Popped Culture

Seems Nobody Wants To Hang Out In A Dank Pit No More

2012-01-28T18:02:00.003-05:00

Oh, but Moe: the dank. The dank!

Tim Doyle’s solo art show Unreal Estate is debuting at Spoke Art on Feb. 2, with Doyle "playing tour guide to his favorite TV locales, from Moe's Tavern to the Bluth Banana Stand to the Seinfeld diner." Doyle's work has great detail and feel for place, so this should be a great show.

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A Perfectly Cromulent Alphabet

Springfield Still Life

Shit! Orange Got Tagged?

The Garden of Muppetly Delights

2012-01-27T10:00:00.000-05:00

The original Hieronymus Bosch's painting represented hell and damnation, but the Muppets look pleased. And Jim Henson couldn't be in hell, could he? (Hillary White)

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Claude Monet's Kraken of Bezons

Voltron Dans Les Coquelicots

The Incredulity Of Paul McCartney

Han Laughed First

2012-01-26T10:00:00.001-05:00

Not only did Han shoot first, he also taunted Greedo mercilessly afterwards. As he should. (Han SoLoL by Andrew Wilson; via Comics Alliance)

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The Adventures of Tintin: I Shot First

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Star Wars Antiques Roadshow

It's Simple. We Kill Bill

2012-01-25T10:00:00.000-05:00

Wow, that must be one creepy hospital. (Dan Hipp)

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Why So Sidious?

Anarchy In The JLA

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

We Stand On Guard For The Robot Apocalypse

2012-01-23T10:00:00.000-05:00

ED-209: Please put down your lances. You have 20 seconds to comply.

Dick Jones: I think you better do as he says, RCMP Musical Ride.

ED-209: You now have 15 seconds to comply.

ED-209: You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9.

ED-209: You have 5 seconds to comply.

ED-209: Four... three... two... one... I am now authorized to use physical force!

Italian illustrator Franco Brambilla's Eddy Canada is part of the Invading The Vintage series: "Cute Aliens invading grandpa's postcards, scifi movies and old tv shows." (Via Exhibition-ism)

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Robocorn

Saturday Morning With RoboCop

Back Away From The Donuts, RoboCop!

Sterling Cooper Vader Price

2012-01-22T10:00:00.000-05:00

sterling cooper vader price from Dann Matthews on Vimeo.

You can tell there is a new season of Mad Men approaching as it's starting to surface in pop culture again.

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Little People Mad Men Set From Fisher-Price

Famous Muppet Auditions

Mad Mr. Men

I Call This Game, What's In The Box?

2012-01-21T10:00:00.000-05:00

“In this box are three things I will show to you now. You will not like these three things,” said the cat with a bow.

Dave MacDowell finished this while I wasn't paying attention, so it's been all over the great geek sites, but I have to post it as it's Dave, Dr. Seuss and Se7en: pop culture perfection.

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What's In The Super Mario Box?!

Inappropriate Little Golden Books

Thing One And Thing Two And Thing Three

I'm A Hot Dog, And Dressing Up Is Fun!

2012-01-20T10:00:00.000-05:00

Joel Plaskett refashions Fashionable People for the kiddie set. Great stuff from Kids CBC, which has a surprising amount of Canadian indie rock on it. Thanks for the find, @drewmac.

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Robble Robble Robble, Shamrock Shake!
Around The (Charleston) World
Star Trek: Tik Tok

Homicidal Psycho Alien Symbiote

2012-01-18T10:00:00.000-05:00

"Homicidal Psycho Alien Symbiote is a Peter and Venom collection. The title refers to a sub-plot in the series involving Venom’s tendency to surprise Peter and try to eat his brains, leading Peter to make the titular exclamation."

I love Timothy Lim, aka ninjaink's takes on Calvin and Hobbes and his series of Peter and Venom illustrations are no exception.

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Calvin, Hobbes, Terminator

You've Entered The Watterson Zone

I Want YOU To Cross The Space-Time Continuum

Little People Mad Men Set From Fisher-Price

2012-01-17T10:00:00.000-05:00

Just imagine the fun your tyke will have imagining drinking in the office, chasing the secretary pool and smoking non-stop. (MAD MEN Playset Ad by Paul Sizer)

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Little People Star Trek From Fisher-Price

Famous Muppet Auditions

Mad Mr. Men

The View Will Make You Squeal With Delight

2012-01-16T10:00:00.000-05:00

Looking for a tranquil vacation? Steve Thomas has some suggestions for you. Just don't mind the wood chipper, machete or hillbillies. Posters for sale at his store.

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This Ain't Rock 'N' Roll, This Is Genocide

Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind

Victory Is Just A Few Hops Away

The Fall Of Master Shake

2012-01-15T10:00:00.000-05:00

The idea of Master Shake being the toppled dictator of a Middle Eastern country is so dead on that it's hard to believe that it isn't from an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, instead of being Scott Listfield's entry for Gallery 1988's Adult Swim show.

