The Hollywood Reporter says:

“Paramount has picked up rights to “Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel,” a graphic novel-picture book hybrid by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, the creators of comic book series “Heartbreakers,” for an adaptation to be produced by Abrams and his banner.

“Boilerplate” purports to tell the story of the world’s first robot, who, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fought alongside Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia, journeyed to the South Pole and was involved in the silent movie business before disappearing on the battlefields of World War I.”

More at the link.

Everyone at Periscope is tremendously excited about the wild enthusiasm with which fans everywhere have greeted Boilerplate, and we can’t wait to see how things develop!

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Boilerplate Trailer at YouTube

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Another First Thursday, another gallery opening that features work from our studio members. And this month there’s two shows!

Erika Moen, Terri Nelson, Cat Farris, and a string of other artists contribute their modified My Little Ponies to the OMG PWN!ES group exhibition at The Sequential Art Gallery. There will be tentacles until January. The opening reception begins at 6pm.

Paul Guinan moved his 25 piece Boilerplate robot art show from the ArtBar over to the Pearl Room at Powell’s Books on Burnside. A second, and last chance, to catch this show, it runs until the first weekend of January. The Thursday reception begins at 6:30pm. Paul will sketch in copies of the robot’s book.

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Portland’s KBOO radio broadcasted an interview and reading from Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel the other day. Missed it? That’s OK, you can listen to the half-hour program at the station’s archives.

The authors and interviewer presented the program as if the Victorian robot were real, and got a couple of angry calls…

Orson's broadcast ironically caps Campion's story in the Boilerplate book.

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A review in the Smithsonian’s AIR & SPACE magazine leads this week’s BP press clippings.

“An amazing visual odyssey”
- The Denver Times
“A delightful and entertaining tale”
– The Baryon Review
“Totally unique and totally fascinating”
- Collector’s Corner

Plus peers’ praise:
“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 The Anubis Gates

Plus, plus a new CBR Robot6 review, in addition to the CBR interview with Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett.

Boilerplate helps taxi a Jenny for takeoff, 1916.

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Paul Guinan is Guest of Honor at STEAMCON this weekend.

The folks at Seattle Geekly interviewed Paul and Anina about the Victorian robot Boilerplate, and steampunk in general, for their October 15 episode.
LISTEN TO IT HERE. Paul & Anina start babbling about 45 minutes into the program.

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Paul Guinan’s Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel is in stores now, and here’s this week’s reaction:

“Visually and thematically stunning”
Baltimore Sun
“A masterpiece of fictional reality”
The Telegraph UK

An interview with Paul about the victorian robot is at NEWSARAMA.

A Robot Cop

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This weeks roundup of Boilerplate sightings include an appearance on a German blog, and a review from the international bookseller Barnes & Noble.

German version of Boilerplate called PANZERMANN

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Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett will be performing excerpts from the book Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel at Powell’s Books.
You do not want to miss Anina’s impression of Mark Twain!
Here’s the skinny:
BOILERPLATE BOOK READING & SIGNING
Friday, October 2nd @ 7:30pm
Powell’s City of Books on Burnside
1005 W Burnside (800) 878-7323

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CBR has posted an interview with Paul and Boilerplate co-author/wife Anina Bennett. They talk about the creation of the Victorian robot, their intent with the book, and provide hitherto unknown tidbits about the coffee-table tome.

Paul, Boilerplate, and Anina

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Colleen Coover browses through an advance copy of Paul Guinan’s BOILERPLATE hardcover.

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