Monstrous Abraham Lincoln

Posters by Rafer Roberts and Mal Jones for this weekend's Counter Culture Festival. Via.

*Buy Abraham Lincoln toys at Amazon.

Android Lincoln

Cover for Philip K. Dick's We Can Build You. The product description at Amazon says:

Louis Rosen and his partners sell people--ingeniously designed, historically authentic simulacra of personages such as Edwin M. Stanton and Abraham Lincoln. The problem is that the only prospective buyer is a rapacious billionaire whose plans for the simulacra could land Louis in jail. Then there's the added complication that someone--or something--like Abraham Lincoln may not want to be sold.

Is an electronic Lincoln any less alive than his creators? Is a machine that cares and suffers inferior to the woman Louis loves--a borderline psychopath who does neither? With irresistible momentum, intelligence, and wit, Philip K. Dick creates an arresting techno-thriller that suggests a marriage of Bladerunner and Barbarians at the Gate.

Alas, I didn't see this particular cover at eBay or Amazon.

*Previously: Philip K. Dick book cover gallery.

*Buy Blade Runner toys at eBay.

Dharma Initiative Beer, Wonderland Tea Party, Robo-Lincoln

This Flickr gallery includes lots of great photos of the various exhibits from the D23 convention, including Dharma Initiative food items, Alice in Wonderland tea party, and Animatronic Lincoln (he reminds me of Alex Ross' excellent Machine Man redesign).

*Previously: Abe Lincoln Stein's Infernal Device.

*Buy Disney World toys at eBay.

Book Cover Roundup

Six book covers that recently caught my eye. Almost all links are to Amazon:


Heaven Is Small




Blood Sports




The Hotel Under the Sand




Writings from the Zen Masters (Penguin Great Ideas)




1984 - - see the interior illustrations here.




The Gettysburg Address (Penguin Great Ideas)

*Previously: Abraham Lincoln and the Tree of Mystery.

*Buy Abraham Lincoln toys at eBay.

Star Wars: The Old Republic desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

There's a great new desktop wallpaper featuring Lord Angral from Star Wars: The Old Republic available in various high resolutions here.

And a few more links:

1. Gallery of Rosie the Riveter homages, including baby Rosie.

2. Abe Lincoln Stein's Infernal Device.

3. Twi'lek Sith Lord illustration.

*Previously: Stills from the Old Republic trailer.

*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.

Werewolf toy concept (link roundup)

Werewolf toy design by Melita Curphy. Vote at Patch Together if you'd like to buy it.

And a few more links:

1. Cover of Detective Comics featuring a knife-wielding Abraham Lincoln.

2. Work in progress photo of a squirrel (?) sculpture by Amanda Visell.

3. Queen Alice cosplay.

*Previously: Boxing werewolf.

*Buy werewolf toys at eBay.

G-Force fan art (link roundup)

One of several Battle of Planets illustrations on display in Wayne Harris' Flickr gallery.

And a few more links:

1. Spaghetti with Garlic, Anchovies, and Chili recipe.

2. Good Fark headline: Obama announces plans to vacation on Cape Cod this year instead of making usual pilgrimage to Mecca.

3. 25% off sale at Tenacious Toys today with the code JULY1FUN.

4. Abe Lincoln and Babe and the Blue Ox.

*Previously: G-Force/G-Force mashup.

*Buy Gatchaman toys at eBay.

Abraham Lincoln and the tree of mystery

Some collectibles from Mark Ryden's Tree Show. First up, the $4,000 limited edition Tree of Mystery print with hand-carved wood frame.





If that's a little out of your price range, also available for $400 is the The Tree Show Special Edition Exhibition Book:

This Special Edition of the Tree Show Exhibition Book features works from Mark Ryden's major solo exhibition at the Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. The hard-bound book includes over 130 color images of paintings, drawings, studies and sculptural works as well as a wealth of Mark's inspirational reference materials. Each signed and numbered Special Edition book comes in a handmade clamshell box covered in a fine Japanese silk. The edition also comes with a collection of "Vintage Souvenirs" including a miniature postcard set, commemorative pin, pennant, bookmark and pencil.

And finally, there's more affordable choices available at Amazon. The book of postcards is $9.






And the 128-page Tree Show hardcover is $30.


*Previously: Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter.

*Buy Mark Ryden art at eBay.

