Team Twilight Zone


Team Edward or Team Jacob? Those supernatural looks have been seriously toned down after pop artist Casey Weldon gave them the Eye of the Beholder look for Gallery 1988's recent Twilight Zone show. I must have missed it the first time around, but they are for sale again for the holidays. The creepy, creepy holidays.

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Koopa The Hutt


"There will be no bargain. I will not to give up my favorite decoration. I like Luigi where he is."

So Luke Skywalker is Mario and this Super Mario Bros./Star Wars mashup by Glen O'Neill is a fan's dream. (On TeeFury for just a few more hours.)

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You've Entered The Watterson Zone


Submitted for your approval... The Watterson Zone, Timothy Lim (ninjaink) and Mark Pellegrini's dead-on mashup of Calvin and Hobbes and The Twilight Zone episode It's a Good Life. (Winner of Super Punch's Calvin and Hobbes art contest. Link via Debonair Deal'z)

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... And Don't Call Me Shirley. R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen



Sad to hear of the passing of Leslie Nielsen tonight. Airplane was my first introduction to absurd and deadpan humour and Leslie Nielsen was a big part of that.

The Walken Dead


I'm really not that much for zombies, but I would watch the hell out of this show. The Walken Dead by Doctor Popular (Link via Gamefreaks)

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Famous Robots Roles During The Robot Apocalypse

There are some small errors in this (seems C-3PO becomes a Borg during the apocalypse and Bender's primary objectives are bending, "cheesing" it, and killing all humans,) but I love how they all turn on us in the end. (Robot Roll Call by Pleated-Jeans, via zupaztrupa)

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Tim Burton Monster Mash-Up


Steve Murray strikes again with his interactive illustration of auteur Tim Burton's films for the National Post. Click through to roll over the images for tidbits of the director's feature films.

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The Depp Hatter's Tea Party
Tim Burton's Weekend At Bernie's
Poor Predictable Edward, Always Chooses Scissors

Poor Mario, Always The Pauper, Never The Prince


The little plumber goes through hell, dies time and time again, and for what? Princess Peach isn't in the castle and, perhaps, she only has eyes for Bowser. From a Japanese artist whose name I thin is snnantn. (Link via Geek-Art)

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Pop Culture Built My Hotrod


"All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world
So there was only one thing that I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long."

Jimiyo's super famous car mashup is the most awesome vehicle ever made, with parts from: the General Lee, Ecto I, KITT, Herbie the Bluesmobile, the DeLorean and Mad Max. Seriously, it's composed of awesome. (Link from pacalin)

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In The '80s Junkyard
If The Van's A-Rockin'...
KITT vs. the General Lee

Cookie Monster For Saturday Night Live Host!



"Me know that many of you think of me as cookie-eating fanatic, bordering on glutton. Actually, me prefer the term cookie enthusiast."

Sesame Street's Cookie Monster wants to update his images and to do so he is campaigning to host Saturday Night Live. His audition is, by far, better than anything SNL has done recently, plus you get Monster Gaga as the musical guest playing Cookie Face. (Link via The Ampersand)

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Sesame Street Anatomy Lesson
C Is For Chewie
Three Cookie Monster Moon

Trailer Park Disney


Tired of the pressures of the life as a Disney mascot, Goofy, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse tossed the Magic Kingdom and moved to the trailer park. (The Good Life by Pete McKee, via Acme Archives)

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A Who's Who Of Dr. Who


While there would certainly be enough room in the TARDIS for all 11 incarnations of Dr. Who, there isn't if they all try and get in at the same time. Get the t-shirt now - one day only. (Who's Who by Ian Leino for TeeFury)

In celebration of the print, Leino has also created a coupon code (WHOSWHO) for his own shop - which has some great designs — good for 15% off your total order.

Update: TeeFury sale is over, but you can still find this over at redbubble.

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The Only Good Human Is A Dead Human!





"Inspired by political propaganda from the 20th Century, these messages are cranialogicall designed to control the hearts and minds of citizens of 31st Century New New York."

Futurama propaganda, available at Acme Archives Direct.

