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Congratulations to my buddy @tfustudios on the release of his kickass animated video for Czar face and DOOM. #Repost @tfustudios ・・・ CZAR FACE meets METAL FACE! ****** Very excited to work with @mcesoteric and the crew. “Mettle with Metal” music video out now! @inspectahdeckwu @boris_z #czarface #mfdoom #mcesoteric #7l #tfustudios #jamesreitano #animatedhiphop #hiphop #mettlewithmetal #metalface #mfdoom (at Los Angeles, California)

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The Poster 2

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The Poster!

I’m gonna miss these characters. It’s always tough wrapping up a project, especially one that involves characters you felt like you spent the last 8 years with. 

Even though most of these folks are based on real people, both living and deceased, they’ve become part of my family in a way!

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China™

I once worked on a project  that involved toy packaging. The toy was a 'finger skate' that we would place our own artwork on, and the vendor was in China. That basically meant sending any and all art files to China, which was always a bit nebulous and chaotic. This back in the 90's so, our systems of trade weren't exactly 100% yet.

The project ended up being canceled, and an actual toy company ended up released the 'finger skates' , now called 'Tech Decks'. My original package design had included a somewhat silly instructions on the back that were more of a 'I wonder if they'll actually print this?' type of thing.

Years later, I'm living in  another city, and I'm at a '99 Cent store'. I just happen to stumble upon a generic looking finger skate toy on the shelf with some cheesy design on the front. I look at the back of the packaging, and lo and behold, it's my artwork! My guess is, the disc the art was on floated around a Chinese factory, and ended up being up for grabs.

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The cover!

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Good ol’ Herb’s Wall!