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Eugene Randolph Young

Eugene Randolph Young is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer, vis dev artist, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He creates independent science fiction and fantasy illustration and comics inspired by indigenous lore, 80s cyberpunk, Japanese mechs, 50s pin-up art, and afro hair culture. Eugene completed his MFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University, BFA in Graphic Design Graphic Design with distinction at the California College of arts and Crafts, AA in Graphic Design at City College of San Francisco, and graduated from Berkeley High School. He has taught at Dominican University of California, the California College of the Arts, City College of San Francisco, and is currently Assistant Professor of Design Visualization in the School of Design at San Francisco State University.

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Hecka Mecha: Mapping the East Bay’s Japanese Sci-Fi Robot and Vehicle Craze (1980 — Present)

Room B | Eugene Randolph Young

Join Prof. Eugene Randolph Young for a deep dive into the history of the East Bay’s many unique access channels to Japanese robot-themed toys, model kits, TV shows, and movies throughout the 1980s. This presentation explores the synergy between past retailers, transportation routes, and broadcast media that was instrumental in making the East Bay such an important hub for fans of the genre.

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