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Behold, White Trash

Awesome Show, Great Job!

Beach Party Of The Planet Of The Apes

Behold, White Trash

2012-01-13T10:00:00.000-05:00

At least Behold, White Trash is what I think Carl's banner says. My Latin (*cough* Google Translate) is a little rusty. Seems appropriate. So is the Aqua Teen Hunger Force just a figment of Carl's imagination? That also makes sense - he is a terribly lonely guy. (Dan Lydersen for Gallery 1988's Adult Swim show)

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Awesome Show, Great Job!

Aqua Teen Hunger Force is The Bomb

My Little Apocalypse Ponies

The Life Aquatic With Captain Kirk

2012-01-12T10:00:00.001-05:00

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to boldly go to find the tribbles that ate my friend and destroy them. Anyone who wants to join me is more than welcome."

The artists over at Draw2D2 are mashing up Wes Anderson films with Star Trek, as one does. (The Trouble With Jaguar Sharks by Alex Ryan)

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The Trouble with Rogens (And Hills And Farrells)

A Collection Of Bill Murray Curiosities

Papa Zissou

Gogo Vangogh

2012-01-11T10:00:00.000-05:00

"Gogo, I know you feel you must protect your mistress. But I beg you, walk away."

More Vincent van Gogh madness from Dave MacDowell. Love the style and, of course, anything Kill Bill.

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

Gotham Starry Night And Other Van Gogh Parodies

I'm Going To Disneyland!

A Rorschach Rorschach Test

2012-01-10T10:00:00.000-05:00

I love the idea of Nite Owl taunting Rorschach over and over again about what his mask was displaying. (Rorschach Test by Evgeny Yakovlev via Comics Alliance)

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A Blockhead Died In New York...

Watchmen Last Supper

The True Face Of The Watchmen

Through The Pop Culture Looking Glass

2012-01-09T10:00:00.000-05:00

I love the moments in pop culture when two different artists come up with similar concepts. Imitated Caterpillar by Ben Chen (above) and Hillary White's Alice Meeting Humpty Dealer (below) were uploaded within a day of each other.

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Through The Remixed Looking Glass

Go Ask Alice, When She's Ten Feet Tall

Alice In Zombieland

Vicious Vangogh

2012-01-08T10:00:00.001-05:00

"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror." — Sid Vicious.

Vicious Vangogh by Dave MacDowell, for the WWA Gallery's About Face show.

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Vincent Van Wolverine

Quentin Van Tino

God Save The Princess

Oompa-Loompas Live And Die By Chocolate

2012-01-05T10:00:00.001-05:00

"I've taken it upon myself to expose the sad truth about Wonkaland; the stuff they won't show you in the movies. An Oompa-Loopma had fallen and drowned in the chocolate river during the night, and Mr. Wonka has delayed the start of his tour in order to conduct a body recovery operation. It's dark work, but at least it's not being conducted in dark chocolate. This isn't the first time an Oompa-Loompa has perished on the job site, and what becomes of their inevitably oversweetened remains has never been discovered."

Robert Brandenburg takes old paintings and adds his own pop culture twist. Here is the above painting, before the addition of Willy Wonka. He has a full show opening at Gallery 1988 on January 7.

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Oompa LoomPacino

Oompa Loompa, Vollyball-Doo

Who Wants An Everlasting Gobstopper?

We All Live In An Electric Submarine

2012-01-04T10:00:00.000-05:00

I like the idea of Electric Mayhem as The Beatles. Maybe James Hance will expand on this.

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I Get High With A Little Help From Vermeer

The Long And Winding Moria Road

King's Quest's Silver Hammer

Oscar The Grouch's New Home

2012-01-03T10:00:00.000-05:00

It might be a bit of a tight squeeze. (Pop Culture Mash-up Parody by Aled Lewis, possibly for sale at Threadless.)

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The Tragic Life Of Oscar The Grouch

Sesame Street Anatomy Lesson

Can You Tell Me How To Get, How To Get To Batman Street?

Buffy And The Scoobies

2012-01-02T10:00:00.000-05:00

"Fresh out of Sunnydale, here comes Buffy and the Scoobies with their debut album "Chosen"! Choose your weapon and get your blood boiling with heart pounding songs such as "The Big Bad", "Out For A Walk, Bitch", and "Hush". Buffy and the Scoobies take aim at your heart and will have you begging for more. Fortune favors the brave when you are Chosen."

Joey Spiotto finishes off a series of Joss Whedon inspired albums with Buffy and the Scoobies. Also available at his Etsy shop.

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The Frakkin Toasters: By Your Command

Velma The Vampire Hunter

Wizard Of The Hellmouth

Awesome Show, Great Job!

2012-01-01T22:08:00.004-05:00

Miranda Dressler turns Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! into a Usual Suspects lineup for Gallery 1988's [adult swim] show opening January 13. This one is for you, Steve Pratt!

