Thanks to Blueberry and 'Dan' for these images of their dedication to the HiiRagi cause.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Lazzzzer Wielding Minion!
Yep, HiiRagi minions are cool. Just look at this one, who for the sake of protecting his identity we shall call 'Dan'. 'Dan' is wearing one of HiiRagi's more popular hoodies whilst harnessing the power of lazer fingers. If only all minions were able to do this, the world would be our oyster. Learn from this diabolical example, that's all I can say....
Thanks to Blueberry and 'Dan' for these images of their dedication to the HiiRagi cause.
Thanks to Blueberry and 'Dan' for these images of their dedication to the HiiRagi cause.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Terrain Training Tuesday:Evil Eyepatches
I know I'm looking at outfits but as usual I have been distracted by accessorising. I am only human. Now the appeal of the eye patch, other than the ones worn by the HiiRagi Army, is that they convey a silent threat that the person wearing the eyepatch is 1) an experienced combatant; or 2) a badass; or BOTH. How awesome is that? You don't even need to say anything, in fact, I suspect it is better to play the silent type and just fix them with a one eyed steely glare ala John Wayne.
He may look friendly but you know he could turn at any moment....
Yep, Kurt Russell knows how to rock an eye patch, again and again and again...
This one just looks hot...go on admit it....nothing beats an eyepatch and a military uniform.
Even David Hasselhoff knows to rock an eyepatch. I have no idea what this image is from and quite frankly I don't want to...nor do I want to know why he is standing so close to that woman...
One thing to note is that characters who have an eyepatch in the parallel universe of comic, TV and movie land rarely seem to experience any problems with depth perception or suffer from the resulting reduced field of vision. In fact, sometimes the Eyepatch covers a perfectly functional - or specially functional - eye instead of the empty hole one might suspect. This is truly diabolical and much admired by me.
Yep, there's a couple of special eye patch wearers, just out for a stroll, taking in a bit of fresh air...
And finally as my fact of the day, the Norse god Odin actually traded an eye for a drink from Mimir's well of knowledge. That's what we need, a Well of Knowledge, I'm sure I have one laying around here somewhere....
One thing to note is that characters who have an eyepatch in the parallel universe of comic, TV and movie land rarely seem to experience any problems with depth perception or suffer from the resulting reduced field of vision. In fact, sometimes the Eyepatch covers a perfectly functional - or specially functional - eye instead of the empty hole one might suspect. This is truly diabolical and much admired by me.
And finally as my fact of the day, the Norse god Odin actually traded an eye for a drink from Mimir's well of knowledge. That's what we need, a Well of Knowledge, I'm sure I have one laying around here somewhere....
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Terrain Training Tuesday: Spandex, its a privilege, not a right
It’s a prevalent look in the purveyors of World Domination, and it has the power to make you wince in pain (that may be part of the appeal actually), yep, it’s the tight all-in-one spandex suit.
Classic. Now, this is a good one as you can play with colours and symbols around any theme you wish to be associated with, the obvious example of this is The Riddler, who began life in a classy suit, was morphed with Jim Carrey and came out like this:
It’s a bit obvious for my taste but people are pretty stupid so maybe you need to be obvious. From here, you can get a bit more detailed or fancy by throwing on some pouches and gun holsters…maybe a cape? Probably a bit too Superhero though…. And no shoulder pads. N-O. The neck thing in this one is nice though. Personally I'm not a spandex wearer but I'm sure that they are quite comfortable. I also think that they would get a bit cold and this is one look where I don't think you would want to be left cold and exposed...
Another side effect of it all is that there can be consequences to the spandex suit. Poor old Baron Zero (above) is permanently imbued to his suit due to a consequence in a battle with Super-Soldier. I'm afraid that's the risk you take wearing it in public. I like his pants on the outside though and his big boots. It's a bit Sci-Fi really. The steam coming out of his neck is cool too. Once again, it appears the look works best if you can incorporate a gimmick.
And this ONLY works if you are David Bowie.
And if you physique is less that amazing, have a good long think about this look…or get some padding. But preferably not like this:
Do I need to explain what is wrong with this? If I do, you should not be reading this blog. I mean it. All I have left to say is 'Run little piggy! Run!'
Classic. Now, this is a good one as you can play with colours and symbols around any theme you wish to be associated with, the obvious example of this is The Riddler, who began life in a classy suit, was morphed with Jim Carrey and came out like this:
It’s a bit obvious for my taste but people are pretty stupid so maybe you need to be obvious. From here, you can get a bit more detailed or fancy by throwing on some pouches and gun holsters…maybe a cape? Probably a bit too Superhero though…. And no shoulder pads. N-O. The neck thing in this one is nice though. Personally I'm not a spandex wearer but I'm sure that they are quite comfortable. I also think that they would get a bit cold and this is one look where I don't think you would want to be left cold and exposed...
