Link roundup

1. Dr. Who/Peanuts mashup.

2. Adorable Okami figurines.

3. Allison Sommers is currently accepting commissions.

*Buy Peanuts toys at Amazon.

Cuddly Okami (link roundup)

Okami "mochi" by Bobbin4apples on sale at Etsy.


Okami by Lori Russo, who has various cute plush creations on sale at Etsy. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Funny comic strip about printers. Although, aside from the cost of ink, I've been pretty happy with my HP 5510xi all in one. Via.

2. ID Magazine used to ask actors to attend press parties. The actors didn't get paid, but they got free food at the parties and got to act and meet people. ID didn't have to pay employees, still got the press packets courtesy of the actors attending the parties, and got a reputation for having charming and attractive employees - - all for the cost of a few "associate editor" business cards. Via.

3. Supposedly a study shows that ski resorts were overestimating snowfall by "23 per cent on Saturdays and Sundays" to trick people into coming to the slopes. Apparently a new iPhone app about snowfall has defeated the practice. Somewhere there must be a class action lawyer putting together a lawsuit right now.

*Previously: Okami mask.

*Buy printer ink at Amazon.

Okami Vans

Custom Okami Vans by KyozoKicks on sale here.

*Previously: Okami mask.

*Buy Vans at Amazon.

Where the Wild Things Are . . . made of fruit (link roundup)

Where the Wild Things Are made out of fruit by Vanessa Dualib. She has an art book on sale here, and don't miss her potato octopus. Via.

And a few more links:

1. The Okami sequel for the DS is called Okamiden and features a chibi wolf.

2. The major New York newspapers have a policy of not crediting blogs for stories. Via.

3. The latest issue of GQ has an article criticizing Vladimir Putin, but Condé Nast has done its best to prevent the story from being show in in Russia. Gawker has posted the entire article and is well on its way to posting a full Russian translation.

4. Here's Gawker's Nick Denton talking about the decision and whether he's worried GQ will sue him for copyright violation.

*Previously: Where the Wild Things Are paper toy.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at eBay.

Okami Girl vs. Dr. Luchador

Okami Girl by pirojena and Luchador/Mad Scientist by Mostro - - the two top competitors at MojiZu this week.

*Previously: A Young Mad Scientist's First Alphabet Blocks.

*Buy Princess Mononoke toys at eBay.

Five masks

Vampire mask by Masquefaire on sale at Etsy.



Mummy mask by Heather Smith on sale at Etsy.



Okami (Japanese wolf goddess) mask by Merimask on sale at Etsy.



Spirit of the forest mask by columbina on sale at Etsy.




Monster mask by Melita Curphy on sale here.

*Previously: Obama/Okami mashup.

*Buy vintage masks at eBay.

Marvel Comics 70th Anniversary Covers (link roundup)

One of the four variant covers Marcos Martin created for Marvel's upcoming 70th Anniversary Specials, spotlighting Sub-Mariner, Captain America and the Human Torch.

Marcos drew the terrific Batgirl Year One, which is apparentlyout of print. On the other hand, I was greatly disappointed with the Doctor Strange limited series he did with Brian K. Vaughan. So naturally, that series is available at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. Clever ad for a web design service. Via.

2. How do you cause a baby boom? Patriarch Ilia II, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, promised to personally baptize any baby born to parents of more than two children. (Bonus: Something about his photo reminded me of the Burger King.) Via.

3. The city of Los Angeles pays a college student to remove labels from bottled water and replace it with a city seal before it's used by government officials. Via.

4. Kirby/Okami mashup.

*Previously: Obama/Okami mashup.

*Buy Obama toys at eBay.

Obama meets Okami

Obama meets Okami in this illustration by Space Coyote.


OBAMA by *spacecoyote on deviantART

Via.

*Previously: Obama font.

*Okami is less than $20 at Amazon.