Super Mario versus Guile

Super Mario versus Guile via these sites.

*Previously: Sesame Street Fighter.

*Buy Street Fighter toys at eBay.

Instant headboard (link roundup)

One of several silly vinyl stickers by Lizz Lunney on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. Sawfly larvae are pretty cool.

2. Steampunk dining room.

3. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gameplay videos.

*Previously: The Modifyers: When Mod meets Steampunk.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

Zombie Ibuki desktop wallpaper

Manuhell posted a series of zombie Street Fighter images. I turned Ibuki into a widescreen desktop wallpaper.

*Previously: Little Big Planet/Street Fighter desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Street Fighter toys at eBay.

Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle (link roundup)

Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle on sale here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Putting a thick rubber band on top of a stripped screw might give you enough grip to unscrew it.

2. Chibi Street Fighter pins by J. Salvador.

3. Techcrunch found out that one of its writers, Daniel Brusilovsky, demanded favors from companies (such as a Macbook Air) in exchange for writing posts about them.

*Previously: Street Fighter paper toys.

*Buy Street Fighter toys at eBay.

Adventure Time amigurumi (and more)

Finn and Jake from Adventure Time, Ryu from Street Fighter, and Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory, all crocheted by Bunnie Baird, who has items on sale at Etsy. Via.

*Previously: Adventure Time desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Dexter's Laboratory toys at eBay.

If Rampage had been set in Victorian England (link roundup)

Victorian Rampage t-shirt design by Ian Summers for Threadless. Vote by clicking on the voting widget if you'd like the chance to buy it:



And a few more links:

1. Street Fighter paper toys.

2. From the recent dialogue between Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell, I learned that Kobe is Nike's favorite client, and that former 49er Roger Craig is somehow still spry enough to run marathons.

3. Christmas tree creature paper toy.

*Previously: Squirrel goes on a rampage, injures three.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Omar and his Skyhook poster (link roundup)

Poster for the short film Omar and his Skyhook that I previously posted.

And a few more links:

1. The Large Hadron Collider is the largest machine ever built and the inside of the machine is colder than outer space. Via.

2. Team Fortress 2 newspaper comic strip and ads. Via.

3. Blanka triumphant.

*Previously: Retired Street Fighter sprites.

*Buy Street Fighter toys at eBay.

Curious kitten (link roundup)

Curious kitten and monstrous goldfish by Ciaee Ching. Head over and tell her how great this is, because at least as of her last post, she could use a hug.

And a few more links:

1. Alex CF is looking for patrons for his specimen boxes.

2. There's a Bioshock event this Saturday the 5th at noon at Pier 54 in New York.

3. Chibi Street Fighter characters.

*Previously: Legend of Zelda kitten.

*Buy Bioshock toys at eBay.

Toothy knitted bear (link roundup)

Toothy bear by MrFoxyy on sale for $40 at Etsy.

And a few more links:

1. Back when the Los Angeles Times was relevant (2002), one of its reporters made the strange claim that someone had left a fish on her car as a threat. I don't think very many people believed her. But this week, famed Hollywood private Anthony Pellicano pled guilty.

2. Ryu and Sagat from Street Fighter Lego CubeDudes.

3. A positive review of the Motorola Droid. Via.

*Previously: Zangief cosplay.

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Zangief cosplay (link roundup)

Zangief cosplay. Relatedly, watch Zangief have love and job troubles at The Zangief Chronicles. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Ewoks with Wampa pelt.

2. Twenty-four France Telecom employees have committed suicide in the last two years. Via.

3. Chibi Dark Knight and Carrie Kelly.

*Previously: ARC-170 Starfighter with vomiting Wampa nose art.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

Marvel versus Capcom concept art and desktop wallpapers

Joe Vriens posted Marvel vs. Capcom concept art and desktop wallpapers here, here, and here.

*Previously: Papercraft Blanka.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

Tom Hanks' "Big" recut as a horror movie (link roundup)

Convincing recut of Big to make it look like a horror movie. I found Big to be extremely depressing.

And a few more links:

1. "Hurricane Chris" honored by the Louisiana State Legislature, given the opportunity to rap, raps profanely.

2. Find restaurant recipes at Top Secret Recipes and Every Last Recipe.

3. Street Fighter-esque ads for Harvey Nichols.

4. Darth Vader vs. Yuri Gagarin.

*Previously: The Lion King recut as a horror movie.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

Sesame Street Fighter

Big Bird vs. Cookie Monster in this Sesame Street Fighter t-shirt by Jared Moraitis, on sale at Jinx. Here's the logo that appears on the back:



And here's Jared's personal webstore.

*Previously: Feist performs 1,2,3,4 on Sesame Street.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

How Street Fighter's Ryu gives directions (link roundup)

Ryu shows he really is a one-trick pony in this t-shirt design submitted at Threadless by Zedouard Patrick (voting has ended).

And a few more links:

1. Creepy animated gif of a two-headed monster at the bottom of this page.

2. The Birdman of Lincoln Avenue.

3. North Carolina prison psychologist starts romance with prisoner (30 convictions), continues it after he's released, eventually shoots him in the chest. They've since reconciled. Via.

