Illustration roundup

Poster by Michael Dialynas for a storytelling event. He has art on sale here.





Robots by Raymond Lemstra. Via.




The Creature from the Black Lagoon by James Gilleard.




Chris Ware Thanksgiving cover for The New Yorker, circa 2000. Via this collection of Thanksgiving magazine covers.




Fortune India magazine cover by Nilanjan Das. Via.

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Illustration roundup

Nexus VI poster by Brandon Schaefer for this weekend's show at Gallery 1988.



Carly Monardo imagined Marc Jacobs's spring collection in space.



Jubilee by Tradd Moore. Via.



Oracle by Pascal Blanche.



The Dark Knight and Carrie Kelley by Phil Noto.



Creature from the Black Lagoon by Jason Snair.

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Bride of Blackenstein

Nicki Minaj and Jesse Eisenberg in Bride of Blackenstein on Saturday Night Live. The sketch isn't particularly funny, but I liked the mock poster for The Black Creature from the Black Lagoon.



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Monstrous totem poles

Monstrous totem poles and other wooden sculptures by Jim Sheely, who has art on sale at Etsy. Via.

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Undead Creature from the Black Lagoon

"Creature Back from the Dead" poster by Meka on sale here.

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Cereal monster mascots taken seriously

Cereal monster mascots, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Cobra propaganda - - a few of the prints on sale in Jason Edmiston's Etsy shop. Via.

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Creature from the Black Lagoon fireworks

Creature from the Black Lagoon fireworks. Via.

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Customized Stormtrooper helmets

Three of the many helmets from the 501st's Stormtrooper helmet customizing project:



Creature from the Black Lagoon by Matt Busch.




Titan by Tommy Keiser.




Avatar by Denise Vasquez. Via these sites.

*Previously: Stormtrooper mariachis.

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon rocks out (link roundup)

Creature from the Black Lagoon by Chris Goodwin. See also: The Lone Ranger's steed.

And a few more links:

1. Shrines to Hello Kitty and Pikachu (NSFW).

2. Charlotte's Web t-shirt (and some thought on the difficulty of copyright).

3. Some logical flaws in Avatar and the world of Pandora. (I've been watching it on DVD, which really hammers home what a waste of money 3D is - - it's just as good on a regular television.)

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a little army man?

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Cute Creature from the Black Lagoon (link roundup)

Creature from the Black Lagoon by Jimmy Pickering. It's one of several creatures that will be on display at the upcoming skellyopolis show.

And a few more links:

1. One defense of the TSA's security procedures: forcing terrorists to try something new makes them try something they haven't perfected. (Like shoe bombs, or thigh incendiaries.)

2. How CNN (and other media outlets) get away with paying for exclusive interviews, while claiming that they don't pay for interviews.

3. Trap-Jaw and Beastman are best friends forever.

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon STD warning.

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Syphilis poster you'd want to put on your wall

The Creature from the Black Lagoon as syphilis in this poster by Due North. Here's the related website. Via.

*Previously: Movie posters for King Kong, Jaws, and Tarantula, but with people as the extinction-causing monsters.

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Robot in Love (link roundup)

Robot in love by Jan Faber.

And a few more links:

1. Craig Ferguson used to wet his bed regularly.

2. Better late than never: Thanksgiving turkey cookies.

3. MST3K/Creature from the Black Lagoon Twitter icon.

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a little army man?

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a romantic hero

The Creature from the Black Lagoon gets the Twilight treatment in this image by Tom Rhodes.

*Previously: Wuthering Heights with new Twilight-inspired covers.

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a romantic hero

The Creature from the Black Lagoon gets the Twilight treatment in this image by Tom Rhodes.

*Previously: Wuthering Heights with new Twilight-inspired covers.

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War of the Colossal Freaks of Frankenstein's Planet poster (and more)

War of the Colossal Freaks of Frankenstein's Planet and Beach Blanket Beastie posters by James Groman. Both are on sale here, signed, for $15.

The explanations are pretty funny. Frankenstein's Planet is "for a fictional (or is it?) 1969 science fiction movie starring Clint Eastwood and directed by the legendary Sergio Leone." The Beastie is also for a fictional movie and was originally used for a resin kit Groman created:



You can see more photos here.

*Previously: Coraline 2 to star Clint Eastwood.

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Boxing tentacle monster genie

It's a boxing tentacle monster genie vs. a Prussian (?) Creature from the Black Lagoon for a lovely lady in this art by Johnny Sampson for the cover and insert to an upcoming album by King Khan and BBQ. Visit Johnny's site for more wonderful work including a cowboys vs. indians vs. alien concert poster, a truly strange witch's brew, and a goofy reworking of classic G.I. Joe vehicles. Via.

*Previously: Geniedusa.

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