Illustration roundup

Cloud by Olly Moss.



Samus by Zac Gorman for a Metroid-themed book being assembled by Chris Furniss.



The Adventures of Baron Munchausen poster by Brandon Schaefer.



The Silver Surfer by Francesco Francavilla.

*Buy Francavilla's Black Panther: The Man Without Fear at Amazon.

Figma's armored Samus

Figma's armored Samus available for preorder. Via.

Samus gives a TED lecture

Earlier this year, Chris Furniss created a few dozen Samus illustrations that you can buy at Etsy, including this one:




David Dorn has taken a series of cosplay photos based on the illustrations:



*Previously: Zero Suit Samus paper toy.

Metroid and Windwaker paper toys

Not sure if I've posted these before, but, Zero Suit and armored Samus and Legend of Zelda paper toys available for download. Via.

*Buy Legend of Zelda toys at eBay.

Samus sculpture

Armored Samus sculpture by Andrew Wilson for the upcoming Gallery 1988 video game-themed show.

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Zero Suit Samus statuette; Pixelated Samus cosplay

Armored and Zero Suit Samus figures (no purchasing information).




Pixelated Samus cosplay. Via.

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Space Oddity

Pages from Space Oddity by Andrew Kolb:

DAVID BOWIE-INSPIRED CHILDREN'S BOOK



Have you ever listened to a song and your mind's eye is immediately filled with visuals?



David Bowie's classic space epic is one such song for me. Every lyric paints such a vivid picture that I figured "Oh hey, I guess I'll make that into a children's book!" Yes, I talk like this.

He also recently completed travel posters based on the world of Metroid. Via.



*Buy 2001 posters at eBay.

Glow in the dark constellation chart

Glow in the dark illustrated constellation chart by Scott Benson on sale at Etsy.



He also draws a good Samus:







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Link roundup

1. Webcomic: Zero Suit Samus Googles herself for the first ... and last time. Via.

2. Three fairly lackluster reviews of SVK by Warren Ellis and BERG.

3. "There are two lessons here. The first is that Gatorade is a waste of money. If you really want to improve performance, gargle with something that actually tastes good, since it was the activation of reward areas that allowed the cyclists to exert maximum performance."

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Metroid/Return of the Jedi mashup

By Timothy Lim, Princess Leia stars in a 8-Bit Return of the Jedi-themed knockoff of Metroid.

*Buy Slave Leia toys at eBay.

Games With Honest Names

From the Games With Honest Names edition of Photoshop Phriday.

Illustration roundup

NBA player Andrei Kirilenko's tattoo. Via.




Samus by Tom Waterhouse. Via.





Cumulus by Jason Bennion and Christian Nauck for this contest.




The Enchantress and Frog Thor.



Lady Gaga fashion concept by Mike Keefe - - one of several posted here. Via.

*Buy Frog Thor toys at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Dave Wachter shows off a new commission: "the request was for a character made from the combination of a Star Wars character and a GI Joe character. Hammerhead and Chuckles are the two I chose."




Mondo's poster for Rabid. Want to guess the artist?




What If...Conan Were Stranded in the 20th Century cover by Bill Sienkiewicz available at eBay. Via.




BPRD: Monsters #1 variant cover by Francesco Francavilla.




Samus by Zekes. Via.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Samus by Agent Scarlet.




Roy Scheider is Batman by Sean Hartter.





"The Death of O-Ren Ishii" by Shannon Bonatakis for Spoke Art's upcoming Tarantino and Coen Brothers-themed art show.




Astro Boy poster by Tim Biskup for a fundraiser for Japan.




Dustin Harbin's one-hour drawings continue to be an incredible bargain.

*Buy Metroid toys at eBay.