Dynamic Duo: Calvin and Hobbes

Because they are the imaginary friends we deserve, and the ones we need right now. (From Kyle Latino, which it took me ages to discover after falling down the Tumblr hole of no credits. But thanks to Blackadder for surfacing it.)

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Cthulhu And Hobbes
Fight Club and Hobbes
If You Go Down In The Woods Today...

A Dimension Not Only Of Sight And Sound

You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone!

A Twilight Zone ABC, Dave Perillo's piece for Gallery 1988's tribute to the classic sci-fi show. I can't wait to see the whole show.

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Prepare To Enter... The Scary Door
A Is For Angel, B Is For Buffy
F Is For Freeze Ray

And God Created Sugar

He made them a sugary offering they couldn't refuse. Breakfast with artist Dave MacDowell means sex, drugs and rock and roll as well as major sugar addictions and twisted mascots. Yup, it's the best meal of the day!

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Cereal Killer, Qu'est-ce Que C'est?
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Cereal Mascot Reunion

Lost And Found: Oceanic Flight 815

So that's where all our stuff went! If you like people starring at your chest for hours on end, this is the Lost mosaic t-shirt for you.

“The design is a tribute to the very visual nature of the show — stark black and white, physical conflict (gun beats knife, smoke monster beats gun!) and the physical items that in many cases tie a character to his/her checkered past — Charlie’s Drive Shaft ring, Kate’s toy plane, Sawyer’s letter,” 108 Objects From Flight 815 designer Nathan Pyle told The Underwire.

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Lost Tarot Cards
Dharmabusters
The Secret of Gilligan's Island

Inappropriate Jazz Hands

Inappropriate? I dunno, I think Gene Simmons could break out some fine moves. Oh, the other ones. Yeah, I can see that. (Inappropriate Jazz Hands from Derek Chatwood. Thanks for the tip Paul)

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Stormtrooper Army
Pop Culture Saints
Holy Single Ladies, Batman!

Know Your Ninjas

Can you name all of the ninjas? No, really, can you? Cause I mostly have no idea who anyone is outside the Turtles. (From Jim Rugg, another Toronto Comic Arts Festival find.)

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Know Your Zombies
...And Then I Ended The World
Retro Geek

Whenever There's A Hang Up...

...you'll find the Spider-Man! Joseph Lambert of SubmarineSubmarine take on Spider-Man for Covered, a blog dedicated to artists re-imagine old comic book covers in their own style. I came across this at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.

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Spider-Man, You Blockhead!
Pop Culture Masters
Ronald McBuddha

Geek Menagerie: Toronto Comic Arts Festival

I had a great time at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on Saturday and I can't believe that I hadn't been before. I came home with a bag full of stuff (more on that later) and met a few of my favourite pop artists like Brandon Bird whose Elysium is above.

I had a great chat with Scott Campbell (above, Picnic With The Draculas) and found out that he is going to be having a show at Gallery 1988 with Olly Moss, which came up because I was wearing Moss' Spoilt tee.

I also got to see the real life version of the Time Machine poster from Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics. There were plenty of others so if are in Toronto the show is on again today. Check it out.

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Two Warriors Come Out Of The Sky
Great Movie Showdowns
Rise And Fall Of The Nazi Dinosaurs

Never Mind The Sex Pistols Saturday Morning Cartoon

"What if the Sex Pistols had a cartoon in 70's produced by Hanna Barbera?" If you're illustrator Dave Perillo you don't have to wonder, you can just draw it. Pretty vacant? Hardly.  And the British punks had a companion show with the Ramones.

Perillo: "They could drive around and solve mysteries and argue with each other, they'd even have a scrappy alley cat sidekick named Bonzo." I only wish they existed.

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She Ain't No Human Being
High Fidelity for the High Chair Set
Ya Gotta Know When To Hold 'Em...

Ferris Bueller’s Social Media Day Off

Someone has reenacted Ferris Bueller’s Day Off via Twitter and twitpic and social media upstart du jour Foursquare. Why? Who knows, it's the interweb. Funny though. "Bueller?… Bueller?… Bueller?" (TechChrunch via Urlesque)

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If He Gets Up, We'll All Get Up. It'll Be Anarchy!
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Something Strange, In Your Beverage...