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Buh Buh Buh Buh Buh Buh, Power!

The Shandling

Love It or Loathe It

Mickey Mouse The Barbarian

2011-12-30T10:00:00.000-05:00

Mickey, what is best in life?

Gosh... crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. Ha ha!

Even as a muscled out mouse, I imagine Mickey would still be sickly sweet.

(My day job by John T. Quinn III, VP of character art at Disney, so I suppose he can draw whatever he likes. Link via Super Punch)

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Mickey Mouse Meth Club

Mickey Mouse Über Alles

They Saved Mickey's Brain!

Bond Vs. Bond

2011-12-28T10:00:00.001-05:00

This is a fantastic idea for a James Bond film. From ninjaink:
"Only the Good Die Twice is a spy story set within the fictional James Bond universe. Through the prologue, it is revealed that the name "James Bond" is the codename for agents with 007 status and that the original James Bond from the Cold War (played by Sean Connery in a returning role) has gone rogue and is now the head of SPECTRE. The current Bond is tasked by MI6 to stop him before he can initiate a global thermonuclear war."

Daniel Craig vs Sean Connery? That would be awesome!

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Boba Fett In... Carbonite Is Forever

The Man With The Kryptonite Gun

Bond. Plastic Bond.

So Many Santa Clauses Are Comin' To Town

2011-12-24T10:00:00.000-05:00

I originally compiled this image back in 2008, but it's time to bring it out of storage. Merry Christmas everyone!

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What Santa Really Does While You're Asleep

Rudolph The Red-Nosed AT-AT

Twelve Days of Simpsons

How Spider-Man Saved Christmas

2011-12-23T16:54:00.002-05:00

Of course the down side is that the Grinch never learns his lesson, his heart never grows three sizes and he continues to terrorize the Who's for years,because nobody that gets caught by a superhero ever seems to remain in captivity. (How the Grinch Sto.... by Michael Delmundo, via Comics Alliance)

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Doctor Whoville

How the Hulk Stole Christmas

Who Watches Santa Claus?

A Geek’s 12 Days of Christmas

2011-12-21T10:00:00.000-05:00

Pop illustrator Becca Whitaker is rewriting the 12 Days of Christmas with a more nerdy vibe. Here are the first eight, go to Becca's Bombshells for the rest.

Eight Maids-a-Milking

Seven Pokemon-a-Swimming

A Partridge in a Pear Tree

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12 Days of Popped Culture Christmas

Rudolph, You Don't Have To Put On the Red Light

Werner Herzog Reads 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

The Breaking Bad Mashups We Deserve

2011-12-19T10:00:00.000-05:00

These are two Breaking Bad mashups I've had sitting around, finally getting to them. Above: Jeff Matsuda, producer and creative director on The Batman, drew a pile of mashups for an awesome Reddit thread. Below, Dann Matthews brings The Muppets into the world of meth, where I'd always assumed they'd been for the past few years.

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Super Breaking Bad

8-Bit Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad Paper Dolls

Okay, So You're Brad Pitt That Don't Impress Me Much

2011-12-18T15:41:00.003-05:00

Ok, it impresses me some. My favourites roles would have to be Fight Club, Se7en, and Ocean's Eleven. (Brads by Derek Eads)

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Johnny Depp And The Depp Depp Of Depp

The Many Faces of Gary Oldman

The Breakfast Fight Club

BBC's Sherlock Characters Interrogate Internet Cats

2011-12-16T10:00:00.000-05:00

I don't know anything about the BBC show Sherlock, but I do love internet cats, especially when they are all bunched together. Thanks Tumblr, for bringing reapersun to my attention.

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LOLcat Taxonomy

Internet Memes in a Landscape

What OMG Cat Has Seen Cannot Be Unseen

Marvel Vs. A Christmas Story: You'll Shoot Your Adamantium Eye Out!

2011-12-15T10:00:00.003-05:00

"Are you kidding? Stick my tongue to that stupid Iceman? That's dumb."

"That's 'cause you know it'll stick." (For reference)

They must have triple-dog dared him. (Logan Takes a Bet by Jason Welborn for draw2d2's lastest mashup.)

Of course the Hulk has a different way to handle things. (Hulk by Alex Ryan)

Awesome! I love A Christmas Story. (Wolverine by Justin Hansen)

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The Breakfast Club Vs. The X-Men

Vincent Van Wolverine

Hulk Late For Work!

