Toy roundup

Cu-Man x Monster Gear.



Batboat model on sale for $20 at Entertainment Earth.



Bates mansion from Psycho on sale for $25 at Entertainment Earth.






Alien and Predator figures by Touma.





Galen Marek in mandalorian armor and Imperial pin-up girl Juno Eclipse from upcoming Force Unleashed box sets.





Miss Mysterious Black by Secret Base on sale here.




Anyone who loved Tara McPherson's Space Friends should like the Dunny she created the new Fatale series.

*See more cool toys here.

*Buy Tara McPherson art at eBay.

Let's get to that choppah together

It's not even February and I've already found the perfect Valentine. Predator by Marco Mazzoni.

*Previously: Last year's Valentine's Day suggestion.

*Buy Predator toys at eBay.

Animal prints (link roundup)

Dodo, mammoth, and spoonbill - - a few of Josh Brill's animal prints on sale here. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Footprints and rabbit hole from what was apparently an Alice and Wonderland-themed divorce party.

2. Check out the paint job on this Predator/Alien hybrid bust.

3. Red Hulk vs. MODOK.

*Previously: Maybe we're lucky the dodo went extinct.

*Buy plush dodos at eBay.

Kraken girl (and more)

Bert and Ernie/Jaws mashup, tattooed tongue, Jabba as an orangutan, lemur/predator, and kraken model - - a tiny sampling of Sebastian Niedlich's photoshopped creations. He does cute, too.

*Previously: Temporary sun tattoo.

*Buy kraken toys at eBay.

Predator motorcycle (and more)

Predator motorcycle by Dennis "D-Man" Vazquez of Pit Stop Motorsport. You can see more photos of the Predator here.

And here's a few more motorcycles by Pit Stop Motorsport. In order: Dragon (with coffin mirror), Genesis, and Black Spider:






Thanks, Willie.

*Previously: Lifesize Ducati Streetfighter wedding cake.

*Buy Predator toys at eBay.

World Trade Center memorial (link roundup)

World Trade Center memorial via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Downloadable monster masks.

2. Ripley (with heavy lifter), marine, and Predator team up against a whole lot of Aliens.

3. Spongebob Squarepants costume.

*Previously: WTC attack satellite photo.

*Buy Predator toys at eBay.

Aliens vs. Predator trailer

The new Aliens vs. Predator (vs. Colonial Marines) game looks pretty good in this trailer. Via.

*Previously: Xenomorph dog.

*Buy Alien toys at eBay.

Star Wars gashapon by Touma (link roundup)

Star Wars capsule toys/pendants by Touma. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Cake Wrecks fan costumes.

2. Superdeformed Cloaking Predator figure.

3. This I'd like to see: American McGee's Frogger.

*Previously: Macross gashapon.

*Buy gashapon at eBay.

Spy vs. Spy vs. Predator vs. Alien

Ryan Dunlavey posted 14 comic strip mashups. Here are three samples:


Garfield meets Masters of the Universe



Peanuts meet Doctor Doom



Spy vs. Spy meets Predator vs. Alien

There's almost a dozen more clever strips here.

*Previously: Disney/Marvel mashups.

*Buy Predator toys at eBay.

The Empire does not like hippies (link roundup)

Stormtroopers put a stop to Woodstock. See also: Stormtroopers hunting something big. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Lego version of Spock's ship in the Star Trek reboot. Via.

2. Online Predator.

3. Recipe for gluten-free Oreos.

*Previously: Star Trek computer display desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Star Trek posters at eBay.

Semi-Armored Samus (link roundup)

Samus Aran from Super Metroid by wakkawa, whose gallery is full of semi-dressed women.

And a few more links:

1. Really thorough overview of the career of Huey Lewis. His real name is Hugh Anthony Cregg III and he managed a perfect score on his math SATs. Via these sites.

2. Rosemary Travale is offering $15 sketches.

3. Plush winged monkey.

4. Stylized Predator drawing.

*Previously: Stills from Team Ninja's Metroid game.

*Buy Wizard of Oz toys at eBay.

Deadly guinea pig (link roundup)

Guinea pig/Predator spotted in this Deadly Cute Photoshop contest.

And a few more links:

1. Little Red Riding Hood stars in the sign for Fairyland Caverns.

2. Comic strip about Chip Kidd's upcoming Batman and Robin comic book.

3. Collection of orphan tweets - - tweets by people who signed up, tweeted once, and abandoned Twitter.

4. RoboGames 2009 trophies and ribbons.

*Previously: Old Predator.

*Find Predator action figures at eBay.

Twitter fail caterpillar? (link roundup)

The image greeting visitors to Twitter, which was down for maintenance, on Friday night.

And a few more links:

1. "By tickling young gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans, researchers say they learned that all great apes laugh." Video proof. Via.

2. You know, James Frey is a really good writer.

3. Better than any episode of Law and Order/CSI, read this true life story of the arrest of LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus for a murder she allegedly committed in 1986.

4. Old Predator.

*Previously: Hillary Clinton Laughing Pen.

*Buy robot gorilla toys at eBay.

Super deformed Alien, Predator, and PredAlien figures

Super deformed Alien, PredAlien, and Predator (with swappable heads) vinyl figures by Plastic Arts for Sideshow Collectibles. On sale in May for $80 each. The fastest way to see more photos is to go here.

*Previously: Predator and Alien play a game of chess.

*Find Predator action figures at eBay.

Zombie paper toy (link roundup)

Simple, yet dynamic zombie paper toy (I don't think the template is available for download). And by the same artist, a swell tentacle holding spraypaint can sticker.

And a few more links:

1. Life-sized Earthworm Earthworm Jim pistol.

2. In various street corners in Brazil, street kids hang out, juggle balls, and then ask drivers for money. So for one weird ad campaign, kids were hired to stake out the same street corners, juggle, approach motorists as if to ask for money, and instead hand over tennis balls that said (in Portuguese), "Tennis can get a lot of kids out of the streets." Nothing like adding a little menace to your ad campaign. Photo here.

3. Silly comic about Predators finding a giant skeleton.

4. Hybrid Chestburster sculpture.

*Previously: Baby wearing a chestburster costume.

*Find Predator action figures at eBay.

Second Where the Wild Things Are poster (link roundup)

Second Where the Wild Things Are poster. Via.

And a few more links:

1. There are some ridiculous monster comics at Richard Tingley's site, including Gwendigo and a Great Old One as a flasher.

2. Swell drawing of a Michigan State Spartan.

3. A rather convincing statement for why appetite blockers don't work very well. Via.

4. The Big Bad Toy Store now has that human female warrior wearing Predator armor figure in stock.

*Previously: Maurice Sendak's first book was a science textbook.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are posters at eBay.

Aliens vs. Predator print ads are better than the movie itself

An Alien and Predator play chess, swingball, and pool in, what I think, are simply ads for the fact that the Aliens vs. Predator movie will be on tv. The ads are by DDB New Zealand. Via.

*Previously: Alien/Mickey Mouse Mashup.

*Find Predator action figures at eBay.