'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 33

Always on the look out for inspiring art... emblazoned across the chest of humanity. Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click each of the links below to the Threadless.com voting pages and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

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Before I start in with my regular weekly picks, I'd like to mention that Threadlsess has been running a 'Threadless Loves Pin-ups' challenge all week. Hot sluts in a 40's style pin-up homage. Here's a few of my favorites from that challenge. 

'Bombs Away' has a fire crotch going down...err...um...taking a one way ride to disaster. "Who does Number 2 WORK FOR!?"

Next up, get yourself invited to this 'Sexy Vampire Party' and expect the worse...but die happy mortal....or reach immortality. Either or.

This Intergalactic pin-up says she's 'Better Than Tang'. Oh, I bet she is....I.....bet.....she.....is!

'Mucha Pin Up' is an homage to the Alphonse Mucha masterpiece 'Moon' ...only this one gives me just a tad bit more boner. Oh, to be the 'man in the moon' on THIS occasion. "Le'Sigh"

And...finally, You'd be yelling for your prehistoric bride 'Wilmaaaaa !!!' like Fred Flintstone does all the time if you knew she would come running looking like THIS. Just be careful of the horse...umm...Dino she rides in on.

OK...enough of those mouth-watering hotties...on to something more geeky

'Minesweeper' is an basic, explosive homage to the web game of the same name. I like it's style though. 

'The Thinker' has our temper-tantrum throwing Avenger taking a break (brake?) from smashin' baddies, for a long ponderants of what's to come.

'Friend?' I think NOT! IT'S A CTHULHU!!

'Snowman Suicide' is clever. I don't think we can expect this frosty to be "...back on Christmas Day".

'Space Pirate' is skull & crossbones for the intergalactic jet-setter. I'm stunned.

'Death Star' Is a fun little Super Mario Bros./Star Wars mash-up. 2 of my absolute favorites....bet the princess is in another star system, though.

'As You Wish' ....assembles an all animal animated re-cast of our favorite swashbucking film 'A Princess Bride'. Perfect casting if you ask me. I want to see THIS reboot!

Any super-fan of the Legend of Zelda franchise nows that a great way to kill time, and gather rupees is to chase after a few fowl. but, maybe it's best if you 'Don't Mess With The Chickens'

'Dark Symmetry' is one for my man, Mike D. A perfect piece of Kubrick imagery for the 'The Shining' lovers. 

'The Samurai Battle'....fuck yeah! Gotta have THIS war prize. 

And my final...and FAVORITE pick this week was a design entitled 'I'm Not Picky'. Everything the designer clicks 'Like' to regarding film......and the inevitable dis-'Like'!

The Next League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Comic Will Feature Jules Verne & H.P. Lovecraft... And I Just Fainted!!!

I may not agree with Alan Moore and all the belly aching he does about people using his characters, but I certainely do like Moore's work.... especially The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I am a huge fan of Moore's literary mash-ups, and I can't wait for the upcoming one shot Nemo: Heart of Ice. The tale will obviously focus on Captain Nemo, but apparently the ride will take him to Antarctica where he will no doubt be At The Mountains Of Madness from H.P. Lovecraft's classic tales. He will also have Jules Verne along for the ride, and I am sure Moore has some other tricks up his sleeve as well. I always found it kinda funny that Moore is so adamant about DC Comics & others corrupting his characters when they use them without Moore's involvement, yet he has no problem stealing all of the great literary characters & settings he likes for his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen stories himself (aside from the core characters of the League who are all major literary characters of the past, Moore has also incorporated John Carter, Lewis Carroll, War of the Worlds, The Avengers (UK version), James Bond, and tons of other shit from other authors works).  The books is due by the end of 2012. You can see the original article and more of Allan Moore's hypocritical rantings on the subject of stealing characters by clicking here & here. 

The Birth of Cthulu by Cyril Van Der Hageen

I came across this picture a few weeks back and have been meaning to post it because I love the subject matter so much. H.P. Lovecraft is one of my all time favorite authors, so seeing this excellent imagining of the moment when all the ideas for his crazy stories clicked for him in his real life had me speechless. Artist Cyril Van Der Haegen leaves no Lovecraftian character or theme out in this one... check the full size version after the jump.

Herge + Lovecraft = Win

Check out these wonderful mashups of Herge's Tin Tin Comic Books with the mythical figures of H.P. Lovecraft's books. The Old Ones are at it in full force, and Herge's boy detective is on the case. Check out the rest of these from artist Murry Groat after the jump.

If I Were A Bit Younger, I Would Rock One Of These

These are the kind of ski masks that I wish were available when I was a kid... nothing keeps your face warmer then a full on ski mask, so why not look awesome while staying warm as well? First up, we got a Ghostbuster's themed Stay Puft Marshmallow Man ski mask. Take a look at this magnificient bastard:

You can order that for about 20 bucks over at 80's Tees by clicking here.

Next up, we got a much more sophisticated, knitted version of the ski mask featuring the Great Old One Chtlulu from the tales of HP Lovecraft. Good lord this is acurate (and spooky as shit). Imagine walking down the street wearing this thing.... wow!

You can grab that mask for 20 bucks by checking out Crafty PA's Etsy shop by clicking here.

I Have A New NetFlix Obsession, But This One Is Going To Take Awhile...

Everyone who knows me and has been following the blog knows that I am a huge fan of the NetFlix instant streaming feature on my Wii. Since I am a teacher and on summer vacation, I have found myself watching an inordinate amount of old television shows and movies using the service. I have long been interested in the 60's and early 70's classic soap opera/horrorfest known as Dark Shadows, but was always scared away by the sheer number of shows in the series. When I first saw the DVD's, there were 40 episodes on each one... and over 20 volumes!!! The show only aired for 5 years (form 1966-1971) but was on everyday, 5 days a week. The result is over 1,225 episodes. Talk about a job that I am undertaking... I must be f'n crazy!!!

The show always had a supernatural side to it, right from the beginning with ghosts and mythical creatures like the Phoenix playing integral parts of the story. But in episode 210, we are introduced to Barnabas Collins. Barnabas is a long lost relative of the Collins family, but he is a vampire. The character was greatly accepted and the shows popularity took off through the roof. The writers went on to throw the full gamut of horror characters into the mix. Werewolves, witches, sea monsters, time travel, zombies... you name it, Dark Shadows had it. They also used classics by H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe as inspiration for story lines. The DVD's of the show even start off at episode 210, basically ignoring the first 209 episodes and acknowledging that the show really start with the intro of Barnabas. What makes the show so appealing to me is that they were getting away with this type of content on DAYTIME TV IN THE 1960'S!!!! My girlfriends mom and my pops both told me how they used to race home from school to watch the show at 4pm everyday.

Now there is talk that Tim Burton is going to remake the classic show into a movie with Johnny Depp in the Barnabas role. They were both big fans of the show, and filming starts in a few months. So I decided to start the viewing... sheshhhhh!!!! All 20 volumes are on Netflix Instant Streaming, and I am 10 episodes into the 1,000 + episodes I am set to watch. (I started at episode 210 with Barnabas) They are roughly 20 minutes long... oh boy, this is sick. I'll keep you posted on my journey.... long live the night!!!!!!