The Calvin Awakens


Brian Kesinger, a story artist at Walt Disney and an artist for Marvel Comics, captures the bratty, imaginative Calvin at his best. (But makes Kylo just a bit too sympathetic.)  Awesome tip, Shane!


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Spaceman Spiff
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Wizard Of Tarantino


Nothing like an old-school Dave Macdowell painting to pull me out of my pop culture slumber. Love this one, especially Dorothy as Beatrix Kiddo. Badass.

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Wizard Of The Hellmouth
Oompa LoomPacino


Orange You Glad To See Us?


There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie and Dim…

Justin Harder (Claus) for Gallery 1988’s Crazy 4 Cult 9.

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Wockawocka Orange
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And Stop Calling Me 'Nip'!


Seinfeld references meets Red Hot Chili Pepper's album Mother's Milk in Augie Pagan’s "Elaine's elusive red hot nips.” See more at Gallery 1988’s Art Show About Nothing.

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That Orange Bastard
Muppets Milk


The Last Robot Apocalypse Supper


“But woe to that robot who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been built.”

Robot Rescue, by Mark Bryan for Gallery 1988's show Robot Carnival.

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All Men Must Fry


Ever wondered what the cast of Game of Thrones would look like drawn in the style of Bob's Burgers? Of course you have! Wonder no more, thanks to the work of artist CarlosDanger101. (Via Mashable)

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Disney's Game of Thrones
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I Shall Never Cross Its Threshold Again In My Lifetime


M. Gustave: Why do you want to be a lobby boy?
Zero: Well, who wouldn't - at the Grand Budapest, sir. It's an institution.

Max Dalton for Spoke Art’s upcoming Bad Dads VI, their sixth annual
Wes Anderson art show.

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Unreal Estate IV: The Movie


EXT. LOU'S TAVERN - NIGHT
I want you to do me one favour.
What's that?
I want you to hit me as hard as you can.



EXT. AN ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT
We scared each other pretty good, didn't we?
We sure did.




INT. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94
What a piece of junk.


Tim Doyle returns to pop culture locales,  this time taking on the big screen's cult classics in Unreal Estate IV: The Movie, his solo show at Spoke Art.

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Unreal Estate
Shit! Orange Got Tagged
We'll Go To Very Distant Lands

Game & Watch: For Hours And Hours




Game & Watch was my first introduction to Nintendo and video games (I don’t think Merlin counts). Illustrator Mark Borgions made posters of three classics for the iam8bit 10th anniversary show: Parachute, Octopus and more.

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NES Zappers At 10 Paces
The Creation of Mario


Nest Forrest, Nest!




Forrest Gump nesting dolls (Matryoshka dolls) featuring Forrest, Bubba, Jenny, Mamma, Lieutenant Dan, and Forrest Jr.

By Andy Stattmiller for Gallery 1988’s Tom Hanks show, No Sad Stuff.

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