St. Donkey Kong At The Pearly Gates

That reckoning is not going to end well. So who would be the devil? Wario? Zero Lives Left by penneydesign is up for vote at Threadless. (Link via Shirtoid)

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Suddenly Last Supper
Arcade Expressionism
Good Guys In Bad Games

Carl Vader And The Up Death Star

Poor old Carl Vader, all he dreamed of his entire life was a Death Star the size of a moon floating in space ready to destroy planets on a whim, but those annoying rebels kept blowing it up. (Photos via zero-lives)

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Up, Up And Away!
Lunchtime Atop a Death Star
Three Ewok Moon

Super Col. Sanders Mario

There really isn't a recipe of eleven secret herbs and spices, Col. Sanders just knocks it out of special fried chicken coin boxes and out pops the KFC. It's so obvious!

From Glen Brogan, who gives a fascinatingly detailed account of the Japanese obsession with Kentucky Fried Chicken and the meaning behind Tanooki suits.

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And I'll Whisper, "Would You Like Fries With That?"
Famous Mustaches
Super Mario's Closet

Serenity Now: The Seinfeld Thriller

With a few choice edits Newman turns psychotic. Umm, more so. (Link via The Ampersand)

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These References Are Making Me Thirsty
These Pretzels Are Making Me Racist
A Show Even Less About Nothing

Monkey Knife Fight Club

"If this is your first time at Monkey Knife Fight Club, you have to fight."

I love the idea that a bunch of bored superheros pit Blip and Gleek, two otherwise pointless monkeys, against each other. What else do they have to do all day anyway. What will be really scary is when thy move on to Project Mayhem.

From an illustration by comic artist Frank Cho for Wizard Magazine #151, May 2004. (Link via Comic Book Junkie)

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The Breakfast Fight Club
Heavyweight Animation Champion Of The World
Super Emo Friends

Mr. Potato Head Anatomy

It's a good thing that Mr. Potato Head doesn't actually talk because his screams of agony when kids pull off his feet and arms would be too much to bear. (Jason Freeny at Moist Productions)

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Bite My Starchy Tuberous Ass
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
Gingerbread Man Dissected

The Good, The Bad And The Woody

Toy Story 4: High Plains Woody. Sure, life with Bonnie was good, but just like Andy, she grew up. Disillusioned after losing another friend and with most of the other toys broken or lost, Woody became the Toy with No Name, wandering playgrounds, avenging wronged playthings. (Redemption by lily-fox; link via Neatogeek)

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A More Magnificent Seven
Forgiven
Toy Story Wire: Way Down In The Hole

C Is For Chewie

Pop artist James Hance has a "new exhibition of new and classic works by James Hance - Muppets, Fraggles, Goblins from the Labyrinth, Goonies, Superheroes, imaginary friends and childhood idols come to life (not literally, that would be terrifying) on canvas, for one night only - come enjoy a visual and audible feast for your misbehaving inner child!"

Saturday Morning Glory - Doodles From the Naughty Step is showing in Jacksonville, Fl., this Saturday, so I don't know how many of you could actually attend, but hopefully some of the prints will be on display at his site.

I don't know if c is for chewie is part of the show but his latest painting, Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem is.

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The Creation Of Kermit
Bert & Ernie & Picasso
Jimi Hendrix: Guitar Hero

The Don't Care Bears

Even gray, scowling and wielding weaponry, these bears are unbearably cute. (Don't Care Bears by Alex Solis)

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Care Bear Carnage
It's Hard Out There For A Smurf
Birth Of The King

Death Of A Comic Strip

Newspapers are filled with comic strips that have long past their prime and should be immediately put of their misery. Several artists had the same thought at WWA gallery's show, Off the Strip.