Batman's Lat Supper

2011-12-14T10:00:00.001-05:00

There are enough Batman characters to make their own Last Supper? Clearly, yes. It's times like this that I have to admit my comics knowledge is puddle deep. Apparently that is Nightwing in the Judas position, but wasn't who the artist, Glasmond, had intended. Anywho the Latin translates to family comes before all things or family over everything. (The last thanksgiving batfam supper by Glasmond)

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Suddenly Last Supper

A Whole Lot Of Other Last Suppers

Bathamm And Superhamm

How The Sesame Street Gang Felt About The Muppets

2011-12-12T10:00:00.000-05:00

You just know they had to be a little bitter. Sure, they're famous, but they're not stars like The Muppets. And before anyone points out that they are all Muppets, including Yoda and the Fraggles, when anyone says The Muppets, they mean The Muppet Show. (Brought To You By The Letter A by Ian Abando for the Lovers, Dreamers & Me show)

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The Vitruvian Big Bird

Famous Muppet Auditions

Muppet Babies Meets The Wire

The Archie Breakfast Club

2011-12-09T10:00:00.000-05:00

A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse. A great rendition of the Breakfast Club as the Archies, bit I think Mike Perkins got the characters around.

If anyone should be playing Molly Ringlwald (and sorry, I don't think of them by their character names) it should be Veronica, not Betty. Spoiled rich girl? That's Veronica.

Reggie as Emilio Estevez seems to work but he really should be playing Judd Nelson while Archie should be be Estevez. He's always wearing a letterman jaclket. And Jughead should be playing Ally Sheedy, so that makes Betty the nerdy Anthony Michael Hall. (Via 50 Archie Covers)

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The Breakfast Club Vs. The Archies

The Breakfast Cereal Club

Archie & Jughead's Double Prison Digest

Los Rebeldes Feroces!

2011-12-08T10:00:00.001-05:00

"A long time ago in a country not so far away, the hope of freedom was kept alive by eight brave and honourable luchadors known as Los Rebeldes Feroces!"

Seriously, El Robo Diablo? Someone found a way to make C-3PO look cool. (Chris McVeigh & Matthew Parsons, via Distracted by Star Wars)

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Super Muerto Bros.

Guerra de las Galaxias: Los Rebels

Another Brick In The Mariachi Wall

Secret Agent Calvin Hobbes

2011-12-07T10:00:00.000-05:00

What if Calvin grew up to be a secret agent? You don't have to wonder, Coran Stone has done it for you: "I thought of Calvin as a boy who grew into a man and never gave up on imagining himself as different characters."

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Calvin and Hobbes Private Investigations

Cal Solo and Hobbesbacca

Calvin, Hobbes, Terminator

Rama Llama Ding Dong

2011-12-06T12:15:00.000-05:00

You've likely seen this before, but I'm easily amused. Dali Llama! (Llama Art by Bob Guy; via Neatorama)

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Hatchling Mutant Ninja Turtles

Lights, Camera, Animals!

Dogma

Battlestar Galactica: The Animated Series

2011-12-05T10:00:00.000-05:00

I would watch the frak out of that. Someone should get on that. So say we all. (Otis Frampton via Comics Alliance)

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30 Rock: The Animated Series

The Wire: The Animated Series

The Frakkin Toasters: By Your Command

Spider-Man Takes The Red Pill

2011-12-04T16:17:00.003-05:00

Spideo vs Agent Ock by Axel Ryan for draw2d2's post-apocalyptic Spider-man mashup.

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The Matrix: Alternate Ending

I Know Photoshop

Brown Recluse Spider-Man

Vader Got Served

2011-11-30T10:00:00.002-05:00

"You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, my move will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." (Vader Got Served by Aaron Jasinski)

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Robot Dance Contest

Let's do the Time Warp (Again!)

Vive La French Star Wars Différence

Does Tintin Dream Of Electric Sheep?

2011-11-29T10:00:00.001-05:00

I don't know if Deckard is a replicant or not, but I'm pretty damn sure Tintin is. (Tintin/Blade Runner by Dan Hipp via Comics Alliance)

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The Adventures of Tintin: I Shot First

The Adventures of Tintin And His Tauntaun

Tintin Vs. Predator

Fifty Ways To Be A Good Guy

2011-11-28T10:00:00.000-05:00

Robert Ball has completed his Fifty Goodies project, depicting many of cinemas most iconic good guys (and women, robots and animals.) Prints are for sale at his shop, check back Ball's site for a list of the goodies.

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50 Ways To Be A Bad Guy

So You Want To Be An Evil Villain...

Birth Of A Super-Villain

Robotic Companions

2011-11-26T10:00:00.000-05:00

Some of Nathan Stapley's recent pieces for Gallery 1998 are up for sale as prints, letting me revisit one that I didn't get around to posting — Robotic Companions. I really like the look of his work, especially when it involves 15 awesome robots.

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Where's WALL-E?

Exterminate! Exterminated

Robot Spare Parts

The Good, the Bad and the Rubber Band

2011-11-25T11:00:00.000-05:00

Man, even with a rubber band you know Clint is going to kill everyone in that town. (Rubber Band Duel by Ben Chen; via Rampaged Reality)

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A Fistful of Points

The Woody With No Name

Josey Wales And The Pussycats

Famous Muppet Auditions

2011-11-24T10:00:00.000-05:00

Where have the Muppets been since we last saw them? Trying out for some of the most popular TV and movies of the past few years. Sam the Eagle as Don Draper is perfection. (Steve Murray for National Post)

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101 Sesame Street Muppets

Tim Burton Monster Mash-Up

Loved And Lost

Every Adventure Starts With A Single Paw Print

2011-11-23T10:00:00.001-05:00

The Wookie the Chew drawings from James Hance are so ridiculously cute.

