Showcase: WinterArtwork's Final Fantasy Caster Series

"Cast Fire!" (t-shirt)

"Cast Cure!" (t-shirt)

"Cast Ice!" (t-shirt)

[Winter Artwork on Tumblr]

Triptych: Don't Need No Healer Class

"Strong Independent Black Mage" (t-shirt) by Tchuk

"Saucer Crest" (t-shirt) by Letter Q Artwork

"Choco Billy's Chocobo Ranch" (t-shirt) by Kari Fry

Variations On A Theme: Never Lose Your Cut

"Sons of Arcade" (t-shirt) by Olipop

"Sons of Avalanche" (t-shirt) by The Yellow Snow Co.

"Sons of Energon" (t-shirt) by BiggStankDogg

"Sons of Adventure" (t-shirt) by Perdita00

"BLACKCRO" (t-shirt) by SixtyBones

Triptych: Tonberry King's Acid Brain

"Revenge Chef Anatomy" (t-shirt) by Glen O'Neill

"Kupo Nuts!" (t-shirt) by Kari Fry

"Avalanche Wants You!" (t-shirt) by Megan Lara

Triptych: What's Under That Hat?

"Fantasy League: Black Mages" (t-shirt) by Brandon Wilhelm

"Mage Munch" (t-shirt) by Creative Outpouring

"Puppet With Soul" by Marvolo-San

As with whatever was hidden under Jawa hoods and Smurf hats, I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to piece together what the hell Black Mages looked like under their broad-brimmed sorcerer hats. It's a mystery to all.

Triptych: Is There Anything Jake Can't Turn Into?

"Crest of the Adventurer" by Steven Lefcourt

"Wrinkled In Time" by Nicholas Blottie

"Final Adventure VII" (t-shirt) by Creative Outpouring

Triptych: Shinra Research Department

"Jenova Theory" by A.J. Hateley

"Black Materia" (t-shirt) by Drew Wise

"Fantasy Time" (t-shirt) by Juan Manuel Orozco

Triptych: Aerith Got A Raw Deal

"Final Fantasy VII Pixels" by William Dickeson

"Final Fantasy VII Poster" by David Goh

"Don't Step On The Flowers" (t-shirt) by Barefists

Showcase: Ty Lettau's Minimalist Nintendo Games

Mega Man, Metroid, Super Mario Bros.

Final Fantasy, Tetris, Dig Dug

The Legend of Zelda, Rampage, Excitebike, Donkey Kong

Ty Lettau is someone I've featured here before, I think. I'm always incredibly impressed not only with the quality of his work but also his dedication to covering a ton of ground within each concept - for example, in his Super Bros. set, in which pop culture characters are redesigned in the style of the original Super Mario Bros. sprites, is comprised of just shy of seven hundred entries - and his new Minimalist Nintendo Game theme looks like it will be equally expansive.

[Ty Lettau on Flickr]

Triptych: To. To. Ro.

"Totoro" (Minimalist Poster) by Quibé

"Totoro and Friends" (t-shirt) by Ashley Hay

"My Neighbor Kuporo" (t-shirt) by Eozen

Triptych: Black Chocobo, Bitches!

"Black Chocobo Rider's Club" (t-shirt) by Kari Fry

"Mog's Chocobo Riding Club" by Megan Lara

"Guardian Forces" (t-shirt) by Kari Fry

Gameboy Demakes, Pt. II

"Shadow of the Colossus" by Maxwell Jensen

"Final Fantasy VII" by Shade E

"The Curse of Monkey Island" by Ervo

"Cave Story" by kYn

"The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker" by Hydrargirium

"Kingdom Hearts (Halloweentown)" by Tio