Illustration roundup

Adventure Time #5 cover by Mike Krahulik.



Prometheus fan art by Yann Valeani. Via these sites.



Shadows of the Colossus meets Donkey Kong by Michael Myers, who has art on sale here.

*Buy Adventure Time toys at Amazon.

Me and You by Nero

Me and You by Nero - - the song from the commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre at Best Buy.



This is good, too: Nero - Must Be The Feeling (Delta Heavy Remix):



Available as a free download.

Gallery 1988's John Hughes tribute show

You can now see the original art and prints from Gallery 1988's John Hughes tribute. Below are a few of my favorites.



Kelly Vivanco.




Joey Spiotto.



Dave Perillo.





Maxim Dalton.



Dave MacDowell.

Super 80's Style featuring Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, and Amanda Warner

Great song and super 80's style in the video for Bang Bang Bang by Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, and Amanda Warner.

The video is directed by Warren Fu. This second video by Fu for Ronson starts off with a bicycle that's half Tron lightcycle, half KITT, and half boom box (don't care for the song, though):



And here's one more Ronson video - - Circuit Breaker is directed by Gary Breslin and Jordan Galland, and takes place in an 8-Bit Hyrule (forget the master sword, Link has to acquire a boombox):



Finally, while I'm on the topic, here's an older video by Fu, an anime commercial for Aaliyah:



Via.

*Buy DJ Hero at eBay.

Link roundup

1. "Welfare payments to children of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County increased in July to $52 million, prompting renewed calls from one county supervisor to rein in public benefits to such families."

2. "A world-renowned Texas scientist specializing in infectious diseases who was once charged with smuggling dangerous samples of plague bacteria into the U.S. was questioned by authorities after a suspicious item found in his luggage caused a massive evacuation at Miami International Airport Thursday night."

3. Anyone who loved the old NES game 1942 will enjoy this 8Bit demake of Tom Clancy's HAWX 2. Via.

Inception the NES game

Inception NES cartridge. Via.

*Buy Inception spinning tops at eBay.

Dead Space the Gameboy game (and other video game demakes)

Primitive versions of Bioshock, Dead Space, and Brutal Legends. You can see more video game demakes by Junkboy here. Via.

*Buy Bioshock toys at Amazon.

Free Space Invaders-themed iPhone utilities (link roundup)

Free Space Invaders-themed iPhone utilities available for download. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Genius - - for father's day, send a father's day video some random person made. For example, here are the results for happy father's day john. Via.

2. Many of the venues built for the Greek Olympics have been abandoned. (I'm quite proud that Los Angeles hasn't been dumb enough to pay for new sports stadiums.) Via.

3. I Dream in Retro: a clever mashup of classic 8Bit games (it sstarts when the man goes to sleep). Via.

*Previously: Space Invaders 2: Earth Strikes Back.

*Buy Olympics posters at eBay.

No Regrets Apartments (link roundup)

No Regrets Apartments - - one of several excellent new photos by Nik Daum.

And a few more links:

1. Miami Dolphins quarterback Pat White has gained 18 pounds since joining the team, and his body fat percentage has gone down during that time.

2. 8-Bit Big Daddy and Little Sister from Bioshock.

3. Plush plants from Plants vs. Zombies. Via these sites.

*Previously: Big Wendy the muscular whippet.

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

8-Bit version of The Matrix

8-Bit version of The Matrix by Voskhod for Titanic 3D.

*Previously: 8-Bit Graphics for I Fight Dragons.

*Buy Matrix toys at eBay.

Mega Man/Team Fortress 2 mashup (link roundup)

8-Bit Team Fortress 2. Click through for animated gifs.

And a few more links:

1. This seems ready made for a Malcolm Gladwell article:

Ajab Han, a sergeant in the ANA working with British troops from the 1st battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at a patrol base in the Sangin valley, has found 177 IEDs during his three years in Helmand.

"I can just see them," he says. "There might be a tell-tale trace, or something just not quite right, or a piece of wire or wood showing, and that is when I know I have found another one. IEDs often come in many parts so we have to find all the bits in the ground."

2. Cheerful Fahrenheit 451 sketch.

3. Mermaid pinup by Simon Eckert.

*Previously: Team Fortress 2 paper toys.

*Buy Mega Man toys at eBay.

Mega Man/Team Fortress 2 mashup (link roundup)

8-Bit Team Fortress 2. Click through for animated gifs.

And a few more links:

1. This seems ready made for a Malcolm Gladwell article:

Ajab Han, a sergeant in the ANA working with British troops from the 1st battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at a patrol base in the Sangin valley, has found 177 IEDs during his three years in Helmand.

"I can just see them," he says. "There might be a tell-tale trace, or something just not quite right, or a piece of wire or wood showing, and that is when I know I have found another one. IEDs often come in many parts so we have to find all the bits in the ground."

2. Cheerful Fahrenheit 451 sketch.

3. Mermaid pinup by Simon Eckert.

*Previously: Team Fortress 2 paper toys.

*Buy Mega Man toys at eBay.

April 1 news roundup

Hard to keep up with all of the big news of the day:

Bioware revealed the Sarlaac Enforcer player class:








Google announced the Google Reader rewards program:





Flickr unveiled the FlickrPad:






Starbucks unveiled the Plenta and Micra size options:






ThinkGeek announced a bunch of products that will presumably be available by the holidays:

Monolith action figure set from 2001:






Canned Unicorn Meat:




Dharma Initiative Alarm Clock:



My First Bacon:




Tell Me Your Secrets Bear (for spying on kids):





Comics Alliance scooped everyone with the latest League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic:





Platinum Games announced an 8-Bit version of Bayonetta:






Nike placed several fake news stories about its helping athletes achieve stupendous results:





Games Workshop announced a heavy duty spray gun that paints entire regiments in one blast:





Hot Wheels announced its newest toy - - Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet:



Via these fine sites

*Buy Sarlaac Pits at eBay.