Millennium Falcon? Needs More Cowbell

I think the next major Star Wars mashup (à la Star Wars Uncut) should be with all of the alternative casting choices. Get on that, Internet.
(Fast Ship by Tomas Overbai, via Comics Alliance)

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The Walken Dead

The Lost Roles of Bill Murray

In Which Christopher Walken Gives Pooh a Party

We Named The DOG Indiana!

"I told you, DON'T call me Junior!" Love Fozzie Bear as Professor Henry Jones and would find it hilarious to hear Sean Connery's as his voice. But Kermit? He looks more like one of the Nazi's than Indy. (The Jones Boys by Amy Mebberson)

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I'm Indy The Archeology Man

You Are Out Of Lives, Link!

I Want To Believe. Wocka, Wocka, Wocka!

Visible Tom Waits

I alway suspected this was true. (From Jim Lockey)

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The Style of Music

Subterranean Bikini Bottom Blues

The Second Coming of Chocolate Jesus

Rock Out With Your Matlock Out!

Despite appearances, attorney Ben Matlock does not wanna rock and roll all night and party every day. He just likes Peter Chris and cats. (Chet Loggins - thanks for the tip, Tristan)

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KISS Meets The Toad Of Mushroom Kingdom

Gene Simmons Slimed Me

Stormtrooper Army

Dapper Star Wars

Dapper Chewie

Dapper 3PO

Dapper Fett

Greg Peltz has created a series of portraits of Star Wars characters as Victorian gentlemen. Check his site for more portraiture. (Link via KULT Studios)

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Guerra de las Galaxias: Los Rebels

Tin Man vs C-3P0

Star Wars Antiques Roadshow

The Shining? Oh, Yeah!

It's not the river of blood pouring from the elevator at the Overlook Hotel, it's the Kool-Aid Man that's the real horror. (via forkparty)

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The Overlook Hotel Kids' Placemat

Heeere's Cookie Monster!
Kool-Aid Pop Culture? Oh, Yeah!

Drinking At The Barcade

What's a video game character to do after a long day of battling giant apes and chasing yellow smiley faces through unending mazes? Drink of course. (Scott Derby's Barcade for Gallery 1988's Old School Video Game show.)

Dia De Los Muertos: Jim Henson

"My hope is to leave the world a little better for my having been there." — Jim Henson

Dead Jim is Alex Leighton's piece for the Autumn Society's Iconoclastic Dead show, where artists celebrate someone famous they admire that is either dead or alive in the "muertos" fashion.

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The Creation Of Kermit

Super Muerto Bros.

Edward Scissorhands' Teen Angst

Kill Bill Wedding Portrait

"You know, Kiddo, I'd like to believe that you're aware enough even now to know that there's nothing sadistic in my actions. Well, maybe towards those other... jokers, but not you. No Kiddo, at this moment, this is me at my most... masochistic."

Max Dalton created First Things First, a "half martial arts – half spaghetti western style wedding picture poster" for Spoke Art's Quentin vs. Coen art show.

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

You Know, For A Second There... Yeah, I Kinda Did

Princess Peach In... Kill Bowser

Gimme A Head With Hair, Long Beautiful Hair

From Moe, Larry, & Curly to Anton Chigurh, a cinematic history of Hollywood, as told through 132 notable haircuts. Click through for more detail. (A Visual Compendium of Notable Haircuts in Hollywood by Pop Chart Lab)

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Darlin' Don't You Go And Cut Your Hair

The Trustworthiness Of Beards

The Marvelous Cartoon Wigs Museum

Tiananmen Squared

Casey Weldon takes the Atari classic Combat and places it in an iconic scene for Gallery 1988's Old School Video Game show. (Tiananmen Squared by Casey Weldon)

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Tank Man of Tiananmen Square

The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

Princess Leia, Coppertone Girl

The League Of Extraordinary 30 Rock

Comic book illustrator Alex Ross' take on the cast of 30 Rock as Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is awesome, pure and simple. And Jack Donaghy as Hyde is inspired casting. (Link via Comics Alliance)

Jack Donaghy as Mr. Hyde

Jenna Maroney as Victory (I think)

Kenneth Parcell as The Invisible Man

Tracy Jordan as Captain Nemo

Pete Hornburger as Alan Quartermain

Liz Lemon as Mina Harker

Frank Rossitano as a Martian

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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1988

I'm With Khonani

Mr. Watchmen

The Last Mythological Supper

Mickey Mouse betrays Christ in Cam Rackam's Now Accepting All Major Credit Cards, a commissioned painting from M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold. It's quite the band of motley disciples, featuring L-R: A unicorn, leprechaun, the Headless Horseman, Santa, the Tooth Fairy, Jesus, an alien, the Easter Bummy, the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, Death and a jackalope. (Thanks Cam)

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Suddenly Last Supper

Even More Last Suppers

Make Your Own Mario Model

Nintendo model kits by Ty Lettau for the 8 Bit Champions show. Pass the glue and check out the kits for Link and Samus. (Link via Geek-Art)

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8-Bit Terrarium

Super Mario Anatomy

Choose Your (Video Game) Weapon

Days of Future Pixar

I'm impressed - it's can't be easy to make Mike from Monsters, Inc. look menacing, even with adamantium claws. Mike Henderson mashes up the X-Men story line Days of Future Past with Pixar's favourite sons. (Days of Future Pixar - thanks for the tip, Shane.)