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Dapper Star Wars

Westside Wookie

How Chewbacca Defeated The Nazis And Won World War Two

Kennedy Assassination: The Game

2011-11-22T21:47:00.004-05:00

What better way to commemorate the 48th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination than an 8-bit recreation of of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald? Yeah, take that Stephen King. (Iotacons by Andy Rash)

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Jackie Kennedy Is Out For Revenge in... Kill Oswald
Fantastic Forefathers
Pezidents Of The United States

Beat Down The Walls, Begin, Believe, Behold, Begat

2011-11-21T10:00:00.000-05:00

Who wouldn't want to see a live performance of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem? I've been a fan ever since hearing Can You Picture That in The Muppet Movie. Barring that ever coming true, I will have to satisfy myself with Michael De Pippo's Dr. Teeth concert posters, available at Acme Archives.

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Dia De Los Muertos: Jim Henson

The Muppet Show Alignment Chart

The Creation Of Kermit

Hulk 'Stache!

2011-11-20T10:00:00.000-05:00

You wouldn't like me when I'm hairy! Go Movember! (Hulk Stash! by Nick Derington, part of a series; via Comics Alliance)

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Hulk Late For Work!
If Superheroes Were Hipsters
The Many Mustaches of Guy Fawkes

The Ringwraiths Of Sweetums

2011-11-18T10:00:00.000-05:00

The best thing about a new Muppets movie coming out is all the awesome Muppet mashups that are surfacing because of it. Viva pop culture revivals! (Dark Sweetums by Justin Hansen for draw2d2's Muppets/Tolkien mashup.

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The Muppet Show Alignment Chart

The Long And Winding Moria Road

Hey, Sauron. Why So Glum?

In Space, No One Can Hear Muppets Scream

2011-11-16T23:04:00.001-05:00

This is exactly how they should update Pigs In Space — parodies of classic space movies. (Open Sesame by Eric Fan via Geek-Art - though the link seems to have disappeared. Muppets getting heavy-handed with the copyright?)

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In Space No One Can Hear You Phone Home
Alien Operation: The Board Game
Alien Vs. Pooh

I Want To Believe... In Beauty And The Beast

2011-11-16T10:00:00.000-05:00

The Beast and Belle as Mulder and Scully? Now that's a direction I'd love to see Disney go in any remake. (James Silvani via Amy Mebberson)

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The ALF-Files

The Life Of A Disney Princess

I Want To Believe. Wocka, Wocka, Wocka!

Alfred Hitchcock's Pulp Fiction

2011-11-15T10:00:00.000-05:00

What can I say, I'm a sucker for Pulp Fiction parody. (Alfred Hitchcock's Pulp Fiction via Worth1000's Movie Premakes 4)

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8-Bit Pulp Fiction

Pulp Chaplin

Star Fiction

30 Rock: The Animated Series

2011-11-14T10:00:00.000-05:00

I could imagine this playing as a cartoon, with an even less tenuous connection to reality. I mean Kenneth is already practically a cartoon character. (via An Illustration-a-Day Blog)

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The League Of Extraordinary 30 Rock

The Wire: The Animated Series

Never Mind The Sex Pistols Saturday Morning Cartoon

Iron Maiden Animal

2011-11-13T10:00:00.001-05:00

I was never a fan of Iron Maiden but I was always intrigued by their artwork and the character Eddie. So what could make him even cooler? Augie Pagan's Animal Unleashed from his Lowbrow Candy Store show with Dave MacDowell.

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Muppets Last Supper

Piece Of Charlie Sheen's Mind

Muppet Rawk!

I See Dead Croquet Players

2011-11-12T19:31:00.006-05:00

If this game didn't convince Dr. Malcolm Crowe that he was dead, it should have at least let him know he was fictional. (Slammin With Willis by Scott Campbell via Gallery 1988 Ghosts show.)

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Oh, My Love, My Darling, I've Hungered For Your Touch...

The Tragedy Of Blinky, Pinky, Inky And Clyde

The Origin Of Casper

NES Zappers At 10 Paces

2011-11-11T10:00:00.001-05:00

Hey, lets not fight - lets shoot that damn dog that keeps laughing at us. And how far is 10 paces anyway? Would the cords reach that far? (The Duel by Aaron Jasinski)

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Duck Hunter S. Thompson

Nintendo Skull and Crossbones

Duck Hunt Behind-the-Scenes

Oh, My Love, My Darling, I've Hungered For Your Touch...