I suppose that is one way to rid of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, but how big of a mug would it have to be? How do you heat it? What if it breaks? There'd be a tsunami of hot chocolate coursing through New York. No, no, exploding it with proton packs was clearly the sensible way to go. And yes, these are the kinds of things I think about. (One day left to vote for Staffell's tee, link via Shirtoid.)

Update: This post is winner of the Pageant of the Transmundane, Week 52. Thanks MC!

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Evil Comes In All Shapes And Sizes
Who Ya Gonna Telegraph?
Juvenile BBQ

Tintin Vs. Predator

"But I must warn you, amigo: we are not the only killers in this forest. Legend tells of an invisible beast who hunts men like cheap candy! He is called THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER GHOST... which, I discover, sounds not good en Iglés."

Tintin skinned alive? I'd read that. The rest of those books could be sooo dull. (Jesse Hamm via Periscope Studio via A.G. Pasquella)

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Checkmate In Four Moves, Predator
Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind
Suddenly Last Supper

I'm Goin' Down To New New York, Gonna Have Myself A Time

A fine mashup of South Park and Futurama by deviantARTist MooseCake.

So Futurama is returning to Comedy Central on June 24 in the U.S. (woo hoo!) but there is no word about air dates in Canada or even what network will broadcast it. Anyone, a little help?

In the meantime, here is the first image of the reconstituted season, appropriately titled Rebirth.  (Links via Geekologie; Underwire)

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May The Futurama Be With You
Bite My Starchy Tuberous Ass
Futurama Returns (For Three Minutes)

The Nicolas Cage Adventure Set

Brandon Birds Nicolas Cage Adventure Set! The magic and wonder of one of the most dynamic figures of the 21st century comes home in this incredible playset. Peel and re-peel to create new scenes! The fate of Nicolas Cage is in your hands!

I could totally put together a script for Cage with this. It couldn't be any worse than Gone in Sixty Seconds. On a related note, I hope to see Brandon Bird and 200 other comic artists this weekend at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It's going to be geektacular!

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Two Warriors Come Out Of The Sky
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Che's Big Adventure

Another Brick In The Mariachi Wall

As Cake sings, "I don't know much about Cinco de Mayo, I'm never sure what it's all about... (Listen to Mexico)" but I will take it as an excuse to post a Mariachi cover of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. It's so upbeat! (Link via Urlesque's Mariachi Band Cover Songs! Olé!)

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Lady Gaga's Polka Face
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Know Your Zombies

Jazz zombies are the worst — they just follow you around trying to convince you that jazz is the greatest musical form. It's so tedious. (Link via Awesomesauce.)

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Alice In Zombieland
In Case Of Zombies
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It's Time To Put On Makeup, It's Time To Dress Up Right

The Muppets in real life aren't anywhere as charming as their puppet counterparts. It's like putting lipstick on a pig. Now where have I heard that before? The Muppet Show by ben chen. Vote for it now! (Threadless via Super Punch)

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Goldfish Cracker Anatomy

If you don't fillet them properly they can be quite deadly, but still very cheesy. (Goldfish Cracker from Jason Freeny at Moist Production)

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Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
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King Kong Is Ape Amongst Apes

Finally the King felt like a king. Poor beast was just lonely. And the flying monkeys look pretty happy too. (Ape Amongst Apes via Scott Campbell, featured in the Amicvs Monstrvm exhibit at Gallery1988.)

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Take Your Stinking Maps Off Me, You Damned Dirty Ape!
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Great Movie Showdowns 

Great Cartoon Character Or The Greatest Cartoon Character?

"Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else -- and it hasn't -- it's that girls should stick to girl's sports, such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing and such and such." — Homer Simpson

This is Ryan Dunlavey's illustration for Wizard Magazine's The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters. While the article doesn't exist online, clearly Homer lords over all — as evidenced by Dunlavey's take on Gustav Dore's Moses.

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Creation of Homer
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...And Then The '80s Exploded