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Decapitated heads

Cory Doctorow — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:04:31 +0000

A late addition to my New York Comic-Con posts: the Lulubell/Velocitron Decapitated Heads, which I knew I loved from the moment I clapped eyes on 'em.

Decapitated Head - NYCC GID/blue rub

Monster Mash: horrific composite of Universal Monsters' Big Four

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:20:03 +0000

We've covered Jason Edmiston's genius monster illos here before, but this one deserves special attention. His "Monster Mash" comes from an alternate universe where Doctor Frankenstein has gotten a little enthusiastic with the needle. It's ghoulishly delightful. Spotted today at New York Comic-Con. $60 for a giclee print.

Dr. Frankenstein has been working on a little project in his free time. Much like Voltron, the big Universal 4 come together to make the ultimate creature. Mwah-ha-ha-haa!!!
Limited edition of 100, signed and numbered 17" x 22" giclee print, with archival inks on acid-free paper.

Monster Mash

Skele-Gore skull

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:47:30 +0000

Spotted today at New York Comic-Con, "THE 17,000 SINS OF SKELE-GORE" from Scarecrow Oven. Sadly, it is sold out. Let us hope for a restock.

THE 17,000 SINS OF SKELE-GORE

Fiji Mermaids, shrunken heads, and other essentials from The Gemini Company

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:18:09 +0000

John Weisgerber's Gemini Company sells handmade replicas of sideshow gaffs, including Fiji Mermaids, shrunken heads, two-headed baby skeletons, and other essentials. I saw these up close and personal today at New York Comic-Con and they look good.

Gemini Company

Post-steampunk movements

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:03:02 +0000

Some post-steampunk ideas I had at yesterday's preview screening of Vintage Tomorrows (a documentary on steampunk and its relationship to technology), premised on the idea that new movements will simply subtract letters:

* Teampunks: dress like athletes
* Eamespunks: design chairs
* M-punks: use mobile devices
* Punkpunks: inhabit a notional contrafactual alternate history where Malcolm McLaren is responsible for all technological innovation after 1977

Epic Star Wars snark tee: "Show us on the trilogy where George hurt you"

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:03:15 +0000

Another find from New York Comic-Con: this epic Star Wars snark tee from Joel Watson, creator of Hijinks Ensue, a most excellent webcomic.

T-shirt: George Hurt You [shop.blindferret.com]

Romanians invade Comic-Con

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:39:28 +0000

A tip for New York Comic-Congoers: don't miss the Romanian booth for a look at some of the weirdest, coolest comics being made in the world today. See my piece in Forbes from a few years back on Romania's "otaci."

Custom Zombie action-figure kits

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:04:57 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending: the forthcoming "Create Your Own Zombie Action Figure" kits, which are available for pre-order, and sport arms, legs, torsos, heads, chest prosthesis, and wardrobe items that you can mix and match to make the perfect zombie toy. The box-art is fantastic -- the whole package stopped at 20 feet and sucked me in. The gentleman working at the booth is also the mad genius behind the reissue of the classic Mego action figures, which include a number of contrafactual toys that were never released but should have been, "re-created" with pitch-perfect packaging and design.

"CREATE YOUR OWN ZOMBIE" Action Figure Customizing Kit! [fearwerx.com]

Cute cosplay wings

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:29:05 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending: Yaya Han's hand-cut foam cosplay wings, which come in a variety of styles, including devil, fairy, angel, cherub and steampunk. They're darned cute, and I bought a set of batwing devil versions for my daughter.

Yaya's Original Cosplay Accessories [yayahan.bigcartel.com]

Whimsical flickering LED circuit-board sculptures

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:25:56 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending: Banana Design's whimsical bare-bones lights, which consist of flickering LEDs set into sweet, cut-out circuit boards that look like candelabras, fireplaces and angler fishes. The 9V battery on the back acts as a stand and stabilizing weight.

Banana Design [bananadesignlab.com]

Cereal Monsters: Frankenberry and friends as Universal classic monsters

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:18:19 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending: Jason Edmiston's "Cereal Monsters" illustration (available as a print) which portrays the Frankenberry family of cereal monsters in the style of Universal classic monsters.

Edmiston, Jason [threeinabox.com]

Patrons sought for Jack Kirby Museum

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:09:17 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending: this plea for 500 Jack Kirby fans to kick in $60 each to get a pop-up Jack Kirby museum in a Lower East Side storefront, to be curated by the folks who do the most excellent online Kirby Museum and Research Center

Membership in the Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center Kirby [kirbymuseum.org]

Geek Chic's insane and beautiful gaming tables

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:13:24 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending, the fabulous, ultra-deluxe gaming tables of Geek Chic, which sport a series of nested, pull-out play-surfaces, drawers, a rail-system for suspending drinks/bins/additional surfaces, erasable acrylic-coated surfaces, and so forth. Shown here is the "Sultan," their top-of-the-range item, but they have a variety of options for smaller homes and budgets. I like their slogan: "Suck it, Swiss Army Knife."

The Sultan [geekchichq.com]

Excellent tees from illustrator Pat Dorian

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:43:29 +0000

Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending: illustrator Pat Dorian's excellent t-shirts, which took top honors in my personal "t-shirt I would buy if I didn't have about 40 times more t-shirts than I could possibly use" competition.

Pat Dorian tees [etsy.com]