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Press release: Time Eater Tourbillon Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin Green

The beast you nicknamed Time Eater is back. One eye. One mouth. Two hands that don’t follow the rules. But this time… a new trick on its face. A new bite. A mechanical tongue that spins and a complication that is so Chaykin. A Time Eater Tourbillon, still carrying all the codes of the LE x KC saga. Two Tourbillon versions, one for him, one for us, with a price that doesn’t bite even with a…

Press release: Time Eater Tourbillon Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin Green

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The unique Konstantin Chaykin Levitas Jazz is a reimagined counterpart of his bestseller – the Levitas "mysterious" watch. The transparent dial resembles a vinyl record with hour and minute hands "floating in the air" (both driven by a single sapphire disc). It is framed by a relief case made of white, yellow and rose gold – a masterpiece of arts and crafts. The micro-sculptural relief features the main jazz symbols – an onyx "gramophone record", a massive vintage-style microphone, a piano keyboard, a saxophone's curve, and a gramophone recorder which is actually a moonphase indicator, decorated with musical notes. . O exclusivo Konstantin Chaykin Levitas Jazz é uma versão reimaginada de seu best-seller – o relógio "misterioso" Levitas. O mostrador transparente lembra um disco de vinil com ponteiros de horas e minutos "flutuando no ar" (ambos acionados por um único disco de safira). É emoldurado por uma caixa em relevo de ouro branco, amarelo e rosa – uma obra-prima das artes e ofícios. O relevo micro-escultórico apresenta os principais símbolos do jazz - um "disco de gramofone" em ônix, um microfone estilo vintage, um teclado de piano, uma curva de saxofone e um gravador de gramofone que na verdade é um indicador de fase da lua, decorado com notas musicais. 📷 @k_chaykin • • #chaykin #konstantinchaykin #ahci #levitasjazz #mysteriouswatch #independentwatchmaking #finewatchmaking #hautehorlogerie #relogioserelogios https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd30dO8OOgb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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(via A Bullish New Wristmon From Konstantin Chaykin Celebrates The Year Of The Ox)

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Howard Chaykin

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Daily reading: Deadpool vs. The Punisher vol 1 # (Van Lente, Perez) - regular cover by Declan Shalvey - variant cover by Howard Chaykin - variant cover by Salvador Espin

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Star*Reach #2, 1975

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A Discourse in Hysteria

Written by Dee Seabrook, Editor of Kamikaze Two days ago, 4 Muslim people were acid bombed in London and the media didn’t cover it. Yesterday a man tried to drive a car through a crowd in front of a mosque, and 8 people were injured near by because of a mass shooting. Mosques are bombed both in Asia and in western countries. They’re not labeled as acts of terrorism unless they occur at the hands of Middle Easter terrorist organizations. This supposed dystopic future that Howard Chaykin has “created” in The Divided States of Hysteria is someone’s reality.  

The voices of black and brown people are constantly silenced under the guise of, “Everyone faces hardship, get over it,” and “but what about [insert other persons tragedy here]?” and more. This is often said by people who don’t live the experiences of these marginalized groups. Chaykin may have had intentions of giving a voice to the voiceless but he missed his mark. What’s worse is after the interview with Freaksugar.com it’s clear he doesn’t know who his work has offended. He has taken strides to make sure he cannot hear of the trauma he’s caused unless framed through the voice of his friends and confidants. His target audience are the very people being hurt by this.

There is a serious disconnect between the creator and the audience he thinks he’s writing this for. Chaykin says that his point is to show how the bully mongering of the right-wing and the disorganization of leftists is going to create a future where people are tortured and lynched on the street without recourse. This overlooks the reality that we live in today. The Divided States of Hysteria opens with minorities either being terrorists or being graphically tortured. The tone of the comic overall gives the idea that everyone is horrible.

In his afterward he talks about how both political parties are nihilistic and only out for themselves. There’s something to be said about the hypocritical nihilism exuded when every character is doing something dangerous, cruel, or unlawful and your moral compass is a severely battered trans-gendered prostitute. The roles in which he’s placed people don’t do anything to better the lives of the LGBT community and certainly don’t help any other minorities. It only serves to perpetuate a fear of minorities.

If his goal is to show a juxtaposition to what is current reality and our impending future, he is extremely out of touch. The reality and lives of others are not his to capitalize on. Using a fear that people live every day to create torture porn for an audience, who he could only intend to be cis-gendered and white, serves only to create and sustain misplaced fears of terrorism for that audience.