4. Michael Lewis favorably reviews a new semi-authorized biography of Warren Buffet. He basically used to cheat to win typing competitions. And he's more or less a polygamist. Via.

*Previously: Prison offers prisoners pole-vaulting lessons.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

Street Fighter, God of War, Anubis desktop wallpapers

Media Molecule recently posted images of Little Big Planet's Sackboy as Egyptian God Anubis, God of War's Kratos, and Street Fighter's Ry, Chun-Li, Zangief, and Guile. I took the liberty of creating a few jumbo desktop wallpapers:





*Previously: Greek Mythology Little Big Planet desktop wallpapers.

*Buy Little Big Planet toys at eBay.

Blanka sculpture (and more)

My favorite works from the "Jab Strong Fierce" Street Fighter show at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles.




Blanka sculpture by Duzty.



Luke Chueh mashed up his Possessed vinyl toy with Chun-Li's lightning kick.



Ryu finishes E. Honda by Tang Heng.

You can see and purchase all of the items from the show here. Via.

*Previously: Street Fighter poster by Jim Rugg.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures and collectibles at eBay.

Win an autographed copy of Eisner-nominated series "Sentences"

UPDATE: The contest is now closed. The randomly chosen winner was Eric Sonnakolb.

To advertise it's new cherry-flavored version, Dr. Pepper is hosting a "Dr. Pepper-inspired art" art contest, where the winners get three-day apprenticeships with an artist in New York. One winner will get to work with comic book artist Ronald Wimberly.

Here's a sample of his work:





He has a huge amount of work on display at his personal site and DeviantArt, where there are some desktop wallpapers. He has original art on sale here, including the Street Fighter image you see above.

He also has skateboard decks like this one:



on sale here.

Courtesy of Dr. Pepper, I have a copy of Sentences: The Life of M.F. Grimm to give away. Sentences is illustrated by Wimberly and written by Percy "M.F. Grimm" Carey, and was nominated for two Eisners in 2008 (Best Reality-Based Work and Best Lettering). Here's the official description:

In SENTENCES, Carey chronicles his life in the sometimes glamorous, and often violent, hip-hop industry; from the first time he picked up a microphone at a block party as a youngster, to the day he lost the use of his legs to gang violence, to his incarceration, and eventually, to his self-reinvention and rise back to the top of his game, becoming a Hip-Hop Grand Master and being placed among the pantheon of the culture. No questions are left unanswered and no apologies are made, resulting in what's sure to be a groundbreaking graphic novel.

Joining Carey is up-and-coming artist Ronald Wimberly (LUCIFER, HELLBLAZER: PAPA MIDNITE covers), who breathtakingly illustrates this gritty tale of righteous redemption. If what you know about hip-hop is the flashy cars and voluptuous women that music videos try to sell, be prepared to experience the real side of the industry that only someone who has survived the rise, fall, and rise again, can tell.

Here's a live interview of Wimberly and Carey (well, mostly Carey):



Wimberly gets more of a chance to talk in this interview, which includes footage of him painting (and a cleverly placed Dr. Pepper can).

So, for a chance to win a copy of Sentences signed by Wimberly, simply comment on this post and make sure your comment includes your email. One comment per person, and unfortunately this contest is limited to USA residents. The contest closes Friday, April 24, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, and I'll announce the winner shortly thereafter.

*Previously: Desktop Wallpaper - - Puma's homage to Tommie Smith.

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.

An elegant Chun Li and a malformed Blanka

Fresh take on Chun Li and Blanka by Bobby Chiu.


Chun Li and Blanka by *imaginism on deviantART

It's going to be part of the "Jab, Strong, Fierce" (Street Fighter Tribute Show) at Nucleus Art Gallery in Alhambra, California on April 25th, 2009.

*Previously: Papercraft Blanka.

*Buy Blanka toys at eBay.

Blanka paper toy (link roundup)

Download the Blanka paper toy here.

And a few more links:

1. Move over Fail Whale. Here's the Fail Homer.

2. I can't find the article at Entertainment Weekly's stupid website with it's useless search function, but the current issue features a list of classic movie villains. Sharon Stone says she based her performance in Basic Instinct on Magic Johnson's no-look pass:

When I started to work with Mr. [Michael] Douglas, I made certain that I paid such attention to him, without him knowing it at all times. I became obsessed with him--everything he did, everything he ate, everything he wore, the way he walked, the way he breathed--so that I could have a no-look relationship with Mr. Douglas.

3. Touching comic strips about true love by Arlene O'Leary. And it's her birthday.

4. Win an artbook from Sean Galloway.

*Previously: The Bible's best sex stories.

*Buy Blanka toys at eBay.

Ryu, Cammy, and Dhalsim play a rather unusual game of jump rope

Street Fighter's Ryu, Cammy, and Dhalsim play jump rope in this work by Joe To for the Giant Robot Game Over/Continue show at Giant Robot San Francisco. Via.

*Previously: Ancient Dhalsim statue, perhaps?

*Buy Street Fighter action figures at eBay.