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Maurice In Love

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000

You can see several pages from Patrico Oliver's new book Maurice In Love here. And speaking of Patricio, I highly recommend his Cucos figures, one of which star in the Tenacious Toys ad in my sidebar.

*Previously: I Love It When You Talk Retro.

*Buy romance comic books at Amazon.

Castle Crashers cosplay gallery (link roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Castle Crashers Beatles homage found in this cosplay gallery.

And a few more links:

1. Follow up to that video of Ginobli smacking a bat: He got rabies shots, and the bat was fine.

2. The Bird's Nest arena created for China's Olympics is a financial albatross. ("Financial albatross" would be a good phrase for a Googlebomb.)

3. Mongolian hip hop video.

*Previously: Remember how ugly the London 2012 logo is?

*Buy Castle Crashers toys at eBay.

Fashion by Gareth Pugh

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Alice in Geometryland, perhaps. See more circa 2008 fashion by Gareth Pugh here.

*Previously: Pulp-style fashion shoot featuring Claudia Schiffer.

*Buy Alice in Quantumland at Amazon.

Thrawn Lego CubeDude

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Grand Admiral Thrawn Lego CubeDude by Ryan Wood.

*Previously: 2-1B Medical Droid Lego CubeDude.

*Buy Thrawn toys at eBay.

H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival poster (and more)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:00 +0000

Tori Amos mermaid concert poster, Santa on a Segway, and H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival poster - - all by Lee Moyer.

*Previously: Dave McKean's poster for the Napoli Film Festival.

*Buy Segways at Amazon.

Props from "Moon" on sale

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:31:00 +0000

Over a dozen props from the movie Moon are on sale at eBay. Via.

*Previously: Homemade props from Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis.

*Buy patches at eBay.

Found item sheep (link roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:16:00 +0000

(New to me, but not to the web) Sheep made out of telephones by Jean-Luc Cornec at the Museum of Telecommunication in Frankfurt. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. The Gorilla Tough Cuff is the first blood pressure cuff tough enough for a 300-pound gorilla.

2. Todd McFarlane received over 350 rejection letters before his first professional job.

3. Clearly I've made it as a blogger - - just got offered a media pass to Trump's Miss California pageant. I'm assured that "anything can happen" at the event.

*Previously: Found item robots.

*Buy McFarlane toys at eBay.

Teaser trailers for Clash of the Titans and Kick-Ass

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:47:00 +0000

Two great teaser trailers. First, stills and the teaser for Clash of the Titans:

No content at the official site yet. You can watch the trailer in high-res here.

Second, the teaser for Kick-Ass:

Again, no content at the official site. Via.

*Previously: Clash of the Titans posters.

*Buy Clash of the Titans posters at eBay.

Nabakov specimen boxes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:39:00 +0000

The Nabokov Collection features new book covers for Vladimir Nabokov's 18 books. Since he collected butterflies, the designers created specimen boxes for the covers. Via.

*Previously: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea specimen box.

*Buy cigar boxes at eBay.

Zero Suit Samus and Snow White cosplay

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:30:00 +0000

Zero Suit Samus and Snow White cosplay photographed by Chris Hutchinson of Dark Stars Photography. See also: Morrigan, A Clockwork Orange, and many more sci-fi cheescake pin-ups. Via.

*Previously: More Samus cosplay.

*Buy Metroid toys at eBay.

Chibi David Hasselhoff figurine (and more)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:43:00 +0000

Baywatch and Pulp Fiction "Weenies" on sale here.

*Previously: Baywatch Lego CubeDudes.

*Buy Pulp Fiction posters at eBay.

Happy Meal Toys in Japan

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +0000

Ironically, while McDonald's in America is selling Astro Boy toys, McDonald's in Japan is selling kawaii creatures. (McDonald's India is selling cars.) Via.

*Previously: Kawaii matchbooks from Japan.

*Buy Fast Food toys at eBay.

