Ads for Clue that are much more interesting than the game

Simple and clever ambient ads by DDB for Clue. They don't make me want to play the game, but they are great ideas for murder mystery parties. Via.

*Previously: Version of Clue based on The Office.

*Buy board games at eBay.

Comic book-style ad, costume

Ad by Grabarz & Partner emphasizes the Volkswagen Golf's speed.






Which gives me a good excuse to be the last blogger to post these photos of a woman turned into a Lichtenstein through the magic of MAC Cosmetics. See more photos of the application process here.

*Previously: Packaging for Villainess Cosmetics.

*Buy romance comic books at Amazon.

Halloween ads for MINI; Custom MINI

One of three Halloween-themed ads for the MINI.





MINI painted by Craig "KR" Costello. Only slightly more affordable is this laptop sleeve:



Via.

*Previously: Video of outlandish stunts by the MINI.

*Buy MINI Cooper collectibles at eBay.

Headless Horseman painting (link roundup)

Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane painting by John Quidor.

And a few more links:

1. I'm amazed people wearing t-shirts advertising kgb mobile were allowed to sit behind home plate during the World Series.

2. Apparently, Facebook will ask people to be nice to you if it notices that you're a social outcast.

3. Soon all content will be crowdsourced - - the New Yorker wants you to use its cartoon kit to make comic strips. Via.

*Previously: Hamlet, written as a series of Facebook entries.

*Buy Headless Horseman toys at eBay.

Vampire Guiness

Vampire Guiness ad by Tempo Avdertising.

*Previously: Billboard warns vampires of sunlight.

*Buy vampire toys at eBay.

Banner ads tied to flies (link roundup)

Jung von Matt/Neckar tied banner ads to flies. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Kanye West interrupts a Mortal Kombat fatality. This should absolutely be a feature in the game.

2. Disturbing print ad about kids suffering from asthma.

3. More creative advertising for Dante's Inferno - - this time someone at Escapist was Rickrolled. Via.

*Previously: Dante's Inferno gift box.

*Buy Mortal Kombat action figures at eBay.

Little Red Riding Hood's in love with the Big Bad Wolf

LRRH + BBW - - an ad by Ade for Besame Radio.

*Previously: Little Red Riding Hood gets hospitalized.

*Buy Little Red Riding Hood toys at eBay.

Romeo and Harriet

Romeo and Harriet, Thelma without Louise, and Snow White and the Six Dwarves. Can't say I understand the message, but they're ads by for Ogilvy for Pizetta. Via.

*Previously: Red State/Blue State Romeo and Juliet Poster.

*Buy Shakespeare posters at eBay.

A big monster goes sightseeing

Big cuddly, toothy monster by Mate Steinforth. Other highlights at his site include:



Concept art for a Nissan Godzilla ad.



TRowe Price Ink ad. Via.

*Previously: Mr. Roboto Goes Sightseeing.

*Buy Godzilla toys at eBay.

Mythbusters flu PSA

Funny ad by the Mythbusters guys uses a memorable image to relay a simple message. There's also a Mythbusters minisite about H1N1.

*Previously: When you have unprotected sex, you're sleeping with Hitler.

*Buy surgical masks at Amazon.

Heinz Ketchup packets designed by students (link roundup)

Clever advertising - - Heinz gets schools to encourage kids to design ketchup packets, in return for a shot at fame and prize money. (The super hero is by Julia Kilroy.) Via.

And a few more links:

1. You can go here to see video of women in India being beaten and subject to other humiliations after being branded as witches. Supposedly it's a common occurrence in India. (I didn't watch the video, the description is sad enough.)

2. Adventure Time goes to Japan. Via.

3. Cleverly placed Polaroid turns Clark Kent into Superman.

*Previously: School abandons witch logo in light of the town's history.

*Buy Polaroids at Amazon.

Two Where's Waldo parodies

Where's Waldo Tropicana ad by DDB.



We found Waldo by Daniel Lecky. Via.

*Previously: The Waldo Ultimatum.

*Buy Where's Waldo costumes at Amazon.

Monster House (link roundup)

House with creepy eyes. During the day you can see that it also has a mouth full of teeth.

And a few more links:

1. "For $25,000, the Nets are offering four courtside tickets for 10 games, parking, access to a private lounge at the Izod Center with free food and beverages and something more -- a one-hour appearance by a Nets player of your choice at your home, office, school or party."

2. Photo of a fog-covered Golden Gate Bridge.

3. Mondo Tees is looking for bloggers and will apparently reward them with swag.

*Previously: Fallen house.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Windows 7 Whopper (link roundup)

Microsoft is promoting Windows 7 in Japan with the Windows 7 Whopper at Burger King. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. In case you missed it, wild claims of sexual improprieties by Steve Philips and other ESPN employees.

2. You can now play Bioware's free webgame Dragon Age Journeys. (I lost interest almost immediately.)

3. Corey Lewis' version of Longshot in Strange Tales #3 looks pretty good.

*Previously: Former ESPN anchor Dan Patrick's real last name is...

*Buy X-Men action figures at eBay.

Eastern European book covers (link roundup)

Go here for a gallery of "Weird and Wonderful Eastern European Book Covers." Via.

And a few more links:

1. To promote V, skywriters will create V's across the sky at 26 U.S. landmarks. Via.

2. Moleskine with snowflakes.

3. Lifehacker points to a free for a limited time DVD ripper and video converter.

*Previously: How to easily download YouTube videos as mp4 files.

*Buy Polish movie posters at eBay.

A milky space opera

Battle for Milkquarious is a rock opera that follows White Gold on his quest to rescue Strawberry Summers, the hottest girl in the galaxy, and get his stolen milk back. Along the way, he's aided by a winged unicorn cow.

Here's one trailer:



Here's another



Here's the lovebirds singing Almost as Beautiful as Me (which so help me, I like):



And here's details on a contest, inviting people to film their own homages


You can see more at the official site.

*Previously: Empty milk jugs cut and decorated to look like Stormtrooper helmets.

*Buy Barbarella posters at eBay.

Adorable atomiser

The message gets a little garbled (it's actually an ad against animal testing), but that sure is one cute puppy atomiser. Ad by Lowe Pirella Fronzoni. Via.

*Previously: David Lynch-directed ad for Gucci perfume.

*Buy perfume at Amazon.

Split open skull cake (link roundup)

Skull cake via these fine sites.

And a few more links:

1. Man sentenced for stealing a "a centuries-old painting of the Virgin Mary in the hopes of selling it to fund an abortion for the 14-year-old girl he had raped." Via.

2. A USPS worker in Philadelphia stole over 2,000 GameFly Games (GameFly is a video game rental by mail service like Netflix) and apparently traded them in for credit at GameStop (which begs the question of whether anyone at GameStop was curious as to how and why he had so many games to trade in). Via.

3. Shark attacks a subway.

*Previously: Super Mario World as a subway map.

*Buy Start A Cake Business Today at Amazon.

The Rapunzel fairy tale remade for Spike TV, perhaps?

Rapunzel retold as an action movie, and slapstick ninjas - - two ads by Saatchi & Saatchi for Steel, an Italian television channel. Via.

*Previously: Rapunzel hotel ad.

*Buy ninja toys at eBay.

Oppressive boot ad (link roundup)

A woman is subjugated by the perfect boot ad - - spotted at the Caliber photoblog.

And a few more links:

1. Comment at this post to try to win a plush Yeti by Erin Ellis.

2. A werewolf dressed as Sesame Street's Bert for Halloween.

3. District 9 concept art gallery. Via.

*At Toycutter: District 9 Mighty Mugg.

*Buy Sesame Street toys at eBay.