http://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3402119/sweet-alien-coloring-book-hits-may-exclusive/
SOLD!
I can't not buy this.
Well, of all the items I thought would be released I can honestly say I never expected this. :laugh:
I'm tempted but I'm not sure I'd be able to keep in the lines.
DAVID LYNCH'S DUNE Coloring Book flashback!!! :o
Hahahaha omg this is perfect. I never expected this, but will have to buy it. I just want to know if it'll feature pages on the death's of Parker, Lambert, Boggs, Rains and Elgin lmao.
Also that advert hahahaha
Epic :)
I never expected it, but its a great idea. Adult coloring books are pretty big in the US right now.
80 pages too, thats alot of aliens art! Can't wait until they release this thing lol ;D
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 11, 2016, 01:06:47 PM
I never expected it, but its a great idea. Adult coloring books are pretty big in the US right now.
Are they really? Didn't know that.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 11, 2016, 01:33:34 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 11, 2016, 01:06:47 PM
I never expected it, but its a great idea. Adult coloring books are pretty big in the US right now.
Are they really? Didn't know that.
Oh yeah, they are all over the place now and a lot of big franchises have one. I know my wife and I were in Barnes&Noble last week and she wanted to get the Harry Potter adult coloring book, wasnt very cheap for a coloring book though.
Yes, the adult coloring books are all over the place in Canada too. Does it mean that North Americans have become a bunch of babies? Maybe. But in truth its more about stress relief. The daily grind is quite intense in NA with most people having little vacation time. So coloring books for adults have become a sort of escape.
Think of it like this. You know that moment when you are on the phone with a client and you have a piece of paper in front of you and you start to doodle? Same vibe. It calms the nerves in some way.
I've been meaning to pick one up myself, I did enjoy coloring alot when I was a youngster. Perfect timing for this bad boy to come out.
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 11, 2016, 02:12:20 PM
Think of it like this. You know that moment when you are on the phone with a client and you have a piece of paper in front of you and you start to doodle? Same vibe. It calms the nerves in some way.
Don't get me wrong, I get it. I just didn't know this was a thing at the minute, that's all. :)
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 11, 2016, 02:41:40 PM
I've been meaning to pick one up myself, I did enjoy coloring alot when I was a youngster. Perfect timing for this bad boy to come out.
Still got a teeny bit of a wait though!
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 11, 2016, 03:02:03 PM
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 11, 2016, 02:12:20 PM
Think of it like this. You know that moment when you are on the phone with a client and you have a piece of paper in front of you and you start to doodle? Same vibe. It calms the nerves in some way.
Don't get me wrong, I get it. I just didn't know this was a thing at the minute, that's all. :)
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 11, 2016, 02:41:40 PM
I've been meaning to pick one up myself, I did enjoy coloring alot when I was a youngster. Perfect timing for this bad boy to come out.
Still got a teeny bit of a wait though!
Oh, I don't doubt you get it. I'm just explaining how it came to be that fully grown adults are coloring in books. It's a bona fide phenomenon. Even some adults here in Canada are baffled by this. I once had to explain it to the general manager of the company I worked for. :)
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 11, 2016, 03:02:03 PM
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 11, 2016, 02:12:20 PM
Think of it like this. You know that moment when you are on the phone with a client and you have a piece of paper in front of you and you start to doodle? Same vibe. It calms the nerves in some way.
Don't get me wrong, I get it. I just didn't know this was a thing at the minute, that's all. :)
Me neither. And to be honest, I'd be a bit dubious of an adult colouring-in pictures in a colouring book with crayons. No offense.
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 11, 2016, 11:35:38 AM
I just want to know if it'll feature pages on the death's of Parker, Lambert, Boggs, Rains and Elgin lmao.
Remember to buy extra red crayons! :laugh:
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Aug 11, 2016, 03:42:08 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 11, 2016, 03:02:03 PM
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 11, 2016, 02:12:20 PM
Think of it like this. You know that moment when you are on the phone with a client and you have a piece of paper in front of you and you start to doodle? Same vibe. It calms the nerves in some way.
Don't get me wrong, I get it. I just didn't know this was a thing at the minute, that's all. :)
Me neither. And to be honest, I'd be a bit dubious of an adult colouring-in pictures in a colouring book with crayons. No offense.