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We Can't Stop Here, This Is Toy Country!

Midnight Cowboy Toy Story

The Lamp Had It Coming

The Wire: 8-Bit

A man got to have a code. This would make an awesome King's Quest-style video game. (The Wire iotacons by Andy Rash)

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The Wire: The Animated Series

Muppet Babies Meets The Wire

Omar's Coming! The Wire Alignment Chart

You Talkin' To Me, Six De Niro's?

Six De Niros by Nathan Stapley - it's quite a violent group. But if I had to choose, I'd put my money on Max Cady. (via Gallery 1988)

Travis Bickle — Taxi Driver

David "Noodles" Aaronson — Once Upon a Time in America

Louis Gara — Jackie Brown

Jake LaMotta — Raging Bull

Al Capone — The Untouchables

Maximilian "Max" Cady - Cape Fear

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The Bambi Hunter & Taxi Rider

Forty Fords A-Filming...

Astronaut To Tranny: The Many Roles Of Johnny Depp

If You Want To Destroy My Sweater...

Hold this thread as I walk away... As I walk away.

Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked.

Lying on the floor, lying on the floor

I've come undone.

Of all of these, I think I could only pull off the Weezer sweater. With the thread loose, it is totally my style. (founditemclothing via Buzzfeed)

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Won't You Be My Nightmare?

Hats By Hughes

The Style of Music

The Death Of 8-Bit

Alas, poor Pac-Man! I knew him, wokka, wokka, wokka... (Greg "Craola" Simkins for Gallery 1988's Old School Video Game Art Show.)

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The Tragedy Of Blinky, Pinky, Inky And Clyde

I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghosts

Pac-Man's Last Supper

Super Muerto Bros.

Mario and Luigi meet Mexican sugar skull folk art in Eric "The Gute" Gonzalez's piece for the 8-Bit Champions show in Paris, featuring the Autumn Society of Philadelphia's and curated by Thomas Olivri of Geek-Art.net. Looking forward to seeing more from the show as I'm a long time fan.

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Nintendo Skull and Crossbones

Mario Gets An Offer He Can't Refuse

Two Girls, One-Up

The Man With The Kryptonite Gun

He never misses his target, and now his target is 00Superman. Another great DC/James Bond mashup from draw2d2. (The Man With The Kryptonite Gun by Jason Welborn)

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Bond. Plastic Bond.

Anarchy In The JLA

Superman, The Flash... And The General?

The Cheers Intelligence Graph

I agree with this chart wholeheartedly, but Cliff Clavin just below Diane? "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?" I rest my case (Dan Meth: #18 in a series of pop-cultural charts)

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NYC Sitcom Map: 30 Rock Via Taxi
Worry About The Replicants, Not The Apes
Head North Through Wonderland, Then It's Straight On To Narnia

Bond. Plastic Bond.

He sure has a way with women. All except Jill Masterson — it never really works out for her. (DC/James Bond mashup by Alex Ryan)

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Boba Fett In... Carbonite Is Forever

The Lesser-Known Songs Of Nancy Sinatra

So You Want To Be An Evil Villain...

The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

Pop Chart Lab has yet another epic chart, this time following the change in video game controllers. I think my first foray was the Atari 2600, but I had no idea it was around so early. Click through for a more detailed version.

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What's In Your Gamer Closet?

P Is For Pac-Man, T Is For Tetris

The Illustrious Omnibus Of Super Powers

8-Bit Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

We can't stop here. This is bat country. (By Dann Matthews)

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Fear and Loathing In The Mushroom Kingdom

Fear And Loathing On Sesame Street

8-Bit Pulp Fiction

Geek Food Combo

Junk food and video games — a perfect combo. Illustrator Juan Solon did this for the Italian edition of Wired and I get all the references but one: What are the fries supposed to be? Anyone? (Edit: Oh, I think they are lightsabers.)

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Fast Food Final Fantasy

Fast Food, Fast Times

And I'll Whisper, "Would You Like Fries With That?"

Arkham Geddes

Aww, aren't they cute when they're sleepy and homicidal. (Arkham Geddes by Staja Artist Collective — click through for more.)

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Sopranos Supervillains

Why So Sidious?

50 Ways To Be A Bad Guy