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.

Astro Boy by Ashley Wood

Astro Boy comic book covers by Ashley Wood. Via.

*Previously: Astro Boy bento box.

*Buy Astro Boy toys at eBay.

Cucos now on sale (link roundup)

Tenacious Toys now has open box Cucos on sale.

And a few more links:

1. Various entries in Project Rooftop's Wolverine redesign contest have been posted.

2. Good roundup of information about the Los Angeles area teens that burglarized the homes of rich celebrities. (Their story will presumably be made into a movie on Lifetime by the end of the month.)

3. Go here to see the toys in Wave 13 of the DC Universe Classic line.

*Previously: Toronto Crime Stoppers places fake bullet holes on car windows.

*Buy DC Universe Classics toys at eBay.

Do Not Build a Frankenstein! (link roundup)

Go here to see few interior pages from Neil Numberman's new book Do Not Build a Frankenstein!, which is 32% off at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. A man dropped a Kindle, broke it, and convinced Amazon to send him $400 since their advertisement indicates that a Kindle can survive such a fall.

2. "Meta-list" of the 100 best comics of 2008. Via.

3. Long article at the New Yorker about James Cameron, Avatar, and his unpleasant behavior. Like everything else I've seen related to Avatar, it's pretty boring. Aside from the fact that his crew calls the dark side of his personality "Mij" - - Jim backward. Via.

*Previously: War of the Colossal Freaks of Frankenstein's Planet.

*Buy Frankenstein toys at eBay.

Popeye vs. Superman

Joseph "Chogrin" Game has various prints on sale for $10-$20 in his new Etsy shop, including Gears of War and Popeye vs. Superman.

*Previously: Ryu vs. Popeye.

*Buy Popeye toys 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.

Wizard of Oz propaganda image (and more)

Lots and lots of great covers in Marvel Comics solicitations for January 2010. Here are my favorites:


The Marvelous Land of Oz #3 cover by Skottie Young: War comes to Oz as the sassy General Jinjur and her army of amazonian milkmaids storm the city gates. And what do the ladies want? Gems, Fudge, and Sandwiches with the crusts cut off! Well, that and the head of King Scarecrow. Join the best-selling team of Eric Shanower and Skottie Young as the revolution heats up!




X-Babies #4 cover by Young



Punishermax #3 cover by Dave Johnson




Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #7 cover by Arthur Suydam: Special double-sized issue with art by ROB LIEFELD, KYLE BAKER, DAS PASTORAS and regular series artist BONG DAZO. What do you do with a homesick zombie head? Take it back to the zombie universe, of course! Hopping through an interdimensional portal in the Florida swamp with Headpool tucked under his arm, Deadpool soon finds himself bouncing through a series of outlandish alternate realities, each more warped than the last. Wade Wilson, say hello to Major Deadpool, the Deadpool Kid and – va-va-voom – Lady Deadpool.





Punisher #13 cover by Mike McKone: Trapped in the dank tunnels under New York, surrounded by a savage team of Japanese monster hunters, filthy in the blood of his friends, Frank Castle turns, lifts a giant rifle and smiles. They aren’t prepared for this, you aren’t prepared for this, an entire issue loaded full, completely dedicated to bleeding, sweet, revenge-splattered murder in traditional hardcore Punisher style. Frank’s been through hell -- time to give a little back.



Daredevil #504 cover by Esad Ribic.

You can see the rest of Marvel Comics solicitations for January 2010 here.

*Previously: Los Angeles as the Emerald City.

*Buy Deadpool toys at eBay.

Cinderella, super-spy (and more)

My favorites of the DC Comics solicitations for January 2010.



Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #3 cover by Chrissie Zullo. Check out the glass slipper logo:







Jack of Fables #42 cover by Brian Bolland. (The summary doesn't explain what's chasing Jack.)



The Atom & Hawkman #46 cover by Ryan Sook. As I understand it, the reverse negative look is a Blackest Night tie-in, running through various one-shots based on classic series.


Here's another:


Catowman #83 cover by Guillem March.

You can see all of the January 2010 DC Comics solicitations here. The big news is that the Planetary Vol.4 Hardcover is now available for preorder, issues #19-27 for 34% off at Amazon.

*Previously: Steampunk Cinderella.

*Buy Cinderella snowglobes at eBay.

Homemade Batman costume (link roundup)

Batman costume made from a hoody and an umbrella. Go here for instructions. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Probably the most incendiary idea expressed in SuperFreakonomics is that global warming, to the extent it's something we even really need to worry very much about, could be solved in a few years with cheap technology available right now - - specifically using a really long hose, held aloft by balloons, to shoot a relatively small amount of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. The sulfur dioxide would spread out, blanket the Earth, reflect sunlight, and thus cool the planet. (This is expected to work because it mimics the effects of large volcanic eruptions, which have been documented to lower the Earth's temperature.) It's one the many creative solutions to major problems developed by Intellectual Ventures. Of course, it raises the question, if it's so easy to manipulate the planet's weather, then how long until some rogue maniac tries something similar on his own?