The images are actually quite intricate, far above a normal childrens coloring book. Also colored pencils are generally the tool of choice for them because of their intricate detail.
Not sure how its any different than say adults playing videogames, watching pixar films, or collecting nerdy scifi merchandise.
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 11, 2016, 04:03:18 PM
Not sure how its any different than say adults playing videogames, watching pixar films, or collecting nerdy scifi merchandise.
True, although many video games are only suitable for adults with regards to gameplay complexity and content. And Pixar films specifically cater for the more sophisticated adult sense of humour as well.
Though I suppose there's nothing wrong with colouring-in stuff as a kind of relaxation therapy, just never thought that it could become a fad.
Now that it's been said, I think my Mrs actually has a Harry Potter one...
It's not as bad as those Pokemon Go players. Fully grown ass man walking around everywhere playing this thing. Everywhere! I had to try it just to understand how it works. I mean I work in the toy industry, but the stares I was getting from old ladies bit right into my soul...
Comeon now, there's nothing wrong with that game. It gets folk out the house and walking and the adult playing it will have grown up with it. I certainly did.
I won't deny that it's fun. But I honestly feel like I'm walking around with some sort of porno in my hands when I play that thing. I consider it a guilty pleasure of sorts, being 41 years old, and I feel the same way about the whole Aliens thing, and even my entire career in the toy industry for that matter. I just think as a society, we've become a bunch of big kids, but at the same time, I know it isn't harming anybody. While I am a Canadian, I come from Poland and I remember all the hardships that my family endured. I know it's harmless, but I can't help thinking that all of this "fun" makes me feel 20% more spineless. It's just a personal observation.
Well there are many reasons and origins behind such science fiction creatures or monsters in general.
- 1 of wich is the hunter - prey relationship. - long ago we humans were hunted.
What we see here is an animal life form that is capable of hunting and killing man , despite all of mankinds technology and weaponry. - basicaly putting us back down on the food chain.
- 2 Also everything we understand comes from earth. - Teeth, Mouths, breeding, Viruses, parasites, deseases, all real stuff that gets translated into monsters in our imagination. - specialy when we speculate about alien life form. leading me to the third reason.
- 3 is it not slightly possible that somewhere out there, in the deep dark endless arms of our basic universe is a true monster.
That nature can create living nightmares.
- The thing that makes it feel like toys and us be like children - is because company's keep selling it and basicaly downgrades the entire things as mere products , products that look like the things we love.
I hate the fact that they are making a colour book lol.
I don't think that the subject matter has become any less mature. I just think that adults have become a lot more immature.
Is it possible that there are monsters like these out there somewhere? There is a long debate about that in another thread somewhere, but you really need not look any further than our own planet. Would you rather be stuck in a room with an alien or with a hungry Bengal Tiger? Or a 20 foot alligator?
Yes. Adults like colouring in books. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I know a ton of adults (myself included) who are vary proud of their toy collections - including some of you - so why not colouring in books?
Speaking of toys... the 1979 Kenner Alien wasn't just based on an R-rated movie - it was the first toy to be made based on a movie of such a rating. And yes. It was marketed at children. 'AGES 5 AND UP' is clearly visible on the box upper right corner of the figure's box recommending the manufacturer's age group the item was intended for. It set 2 precendents right there. Combine them together and you get The first R-rated toy ever made was marketed at kids. Too much lols right there.
Interestingly enough, when Gentle Giant released their massive 24 inch Kenner tribute figures, which are basically oversized repressings of the original 1979 Kenner figure, they were also age recommended. On their figure's box, however, you will see 'AGES 14 AND UP' badged in exactly in the same location.
That was in 2015.
-Windebieste.
Quote from: windebieste on Aug 11, 2016, 10:02:05 PM
Yes. Adults like colouring in books. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. I know a ton of adults (myself included) who are vary proud of their toy collections - including some of you - so why not colouring in books?
Speaking of toys... the 1979 Kenner Alien wasn't just based on an R-rated movie - it was the first toy to be made based on a movie of such a rating. And yes. It was marketed at children. 'AGES 5 AND UP' is clearly visible on the box upper right corner of the figure's box recommending the manufacturer's age group the item was intended for. It set 2 precendents right there. Combine them together and you get The first R-rated toy ever made was marketed at kids. Too much lols right there.
