#mospeada

A week ago yesterday, Bruce Lewis, creator and original writer/artist of Robotech: Invid War Aftermath (published by Eternity and later Academy Comics, 1993-1995), lost his battle with brain cancer and passed away. In memory of him, I posted my interview with Mr. Lewis from 2007 to the ol’ YouTube channel with a newly recorded intro and outro – the latter featuring an email I received from him just a year ago.

The GoFundMe set up for his family during his fight with cancer is still accepting donations as of this writing and can be found here.

Greg Sewart of the Player One Podcast and the Generation 16 video series (which chronicles the games of Sega’s Genesis/Mega Drive) plays through 2004′s Robotech Invasion for the Microsoft Xbox. Sewart was actually one of the developers of the game, so he’s able to provide insight into some of the game’s more curious design decisions and, most tantalizingly, point out sequences that were cut, including a bike race inspired by “Hard Times” and a battle in an Invid Genesis Pit. As of this writing I’ve watched a little more than an hour of it, and it’s definitely worth a look if you remember the game at all – or if you remember the era when it was released.

Animedia’s Genesis Climber Mospeada Color Graffiti, 1985. via Ken Olson

ProtoMOSPEADA. Yoshitaka Amano.

See also: This Robotech Thing ‘The Gerry Anderson Connection’

Sci-fi kitsch.

Scans by Robotech Union @ China:

Shanghai Television Magazine (a sister company of Shanghai TV Station) issued the comic adaptation of [Robotech] in 1991. The brief storyline is faithful to the TV series… 5 volumes, printed in full color.

evancass:

Southpaw Rook et Rose. Robotech/Morrissey “Southpaw Grammar” AMV.

My first anime music video, because “Southpaw” needed a video & Rook’s (Houquet et Rose’s) story is perfect for the card. Not short; still two minutes shorter than the actual song though.

Morrissey:

‘Southpaw Grammar’ is the school of hard knocks. It’s coming up the hard way and taking your bruises with you.

Rook might just be my second favorite Robotech character. I’m generally quite proud of this; a great learning experience. Another already beckons…?

80sanime:

Yoshitaka Amano Illustrations of Yellow Belmont from Genesis Climber Mospeada

Robotech – the Shapings… er, Stitchings.

Nifty needlework from Dork Stitch.

“Call of Duty” by Roberto(dagova)Garcia.

Yellow Lancer X Lynn Minmay. Image done for Protocultura book by @dogitiaed. More info for the release on their website and @ChileComics

Excerpt from the Newtype Express portion in the 11/1985 issue of Newtype. Japanese perspective of Robotech Comics.

Loosley translated by Google.

I’m surprised / amazed that this is Macross, Southern Cross, Mospeada!

If you think it’s an American comic that you saw somewhere, I think it’s “Genesis Climber Mospeada” “Super Dimension Southern Cross” and “Super Dimension Fortress Macross”.  However, it is unthinkable in Japan but it is common in the United States that these three books are the same as “Robotech” series “Macross Saga edition” “Masters edition” “New Generation edition”. That’s right (by the way, the US title “Space Wars”(Star Wars?), also known as “Gatchaman”). Inquiries from adult Japanese anime fans in the United States do not understand the story well. $1.50 each.