Garfield as a hat? Seems like something Mr. Burns would appreciate, especially with some Odie boots and a Nermal boutonniere. (Blue Monday by Casey Weldon)

Dennis has never really been much of a menace, but once he beheaded his frenemy Margaret the strip took on a whole new meaning. (Dennis the Menace to Society by Damian King)

Woodstock was always kind of annoying, but he wouldn't make much of a meal. To paraphrase, eating Woodstock would only arouse my appetite without bedding it down. (Unfriended by Scott Stulen)

And here I figured Hagar would die of cirrhosis of the liver or be stabbed in the back by "Lucky" Eddie. (Hagar's Horrible End by Keith Noordzy)

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ABC — Always. Be. Cartooning.
A Blockhead Died In New York...
A-Z of Awesomeness

Law & Order: Gary Busey

My fired and colleague Chip Zdarsky's painting for a Law & Order art show curated by Brandon Bird running July 24-30 in Los Angeles! Says Chip: "I like painting Gary Busey."

Each piece is an artist's interpretation of a one-line episode summary of Law & Order from the DirecTV program guide. Like the series that inspired them, they are sometimes straightforward and sometimes offer a twist; sometimes they contain no easy answers, and sometimes they are just plain goofy.

Chip's line: The Wife of a Once-Popular Singer (Gary Busey) is Found Dead. Seems like that really was an episode too.

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Meme-tastic Update: Keyboard Cat's Last Supper
Gary Coleman Vs. Webster
The Origin Of Casper

Film Classics on Vuvuzela

"This is like listening to a dying walrus trying to moan your favourite movie themes." Thanks to my friend and colleague Erin Valois for the tip in the quote.

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Vuvuzela Hero – Legend of Africa
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Vuvuzela
The Dreaded Double Shyamalan

Sugar Smack: What Kids Crave

I know it's a damning of the food industry and how it preys on kids, but I'm so tired these days I'm pretty sure I'd eat this at breakfast. (Sugar Smack by Ron English)

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And God Created Sugar
The Breakfast Cereal Club
Cereal Monsters 

Mystery Machine Transformer

"Sometimes those meddling kids are much more than meets the eye."
And we would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling Autobots.
(Mystery Mech by Captain RibMan)

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Scooby-Doo And The Prince of Denmark
Fear And Loathing In The Mystery Machine
I Know We'll Catch That Villain

The Lonely Life Of A Ghostbuster

It's not all Stay Puft Marshmallow Men and Gozer, ya know. (Coffee Break by Pat Kinsella)

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Ghostbusters Catch Gozer... Um, Jesus
I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghosts
Something Strange, In Your Beverage...

They Saved Mickey's Brain!

Sure, injecting Colt 45 directly into Mickey Mouse's disembodied brain might bring him back from the dead, but if the Stephen King and The Ramones have taught me anything is that you don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery. You won't like what comes back. On a related note, Minnie has certainly, um, filled out over the years. (My Beloved by Dave MacDowell)

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I'm Going To Miseryland
Disney Fashionistas
Big Cartoon Hunter 

Scent Of A Politician

This will only make sense to Canadians or those who are disturbingly well informed about our political party leaders. Of course some of these scents might be easily applicable to any politician and not just those who suggest they "can smell the whiff of sulphur" on the other. (Graphic via Steve Murray)

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Fantastic Forefathers
Star Trek: Smells Like Certain Death
Private Eyes, They're Watching You...

Robocop Bear

Dead or alive, you are cuddling with me. Aww, so cute, so deadly. From King Panpan, who is creating one bear illustration a day for all of 2010. (Link via Geek-Art)

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Back Away From The Donuts, RoboCop!
Robocorn
The Man Machine

Video Games: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

You know all the characters you've defeated in video games? Yeah, it doesn't end well for them. (Let the Game Continue by Eduardo San Gil)

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Super Mario Bros: Mario's Mass Grave
In Soviet Russia, Tetris Builds You!
Choose Your (Video Game) Weapon

Ronald McDonald Purge

Oh sure, it implies that it was the food from McDonalds that made old Ronald toss it in an alleyway, but I don't think so. I've seen how that clown parties and it looks like he was into the same stuff as the pandas. Damn sanctimonious kid. (Not So Happy by Lora Zombie)

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The Wrath Of Old Big Boy
Ronald McBuddha
Super Sized Last Supper