Showcase: Josh Gilbert's Movie Posters

"PacLabyrinth"

"Skeksi Kong"

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[Josh Gilbert on Deviantart]

Showcase: DHLRN's "Getting Ready" Series

"Getting Ready For Some Plumbing Action"

"Getting Ready To Save The Princess"

"Getting Ready For Some Farming Action"

[DHLRN on Tumblr]

Showcase: Matt Reedy's Little Golden Manga

I'm far from the world's biggest anime fan, but these three rank amongst my favorites. Just started Attack on Titan and I have to say that I'm impressed so far. The Titans are far less adorable than Matt Reedy presents them, though. They're actually pretty horrifying.

[Matt Reedy on Behance]

Showcase: Mario! Mario! Mario! by Joao Victor G. Costa

"Super Mario World" (1990)

Joao Victor G. Costa has redesigned the sprites for some of Mario's earlier appearances, and they're excellent. I would (re-)play all of these.

Forgive the quality of the blown-up .gifs... I wanted to share these in all their glory and no higher-quality versions seem to exist.

[Joao Victor G. Costa on Tumblr]

Showcase: Mike Wrobel's Pixel Islands

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[Mike Wrobel on Tumblr]

Showcase: Custom Atari-Era Activation Action Figures by Dan Polydoris

"Pitfall Harry"

"Officer Kelly"

"Short-Order Sam"

"Roderick Hero"

"Frostbite Bailey"

[Chicago Toy Collector]

Showcase: Matt Ferguson's Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Series

"Doctor #1: William"

"Doctor #2: Patrick"

"Doctor #3: Jon"

"Doctor #4: Tom"

"Doctor #5: Peter"

"Doctor #6: Colin"

"Doctor #7: Sylvester"

"Doctor #8: Paul"

"The War Doctor"

"Doctor #9: Christopher"

"Doctor #10: David"

"Doctor #11: Matt"

In anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, I've been reading Marc Hearn's "Doctor Who: The Vault - Treasures From The First 50 Years" - which, by the way, is an absolutely outstanding coffee-table book, packed with tons of anecdotes and ephemera from the last half-century - and I've garnered a certain perspective on, and appreciation for, all of the actors who have played The Doctor since the show's inception. While I have seen at least one episode per Doctor in my time, my knowledge of the earlier years of the show is far from exhaustive, and the book provides excellent insight into the people who made Doctor Who happen, both in front of and behind the camera, for all its many decades.

Matt Ferguson's 50th Anniversary tribute to the Doctors does a great job of capturing each one's personality and style, from William Hartnell to Matt Smith (You'll also note that the background for each is inspired by the opening credits for that Doctor.) It just feels like a great, dignified summation of a show that has run (more or less) for five decades and been the proving ground for more than a few larger-than-life personalities.

Here's to another fifty years, Doctor!

[Matt Ferguson at Bottleneck]

Showcase: The Time Lord Trilogy by Creative Outpouring

[Creative Outpouring on Facebook]

Showcase: Adventure Time REMIX

"Finn X Jake"

"BMO X Bubble"

"PB X Peppermint Butler"

"Ice King X Ricardio"

"Marceline X Lord of Evil"

[Adventure Time REMIX
by Saimen Lee]