Image roundup (and one video)

Valve mascot cosplay.



Man-eating bus.




Emma Stone (and Jimmy Fallon and the entire studio audience) vs. the shake weight.



Chimp feeding a tiger cub.



Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands. Via.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Commandos in bodysuits and gas masks vs. zombies in the cinematic trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Via.

*Previously: Jill Valentine doll.

Elephant-esque gas mask

Elephant-esque gas mask by Tom Banwell. It reminds me of Dream's helmet, too. Tom has lots of masks on sale at Etsy.

*Buy gas masks at Amazon.

Fearsome gas mask

Gas mask by Bob Basset.

*Buy gas masks at Amazon.

Little girls in gas masks

Post-apocalyptic scene by Roman. The girls are Roses from Hasslefree, and the Abraham Lincoln is from Wonderlands.

*Previously: Cephalid miniatures.

*Buy painted miniatures at eBay.

S&M Spacemen

"Directed by Jens Raunkjær Christensen and Jonas Drotner Mouritsen, Connected is a unique short film, a sci-fi western with a tiny budget, but huge ambitions." You can watch a teaser here. And here's a poster for the film:



The poster is by Anders Baden Nielsen and Joaquim Marquès Nielsen, and is on sale here. Via.

And speaking of SciFi, don't forget to participate in this month's art contest.

*Previously: Gas mask for an elephant.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

November Art Theme: Cavalry Nose Art

Jacob Green's clever submission for the November Nose Art Contest is a horse with a decorated gas mask. See also: Designs for a custom tachometer.

*Previously: Browncoats nose art.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Horse gas masks and other oddities by Steve Erenberg

Steve Erenberg's site is full of bizarre masks and sculptures. Here are high-res photos of the robot unicyclist. Via.

*Previously: Clockwork horse sculpture.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Lego Donald Duck (link roundup)

Lego Donald Duck by Erik Eti Smit. See also: Microscale Lego wrecking ball takes out a building.

And a few more links:

1. Answer a trivia question and win a pack of Suckadelic Action Art Card (bottom of the post).

2. I don't know what Van Jones' job was as Obama's green jobs czar, but this AP article about Jones resigning for being exposed as a 9/11 Truther is pretty amusing for how pro-Jones/Obama it is.

3. Rough designs for Mandrill and Hippo gas masks.

*Previously: Donald Duck/VW Transformer.

*Buy mandrill toys at eBay.

Elephantine gas mask

"Pachydermos" Steampunk gas mask by Tom Banwell, who has masks on sale at Etsy.

*Previously: Elephant tank.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

A mounted infant police officer and other highlights from the "Assembled Artifacts" show at Device

A few of my favorites from the "Assembled Artifacts" show at Device in San Diego. You can see all of the items from the exhibit at the link.


Octopus - Michihiro Matsuoka



Safety Patrol - Olivier Pauwels



Steel Allure - Lewis Tardy



The Guardian - Stéphane Halleux

*Previously: Wheelchair Werewolf.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Rudolf the Red-Nosed Tauntaun?

As far as I can tell, an elf riding Rudolf the Red-Nosed Tauntaun - - found at Jonas Springborg's website. His site is full of impressive concept art including this shadow monster from an abandoned game called Shadow Hunter:




And this gas mask-wearing gunslinger from a game called Faith and a .45:



*Previously: Steampunk gas mask.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Paradox logo (link roundup)

Christopher Simmons makes clever use of chicken and egg in this logo for Paradox. One of Alex Cornell's three favorite logos.

And a few more links:

1. Steampunk Uncle Sam.

2. Eyeball in a mousetrap desktop wallpaper (it's not remotely as gross as it sounds).

3. Low points in Todd Marinovich's life included cutting his hand on a crack pipe and having an accident in his pants before football games. On the plus side, he was known for throwing the best stripper-filled party ever thrown by a Raiders rookie. Read all about it here, and feel better about not making the high school football team.

4. Just an observation about blogging. Ever wonder why some websites seem to link to fairly sleazy sites specializing in image theft? They're quite possibly participating in link exchanges.

*Previously: Mike Mignola definitively answers, "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

*Buy Hellboy toys at eBay.

Paradox logo (link roundup)

Christopher Simmons makes clever use of chicken and egg in this logo for Paradox. One of Alex Cornell's three favorite logos.

And a few more links:

1. Steampunk Uncle Sam.

2. Eyeball in a mousetrap desktop wallpaper (it's not remotely as gross as it sounds).

3. Low points in Todd Marinovich's life included cutting his hand on a crack pipe and having an accident in his pants before football games. On the plus side, he was known for throwing the best stripper-filled party ever thrown by a Raiders rookie. Read all about it here, and feel better about not making the high school football team.

4. Just an observation about blogging. Ever wonder why some websites seem to link to fairly sleazy sites specializing in image theft? They're quite possibly participating in link exchanges.

*Previously: Mike Mignola definitively answers, "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

*Buy Hellboy toys at eBay.

Steampunk gas mask

Officially this costume (and yes that's really a person in there) is for the "Steampunk Ortodox priest warior. Special Force of the Orthodox Church." The gas mask is by Bob Basset. Click through to see many more photos. And he has a few more items on sale at eBay here.

*Previously: Horrifying Cthulhu mask by Basset.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Steampunk gas mask

Officially this costume (and yes that's really a person in there) is for the "Steampunk Ortodox priest warior. Special Force of the Orthodox Church." The gas mask is by Bob Basset. Click through to see many more photos. And he has a few more items on sale at eBay here.

*Previously: Horrifying Cthulhu mask by Basset.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Darth Vader Gas Mask (link roundup)

Darth Vader Gas Mask by Tristan Eaton and AZK ONE for The Vader Project. Via.

UPDATE: More photos.

And a few more links:

1. Obama's choice for Solicitor General has no appellate law experience, and his choice for head of the CIA has no intelligence background. I don't know if they're good choices or bad, but it's certainly thinking outside the box.

2. If you need some advice on managing your finances, you can download a copy of Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan for free. Via.

3. There's an opinion article in today's NY Times headlined "Cocaine and White Teens." It's written by Charles M. Blow. Via.

4. Seth Godin gives away a great idea for a blog.

*Previously: Willy Wonka in a gas mask.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Vinyl figures wearing gas masks

Vinyl figures wearing gas masks by Instinct Toy. I have no idea when these toys will go on sale, but they look terrific. Via.

*Previously: Bizarre gas masks worn by Georgian riot troops.

*Buy custom action figures at eBay.

Disturbing version of Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka in a gas mask by Clayton Stillwell. Go here for a high res version and to see Stillwell's creepy Oompa Loompa. Almost as creepy as Tim Burton's vision.

*Previously: Siddhartha wearing a gas mask.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

"Siddhartha Gotama in gas mask" by Samuel Stimpert

If there was a Buddhist shrine in Fallout, it would look like this. Via.

*Previously: Download the Vault Boy papercraft.

*Preorder Fallout 3 at Amazon and receive an exclusive Pip-Boy 3000 digital clock.