The Best of Kurt Russel By Chris Weston

Kurt Russel is basically the bad ass of all 80's bad asses. Sure Sly, Arnold, and Bruce Willis all had their defining moments during the decade... but in truth they can't hold a candle to Kurt in his holy trilogy of bad assdom: The Thing, Escape From NY, and Big Trouble in Little China! UK Artist Chris Weston decided to give little homage to these classic roles of Russell, and boy did they come out great. Check all three of them out after the jump... and make sure you check out Weston's site by clicking here and seeing all the great stuff he has done. Enjoy...

Alternate Endings: An Art Show At Bottleneck Galleries

Bottleneck Galleries in Brooklyn, NY is quickly becoming the go to spot for pop culture themed art shows here on the east coast. They have had some cool exhibits recently, from The Gangs All Here to a zombie themed art show called Can't Beat Em, Join Em. But their newest show, Alternate Endings, may be one of the best yet. Bottleneck has gathered 60 pieces re-imagining some of the great movie endings of all time. What if Akira had ended with  Tetsuo winning out? What if Mickey was under Darth Vader's helmet? What if Gywenth Pawltrow's head wasn't in the box at the end of Se7en? These are some fantastic pieces that is sure to be a fantastic show. The show runs from December 14th to January 4th, and you can get more info on the show by clicking here and keeping up with the regular updates on the Bottleneck Galleries blog. You can check out some of my faves after the jump. See you in Brooklyn....

Se7en - Andres Lozano

Empire Strikes Back - Cuyler Smith

Home Alone by Eva Galesloot

Akira by Godmachine

The Thing by Rich Rayburn

Official Show Poster

Cool Down Your Drinks Super Hero Style With Marvel Ice Trays

Whenever I see products like this it reminds me of what my house would look like if I had infinite disposable income available to by nerd shit. My house would probably look a lot like Jon Lovitz's house in The Benchwarmers, when he grows up from nerd to millionaire and has an R2D2 butler and shit. That would probably be expensive, but here is a little piece of nerd houseware that anybody could probably afford. Marvel Comics themed Ice Trays!!!! For a mere 10.00 bucks or less on Amazon you can own either the Spider Man set or the set featuring The Thing, Hulk, Iron Man, and Cap. Either set is great, but I am leaning towards the multi hero one as better. Check out the pics after the jump...

Remember That Time That Tommy Lombardozzi Designed Character Cut Outs For The Fantastic Four Movie Premiere?

I have a friend that works as a producer at MTV. Back in the Spring of 2005, when I was pretty new at doing freelance illustration, he had asked me if I wanted to do drawings of the Fantastic Four that would adorn the set of their upcoming Fantastic Four movie premiere special. Of course I said yes!


The idea was that my drawings would be blown up, life-sized, and then made into big placards that would accompany the actors playing the specific parts. I was excited because I was going to be able to go to the filming of the show and meet "The Commish" himself, Michael Chiklis! (I was also a fan of his because he played Belushi in the not-very-good adaptation of Bob Woodward's Belushi biography, 'Wired'. I didn't like the movie, but I thought Chiklis did a great job.) Plus, I'd get to meet that sweet piece, Jessica Alba. MING!

Click after the jump for more of the story and the pics...



Anyway, I worked on the drawings for a few weeks, went to the MTV art offices here and there, and finished up. The art director liked 'em, so, all was good. I got paid (a pretty good sum that got chopped in half after they took the fucking freelance taxes out! Crap!) and I awaited the next step.

Several weeks later, they called me and told me that they'd decided to use photographs of the actors in character instead of my traditionally drawn comicbook-style FF. Made sense, I guess... but I didn't get to go to the show. Bah. So, in the end, I made a few bucks and got this not-very-exciting story out of the experience. Well, enjoy the drawings, kids.

There are two Things... which one do you prefer?  

~TL

Image Avalanche Vol #10 by Cal From The Cave of Cool

It's a new year here at CCD, but our contributors both near and far are promising for a big one in 2012. Case in point: Our favorite canuck Cal is checking in from the tundra early on to share yet another Image Avalanche for all of you guys out there. These pictures are visually stunning and as eclectic as usual, so Cal has once again proven his worth to us over here at CCD. And they say Canadians aren't good for anything.... Hahahaha!!! Make sure you check out Cal' own awesome blog by clicking here and today's avalanche after the jump...

Now This Is A Remake Of THE THING I Can Get Behind

Forget that abortion of a pseudo remake/prequel from last year, this is the goods. A stop motion recreation of  John Carpenter's 1982 classic, acted out by the penguin characters from the similarly Antarctic set, Swedish children's show Pingu. Click after the jump for the video...




 

"You gotta be fucking kidding"

Image Avalanche #5: CCD All Horror Week Edition by Cal

Our good Canadian buddy Cal from the Cave of Cool is back with more stunning images from around the web, and today he has got some spooky images just in time for CCD's All Horror Week. I always love the eclectic collection my boy Cal puts together... and this weeks bunch is no exception. Take a look at this weeks avalanche after the jump...