Interestingly enough, when Gentle Giant released their massive 24 inch Kenner tribute figures, which are basically oversized repressings of the original 1979 Kenner figure, they were also age recommended. On their figure's box, however, you will see 'AGES 14 AND UP' badged in exactly in the same location.
That was in 2015.
-Windebieste.
I am definitely the pot calling the kettle black. lol. As a toy designer, I have loads of toys that I designed or for reference. But I am a toy industry professional. I don't know if its a good or bad thing on a society level that so many adults are into toys these days. I don't even know if the idea of good or bad really applies here. To each his own. But I can say without much doubt that it is a serious change from previous generations, and what it means for society, time will tell. Can you imagine a guy from the 18th century playing with toys? (I know collecting is a different matter, but still)
Regarding the 1979 and 2015 alien "dolls", it seems to me that they used a pantograph to literally scale up the original alien (or a digital scan). If I remember correctly, even some of the etching errors of the original mold came through in the new version.
Damn that hissing kid is the most freaky part of that commercial... :laugh:
Wonder if anyone will turned out redrawn into a crude context version of the coloring book
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=corrupted+coloring+books&client=firefox-b&biw=1280&bih=652&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvm6bqs7rOAhXiCcAKHRxeBz4QsAQIGw#imgdii=yeb5OBELQupiPM%3A%3Byeb5OBELQupiPM%3A%3BwyQTjvZvB74geM%3A&imgrc=yeb5OBELQupiPM%3A
It just occurred to me, the first Aliens comics were basically coloring books. ;)
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 11, 2016, 10:32:54 PM
I am definitely the pot calling the kettle black. lol. As a toy designer, I have loads of toys that I designed or for reference.
So that's how you spend your time. Nice.
The 2015 Gentle Giant figure is a digital scan to the best of my knowledge. It has a weird 'glassy' finish to it. Some of the super fine surface detailing observable on the Kenner item is missing. You'd expect it to be amplified by 25% to match the upscaling but instead it feels like it's been 'smoothed out'. I'm thinking it's a limitation of the technology, either at the scanning or 3D model rendering stage prior to preparing the molds for its production run.
Here's the torso of each compared side by side.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ComparisonTorso.jpg)
As you can see, the 25% larger Gentle Giant item on the right looks like it's actually from a
25% smaller figure. I attribute the loss in fidelity and sharpness in detail to the scanning process or later in development.
Anyway, it really shouldn't have been released as a kid's toy way back in '79. That in itself is a remarkable story worth telling! Would have loved to have seen a colouring book back then. At the very least 'The Illustrated ALIEN' has been declared to be one of the greatest movie based comics ever made. That wasn't kid's stuff, either.
-Windebieste.
You're gonna need a lot of brown for the Resurrection pages.
Quote from: KiramidHead on Aug 13, 2016, 02:43:21 PM
You're gonna need a lot of brown for the Resurrection pages.
Wonder if there's a set of James Cameron patented blue crayons...
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 13, 2016, 03:25:24 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Aug 13, 2016, 02:43:21 PM
You're gonna need a lot of brown for the Resurrection pages.
Wonder if there's a set of James Cameron patented blue crayons...
They're presumably saving those for a T2 coloring book.
I'm pretty excited about this! Been sort of wanting one of those adult coloring books, this sounds like the right one.
Quote from: Perfect-Organism on Aug 13, 2016, 03:25:24 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Aug 13, 2016, 02:43:21 PM
You're gonna need a lot of brown for the Resurrection pages.
Wonder if there's a set of James Cameron patented blue crayons...
The brown could be quite useful for the Aliens page too. Preference and all.
This is so cool I'm gonna pick it up ;D :o :)
I'm gonna give it a go. We can do a colouring contest :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 19, 2016, 07:39:47 AM
I'm gonna give it a go. We can do a colouring contest :laugh:
You know, we could do a coloring contest of the Verheiden / Nelson series as well. A few pages wouldn't hurt anyone's rights. I'd love to see a better colorist take a shot at that.
Well I was thinking more for silly fun. :laugh:
I think this is all silly fun. The moment it stops being that, unless I'm in the industry, I'll go have my head examined..
I'll be posting the ones I color for sure ;D
(https://i2.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Alien-ColoringBook.jpg?w=1024)
Titan Books have shared some high-res pages from their upcoming Alien: The Coloring Book, which you can download exclusively from Bloody Disgusting!