Dystopias are not meant to be current reality. Handmaid’s Tale is bleak but still has hope. 1984 still has hope. Saga, another Image comic, is dystopic but still centered around hope. There is no hope in The Divided States of Hysteria. What we’re given is a make-shift terrorist organization which comes across as a darker version of the Justice Friends. There should always be a will or desire to rise above the evils that occur within a dystopian world. When hope is eliminated, all that is left is fear and loathing. Why should anyone want to experience a story if that’s all there is to offer?

As for the 4th cover that brought this comic to the forefront and inspired so many disdainful think-pieces, Chaykin shouldn’t assume that people are offended by just the image without context. Suggesting that people should get over it is incredibly dismissive. He should ask a Western Asian/Middle Eastern person how they feel seeing a graphic image of someone who could be them displayed in a way that portrays a fear they cope with every day.

Ask a Western Asian/Middle Eastern person what it’s like to have people call you a slur, spit on you, send death threats to your home or worse. Ask them what it’s like to find their struggle monetized for shock value on the cover of a comic as if it’s no big deal. Better yet, ask yourself how you would feel if you woke up to see an image of someone who looks like you in such a vulgar display. Decide for yourself if that’s the type of media you would like to see.

A note about Image: Image Comics has been a spearhead of diversity and inclusion when talking about the top comic companies. Their work includes stories by marginalized people with a wide array of wonderful and talented storytelling and subject matter. To see a company who has earned so much respect by minority groups publish a book, and later stand by said publishing after being told they’re hurting people, feels like a betrayal. We as fans and as creators deserve better.

The Divided States of Hysteria does not fit within the repertoire of Image Comics, and is an extreme oversight in their approval process. This was not their quality control’s finest hour. Because of that, our team would like to recommend other publishers who also hire minorities. Valiant, Aftershock, Iron Circus, Oni Press, Stranger Comics, Top Shelf, YouNeek Studios, Peep Game Comics, and Lion Forge are all companies who maintain integrity through careful curation and thoughtfulness of their content. We highly recommend checking out this twitter thread by TheBlerdGurl where you can find recommendations for great titles by minority creators. 

---- We're thrilled to announce that Dee Seabrook is our newest addition to the Kamikaze Comic team.  She'll be helping us out in a wide range of ways, including much needed editing and we can't wait to see how the project grows with her on board! Welcome to the team, Dee!

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The extraordinary Konstantin Chaykin's Carpe Diem (in Latin "Seize the day") is one of the most symbolic pieces in his collection. Its decor was inspired by the allegorical paintings in the 'vanitas' style which the "Dutch Golden Age" represents. There is a single hour hand, a feature of old pocket models of the Baroque era, on the smaller dial. We live in the 21st century, and one cannot progress without indicating minutes, so Chaykin developed this device in a unique way, turning the symbol of the time transience into a vanitas-style hourglass - a minute indicator. The original complication with an authentic shutter system creates the illusion that sand is being poured from one part of the hourglass into another.  This process takes exactly one hour. To the right of Chronos' figure (the ancient god of time), Chaykin placed a weekday indicator, where the names of the days were replaced with the astronomical symbols, while under the hourglass-style minute indicator one can find a skull - a symbol of life's finite nature. . O extraordinário Carpe Diem de Konstantin Chaykin (em latim "Aproveite o dia") é uma das peças mais simbólicas de sua coleção. A decoração foi inspirada nas pinturas alegóricas em estilo 'vanitas' que representam a "Idade de Ouro Holandesa". Há um único ponteiro de hora, característica dos antigos modelos de bolso criados na época barroca, no mostrador menor. Vivemos no século 21, e não se pode progredir sem indicar os minutos, por isso Chaykin desenvolveu este dispositivo de forma única, transformando o símbolo da transição do tempo em uma ampulheta estilo vanitas - um indicador de minutos. A complicação original com um sistema de obturador cria a ilusão de que areia está sendo derramada de uma parte da ampulheta para outra. Esse processo leva exatamente uma hora. A decoração também é simbólica; por exemplo, à direita da figura de Chronos (o antigo deus do tempo), Chaykin colocou um indicador de dia da semana, onde os nomes dos dias foram substituídos por símbolos astronômicos, enquanto sob o indicador de minutos em ampulheta encontra-se um crânio - um símbolo da natureza finita da vida. 📷 @k_chaykin • #konstantinchaykin #chaykin #ahci https://www.instagram.com/relogioserelogiosbr/p/CZGFLY1uYth/?utm_medium=tumblr