Another side effect of it all is that there can be consequences to the spandex suit. Poor old Baron Zero (above) is permanently imbued to his suit due to a consequence in a battle with Super-Soldier. I'm afraid that's the risk you take wearing it in public. I like his pants on the outside though and his big boots. It's a bit Sci-Fi really. The steam coming out of his neck is cool too. Once again, it appears the look works best if you can incorporate a gimmick.
And this ONLY works if you are David Bowie.
And if you physique is less that amazing, have a good long think about this look…or get some padding. But preferably not like this:
Do I need to explain what is wrong with this? If I do, you should not be reading this blog. I mean it. All I have left to say is 'Run little piggy! Run!'
Banksy on Advertising...I love it!!
Ah Bansky... you can always count on him.
For those who can't make it out in the image, it reads:
"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs."
Amen.
For those who can't make it out in the image, it reads:
"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs."
Amen.
Friday, March 9, 2012
New tees now online
These tees have been on the Salamanca market stall for a while now and finally they are on line in the HiiRagi shop! Hurrah!
The designs are:
Recon Unit Bunker
Kolibri Helicopter
You know you want them....
The designs are:
You know you want them....
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Terrain Training Tuesday: The Business Suit that means Business
The Business Suit. This is an interesting one, as it doesn’t really define you as an out and out World Domination specialist. You kind of blend in with the crowd, which can be worked to your advantage. There’s no doubting that it looks slick, I mean just look at Gene Hackman here, rocking the tuxedo as Lex Luthor in Superman.
Luthor is described as "a power-mad, evil scientist" of high intelligence and incredible technological prowess. His long term goals typically centre on killing Superman, usually as a stepping stone to world domination. Disappointingly, Luthor lacks superpowers or a dual identity, that sit so well with the more avant garde costumes. A useless fact about Luther is that he used to have red hair until an artists mistake made him bald, happens to the best of us....Hmm... I'm actually not sure what the deal is with Gene Hackmans hair in this to be perfectly honest....
Another suit wearing, no super talents, villainous specialist is Kingpin. It’s the usual stuff, he was bullied, got real tough, joined the Mafia, took it all over and became the big ‘King Pin’.
He typically wears Kevlar armour under his clothing (I'm guessing from the size of him it is unusually thick armour). He also accessorises with a walking stick that conceals a laser beam weapon capable of firing a blast of concussive force sufficient for vaporizing a handgun (or a person's head) at close range; known as his "obliterator cane" (yep, sounds cool). He also wears an ornamental diamond stick-pin that conceals a highly compressed chamber of sleeping gas that is effective if sprayed at close range directly into his victim's face. This is most diabolical and for those who choose the Business Suit, this is a MUST.
And sometimes the Business Suit is just the more stylish option. We can see from the example of Dr Octopus who has the added bonus of four massive mechanical arms shooting from his back.
Poor old Dr Octopus started out in a green jumpsuit that did nothing for his figure (talk about thick set), his self-confidence or his public image (the pot gut didn’t help either) but pop him into a nice suit and hey Presto! He starts to mean business. Look at this! Change the suit, get the annoying do gooder! Hurrah!
So maybe the key to the Business Suit look is to have a gimmick, for while you look like an ordinary person you team it with maybe a weird coloured face, some gross deformity or just a weird growth. Got any of those and this may be the look for you.
Luthor is described as "a power-mad, evil scientist" of high intelligence and incredible technological prowess. His long term goals typically centre on killing Superman, usually as a stepping stone to world domination. Disappointingly, Luthor lacks superpowers or a dual identity, that sit so well with the more avant garde costumes. A useless fact about Luther is that he used to have red hair until an artists mistake made him bald, happens to the best of us....Hmm... I'm actually not sure what the deal is with Gene Hackmans hair in this to be perfectly honest....
Another suit wearing, no super talents, villainous specialist is Kingpin. It’s the usual stuff, he was bullied, got real tough, joined the Mafia, took it all over and became the big ‘King Pin’.
He typically wears Kevlar armour under his clothing (I'm guessing from the size of him it is unusually thick armour). He also accessorises with a walking stick that conceals a laser beam weapon capable of firing a blast of concussive force sufficient for vaporizing a handgun (or a person's head) at close range; known as his "obliterator cane" (yep, sounds cool). He also wears an ornamental diamond stick-pin that conceals a highly compressed chamber of sleeping gas that is effective if sprayed at close range directly into his victim's face. This is most diabolical and for those who choose the Business Suit, this is a MUST.
And sometimes the Business Suit is just the more stylish option. We can see from the example of Dr Octopus who has the added bonus of four massive mechanical arms shooting from his back.
Poor old Dr Octopus started out in a green jumpsuit that did nothing for his figure (talk about thick set), his self-confidence or his public image (the pot gut didn’t help either) but pop him into a nice suit and hey Presto! He starts to mean business. Look at this! Change the suit, get the annoying do gooder! Hurrah!
So maybe the key to the Business Suit look is to have a gimmick, for while you look like an ordinary person you team it with maybe a weird coloured face, some gross deformity or just a weird growth. Got any of those and this may be the look for you.
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