Giant Robot 50

The Gold Timer Issue. Cover by David Choe. This is the big one – commemorating 50 issues of GR!

FILM
Blood Brother

MUSIC
Taiwan’s kings of symphonic death metal, Chthonic Youth

INTERVIEW
Dan Wu interviewing Chang Chen
Shredder-hesher Don Nguyen
Jason Shigacorn

ART
A highly quotable 7-page David Choe article
Art by half-Japanese half-loca Shizu Saldamando
Robocon’s Dr. Phil pics in 4-color glory
Super Future GEISAI art

ENTERTAINMENT
Kamikaze Girl Anna Tsuchiya

PHOTOGRAPHY
Loca Motion

FEATURES
A definitive history of Asian Popular Culture
Kiyoshi cutting Martin in the face with a credit-card shank

POP CULTURE
GEISAI stars come to L.A.