woof! is now available for your purchase and enjoyment over at my online store! Get your Wow this is for you - Woof t-shirt here!
Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!
All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com
~Joe

Wow this is for you - Woof! (My Original Art) - At my Store!!

***NOW AVAILABLE AT MY ONLINE STORE  - CLICK HERE****

Bird flippin’ hiya, gang! Stand tall and proud in this awesome new illustration by yours truly, Joe! Wow this is for you - Woof! is now available for your purchase and enjoyment over at my online store! Get your Wow this is for you - Woof t-shirt here!

Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!

All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com

~Joe

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JGR Double-Vision: Alex Ross cover for Action Comics No. 900 (June, 2011) homage of Action Comics No. 1 (June, 1938)

Kazowie Roboteers, here’s another installment of Joe’s Giant Robots Double-Vision. This is a series I post in which I highlight classic/original comic book covers alongside of beautiful reinterpretations.

This is one incredibly beautiful homage variant cover by Alex Ross for Action Comics No. 900 (June, 2011)

As always Roboteers, please enjoy!

~Joe

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All Original Cool T-Shirts at My Online Store!
Some of the awesome selection of my original art available on T-Shirts at my online store - Click on any below links to go right to that page:
Mud Flap Devil Girl
Flaming 8 Ball
carb0nbase pixel skull
Piracy Be Fun
Ultra Tokyo
Pixel Devil Girl
SMASH!
Buster sez: Hey Buddy!
Draw That Funky Picture White Boy
Deadboy
Comic Book Memories - Still Only 35 Cents
Comic Book Memories - Comics Code
Comic Book Memories - 1st Issue Collectors Item
Tough Guys &amp; Sassy Dames: Powerhouse &amp; Fupa Von Foof
The Powerhouse
I Have 2 for You!
Hey Buddy
Los Robots Gigantes: The Return
Los Gigantes Robots: It Begins
Tough Guys &amp; Sassy Dames: Bruiser and Flo
~Joe
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View-Master: BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS

Here are pictures from the View-Master booklet that was issued with the 3D reels.

Here’s a quote from where I found this Roger Corman/View-Master awesomeness:

BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS was Roger Corman’s answer to STAR WARS — even though the screenplay by John Sayles was patterned after THE SEVEN SAMURAI — and his highest budgeted production at the time of its release (reportedly $2 million). It’s also the only one of his films to be marketed with a View-Master tie-in. We can’t post any of the 3-D pictures, but below is the booklet that was issued with the packet (In the absence of the View-Master reels, you can refer to the DVD when taking the spaceship test at the end). And for our friends in the Great White North, there was a French language version of this pack issued for the Canadian market. Good luck finding one!

As always Roboteers, ENJOY!

~Joe

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Monday New ArtJoe Draper The Modern Mad Man 2013 Edition (My Original Art)

Here are full body illustrations of my 2013 Joe Draper The Modern Mad Man self portraits. I’ve done a bunch of big-time futzing. I’ve changed the black pants to my more standard blue jeans, rolled up the cuffs, slipped off my black shoes and slipped on my grey Pro Keds high top sneakers, and added my Captain America belt buckle to both this no-beard version and to my bearded version.

Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!

All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com

~Joe

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Monday New ArtJoe Draper The Modern Mad Man 2013 Edition (My Original Art)

Holy ego Roboteers, here are closeups of my 2013 Joe Draper The Modern Mad Man self portrait illustrations. I’ve been doing some futzing and tweaking  and updating to my Joe Draper self portraits. One of the updates I did was to create a no beard version.

FYI, I’m currently sporting the no beard look. I can’t decide if i want to grow it back yet. We’ll see.

Like my original illustrations? Click here to see all of my Monday original art posts!!

All artwork, illustration and design copyright Joseph V. Barrile — JoesGiantRobots.com

~Joe