2011-11-10T10:00:00.001-05:00

I said I was done with Bill Murray postings. I lied. They keep pulling me back in! But this isn't from the Please Post Bills show, but another Gallery 1988 show called Ghosts and featuring one of my favourite artists, Scott Campbell. Also, the scene of Venkman and Slimer is sooo touching.

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He Slimed Me!

It's A Trap!

Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusterama!

A Collection Of Bill Murray Curiosities

2011-11-09T10:00:00.000-05:00

My last posting from Gallery 1988's Please Post Bills. An awesome collection. (Collection of Curiosities by Jessica Deahl)

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Bill Murray-O-Rama

How Do You Know I'm Not A God?

A Guide To Surviving Groundhog Day

Mmmm, Forbidden Donut!

2011-11-08T10:00:00.000-05:00

Donuts. Is there anything they can't do? (New Eating Habits by Eduardo San Gil)

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Pac-Man's Last Supper

I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghosts

A Perfectly Cromulent Alphabet

Breaking Bad Paper Dolls

2011-11-07T10:00:00.001-05:00

I loved illustrator Kyle Hilton's paper doll set of the Arrested Development cast and was excited to hear that he was making a set for Breaking Bad.

But as the set was commissioned by the show, he had to keep it under wraps. Lucky for us, he has given a sneak preview on his website. Here is Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. The rest are on his site, unless he has taken/been told to take them down.

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Super Breaking Bad
8-Bit Breaking Bad
Tobias Fünke: The World's First Analrapist & Paper Doll

Doctor Whoville

2011-11-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

Every Doctoring Who down in Whoville

Toasts your survival and the revival of goodwill.

Even Oods and Judoons and Daleks confess

Today is a day to say, “Exterminate!” less.

It’s the season of hearts, big and deep as the Tardis,

To make room for any who, any how, regardless!

For faces and spaces may change with the season,

But peace on Earth is a wish for every dimension.

(Doctor Whoville by Ian Leino; WHO-liday poem by Josiah Bancroft)

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A Who's Who Of Dr. Who

Exterminate! Exterminated

Harry Potter And The Dalmentor's Kiss

A Guide To Surviving Groundhog Day

2011-11-05T10:00:00.000-04:00

I am loving all the work that is coming out of Gallery 1988's Please Post Bills show. They really pull together talented artists. Above, Phil Connor’s Guide to Surviving Groundhog Day by HERO Design. I was wondering about the reference to 42 days, as Phil Connors had to have been in Punxsutawney, but there are 42 accountable days in the film. Neat.

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Bill Murray-O-Rama

How Do You Know I'm Not A God?

Groundhog Day: Rodent Prognostications

The Adventures of Tintin And His Tauntaun

2011-11-04T10:00:00.001-04:00

Tintin meets tauntaun at a cool new show here in Toronto, which doesn't happen too often. Or maybe it does. I just heard about Toronto Draws Tintin last night via a tweet. Also, I don't know the artist of this piece is. Anyone?

Update: I am told by reliable sources that this is the work Benjamin Rivers.

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The Adventures of Tintin: I Shot First

Tintin And The Soccer Hooligans

Tintin Vs. Predator

My God, It's Full Of Muppets!

2011-11-03T10:00:00.001-04:00

Behold, the Muppetverse! Well, maybe just one galaxy at least — I'd sure like to see the full pantheon. (Ruaraidh Bruce via Comics Alliance)

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The Heckler Causality Loop

I Want To Believe. Wocka, Wocka, Wocka!

Kermit & Miss Piggy Were No Rainbow Connection

How Do You Know I'm Not A God?

2011-11-02T10:00:00.001-04:00

Rita: Is this some new fad diet? Don't you worry about cholesterol?

Phil: I don't worry about anything anymore.

Rita: What makes you so special? Everybody worries about something.

Phil: That's exactly what makes me so special.

(Miranda Dressler for Gallery 1988's Please Post Bills show.)

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The King of Busts

Bill Murray-O-Rama

The Lost Roles of Bill Murray

Stephen Colbert Vs. Scott Pilgrim

2011-11-01T10:00:00.001-04:00

Zing! (Colbert vs. Pilgrim by Andy Hunter)

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Scott Pilgrim And The Fanboy Fantasy

Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles & Colbert

Scott Pilgrim Vs...

Gotta Catch All The Brains

2011-10-31T13:00:00.000-04:00

Ash probably had it coming anyway. (Zombie Pikachu by Berk Öztürk; link via Comics Alliance)

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Vitruvian Pikachu

Pokemon Fight Club

Pikachu Meets Picasso

The Diabolical Diagram Of Movie Monsters

2011-10-31T10:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Halloween from the pop culture taxologists, Pop Chart Lab. They not only do the Monster Mash, they can classify everyone there.

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How-To Guide To Kill A Monster

Monsters Can't Hold Their Liquor

Classic Movie Monsters From The 1970s

Bill Murray-O-Rama

2011-10-30T10:00:00.002-04:00

This, without a doubt, would be the most awesome game of bowling ever held! While it makes sense to have Ernie McCracken as captain, I think Phil Connors would be the best bowler, having had years to perfect his game in Punxsutawney. (Bill-O-Rama by Ian Glaubinger)

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What If Bill Murray Played Everyone In Wes Anderson's Films?