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Sci-Fi Armory: For All Your Alien Blasting Needs

Ten famous science fiction arms and the year of their screen debut, from Think Geek, via Fashionably Geek):

1936 Flash Gordon
1966 Star Trek
1976 Logan's Run (The shirt says 1967, so they are selling it for half price)
1977 Star Wars
1982 Blade Runner
1984 Ghostbusters
1986 Aliens
1995 Judge Dredd
1997 Men In Black
2009 District 9

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Why So Curious, George?


The Batman, Curious George crossover did not unfold as well as hoped but, in retrospect, exactly as one would have expected.

Why So Curious, George? by Skeleton-Boy (Thomas Boguszewski).

Note: I found this on a Tumblr site, but I'm not giving credit as they, nor any of the sites they reblogged it from bothered to give Thomas any credit or link to his site, which took me under two minutes to look up. This behavior is rampant on Tumblr and while I like it for discovery, people need to step it up. Seriously uncool.

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Harry Potter Is Dirty Harry


"Police Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Potter is a hot-headed rookie fresh out of the Hogwarts Police Academy. His first assignment is a sadistic serial killer known only as 'Voldemort'. Dirty Harry will stop at nothing to solve this crime even if it means roughing up a few muggles along the way."

Well, Daniel Radcliffe has said he wanted more adult roles. (T-Shirt Laundry via Fashionably Geek)

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If Ikea Made Instructions For Everything


You've probably already seen this by now, but I don't care, it still makes me laugh. God, how I hate Ikea. (Caldwell Tanner for College Humor)

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This! Is! Postage!


Persian: A thousand parcels from the Persian empire descend upon you. Our letters will blot out the sun!
Stelios: Then we will mail in the shade.

This! Is! Postage! by Stephen Scott of Tasteless & Unoriginal (Link via Geek-Art, which I hadn't visited for awhile, but was glad I did.)

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Mickey Mouse Über Alles


Just because the House of Mouse hasn't been such a dominant cultural presence lately doesn't mean the rodent has given up his plans of world domination. This terrifying glimpse of your future brought to you by deviantartist bopchara. (Link via Geek-Art)

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I Love It When A Menagerie Comes Together


I can't resist an A-Team parody, and a hyena as "Howling Mad" Murdock is inspired. Vote now for The Animal Team by Bocognani Florent, over at Threadless. (Link via Super Punch)

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Haircut For The Wolfman


A lycanthrope's a hairy beast, so who better to try out a new style? Pop artist Casey Weldon gives the Wolfman enough new hairdos to last three years of full moons. The afro suits him best — very '70s. Click through for full-size versions of each cut. (Link via pacalin)

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Genus Aves Iratus (Angry Birds)


An ornithological documentation of the feathered friends who have sucked up a shocking amount of my time over the past couple of weeks, (Zero Lives)

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You Didn't Think It Would Be That Easy, Did You, Hello Kitty?


In a showdown between Gogo Yubari and Hello Kitty, my money's on the Japanese toy. You just can't fight that kind of oppressive cuteness. (Kitty Fight! by Dave MacDowell, for the Small Gift Sanrio show showing at Art Basel Miami December 2-5)

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Hello Anatomy Kitty
A-Z of Awesomeness
Big Cartoon Hunter

Boba Fett In... Carbonite Is Forever


After the Star Wars series played out, Boba Fett had a little know career in B-movies. (Carbonite Is Forever by Cliff Chiang and Slave Racer by Jared Moraitis)



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The Problem With Zombies

Agreed! Of course I know what I'd do — join 'em! Why fight the inevitable? (Chuck & Beans)

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Maybe You Can Hire The Pop Culture Team


Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Pop Culture Team.

Glen Brogan put together the perfect stereotypical gang for Front Magazine. 'We have Peter Venkman as the ladies man, Donatello as the brains, Chewbacca as the muscle, Screech as the wild card, Dobby as the mascot, and the A-Team van as the vehicle."