Monsters, comedy, and an axe-wielding Abraham Lincoln

Jake Armstrong Demo Reel May 2009 from jake armstrong on Vimeo.

Monsters, comedy, and an axe-wielding Abraham Lincoln frolic in Jake Armstrong's demo reel. He might still have some postcards to give away. Via.

*Previously: Hillary Clinton succumbs to the Axe Effect.

*Buy spaceship posters at eBay.

Lego Mega Man (link roundup)

Lego Mega Man by Cade Roster.

And a few more links:

1. Last week's edition of Layer Tennis was excellent.

2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith has apparently signed a $500K contract to write about the life of Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter. Via.

3. Design for a piranha plant in a pipe pen. Via.

4. Anime kid with a guitar desktop wallpaper.

*Previously: How to make Meg Man's Mega Buster.

*Buy Mega Man toys at eBay.

Shrimp vs. Octopus Japanese game show (link roundup)

It's Octopus vs. Shrimp in a Japanese game show. This was actually the boss fight for the shrimp. He'd already defeated a lobster and two crabs. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Here's a good use for a white board - - invite passerby to contribute to a snowman army.

2. List of sci-fi novels, including Kim Stanley Robinson's excellent Red Mars, available for free download as a pdf.

3. New novel puts Carl Sagan in hell (and features the type of cover I'd be embarrassed to be seen in public with).

4. Mecha-Max (The bunny half of Sam and Max).

*Previously: How to make an octopus birthday cake.

*Buy mecha at eBay.

Abraham Lincoln robot (link roundup)

Robot with Abe Lincoln complex is just one of the many terrific robots posted by Chris Grine. Via.

And a few more links:

1. An Ewok stars in a particularly creepy animated gif.

2. Tiger cuddling with several piglets (wearing tiger costumes). Via.

3. The story of the 840-pound emerald. Via.

4. Bibimbap recipe.

*Previously: Armored tiger monster.

*Buy Abraham Lincoln toys at eBay.

Free Abe Lincolnstein poster

I've previously mentioned the Vote for Abe Lincolnstein campaign, and now you can download a poster for free. While you're examining the other free stuff at Daniel Davis' store, take the time to tell him how much you like his Monster Commute characters so he'll get to work turning them into toys.

*Previously: Steampunk Lincoln.

*Buy Frankenstein toys at eBay.

Clockwork horse sculpture, Steampunk Abraham Lincoln

Clockwork horse sculpture at the Leanin' Tree Museum in Colorado. There are more photos of the sculpture in this steampunk-themed forum post. And here's photos of another clockwork horse sculpture.

Also from the collection of links, a Steampunk Abraham Lincoln costume, designed by Brandon Herren:



*Previously: Abe Lincoln, the steam-powered emancipator.

*Buy steampunk creations at eBay.

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre catalogue (link roundup)

The Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre catalogue looks to be full of cool automata. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Eighty computers have gone lost or missing from Los Alamos National Laboratory. I don't see how this could possibly happen without some sort of corruption. I work in a fairly large office, and people freak out if a chair goes missing. Via.

2. Super agent Scott Boras gets a bad rap for his tactics, but here's an example of one his college-age clients turning down a $500,000 deal, playing another year in college, and accepting a new deal worth as much as $2 million.

3. Abraham Lincoln as a giant Dr. Manhattan terrorizing the White House.

4. Superman riding Devil Dinosaur, by Joe Quinones.

*Previously: Batman is jealous of Superman's dinosaur.

*Buy the Watchmen "Vietnam" army patch at eBay.

Godzilla as the national animal of Japan (link roundup)

"National Animals" t-shirt design by Flying Mouse, submitted at Threadless. You can vote for it by clicking on the voting widget:



And a few more links:

1. Interesting photo of a young Abraham Lincoln without facial hair.

2. Clever book cover for Blade Runner.

3. Creepiest Tasmanian Devil costume ever.

4. Vampire potato ("Vampotato").

*Previously: Lego Blade Runner Spinner.

*Buy Godzilla movie posters at eBay.

Well-armed Abraham Lincoln, woolly mammoth t-shirts

Two new t-shirts on sale at Threadless:


Well-armed Abraham Lincoln t-shirt by Joe Carr.



Woolly Mammoth t-shirt by Edward Pincombe.

*Previously: Map of Lincoln Island from Jules Verne's Mysterious Island.

*Buy Abraham Lincoln toys at eBay.