So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

Being Bill Murray

Science Fiction Cephalopod: The Octonator

2011-10-27T23:20:00.000-04:00

Wow, Aaron Jasinski found a way to make The Terminator even more terrifying. That's great, just great.

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Calvin, Hobbes, Terminator

I'll Be Back To Infinity And Beyond!

Inappropriate Little Golden Books

Take One…’Tis But A Scratch

2011-10-26T10:00:00.000-04:00

All right, we'll call it a draw (Pop Culture Street Flyers: #4 by Derek Eads)

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'It's Just A Flesh Wound' Operation Game

Star Trek Knights of the Round Table

World of Ni-Craft

Star Wars Meets The Jungle Book

2011-10-24T10:00:00.001-04:00

I wanna be like you
I wanna walk like you
Talk like you, too
You'll see it's true
A Wookie like me
Can learn to be human too

Baloo would make a great Chewbacca! Much more jovial and lazy. And I think this is the first Jungle Book mashup I've come across. (Baloobacca & the Hancub by James Hance)

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Wookie The Pooh

Cal Solo and Hobbesbacca

Bert & Ernie & Picasso

Snakes. Why'd It Have To Be Snakes?

2011-10-23T14:00:00.000-04:00

Raiders of the Lost Hope by starwarsmashups. (Link via Distracted By Star Wars)

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Forty Fords A-Filming...

Star Wars Antiques Roadshow

Great Movie Showdowns

Super Breaking Bad

2011-10-22T10:00:00.000-04:00

I would totally play a Street Fighter version of Breaking Bad. I'd use the What's Up, Yo move all the time. (Johnny Utah via Comics Alliance)

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8-Bit Breaking Bad

Hieroglyphics Fighter

Final Philosophical Fight

Walt Disney's Frank Miller's Sin City

2011-10-21T10:00:00.000-04:00

It's been awhile since I've seen a good trailer mashup. And who knows, maybe Disney would consider this. I mean, anything is possible. Johnny Depp is making a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film, isn't he? (Link via Topless Robot)

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Schulz City: That Yellow Shirted Such-and-Such

Mean Disney Girls

Toon City

E.T. Eat Brains

2011-10-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

Have there been any zombie alien movies? Seems like a natural. In the meantime, check out draw2D2's zombie mashup of Steven Spielberg. (Pedal faster Elliott! by Andy Hunter)

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I Pity The Fool Who Doesn't Phone Home

In Space No One Can Hear You Phone Home

All Work And No Reese's Pieces Makes E.T. A Dull Boy

Rich Uncle Pennybags Had It Coming

2011-10-19T21:19:00.006-04:00

Rise up Baltic and Mediterranean Avenues! (Occupy Boardwalk by Dann Matthews)

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Big Lebowski Monopoly
Omar's Coming! Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200
First You Get The Money, Then You Get The Mountain

Captain Picard: Make It Tso's!

2011-10-18T10:00:00.000-04:00

This just made me laugh, simple as that. Also it meant I got link to my favourite Picard video in the Previously section. (Comical Concept via Comics Alliance)

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M-M-M-M-Make It So
Star Poker: Full Meme
The Many Faces Of Patrick Stewart

Muppet Rawk!

2011-10-17T10:00:00.000-04:00

I'm loving the art from Muppett Rawk III. The challenge: "Involve any Muppets from the world of Jim Henson and recreate a favorite album cover of any band of any genre." Here are three of my favourites, taken by the awesome Augie Pagan.

Above: Revolver by Karin Madan

Boys Don't Cry by Aaron Jasinski. Beaker as Robert Smith? Oh god, I want to hear a whole album sung that way!

Muppets Milk by Gene Blakefield. So that means Rowlf the Dog is Flea? Ha!

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Run For the Covers

Edward Scissorhands' Teen Angst

Nice Touch For A Goth Wedding

Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles & Colbert

2011-10-16T10:00:00.000-04:00

Well Stephen Colbert is most definitely not made of sugar, spice and everything nice, so he must be the mysterious substance Chemical X. (The Colbertpuff Report by Andy Hunter)

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Mecha Powerpuff Girls!

The Evolution of Satire

Scott Pilgrim Vs. Star Wars

Captain Kirk Cobain

2011-10-15T22:44:00.004-04:00

I'm pretty sure Courtney Love must have had something to do with this. From Alex Pardee of The Butcher Kings. (Link via Gallery 1988)

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Come as You Are: Nevermind The Parodies

If You Want To Destroy My Sweater...

If This Is Your First Night On The Holodeck, You Have To Fight!

