Astro Boy concert posters

Concert posters featuring Astro Boy by JP Cuison for Up Dharma Down.

*Buy Astro Boy toys at Amazon.

Buy art, help the Gulf

A few of my favorites from the Action for the Gulf-Coast web auction at eBay. Links below are to the artists' sites.


Aquaman by Kate Beaton.



Code Green strip by Stephanie McMillan.



War-Torn Astro Boy by Matthew Rainwater.

Society of Illustrators 2010 Student Scholarship Competition

A few of my favorites from the Society of Illustrators 2010 Student Scholarship competition. Links are to the artists' sites.


Kevin Wada.



Mike Puncekar.



Jake Panian.



Corey Miller.




Alexander Gonska.



Lillian Duermeier.



Sam Connelly.



Hiten Damodar.



Shaun Berke.



Alex Berki.



Judge Bockman.

*Previously: Radiant astronaut desktop wallpaper.

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Prince Adam sells some jeans, KISS/Super Mario Bros. 3 mashup (and more)

He-Man, Astro Boy, The zapper, and more pop culture artifacts star in JP Cuison's concert posters.

*Previously: Astro Boy paper toys.

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OMAC/Astro Boy mashup

OMAC drawn in the style of Osamu Tezuka by Luis Chichón. Via.

*Previously: Astro Boy paper toys.

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Suicide Squad by Mike Maihack (link roundup)

Suicide Squad commission by Mike Maihack.

And a few more links:

1. Alice in Wonderland-themed windows at Bloomingdales. Via.

2. Two Astro Boy paper toys.

3. Matt Hawkins made his White Rabbit paper toy available for download.

*At Toycutter: Astro Boy custom toys.

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Where the Wild Things Are amigurumi (and more)

Max, Carol, Astro Boy and Kai-Lan amigurumi patterns can be purchased from this Etsy shop.

*Previously: Astro Boy by Ashley Wood.

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Astro Boy by Ashley Wood

Astro Boy comic book covers by Ashley Wood. Via.

*Previously: Astro Boy bento box.

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Astro Boy Happy Meal toys

Starting this week (I think), McDonald's has Astro Boy Happy Meal toys.

*Previously: Ad for an Astro Boy food tie-in and toy.

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Twisted Batman illustration (link roundup)

Fresh take on Batman, the Joker and Two-Face (?) by Griselda Sastrawinata.

And a few more links:

1. Mickey Mouse turns into Venom. Via.

2. Sculpt based on Sean Galloway's Iron Man design.

3. Astro Boy bento box.

*Previously: Snow White and the Seven Twisted Dwarves.

*Buy Venom toys at eBay.

Astro Boy food tie-in

Ad for a Astro Boy food tie-in and toy. Via.

*Previously: Astro Boy desktop wallpapers.

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Using Portal to explain where babies come from (link roundup)

Onesie and diaper use Portal to explain where babies come from. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Chart shows popularity of various elements of fantasy novels. Swords are very popular. Unicorns are not. Via.

2. Astro Boy movie crew t-shirt.

3. Creative redesign of Spider-Man's costume.

*Previously: Portal posters.

*Buy companion cubes at eBay.

Astro Boy desktop wallpapers

There are a bunch of great Astro Boy desktop wallpapers at Project: Atom (small thumbnails at the bottom right). Via.

*At Toycutter: Custom Astro Boy toys.

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A furry mounts a sea rescue (link roundup)

This ad by Ogilvy shows that National Sea Rescue has brave, committed volunteers who have poor taste in costumes. Here's another ad in the campaign featuring a bride.

And a few more links:

1. Felix the Cat/Astro Boy mashup. See also: Astro Boy leading an army.

2. During the Hawaii Bowl Banquet, the University of Hawaii and Notre Dame football teams had a battle of chants. UH head football coach Greg McMackin called the Notre Dame chant a "little fa***t dance." He's apologized and he apparently found a way to say the word two more times during his apology.

3. An army spy infiltrated various Seattle-area antiwar groups. As I understand it, members became suspicious and exposed him by obtaining documents through the Freedom of Information Act.

*Previously: Mercenaries rescue hot blonds from Kenya.

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