The graphic, adult coloring book, featuring 80 pages of hardcore Alien awesomeness, streets this week in the UK (March 30) and then in the US on May 9.
Quote Forget relaxing mandalas and sharpen your red pencils for the official Alien Coloring Book! From facehuggers to xenomorphs and from Ripley to Jonesy, all your favorite creatures and characters and their most memorable scenes can be found inside. As for the color scheme? Well, that's in your hands now...
Head on over to download yours now!!
http://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3429799/download-four-exclusive-alien-coloring-book-pages/ (http://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3429799/download-four-exclusive-alien-coloring-book-pages/)
Too much lol. Too much fun! Too much awesome.
Now, where's those glow in the dark marker pens I bought last year?
-Windebieste.
I cant wait for this, ive been excited for it since last october!
http://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3429799/download-four-exclusive-alien-coloring-book-pages/
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 28, 2017, 07:58:20 PM
http://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3429799/download-four-exclusive-alien-coloring-book-pages/
Already posted the link!!
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=56750.0 (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=56750.0)
Nice to see the ancient dark art of coloring is still alive and well.
IO9 has four different full-resolutions pages to download.
Gotta buy some colored pencils!
kewl
Quote from: Christophe on Mar 28, 2017, 10:39:42 PM
IO9 has four different full-resolutions pages to download.
I haven't seen that, can you post a link?
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Mar 28, 2017, 10:09:35 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 28, 2017, 07:58:20 PM
http://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3429799/download-four-exclusive-alien-coloring-book-pages/
Already posted the link!!
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=56750.0 (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=56750.0)
Please use the existing threads so we don't have multiples floating around and in different areas. I've merged the threads now.
Quote from: RidgeTop on Mar 29, 2017, 01:38:59 AM
Quote from: Christophe on Mar 28, 2017, 10:39:42 PM
IO9 has four different full-resolutions pages to download.
I haven't seen that, can you post a link?
I've had a look and I can't see any on i09?
Sorry IGN, not IO9
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/03/24/alien-the-coloring-book-color-in-your-own-xenomorph
Thanks for the link, krikke. :)
I preordered the hard copy back in August 2016... and it's almost here :D It looks amazing! I can't wait to receive it!
Love this one. :laugh:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fassets1.ignimgs.com%2F2017%2F03%2F21%2Fjonesy-escapes-from-chestburster-page-64-1490100597837.jpg&hash=dc99e67dbc6cfc2a6137d34128fdcdd1c6414f81)
ROUND 1 - FIGHT! ;D
AMAZON has a few pics of it up now. Looks pretty rad! Lots of detail!
Spoiler
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1JCSzzJpUL.jpg)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1fGlAEyI0L.jpg)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1PJEF6SZUL.jpg)
Also looks like the it covers all 4 films.
I picked up a copy at the weekend. Lots of pages in there and some cool line work.
Huh... Should be fun. I haven't had a coloring book in YEARS.
I saw mention of a Predator one on one of the Facebook groups. Will try to find it.
Just ordered. I'll post some pics of my finished pages.
Nice too see Resurrection getting some love!
Quote from: Xenomania on Apr 03, 2017, 03:08:32 PM
Love this one. :laugh:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fassets1.ignimgs.com%2F2017%2F03%2F21%2Fjonesy-escapes-from-chestburster-page-64-1490100597837.jpg&hash=dc99e67dbc6cfc2a6137d34128fdcdd1c6414f81)
ROUND 1 - FIGHT! ;D
Go chestburster! F*ck that p*ssy up! :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 12, 2017, 05:30:22 PM
I saw mention of a Predator one on one of the Facebook groups. Will try to find it.
https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Adults-coloring-sami-zaairat/dp/152086955X
Doesn't look legit to me. :P
I also saw that. It look shoddy
Picked mine up today. Started a little bit, I'm not very good but it is fun ;D
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frs345.pbsrc.com%2Falbums%2Fp362%2Fpaintballplayers2011%2F20170513_164923_zps5mzomw5w.jpg%3Fw%3D480%26amp%3Bh%3D480%26amp%3Bfit%3Dclip&hash=b1e366900d23767feada358ba262e4073d88d57a)
(https://i.imgur.com/br5oaLn.jpg)
Still enjoying this.
Nice! I still need to buy this. Looks fun