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.

Link roundup

1. "A Chinese shipping magnate last weekend spent 250,400 euros ($328,000) for a Dutch pigeon."

2. Vanderbilt University apparently employs 67 nonteaching/nonresearch professional staff for every 100 students.

3. A look at the Weyland-Yutani soldiers from Alien 3.

Facehugger victim paper toy

Facehugger victim paper toy available for download.

*Buy Alien toys by Neca at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Hearts by Dan Matutina, who has art on sale here.




Anthony Petrie posted several wallpapers.





Ping Pong paddle by Mark Leggett available as a t-shirt, iPhone case etc.




Alien Health and Safety poster by Matt Ferguson.

Exclusive: Ridley Scott's Prometheus is a slapstick comedy

Prometheus poster by Travis Pitts, who has several shirts on sale at Threadless and prints on sale here (link in the sidebar).

Link roundup

1. Christmas comics by Kate Beaton.

2. 58 Joralemon Street in Brooklyn is a brownstone that's actually a disguised emergency subway exit in New York.

3. M.S. Corley illustrated a version of The Jungle Book for the iPad.

4. Will Leitch on his childhood:

The main daydream I had: that there were a vast number of people out there, somewhere, who were just fascinated with my life, who were obsessed with everything I was doing, who needed constant updates on my love life, my grades at school, my stats on the baseball team. This is probably not unusual, or at least I hope not: For a kid in a small town who was neither tall nor short, fast nor slow, cute nor ugly, the most fantastical notion my 12-year-old brain could concoct was that someone in the world might care that I existed. I imagined these people as breathless fans who cheered my successes and mourned my failures. Rather than write a diary, I put together something called "The Will Street Journal," which actually posited my day-to-day existence in newspaper form. Sample headlines included "Nikki From Biology Passed Note To Will Thursday" and "Church Camp Is Next Month: Will Will Find a Girl?" (I balanced out the hard-hitting metro section with a sports page in which I merely copied the current standings from the Mattoon Journal-Gazette.) I'd even give myself little quotes, like, "I'm hopeful camp will work out this year. Last year was a bust, but I'm still looking forward to it." After all, with fans beckoning, you had to release a statement; you had to say something. I actually did this. I don't think anyone ever read it, though if my parents did, they were kind enough to have never told me.

5. io9 has a frame by frame breakdown of the Prometheus trailer.

*Buy Prometheus posters at eBay.

The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus trailers

(Well, a teaser for the Prometheus trailer)

Robot Chicken mocks Alien

Robot Chicken points out the danger of having acid blood. Via.

*Buy Robot Chicken collections at Amazon.

Movie poster for Prometheus

Movie poster for Prometheus. Via.

*Previously: Mother's Day Cards featuring the Alien.

Plush Aliens, Trap-Jaw, and Vampire

Three of kittyzilla's latest plush creations - - Aliens, Trap-Jaw, and (30 Days of Night) Vampire. she has lots of plush creatures on sale at Etsy.

*Buy Masters of the Universe toys at Amazon.

Samurai Predator by Hot Toys

Samurai Predator avaiable for preorder at the BBTS:

Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are proud to present the first entry in Hot Toys' Artist Collection, the Samurai Predator Collectible figure. A collaboration project with artists Mr. Takayuki Takeya and Mr. Yuji Oniki from Japan, the Samurai Predator features a newly sculpted head and body, detailed accessories, weaponry, and a diorama base with a defeated Alien body.

The Samurai Predator Sixth Scale Figure features:

Original Samurai Warrior design
Realistic sixth scale measuring approximately 14 inches (35 cm) tall
Over 22 points of articulation
Newly sculpted head and body
Interchangeable open and closed mandibles
Movable jaw
Fabric net on left chest
Fabric skirt
Two (2) pieces of interchangeable palms including:
One (1) pair of open palms
One (1) pair of holding palms
One (1) articulated left shoulder canon
One (1) broken sword with Alien cells
One (1) sword with sheath
Four (4) attached swords at the back
One (1) helmet
One (1) additional mouth mask
One (1) neck armor
One (1) set of shoulder armor
One (1) left chest armor
One (1) pair of forearm gauntlets with movable hooks on right side
Waist and thigh armor
One (1) set of leg armor
Extendable Alien tongue trophies on waist
One (1) dead Alien head accessory
One (1) diorama base featuring defeated Alien body and broken sword piece

Aliens On Ice (and Robocop sweded)

Above are two highlight reels from the Aliens On Ice show by The Old Murder House Theatre. They've previously performed Robocop:



And here are a few scenes from the Aliens production:





Via these sites.

*Buy army men-style Aliens figures at eBay and Amazon.

Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film

Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film by Ian Nathan: I received a review copy of this and am pleased to say it's probably the best book I've seen dedicated to a single film. It's filled with artwork by Moebius, Giger, and more, candid photos of the crew, including one of the six foot ten inch tall mime who played the Alien, and very cool inserts that you can see above (emblem sticker, storyboards, prints, posters, and more). All of that is enough to make the book worthy of its cover price, but it's also unusually well-written and filled with fascinating anecdotes. Indeed, at least one major blog devoted a post to numerous anecdotes from the book. But I'll share just one - - The script was adapted from a story called Gremlins:

It was about a B-17 bomber returning from a mission to Tokyo. Halfway over the Pacific, with no way of landing, the plane is attacked by these creatures, gremlins, that get in via the tail-gun. The weren't funny--they were nasty. The crew had to fight them off and hopefully reach home.

Everything you see above for $20 at Amazon. Below are a few images from the book, including some of the rejected poster concepts:

Gallery of computer screens from Alien

Gallery of computer screens from Alien.

*Buy Polish Alien posters at eBay.

Food Network's Halloween Wars

I'm sorry that Food Network's Halloween Wars ended Sunday night. Really great show. It's also a shame that it's so hard to find any photos from the show online. Below you get a hint of how great the winning team's (starring Karen Portaelo and Shawn Feeney) designs were:




The runner ups, who were led by Ray Villafane, really created a fantastic vision of hell in a losing effort. I couldn't find a photo of it, but you can see many of his other pumpkin sculptures designs, as well as his toy designs at his site. Like this fellow:

Illustration roundup

Drive movie poster by James White, who has various t-shirts on sale here.



Esao Andrews is selling prints with personalized doodles on 10/26.




JooHee Yoon.



Winged Teddies of Fury by Jake Murray on sale here.



Xenomorph anatomy poster by Brad McGinty on sale here. Spotted in this collection of monster illustrations.

*Buy Drive posters at Amazon.

The Kool-Aid Man and Michael Jordan (reinterpreted)

The Kool-Aid Man and Michael Jordan from the Alex Pardee + Skinner show at Gallery 1988. Many more disturbing images here.

*Buy Alien toys by Neca at eBay.

Ziggy meets the Alien

Ziggy meets the Alien in one of several designs for Jason Chalker's proposed trading card series.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

New Aliens Infestation gameplay trailer

The Aliens Infestation DS game continues to look great. Via.

New art by Jim Rugg

Contra/Alien/Predator for the iam8bit show.



SPX 2011 program cover.



Ubik is for the big Dylan Williams fundraiser I've mentioned before. Lots of art on sale at eBay.