There's Just One Thing Thor's Hammer Can't Do

2011-10-14T10:00:00.000-04:00

You're the god of thunder! Who cares about nails, just pulverize the thing. Mjolnir deserves better. (Litte Thor by Darren Rawlings. Link via Comics Alliance)

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The Avengersaurs
The Office Avengers
Best 1970's Party Ever!

Star Wars Alphabet

2011-10-13T10:00:00.000-04:00

From Admiral Ackbar to Zuckuss, an alphabet for your little geek. I've purchased the superhero version for my 5-year-old and I can attest to the quality. (Star Warsphabet by Fabian Gonzalez)

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A Superheroes ABC

A Perfectly Cromulent Alphabet

P Is For Pac-Man, T Is For Tetris

Cap'n Corn Starch & Sugar Diabetic Bear

2011-10-12T10:00:00.000-04:00

"The delicious counterbalance to a nutritious breakfast." It's so true, but so tasty. (From POPaganda artist Ron English)

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Sugar Smack: What Kids Crave

Homer (Simpson) Pollock

Morgan Spurlock's Last Supper

Every Dog Has Its Day

2011-10-11T10:00:00.000-04:00

Love this Reservoir Dogs poster by Jason Liwag. Very cool. (Link via Spoke Art)

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Reservoir Bitches

Reservoir Zombies

Reservoir Droogs

Eye Of The Tigers

2011-10-10T10:00:00.000-04:00

I would hang out with these three in a heartbeat! Though the most fun would be listening to Hobbes made deadpan remarks to the over excitable Tigger and Tony. (Andry Shango via Comics Alliance)

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Calvin and Hobbes and Pooh Bear, Oh My!
If You Go Down In The Woods Today...
Where Charlie Sheen's Tiger Blood Comes From

American Gotham

2011-10-09T10:00:00.001-04:00

There is nothing more American than the Batman. (Via 100 Days of Batman)

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Mario Bros. American Gothic

Digitial American Gothic

Superhero Thug Life

Rice Krispies Human Centipede

2011-10-08T10:00:00.001-04:00

I will never look at Snap, Crackle and Pop in the same way again. From Alex Pardee of The Butcher Kings. (Link via Gallery 1988)

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Dear Valentine, If I Were Ever In a Human Centipede...

The Last Breakfast

Cereal Mascots In Real Life

Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?

2011-10-07T10:00:00.000-04:00

If the mountain won't come to Freddie Mercury then Freddie Mercury must go to the mountain. Take that, Mount Rushmore! (Queen Mountain by Scott Campbell for the I Want My Music Video Art Show)

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The Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody

Talent Night at the Cantina

First You Get The Money, Then You Get The Mountain

The Zombie In The Conservatory With The Lead Pipe, Candlestick...

2011-10-06T10:00:00.000-04:00

The draw2d2 crew turns Clue into zombie game — fun for the whole family. Above Jason Welborn's take, below Andy Hunter's version.

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Alice In Zombieland
Reservoir Zombies
The Walken Dead

John Travolta Dance-A-Thon

2011-10-05T10:00:00.001-04:00

The man could move, but his skills had clearly downgraded by the time he played Vincent Vega. (Dancing Travoltas by Derek Eads)

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Holy Single Ladies, Batman!

Robot Dance Contest

Disco Will Keep You Alive

He's Fighting For The Empire, Keep Him Flying

2011-10-04T10:00:00.000-04:00

There's always more than one side to a story. (TIE Fighter Propaganda Poster by Dane Ault)

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Popaganda: The Pop Culture Revolution

Loose Lips Bring Down Starships

I Want YOU To Kneel Before Zod

The Secret Identity Of Superman and Batman: Hall & Oates

2011-10-03T14:00:00.000-04:00

This is, to say the least, incredibly random. Also, I have a thing for early '80s Hall & Oates. (100 Days of Batman, via Comics Alliance)

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Private Eyes, They're Watching You...

J-Stache: Ride the Mustache

Batman With Butterfly Wings

And You Will Know My Name Is The Lord When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee

2011-10-02T12:38:00.003-04:00

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

Matt Dye of Blunt Graffix gives Jules Winnfield's killing speech an appropriately religious iconography look for Spoke Art's latest Quentin Vs. Coen exhibit. (Ezekiel by Matt Dye)

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Pulp Sesame

Pop Culture Saints

Pulp Fiction Action Figure Collection

Cookie Monster's Away On Business

2011-10-01T09:00:00.001-04:00

After posting Visible Tom Waits the other day my friend Meredith sent me a wonderful Cookie Monster/Tom Waits mashup that I have watched over and over again. So know I pass it along to you.

Digging up the dead with a shovel and a pick. It's a job, it's a job...

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Can You Tell Me How To Get, How To Get To Batman Street?
Sesame Street Anatomy Lesson
Sesame Street Fighter

Millennium Falcon? Needs More Cowbell

2011-09-30T08:00:00.000-04:00

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!

2011-09-29T08:00:00.000-04:00

"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

2011-09-28T08:00:00.000-04:00

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