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Dark castle (link roundup)

Castle illustration from Images of Revolution: Graphic Art from 1905 Russia. You can see more images from the book here, and the book is $12 at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. Funny Daily Show interview with Larry Craig.

2. Paul Pope on Homer's Ulysses: He's like a witty Spock who gets Kirk-level ladies. The rest of his crew is entirely composed of Red Shirts.

3. Judge Dredd vs. monstrous Teletubbies.

*Previously: Kill Zombie Teletubbies.

*Buy Judge Dredd toys at eBay.

Pin-Up Girl playing card project (link roundup)

Bill Pressing and Josh Cooley are putting together a deck of playing cards called Intercontinental Cuties.

And a few more links:

1. Seth Godin says if you read his blog, you're an elite.

2. 2003 interview with Dick Wolf discussing his advertising career and how he did research for Law and Order.

3. Oedipus and The Sphinx, illustrated by Andy Erekson.

*Previously: LOLcats Trading Cards.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

Ganesh

Ganesh by Saryth Chareonpanichkul.

*Previously: Plush Ganesha.

*Find Ganesha statues at eBay.

Ladies of mythology pin-ups (link roundup)

Arachne - - part of Simon Eckert's ladies of mythology pin-up series. See also: Helen of Troy, Medusa, Sirens.

And a few more links:

1. Gowanus Studio Space Jell-O Mold Competition is open for entries. (Previously: Fossil and sushi from last year's competition.) Via.

2. Roller derby sketch by Lucy Knisley.

3. I typically don't notice these in time, but Last Exit to Nowhere is giving away a t-shirt on Twitter today.

4. Lightning Cat vs. The Iceland Volcano desktop wallpapers. Via.

*Previously: Dangerous SciFi Ladies.

*Buy pin-up collections at Amazon.

He-Man and the 13 Trials of Eternia

A few pages from Jon Vermilyea's He-Man and the 13 Trials of Eternia.

*Previously: The modern labors of Hercules.

*Buy Masters of the Universe toys at eBay.

Plush Ceiling Cat (and more)

Plush Ceiling Cat by Yummy Pancake on sale at Etsy. It's part of the plush mythology contest I mentioned earlier this week. The other entries in the contest are all on sale here. Below are a few of my favorites:

*Previously: Alfred Hitchcock's Ceiling Cat.

*Find Ganesha statues at eBay.

Greek myths updated

For his junior thesis, Ryan Mauskopf is updating greek myths, including Medusa, Cerberus, Icarus, Polyphemus, and Hermes.

*Previously: Medusa and the Hydra by Travis Lampe.

*Buy Clash of the Titans posters at eBay.

Laocoon and the Serpents

Plush Laocoon and the Serpents by Jessie Mansbacher, who has various plush creatures on sale at Etsy. It's one of several entries in the Plush Team's World Mythology Challenge.

Here's a classical sculpture of the same myth:

*Previously: Lightning Bolt letter opener.

*Buy Greek mythology statues at eBay.

Medusa by Travis Lampe (and more)

A few highlights from Travis Lampe's art show at Rotofugi:

He also has various goods on sale in his personal webstore, including this hydra:

*Previously: Defeated hydra.

*Buy Travis Lampe toys at eBay.

The Smoky Corridor (link roundup)

Wraparound cover by Scott Altmann for Chris Grabenstein's book, "The Smoky Corridor," which is on sale at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. Classic Greek myths illustrated by Meghan Jean.

2. A lament from 1915 that toys were so sophisticated as to destroy kids' imagination.

3. Homemade bottles from Bioshock's Rapture.

*Previously: Greek mythology prints.

*Buy Bioshock toys at eBay.

Theseus and Batman

Theseus receiving twine by Paul Pope. See also: Ariadne.

Paul also recently posted artwork from the pitch presentation package for Batman 100, including this illustration of Batman putting in his mouthguard.

*Previously: An updated version of Theseus and the Minotaur.

*Batman: Year One Hundred is 32% off at Amazon.

BreeAnn Veenstra's mythology prints

The Sirens, chimera, Pegasus, and Bellerophon, Europa and the bull - - a few of BreeAnn Veenstra's mythology prints on sale here.

And speaking of fairy tales, there's a few days left to participate in this month's SciFi Fairy Tales art contest.

*Previously: Pegasus paper toy.

*Buy chimera toys at eBay.

Lillian Gish as the Los Angeles River (and more)

Several prints on sale for $20 each in Brigette Barrager's Etsy shop: Silent film star Lillian Gish as the Los Angeles River, tattooed and bearded ladies, minotaur, and gorgon.

*Previously: An artist in Los Angeles is hanging "berds" from telephone wires.

*Buy circus posters at eBay.