Miskatonic Valley Fine Art

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:00 +0000

Lovecraftian sculptures by Joe Broers on sale here. See also: Eldritch Coffee.

*Previously: Pikachu as Cthulhu.

*Buy Cthulhu toys at eBay.

Spider-Woman design (link roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:50:00 +0000

Konrad Kielczykowski's "Sting Lady" is a fresh take on the Spider-Woman concept.

And a few more links:

1. Seems like it was just a few weeks ago that I was mocking Bon Jovi's tireless efforts to sellout. Now he's going to perform at Best Buy. Via.

2. Amazon's list of best graphic novels of 2009.

3. Cardboard box mask.

*Previously: Spider-Man redesigned.

*Buy Spider-Woman toys at eBay.

Create pixel art with toilet paper rolls.

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Go here to see how to create pixel wall art out of toilet paper rolls.

*Previously: Eric Poulton's huge pixel image reveals what lies at the center of the Earth.

*Buy eBoy books at Amazon.

If Cheers had been on Tattooine

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:18:00 +0000

"Cantina" Star Wars/Cheers mashup t-shirt by Tom Spina is on sale at Tee Fury today for $9 plus shipping.

*Previously: Gallery of Star Wars-themed nose art.

*Buy Star Wars wind-up toys at eBay.

Plush Xenu

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:07:00 +0000

Plush Xenu by Cupco on sale for $65 each.

*Previously: Newspaperman reminisces about the Scientology spy.

*Buy Battlefield Earth toys at eBay.

Crown of many sails

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:27:00 +0000

Photograph by Kate O'Brien, who has various prints on sale here.

*Previously: Tiara in a jar.

*Buy tiaras at Amazon.

Colgate Candy (link roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:06:00 +0000

To promote Colgate, Y&R gave away lollipops, ice cream and cotton candy with toothbrush shaped sticks embedded inside.

And a few more links:

1. Interesting diet idea - - photograph your food. Via.

2. Preorder the new Monster Commute book and depending on the amount you want to contribute, you can get anything from a sketch, to limited editions prints, to a day with the artist.

3. Lost Persian army, possibly as large as 50,000 soldiers, found in the desert. Via.

4. This week's MojiZu finalists are both good.

*Previously: Map of the Persian Gulf as a Crocodile.

*Buy vintage cameras at eBay.

2-1B Medical Droid Lego CubeDude (Star Wars)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:43:00 +0000

2-1B Medical Droid Lego CubeDude by Larry Lars.

*Previously: Ri-Man the Adorable Medical Robot.

*Buy Medical Droids at eBay.

New Alice in Wonderland art

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:23:00 +0000

Apparently more Alice in Wondelrand art will be revealed as soon as this image gets enough likes at Facebook.

*At Toycutter: Alice in Wonderland doll, Queen of Hearts Munny.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland toys at eBay.

Helghast Empire propaganda poster

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Killzone propaganda poster by Rocket Racer.

*Previously: Killzone 2 viral ad.

*Buy propaganda posters at eBay.

Uncle Scrooge's Money Bin (link roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:49:00 +0000

Uncle Scrooge's Money Bin made by Matt.

And a few more links:

1. Joan Holloway paper doll.

2. Freudian slip perhaps? The L.A. Parks Department offers an after-school day care program that provides a "neutering fun and safe environment." (PDF) Via.

3. Two by Noah Whyler: A demon goes trick or treating, and She-Thor with very big mjolnir.

*At Toycutter: Mad Men bobbleheads.

*Buy Scrooge McDuck toys at eBay.

Art for Detective Comics 858

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

J.H. Williams is in a class all by himself. Super high-res here.

*Previously: Fashion shoot starring Batman.

*Buy Batwoman toys at eBay.

A parfait to shame all other parfaits

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Gorgeous photo gallery/recipe for a parfait that starts like this:

And ends like this:

Via these sites.

*Previously: Japanese-style parfait.

*Buy The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids at Amazon.