Illustration roundup

Glen Brogan's contribution to the upcoming Adult Swim show at Gallery 1988.




Star Wars characters by Jose Vega and Katy Grierson for an art jam.



Harry Potter by Emily K., who is looking for commission as described in the sidebar.



One of several illustrations recently posted by Adrian Smith.



Pikachu by Olly Moss.

How to make a Golden Snitch ornament

Instructions for making a Golden Snitch Christmas ornament.

*Buy Hallmark Christmas Ornaments at Amazon.

Illustration roundup

Astronaut by Scott Benson, who has art on sale here.



Legolas by Roger Cruz.



Jordan Lamarre-Wan posted some Epic Mickey concept art.



Tintin joins the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, perhaps, by Britt Wilson (for Toronto draws Tintin).



Alberto Mielgo posted a bunch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concept art.

*Buy Tintin toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. William Gibson made the main character in Pattern Recognition afraid of Bibendum because his own daughter was terrified of him.

2. How to turn a dollar store skeleton mask into a Death Eater mask.

3. Suspected Russian spy trying to avoid getting deported from England:

Elements of the case . . . included her interest in Nato and a string of affairs with older men in positions of authority.

Via.

4. Book giveaway.

5. At Toycutter: Sucker Punch mecha Munny.

Illustration roundup

Dragon detector by John Hendrix, who has several prints on sale here.



Hifana tour poster. Via.



Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew by Andrew Kolb.



Ryan Gosling by Chris King.



First page of an upcoming book by Eric Orchard.

*Buy travel posters at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Big collection of science illustrations by Sam Hiti. Via.



The Adventures of Herge, an illustrated biography.



Hairy legs by Tyler Parker for Motif Magazine.



Nicholas Delort's series of illustrations based on Harry and Dumbledore's horcrux search continues.



Kill Bill illustration by Max Dalton for Spoke Art's upcoming Tarantino-themed show.




Nate Hallinan (he's done a lot of Marvel Super Hero Squad work). Via.

Illustration roundup

A blog of art created by Pixar artists to wish Ronald Searle a happy birthday. Via.







Pen Ward put these Adventure Time sketches on sale at eBay.







Robo-steed by Jack Lee.







The Smiling by Sherwin Viray up for vote at Qwertee.









Stefan Grambart for the Harry Potter-themed self portrait jam.







Mickey Mouse by Eric Wirjanata.

Death Eater hoody and more from Threadless

T-shirts are all $12 at Threadless.











The Dark Scarf by John Tibbott.









Schrute Farms by Leon Ryan.









It's What's Inside That Counts by Joao Ferreira.

Link roundup

1. I finally saw Deathly Hallows part 2. All in all I thought it was great, with the talk with the Ravenclaw ghost being especially cool. The special effects were terrific, aside from the horrendous broomstick escape from the flames. And the scene with Dumbledore in limbo flickered so badly (in 2D) that I had to look away.

2. Grant Morrison doesn't like superfans (to say the least). The excerpt mentions Morrison's take on Mark Millar's Wanted. A few years ago, I'd heard so much about Wanted that I picked up an issue and was absolutely horrified by what I was reading.

3. Is this from The Onion? Google is offering a credit card "with what it calls a competitive interest rate, an ample credit line and no annual fee. The catch: it can only be used to buy search advertising on the world's No.1 Internet search engine." Via.

Papercraft Voldemort

Voldemort paper toy available for download.

*Buy Dementors at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Why doesn't this woman get more press? "Hooters Waitress-Turned-Lawmaker Admits to Carving Initials Into Assembly Desk."

2. An estimate of how much it costs to attend Hogwarts.

3. Gizmodo's list of essential Spotify tools. (I've only played with it briefly, but so far I don't see why it's so much better than Last.fm.)

Link roundup

1. "Writer Laurann Dohner has inked a 75-book deal with erotic romance publisher Ellora’s Cave." (Links are probably NSFW.)

2. Interview with the actor who plays Neville Longbottom. Relatedly, this is a good overview of the series, with an emphasis on the fact that although Harry and friends might have started out as geeky outcasts, they ended up the popular kids.

3. A good summary of the Palin phenomenon: At a screening of a new Palin documentary, the only person attending was a reporter.

4. The BBTS has the Boba Fett Mail-Away figure available for preorder.

Link roundup

1. Good cosplay idea: Instead of dressing up as wizards for the Harry Potter premiere, wouldn't it be way funnier to dress up as wizards trying to dress up as muggles? Via.

2. I never get tired of rereading Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory. Here are some great links exploring the series. Via.

3. FYI, Spotify installation and startup was almost instantaneous. Music playback has been smooth, and it went and added my own music library without any intervention from me.

Image roundup

Ministry of Magic access point.




Most popular names in Europe for newborns.




Grains of sand - - one of the many terrific magnified photographs by Gary Greenberg that are available as prints. Via.




"Easter eggs" from The Dark Knight Rises poster. Via.



Image from The Anthology Project, I believe.




There's Waldo.




Rapture wallpaper.




Solar system.

Hogwarts cake

Hogwarts cake by Charm City Cakes.

*Previously: T-Rex cake by Charm City Cakes.