Although we don’t show it very often, Fan Art Friday extends way beyond just illustration and this week’s pick proves it. Created by LEGO uber-enthusiasts Alice Finch and David Frank, this replica of the Elven city of Rivendell was composed of 200,000 individual LEGO pieces! Obviously inspired by both the Lord of the Rings and […]
Lord of the Rings
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Clint Wilson is an Austin-based gig poster artist who works with bands like Coldplay, Radiohead, Aerosmith, Neko Case, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and OK GO, just to name a few. When he is not designing and screen-printing posters by hand for musicians, he enjoys creating video game and fantasy related art prints. An avid Tolkien […]
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As an operator of an 80’s video arcade, sometimes you run into small snafus, mostly because my main job is to repair and maintenance 30+ year old machines that were only designed to last 6 months. Some days are a breeze, but others I have to spend a lot of overtime making sure that Frogger […]
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The Rube has had his share of pets… I’ve had mice, rats, hamsters, goldfish, lizards, dogs, ferrets, and a buttload of cats, but when I was a wee Rube I always wanted a pet tarantula. I know what most of you are thinking, “EEK! Why would anyone want a pet creepy-crawly?” Well, think about how […]
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Although I had never heard of Joebot (aka Joey Spiotto) before this week I knew from his short bio (i love robots, aliens, and zombies) that he was “one of us.” Beyond that, Spiotto has worked as a concept artist on both The Simpsons Game and Dead Space AND he’s managed to create some of […]
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Some of the DVD/Blu-Ray releases for this week. Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Editions – Here’s what the fanboys have been waiting for, the Extended Edition Lord of the Rings movies on Blu-Ray. Because that’s what this trilogy needed, something to make each movie LONGER. I personally have only seen the theatrical cuts. I loved […]
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I’m still very much undecided when it comes to the new Thundercats cartoon. On the one hand I’m thrilled to see yet another childhood favorite revitalized for a new generation, but on the other hand I haven’t seen anything (neither the toys, trailers, and photos) that have really blown me away. This latest teaser, released […]