When 8-Bit Worlds Collide

An immense 8-bit battle with over 170 characters from I-Mockery. Seriously epic.

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Where No Pixel Has Gone Before

8-Bit Last Supper

Kill Pixel Bill

’Tis But A Scratch

A scratch? Your arm's off.
No it isn't.

(Joshua Budich for Gallery 1988’s Crazy for Cult)

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Mac Sabbath!

Would you like a little metal with your McHappy Meal? Meet Mac Sabbath, the McDonalds-themed Black Sabbath cover band. For real.





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Danny, I'm Coming!

The Shining is still one of the creepiest films I've ever watched. Can't wait to finally get to the Kubrick show at the TIFF Light Box next month.  (Jason Masters for Crazy 4 Cult)

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Jell-O Roofie Pops

Dave MacDowell doesn't break the internet, he kills it with this Cosby/Kardashian piece. Killing it, Dave!

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If You Want To Destroy My Sweater
Chris Brown's Honey Smacks
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The Legends of Pac-Man

Carved on the walls of the Valley of the Kings, buried deep in the Mayan jungles and glimpsed millennia into our future, the legend of Pac-Man transcends space and time.

Legend Of The Pac-Man, Pac-Man Ho-Tep and Pac-Man Reborn II, all by Casey Callender for Hero Complex Gallery.

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Son of Wonka

“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”
Son of Wonka by castlepöp for Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 Cult.

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So That Was 2014?

Wow. The full list of pop culture and news events, and a way larger version on Beutler Ink.

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I am Triple Word Score!
Winter Is Coming, Charlie Snow
Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, A Real American Hero

Invocation of Excellence

Excellent, not bogus.

(By Aaron Jasinski for Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 Cult 8)

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League of Extraordinary Gentlepersons 1996

Let's do the Time Warp (Again!)

Be Excellent To Each Other

Hairy Baby!

Loved Big Hero 6 and so did my boys. Marvel and Disney are in good hands with John Lasseter. (Baymax and Mochi by ArtistAbe)

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Days of Future Pixar
Pixar Wars

Batman Time!

Who knew an Adventure Time/Batman mashup would work so well? And someone has to do this Batgirl/Princess Bubblegum as cosplay. (Volatile-Vertex via Geek-Art)

Bat Princess

Mr. Freezeking

Alfredmo

Gunter The Penguin

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Friends of Ours

This is not a room that you want to accidentally walk into. Hell of a meeting though. (The Bad Buys by Justin Reed)

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They're Always After Me Lucky Charms!

Sure, he *might* be under the influence of Loki, but I don't know if I ever really trusted Toucan Sam.

(Un-Lucky Charms by Jaime Fortunato Jimenez for Van Eaton Galleries show When Good Toons Go Bad)

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Give A Guy A Gun, He Thinks He's Superman...

... Give him two and he thinks he's God.

Dual Wielding Doves by Doaly for Hero Complex Gallery’s Kung Fu Theater

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No Match for a Good Blaster
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Kill Finn

You didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you?
You know, for a second there, yeah, I kinda did.

(By Nikki Ward via The Nerdist)

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Grand Theft Mario

Things have gotten a little rough in the Mushroom Kingdom. (Bob Dob for his upcoming Gallery 1988 show, Exit Home.)

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I Am The One Who Knock-Diddly-Ocks

Wow, I don't know how I missed this one when it came out. It's perfect. You're gosh darn diddly doodly right. (By ThomasJakeRoss)

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Teletubies X Marvel

Well, that was totally unexpected.

Teletubies X Marvel by John Paulo Santos, via Herochan.

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Let's Go Do Some Crimes

You cannot go wrong with a Repo Man reference. Also, I can't believe this is my first Repo Man post in all these years. I have been remiss. From 100% Soft (Truck Torrence’s) Lil MacGuffins show at Bottleneck Gallery. Be sure to check out the other nine.

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I am Triple Word Score!

I am Groot! Love this piece by Glen Brogan for Bottleneck Gallery.

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Super Mario's Closet
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Dr. Horrible's Undead Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible gets bumpy in one of Beau Berkley's pieces for Gallery 1988's Joss Whedon show.

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Wizard Of The Hellmouth
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I’m Not Gonna Hurt Ya!

Cuddly Rigor Mortis (Kristin Tercek)’s Shining typewriter reminds me of the Sesame Street hot-wheels typewriter, but more maniacal. This is her submission to Spoke Art’s great Stanley Kubrick show.

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All Work And No Play...

What Is Your Major Malfunction, Numbnuts?

Cloned To Kill

Doctor, Doctor, Can't You See, I'm Burning, Burning?

College Humor calls this “A Definitive Ranking Of Every Pop Culture Doctor Ever”, but it doesn’t have Dr. Nick so clearly that’s a lie. But I like that it puts Dr. Phil and Zoidberg about even.

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The Case Of The Mysterious Ghostface!

Zoinks! Illustrator Travis Falligant is updating Scooby-Doo and the gang with some new mysteries. 

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Scooby Dooby Trek

Velma The Vampire Hunter

Scooby, Scooby John Hughes, Where Are You?

All Work And No Play...

Makes Stanley Kubrick a dull boy. Great work by Dave MacDowell.

"There ain't nothing in Room 237, but you ain't got no business going in there anyway, so stay out! You understand, stay out!"

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Gary Larson’s Spider-Man

Oh how I do miss The Far Side. (Rachel Ordway via The Line It Is Drawn)

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Fictional Foods

A good selection, though I would personally pass on the Merciless Pepper of Quetzalacatenango and the monkey brains. Can you name all 12? (Fictional Foods by Joshua Budich)

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Breaking Toys

Dave MacDowell's latest is packed with Breaking Bad references, from the Heisenberg belt buckle around Walt's undie-wearing Woody, to the equation on the brim of his hat. And Hank as the clueless but well-meaning Buzz Lightyear is inspired, not to mention Jesse as Jessie.

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Pinkman And The Brain

Gee, Mr. White, what do you want to do tonight?
The same thing we do every night, Pinkman - try to take over the world! (Paul Hostetler via The Line It Is Drawn)

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The Thin White Paper Doll

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes. (CBC Music)

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Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, A Real American Hero

Yo Coulson! 

Here are Phil Coulson’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. team, quickly summed up as G.I Joe characters. I thought artist Paul Hostetler was a little harsh with Skye, but thinking about it, he’s right. She is bow-ring. (Via The Line It Is Drawn)

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Half The Battle You Say?

Cobra Commander Wants You!

Yo, Cobra!

Stuck In The Burger (With You)

Relegated to the sidelines of McDonald's marketing, the Hamburglar  eventually goes rancid. (DrFaustusAU)

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Reservoir Droogs

Fast Food, Fast Times

The Wrath Of Old Big Boy

Fear And Shrooming In The Mushroom Kingdom

We were somewhere around the Mushroom Kingdom on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold... (Fear And Shrooming by Rask Opticon for PopCade)

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Disney's Game of Thrones

Of course this should NEVER HAPPEN, but now that I've seen these illustrations, a Disney version of Game of Thrones seems entirely plausible if wildly inappropriate.

Created by Brazilian animators Fernando Mendonça and Anderson Mahanski, their work shows how iconic George R.R. Martin's characters are. Cersi makes a perfect wicked Queen — Snow White wouldn't have made it out of the woods. (via Sploid)

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Mother Of Disney Dragons

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