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A Clockwork Beagle


Snoopy gets his droog on as he gets ready for a little bit of Peanuts ultra-violence. What he did to Woodstock I just can't repeat. (Snoopy DeLarge by D4N13L)

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Reservoir Droogs
Wockawocka Orange
It's a Marvel, Charlie Brown

The Tragedy Of Blinky, Pinky, Inky And Clyde


Executed under the Jacobins Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, Blinky, Pinky, Inky And Clyde would forever haunt their executioner Monsieur Pac-man.

How They Died by Aled Lewis, up for vote at Threadless. (Link via pacalin & gamefreaksnz)

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If Stark Industries Had Created Astroboy...



I can't say I'd be entirely shocked if this turned out to be part of the plot of Iron Man 3. (stark industries x astroboy by Marco D'Alfonso, via Geek-Art.net)

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Willy Wonka Meets Darth Vader


From artist Pauline Acalin, who runs the pop-tastic tumblr pacalin: "As a kid, every time Willy Wonka said 'wonkavator', this is what I imagined in my mind. This is a sort of attempt at Wonka-Vader." So does that make the stormtroopers Oompa-Loompas?

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Dracula & The Horror Of The New Woman


The comic strip Coles Notes of Dracula that I wish I had read years ago. Read the rest at Kate Beaton's always clever Hark! A Vagrant.

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Odysseus And The Facebook Peril
Kiss Elves And Other Tales
Canadian Stereotype Comics

The Tee Which Shall Not Be Named


What better t-shirt to wear to the premier of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows than John Tibbott's The Tee Which Shall Not Be Named? Well, it won't be ready to be worn by November 19 but you still have one day left to vote for this reference-apalooza shirt at Threadless. (Link via Shirtoid)

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Batman Art Deco

Illustrator Tom Whalen adds a minimalist touch to Tim Buton's Batman Returns.

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Koopa, It's What's For Dinner


I could go for some Bowser ribs and some burgers made from ground Koopa. I imagine it's what Mario eats after he finishes his digital killing spree.

Jude Buffum explores the world of video game meat for the upcoming show Pixel Pushers, including Koopa, Ganon, Chocobo, Pukupuku, Gesso and Yoshi (below).



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A Space Oddity: Thirty Five Space Helmet Reflections


This is major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
Here am I floatin' 'round my tin can far above the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

3 Ton Gallery pulled together a whole lot of Hollywood astronauts (and one Thom Yorke)

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Some Day My Remixed Prince Will Come


Wishery is another whimsical video and musical remix from electronic music producer Pogo: "This is my track Wishery, comprising vocal syllables, musical chords and sound effects recorded from the 1937 Disney classic Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Enjoy!" It's sweet, but of course it can't beat out Dwarfed Punk...



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Cyborg Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
Snow White & The Depressing Reality
The Life Of A Disney Princess

I'm Indy The Archeology Man


Cartoonist Chuck Forsman combined his love of Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.C. Segar’s Popeye and drew six pivotal scenes for a poster he's selling to make the rent. (Link via The Ampersand)

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Arrrgmented Reality


Arr, that code either opens a treasure map or downloads everything piece of data on your phone when you scan it. (Arrrgmented Reality by David Schwen)

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Midnight Cowboy Toy Story


Hey, howdy, hey! It’s Woody the... Midnight Cowboy? He's still buddies with Buzz Lightyear but, umm, different kind of buddies. I won't be showing this to my son. (Toy Story by Anuj Shrestha for for pixartimes.com)

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Harry Potter And The Sin City Hallows


Graphic designer Olly Moss gives the penultimate Harry Potter film a darker, cooler look in his illustration for Empire Magazine. Check the extra Voldemort touch on the scar. I still can't believe they broke Deathly Hallows into two parts. Just get rid of all the sulking around in the forest and boom, a much tighter film.

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MC Voldemort Owns Harry Potter
Yo Momma So Fat The Sorting Hat Put Her In All Four Houses
Pop Culture Target Practice

Hieroglyphics Fighter


"Although officially credited with the invention of many modern conveniences such as paper, the ancient Egyptian society is less touted for their dabbling in special moves and ultra-combos. Where this knowledge came from remains a mystery." (Egyptian Fighter via Shirtoid)

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It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Super Anubis!
Star Warglyphics
Back To The Ancient Future
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