2. Papercraft passed-out bear/shriner.

3. Reaping what you sow: A suicide bomber killed 29 in an attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

*Previously: Homemade Where the Wild Things Are costume.

*Buy Japanese Batman toys at eBay.

Earth and Jupiter in one photo (link roundup)

Earth and Jupiter photographed together. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Gawker reports a claim that the Wall Street Journal is "hemorrhaging money." (Which would explain Rupert Murdoch's switch from boasting of giving content away for free, to trumpeting the need to demand payment for content.)

2. "Dick Giordano had a page of Teen Titans colored blue to help sort of 'sneak' the first interracial embrace in mainstream comics through." See the panel here.

3. Photograph of a giant octopus attack.

*Previously: Moon, Jupiter, and Venus over Los Angeles.

*Buy octopus toys at eBay.

Marvel Comics meet Lovecraft

Paolo Rivera says:

here is my first page of promotional art for The Marvels Project. I was asked to simulate a journal from the 1930s, written by a scientist who is involved in a secret government program to engineer super-powered soldiers. I wasn't given much direction beyond that, so I had a good degree of freedom (even with the text).

More art on the way.

I'm not up to date enough on current comics to know whether this is a new project or part of the campaign for The Marvels Project issues that have already come out. You can read a long interview with Ed Brubaker about that story here. He describes it as "an epic pulp adventure/espionage tale" about the earliest Marvel heroes, and "a widely-focused character piece with a sprawling cast... from the US govt. to the heroes like Angel, Cap and Torch, to the scientists in Germany and Russia, the spies who moved through all these worlds." You can see art from and reviews of that story at these links.

*Previously: Scholarly journal accidentally puts Chinese brothel ad on cover.

*Buy journals at eBay.

Astronaut Ape paper toy (link roundup)

You can download this astronaut ape paper toy by 3EyedBear from pages 49-52 of this pdf. Via.

And a few more links:

1. OMAC fan art. And speaking of, I highly recommend John Byrne's OMAC limited series, which is very cheap at Amazon.

2. Positive review of Ninja Assassin.

3. Luke confidently disarms a Wampa.

*Previously: Astronaut Jesus.

*Buy OMAC toys at eBay.

Double-headed condiment bottle (link roundup)

"Dual-open bottle" designed by Kai-yu Lei. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Traditional candy art meets Pokemon.

2. Evan Shaner draws his Justice League dream team. (My dream team is whatever Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire feel like working with.)

3. Plush Mad Hatter for the "Go Ask Alice" Doll & Plush Show that will be held at the Paul Cumes Fine Art gallery in Santa Barbara, California in December.

*Previously: "Splodey the Bottle Rocket" paper toy.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland toys at eBay.

Dull Boy and The New Mutants

Two images by Zachary Baldus:


Book cover for Dull Boy, available at Amazon.




Poster for a New Mutants book signing and art exhibit.

See also: Monstrous vampire and a cool Smallville illustration. Via.

*At Toycutter: Custom Magik action figure.

*Buy Magik toys at eBay.

Paolo Rivera's business card

A narcissistic Crusher Creel stars on Paolo Rivera's business card (his blog is called "The Self-Absorbing Man.")

*At Toycutter: Absorbing Man custom action figure.

*Buy Absorbing Man toys at eBay.

Monster and victim papercraft (link roundup)

Download the creature behind the wall and his next victim here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. One way to make business cards - - get a custom made stamp.

2. DC Comics' Wednesday Comics will be made available as a large format hardcover edition for $50. (I was actually pretty underwhelmed with the first two issues and stopped after that. But I'll be tempted to buy the collection if Amazon offers a discount.) Via.

3. LucasArts concept artist Molly Denmark posted some highlights from her ten years with the company. And you can see some of her work on the new game Lucidity here.

*Previously: Cloudy Co. business card.

*Buy business card collections at Amazon.

The Dark Knight has a new sidekick. And she's fabulous.

The latest issue of French Revue de Modes features a fashion shoot starring model Ali Stephens and Batman. Via.

*Previously: Super hero fashion shoot in Vogue.

*Buy Batman posters at eBay.

The dog has a gun (link roundup)

Sign says: Danger. The dog has a gun and refuses to take his medication. Via these sites. Source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. List of the Harvey Award 2009 winners.

2. Warrior on a bear.

3. Demon in a baby carriage.

*Previously: Serpent baby in a baby carriage.

*Buy vintage signs at Amazon.