Parodiakis vinyl toys

Parodiakis vinyl toys: Luis Miguel, El Chapulin Colorado, Frida Kahlo, Cepillin, Che Guevara, Bruce Lee, John Lennon and Gene Simmons in his Kiss costume. The figures are designed by Arturo. Via.

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KISS cassette tapes (link roundup)

Lua Branca turned the guys from KISS into cassette tapes to promote a radio station.

And a few more links:

1. Apparently 55 people have died in Florida as a result of being tasered.

2. David Bernstein submitted his DNA for analysis, and offers an interesting history lesson about his ancestors - - Jews who moved an awful lot through Europe.

3. St. Joseph's Sawdust with Pasta recipe.

*Previously: KISS/Super Mario Bros. 3 mashup.

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Hoodies by Marc Ecko (link roundup)

Batman, Friday the 13th, KISS, Joker, and Saw hoodies by Marc Ecko, on sale for about $90 each. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Creepy photo of a Where the Wild Things Are monster driving a car.

2. Pegasus paper sculpture.

3. General Grievous Lego CubeDude.

*Previously: Grievous fan art.

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Star Wars Battlefront IV concept art (link roundup)

Go here for a gallery of concept art from the abandoned Battlefront IV. Lots of Dagobah and Geonosis. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Barbarian Penguins.

2. I previously mentioned the suspicious results of the KISS Design By Humans t-shirt contest. Apparently KISS also held a contest promising to perform at whatever city cast the most votes, and then reneged on the promise. Via.

3. Alleged screenshots of the Google Chrome OS desktop.

*Previously: Boba Fett Dunny.

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Papercraft Gene Simmons (in KISS makeup) (link roundup)

Gene Simmons paper toy, made using this blank template.

And a few more links:

1. There might be a lion loose in Atlanta. Via.

2. Lots of different designs show the evolution of the logo for Visceral Games. Via.

3. Desktop wallpaper featuring many of the characters from DS game Scribblenauts. Via.

4. If you lost a $30,000 diamond ring at a park in Fullerton, California, please contact the police.

*Previously: Wieden + Kennedy is promoting Visceral Games' Dante's Inferno by giving out Dante's Inferno-inspired gift packs.

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Three t-shirts up for vote at Design By Humans

"Shamisen Axe" by qetza for the KISS contest.




"VENI VIDI VICI" by Rob Gould.




"The Adventure Of Kintaro" by Raven.

*Previously: Another classical Japanese/KISS t-shirt.

*Buy KISS concert posters at eBay.

Octopus t-shirt (and more)

First, two new t-shirts on sale at Design By Humans:


Octopus by Nick Beery.



Crayon dinosaurs by Cale Ajioka.


Next, a t-shirt up for vote:

Tosakan the king asura by spokeduck.


Finally, two t-shirts up for vote in the KISS contest:

Guitar fight at Gojo bridge by xiaobaosg. (I actually posted this artwork last month.)



Symbolism by kristenhoward.

*Previously: Crayon-scented cologne.

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Animated Gene Simmons (link roundup)

Animated Gene Simmons from the Fairly OddParents TV movie, Wishology. Follow the links to see Paul and Peter.

And a few more links:

1. I don't see how this can be. Deodorants are researched by asking guys in focus groups to write "goodbye letters" to deodorants they don't like and "love letters" to deodorants they do?

2. Cowboy on a plane.

3. How to make a Death Star pinata.

4. Help get Joey Weiser some illustration work and he'll send you original art.

*Previously: Gene Simmons/Japanese folklore mashup.

*Buy Gene Simmons toys at eBay.

Japanese folklore/Gene Simmons mashup

Artist Xiaobaosg says:

This illustration is inspired by Japanese folktales , the fight between Ushiwaka ( 牛若丸 ) & Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶 ) at Gōjō Bridge in Kyoto .

I had changed it to a guitar fight and replaced Benkei with Gene Simmons. (from Rock Band, KISS).

*This illustration will be exhibited in FIDI space 台北市武昌街二段89號地下一樓 豪華戲院in89 (Ximen, Taipei) from April 10th to May 3th , 2009 for BU X HI 2 exhibition.

Fight at Gojo bridge EX by ~xiaobaosg on deviantART

You can see another work in the series here.

*Previously: Gene Simmons' axe guitar for Guitar Hero.

*Buy Gene Simmons toys at eBay.

Gene Simmons Axe Guitar

Gene Simmons Axe Guitar, compatible with Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Eligible for free shipping (Wii and PS3) at Amazon. Via.

*Previously: KISS Easter Eggs.

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KISS Easter Eggs

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