Anti-Super Mario propaganda posters from the Mushroom Kingdom

Show your support for Bowser and hate for Super Mario with these propaganda posters on sale at Fro Design.

Legend of Zelda posters by Olly Moss

Legend of Zelda posters by Olly Moss for an upcoming Legend of Zelda-themed show.



*Buy Legend of Zelda toys at eBay.

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.

Yoshi by Melissa Sue Stanley

Yoshi by Melissa Sue Stanley for the upcoming video game-themed show at Oh No Doom.

*Previously: Plush Tetris blocks.

Illustration roundup

One of the illustrations by Jillian Tamaki for an article on political sex scandals.



X-Men by Dan Hipp.



Super Mario posers by Olly Moss.

Zelda Zine

I've mentioned the Zelda Zine before - - it's now on sale.

And speaking of Zelda, here's off the charts adorable Wind Waker-style Zelda animation by Joel Furtado:



*Buy Legend of Zelda toys at eBay.

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.

Legend of Zelda minifigures

Legend of Zelda minifigures available for preorder at the BBTS (single blindbox or case). If you (like me) just like the cartoony child link, you can find similar minifigures at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Wide-ranging interview with Robin Williams about many of his famous roles (including how Star Wars led to Mork and Mindy). On Popeye:

Literally, near the end of the movie ... the studio had pooled all of the money, so all the special effects people left. It was Ed Wood the last weeks of the movie. Shelley Duvall was in a pond, basically, with an octopus with no internal mechanism, having to drape it over her body like a feather boa.

(That octopus scared me badly.) Via.

2. Telltale Games employees were caught posting perfect 10 reviews to Metacritic for their game Jurassic Park (which is apparently terrible).

3. Speaking of video game reviews, here's a really well-written review of Super Mario 3D Land.

4. Good article by Bill Simmons on the NBA negotiations.

*Buy the 3DS at eBay.

Children's textbook from the world of Legend of Zelda

Illustration by Andrew Kolb for a Legend of Zelda-themed art jam. Email Andrew if you'd like a print.

*Buy vintage textbooks at eBay.

Life-sized Mario Kart racers at the LA Auto Show

Gallery of photos of the life-sized Mario Kart racers Nintendo showed of at the Los Angeles auto show.

*Buy the 3DS at eBay.

Zelda Zine #2 cover

Cover to Zelda Zine #2, going on sale soon.

New Threadless t-shirts

Some of today's new Threadless t-shirts:



KFC logo update by Blair Sayer.




Red Riding Hood by Ellen Ward.




Pluto is a planet by Kathleen Wang.




Mario X-Ray by Chawit Waewsawangwong. (One of two Mario shirts this week.)

If classic paintings featured the Mushroom Kingdom

Georges le Mercenaire posted several images reimaging classic paintings as starring Mario and friends. Can You identify these three?

Link roundup

1. I always wondered why you never see a view of all 22 players on the field when watching football on tv - - the NFL guards the footage as "proprietary NFL coaching information." (It's thanks to John Madden football that I actually learned how offense and defense work.)

2. From an article on women running marathons and ultramarathons:

If seeing athletes later described as "pretty little dedicated things" compete in that race took some getting used to, imagine the reaction a few months earlier in 1966, when, to quote another SI piece, a "shapely blonde housewife" named Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb Bingay snuck onto the course of the venerated Boston Marathon and not only finished the whole damn thing, but did so ahead of nearly 70 percent of the field. Not officially, of course. "Mrs. Bingay did not run in the Boston Marathon," SI quoted the event's organizer as asserting. "She merely covered the same route as the official race while it was in progress."

The next year, a Syracuse student named Kathrine Switzer officially registered for Boston by filling out her entrant form as "K.V. Switzer." When race officials realized what was going on, they tried to tackle her, a move they later defended as a valiant attempt to enforce AAU rules that banned women — for their own good, of course — from competing in any race of more than those 1.5 miles.

3. Destructoid on Super Mario 3D Land:

The biggest issue with Super Mario 3D Land is that, as fun as it is, it feels more like the beginning of something more rather than a full experience. One feels like they're merely getting a taste of what Nintendo can do -- an admittedly delicious taste, but one that still leaves a bit of a gap once finished. It feels like it was prepared to tantalize 3DS owners without giving them lasting satisfaction, to demonstrate that good things are in the handheld's future and that more games like this will come if they stay loyal. I would not go so far as to call the game a tech demo, but it certainly acts like a whirlwind tour of Mario's new 3D world, rather than a full vacation.

Three cents off at Amazon if you act now.

4. Let me save you some time and money - - the Adventure Time toys look terrible (videos at the bottom of the post).

Costume roundup

Majora's Mask. Looks like you can order your own at Etsy.



Sesame Street.



Perfect couple.




Pokemon Trainers.



Werewolf pug.



Optimus Prime.



Nyan Pug.



Zero Punctuation cosplay.



Harley Quinn by Jackolyn.