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Friday, April 6, 2012

Triptych: Truly I Am AMAZING

"Doom Be Doom Doom" by Chito Arellano

"You Wormbaby" by Samy C.

"ZAGR: Steampunked?" by Jasmine Alexandra

So maybe you already knew this, but scratching the surface of the internet reveals that it is full of FREAKS and WEIRDOS. I learned this today while I sifted through art websites looking for Invader Zim artwork to post. Not only did I learn that the majority of Zim fan-art is awful (seriously, just really, really terrible) but I also learned that there's this whole creepy subculture of people who like to draw themselves in Irken form, and then inject themselves into the Invader Zim universe and interact (sometimes in... questionable ways) with established characters from the TV show. It's like a cross between cosplay, slash fic and manic, hardcore fandom and even though it's not nearly as explicit as some other fan followings, something about its single-minded obsessive fixation really grosses me out.

I love Invader Zim as much as the next guy. I think it was a great show, and rewatching it lately, I'm reminded at how hilarious and surreal it was and how there's really nothing else like it on TV nowadays. But these Rule #34 nutjobs are just ruining it for the rest of us. I don't want to come off as mean-spirited and I can respect dedication to a cult TV show or comic or whatever that ended too soon, but no matter how fervent a fan you are of Invader Zim, for the most part you got over it as time went by. The only people left were the fringe element, who fetishized their obsession and went in a really weird direction with it. Sometimes I wonder what Jhonen Vasquez thinks of this, if he thinks about it at all.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Triptych: Hearts, Shields and Rupees

"Heart Container" by Vincent Bocognani

"Shields Up" by Jez Burrows

"Trouble In Lost Woods" (wallpaper) by Always With Honor and Jolby

Triptych: Guardians of Sunshine

"Glob of Thrones" by Dan Hipp

"Adventure Time #4 Alternate Cover" by Scott Campbell

"Guardians of Sunshine" by Caddywompus

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Triptych: War! Good God, Y'All!

"The Euclid's C-Finder" by Cristian Garcia

"The Wasteland Survival Guide" by TehSpikey

"Fallout" (for 72 Pins) by Nick Robalik

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Triptych: Beemo's Got Some Moves

"The Ice King" by Degenerart

"Smooth Moves" by JorgeMV

"Adventure Time Tribute" by Jorsh Pena

Showcase: Paxton Holley's Custom Atari 2600 Cartridges

"Global Thermonuclear War" from WarGames, "Falken's Maze" from WarGames

"Joshua's Tic-Tac-Toe" from WarGames, "WarGames: NORAD" from WarGames

"Starfighter" from The Last Starfighter, "The Last Starfighter" from The Last Starfighter

"Cloak & Dagger" from Cloak & Dagger, "Space Paranoids" from TRON

"Star Fire" from Midnight Madness, "Starcade" from Starcade

These custom Atari 2600 cartridges, from video games that only existed in movies, calls to mind one of the first entries that I ever wrote for this blog, on Videogame Cinema - and indeed, there's a fair amount of cross-over. I've long wanted to do a follow-up entry on videogames that were invented purely for a TV show or film (and maybe for comics and books, while I'm at it?) and which exist only within that fictional universe. Until I get around to that, this post will have to suffice.

[10 Custom Atari 2600
Cartridges Based On
Movie Video Games]