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BOILERPLATE NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2010
 BOILERPLATE PRESS CLIPPINGS BOILERPLATE SIGHTINGS
The Hollywood Reporter broke a story about Boilerplate and J.J. Abrams.
The rest of the world wide web went nuts. Just Google it!
UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

Steamcon
November 19-21

REVIEWS OF THE BOOK:

"A masterpiece of fictional reality"
The Telegraph UK

"An amazing visual odyssey"
The Denver Times

"Visually and thematically stunning"
The Baltimore Sun

"Wildly imaginative"
The New York Observer

"Tremendous fun"
The New York Post

"Great fun"
Honolulu Star Bulletin

"A delight, a perfect ramble of a read"
Los Angeles Times

"A tour de force"
Publishers Weekly

"Utterly enchanting"
Fantasy & Science Fiction

“Truly brilliant.
I can’t stop looking at it.”
Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy

“Boilerplate is the most fascinating history book I've ever read.”
Tim Powers, author of On Stranger Tides

“Boilerplate is a conceptual
and artistic marvel.”
Greg Bear, author of Darwin's Radio

“It's a masterpiece. No, really, it is.”
Mike Allred, creator of Madman

“Impeccably done"
Salon.com

“A masterpiece of steampunk fiction"
Pop Journalism

“A masterwork, inventive and engaging"
The Gatehouse Gazette

“Delightful and entertaining”
The Baryon Review

“Highly creative"
Shutterbug Magazine

“A priceless piece of originality”
Powell’s Books

"Wonderful" - Barnes & Noble
"Spectacular" - Amazon
"Brilliant" - Borders
Ranked #3 on an Amazon list of best books!
See what Boilerplate bested HERE!

A lively review of the BP book begins about halfway into this podcast:
11 O'Clock Comics Episode 108
REVIEWS OF THE WEBSITE:

"Deliciously detailed"
The New York Times

"Charming"
U.S. News & World Report

"Awesome"
Robotics Society of America

"Amazing"
The Christian Science Monitor

"Impressive"
Tim Gaskill, Editor StarTrek.com

"Cool"
NASA Space Telerobotics Program

"VERY cool"
Mike Carlin, VP of DC Comics
Boilerplate was a cover feature in issue #54 of Real Robots magazine. This is the United Kingdom's leading robotics publication.Click on cover at left for larger image.
Boilerplate was featured in Paradox.
This is Russia's top robotics publication!
Can anyone translate the article for me?

THE PORTLAND TRIBUNE
Randall Barton wrote about Boilerplate
in the Jan. 22, 2009 issue.

THE PORTLAND MERCURY
John Dooley wrote about Boilerplate
in the Nov. 7, 2002 issue.

THE OREGONIAN
Inara Verzemnieks wrote about Boilerplate
in the Nov. 8, 2005 issue.

DER SPIEGEL
The German magazine wrote about Boilerplate
in the Nov. 1, 2005 issue.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Heidi MacDonald wrote about Boilerplate
in the Nov. 1, 2005 issue.

WILLAMETTE WEEK
Nick Obourne wrote about Boilerplate
in the Oct. 25, 2002 issue.
It would be the first in what would become a series of articles relating to Boilerplate.



Paul was a guest on Clyde Lewis' nationaly known talk radio program GROUND ZERO (11/24/02). For three hours they discused Boilerplate and 19th century robots.
The KBOO radio book reading and interview with Paul & Anina (10/29/09)

BOILERPLATE RETURNS TO COMICS!
A two-page story appears in the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's 3rd free speech anthology Liberty Annual.


Boilerplate is an indie music mascot!
The robot is on the cover of STARS album Sad Robot.
Paul attended a STARS concert and came home with a Boilerplate bag of swag!

Boilerplate is the subject of a factoid in the center of a kids menu for the Italian restaurant chain Fazoli's.

Boilerplate was snuck into the background of a painting Paul did for a local brew pub.

Boilerplate was honored by the NASA Space Telerobotics Program as being a "Cool Robot of the Week!"


The rare Jetta #8 cover featuring Boilerplate appears in Craig Yoe's book,
The NEWSARAMA
interview with Paul

The CBR interview
with Paul & Anina



The Boilerplate Historical Society
Boilerplate seen during WWII?!
Check out this actual BP fan submission.

BP BOOK FAN MAIL
THE BOILERPLATE TEACHER'S GUIDE
by Professor Mike Perschon

BOILERPLATE BOOK RELEASE EVENTS

Release Party - Author Reading - Art Exhibit
-
From MARCH 22 to APRIL 19, 2001,
assorted Boilerplate items and ephemera were in a
GALLERY EXHIBITION!
Displayed were posters, pictures, the articulated maquette,
and original pages from the graphic novel.
Below are photos of the exhibition, which took place at the
Northview Gallery, 12000 SW 49th Ave., Portland, OR 97280

THE BOILERPLATE JUMPSTATION
BOILERPLATE INTRODUCTION BOILERPLATE'S INVENTOR BOILERPLATE UNVEILED
BOILERPLATE & THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR BOILERPLATE & PANCHO VILLA BOILERPLATE & THE JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR BOILERPLATE & WORLD WAR ONE
BP LEGACY BP LAB ANTARCTIC BP
BIBLIO & TIMELINE
BP COMICS
BP POP STAR
MAKING BP BP REPRO BOOK PREVIEWS
BP MAIL
MOVIE TRAILER
BP STORE



The Boilerplate web project began in July 2000 with three pages and nine images--
it now contains sixty pages and hundreds of images!
See the site map for a complete list of pages and links

Fun Fact: This site is the #1 Google search result for "Victorian robot"

Questions and comments: guinan@bigredhair.com

All contents copyright 2000, 2010 Paul Guinan.
Boilerplate, Archibald Campion, Lily Campion, and all related marks and indicia are trademarks of Paul Guinan.
A new Boilerplate figurine was constructed in the fall of 2007.
View the build!

Boilerplate is the mascot for Lincoln High School's robotics team!
Check out a recent match.

Boilerplate atttended
Wondercon 2010

Boilerplate atttended the 2010
Emerald City Comic Con

BOILERPLATE RETURNS!
Boilerplate guest stars in the latest HEARTBREAKERS graphic novel.

Missing since WWI and found in pieces by the Heartbreakers, Boilerplate is reassembled and helps our heroes thwart their enemies.

This graphic novel was nominated for an EISNER AWARD (the comic book industry's OSCARS) in the Best Painter category.
This news was reported in our hometown paper (4/19/2006 ).

This site has been used in lesson plans, to teach critical thinking, by the famous
Hong Kong Academy.

RELATED SITES:

Robot Cafe - Robotics news, forums, links. They rate BP a 10 out of 10--thanks!
MachineBrain - Robotics and "smart machines". Boilerplate's listed in the fighting robots section.
Jeff's Robots - Pictures (Boilerplate among them) and links ranging from silver-screen, to real robots.
William Herod - He chronicles the history of a little know robot known as the Buffalo Iron Man.
Dead Bodies Inc. - America's token robot journal written by robots, for robots.
Robot World - An online dictonary of robots (Boilerplate's included).
Mars - a consise yet comprehensive ('cause BP's listed) robot link list.
Dug North - robotic art, automata, and links (w/Boilerplate, natch!).
Robots will rule the world - 'nuff said!