• Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on February 2nd, 2010

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    Lostravaganza!

    So if you know me, you know how big of a Lost fan I am. Today marks the return of the glorious show and the show’s homestretch. I am so excited for tonight I can’t express myself properly, and even more excited for my life ot have just a little less meaning in 16 weeks! *Single salty tear*

    To celebrate, here are some fantastic Lost finds thanks to my good friend the internet.

    1. SPOILER ALERT! Esquire transcribed EVERYTHING one of the best television characters of all time said in season 5: Mr. John Locke. If you want to pour hours of your life away or just have a man crush on John Locke go here.

    2. If you don’t actually know who John Locke or Sayid Jarrah (from the video above) actually are maybe you should catch up with the NYTimes Lost Timeline or watch the incredible video below that recaps everything you need to know in 8 minutes:

    3. Earlier this week io9 posted a really interesting chart showing all of the character’s off-island encounters. Definitely fascinating seeing all of these “coincidences” laid out graphically. Check it out here.

    4.

    While nothing else should need to be said, the above piece is called “Jack Is A Wolf Howling At The Moon, And The Moon Is The Face Of Locke” by artist Misha (from the mind of Paul Scheer). Remember the Masters of the Universe show I wrote about last week at the incredibly awesome Gallery 1988? Well they also had a Lost showcase because they are that damned cool! You can check out alot of that work here and here. Unfortunately for all of us, the best t-shirt in existence was only for purchase by physically walking into the gallery:

    Damnation.

    5. Finally move over Wizard Rock, the band Oceanic 6 has you covered with awesome lyrics and Lost based songs.

    You can check out their youtube page here for more.

    I have my theories on what happens this season, how about you? If you do, this contest might be for you!

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on January 31st, 2010

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    Of Pokemon, Tom Selleck and Improv

    1. Thanks go to to Topless Robot this week for sharing the greatest improv show of all time. Edmonton based improv crew Rapid Fire Theatre recently put on a Hallowe’en performance as classic DC comic characters. Not just dressed as the characters mind you, but completely in character. Basically it’s the greatest/nerdiest improv performance of all time. Check out all 7 parts on the Tyrant Pictures youtube account here.

    I don’t know about you, but it totally reminds me of the fantastic “Legend of the Superheroes” variety show from the 70’s. Below is a clip from the show of “Ghetto Man” roasting the Superfriends.

    Time for a “Legends of the Superheroes” revival? I think so. Thoughts?

    2. What do you get when you cross Tom Selleck, a waterfall and a sandwich? COMEDY GOLD!
    Check out the link above for the brilliant new tumblr blog Selleck Waterfall Sandwich. Half way down the page you also get treated to the official Selleck Waterfall Sandwich soundtrack.

    3. Pocket monsters or ancient japanese demons? You decide:

    Gorgeous! I’ve included the lower res versions above, however I highly recommend checking out the incredible high-res version at the artist’s (nojo?) site here. Almost makes you want to get a Lickitung tattoo! No? Just me? All right then, moving on…

    Until next time internetz!

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on January 24th, 2010

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    Beware the Unstoppable Power of the Snuggernaut!

    You can check out more of Remi Gallard’s brilliant pranks on his Youtube channel here.

    1) Speaking of Ninja Turtles, I recently started to check out a bunch of local Toronto blogs. How does this relate to Turtles? Well Carol Zara of Digitally Blonde fame recently posted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles snuggie!!!! I’m totally ordering four and having a turtle snuggie party in the near future! You in? I call dibs on Donatello.

    On a side note, I highly recommend checking out Digitally Blonde. I can’t figure out if she’s real and every nerd’s fantasy (read: mine!) or if she’s like that terrible Al Pacino movie S1M0ne, where Al Pacino creates an actress who becomes a star overnight… but she’s computer generated!!!! I mean we’ve all seen Avatar, who knows what’s real and fake anymore amirite???!?!?! My guess is she’s probably real.

    That said, any pretty Brazilian girl who talks about comics, dresses up as cartoon characters and dances around in her underwear gets my full infatuation attention! You can stalk check out Digitally Blonde here.

    2) If you’re not snugged out yet, Street Fighter IV also has a snuggie. You too can now kick some ass in comfort.

    3) Oh!!! I almost forgot! Cartoonist Matt Bors recently had a brilliant commentary about global warming: “What if the Avengers treated Galactus like global warming?” Seriously, so good! Click here for parts 1, 2 and 3.
    (via Comics Alliance)

    4) By now I’m sure most of you have heard that Gallery 1988 (the best gallery in the universe), recently held a show completely dedicated to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Now I’m really jealous that I couldn’t make it down for the show but lucky for me the great people of the internets have come through and posted tons of the content online. You can check out alot of the artwork here, here, here, here and most importantly here. Also here.

    So many of my favourite artists from today came together for this show. One of those favourites is Vancouver artist Camilla d’Errico. Camilla’s piece for the show can be seen here, however what’s even cooler and slightly related is that Gallery 1988 held a show back in 2008 called “Toys.” During this show Camilla displayed one of my favourite pieces of all time called “The Sorceress” which depicted The Sorceress from He-Man lore.

    I love this piece, I mean it’s even my phone wallpaper. The colours are so vivid and there is so much character in those eyes. Anyways, I recently bought a copy for my new place and it arrived late last week! I am in my happy place. Check out Camilla’s site here and her store here.

  • Uncategorized

    Posted on January 17th, 2010

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    Gavin doesn’t live here anymore

    Hi Everyone!!

    The good news is that I’m not dead! But my life looks a lot differently now than it did several months ago. I was accepted to York University and moved across the country. I have left my beloved Vancouver and West Coast to live in Toronto. After a hectic month or two I made it here in one piece.

    The vibe in this city is definitely different, but it’s definitely not a bad thing. This adventure looks really promising and already I’ve thrown myself into a lot of “new” circumstances. For example, I’m no longer living in a downtown core and I’m living in a house with other people; first roommates/housemates evar!

    The move has been good so far though, I’ve even reconnected with old friends in the city and have spent a lot of time with family.

    I’m not going to lie, I have no idea how often I’ll be posting these days as a lot of my time is now spent doing homework and staring at girls on campus. That said I’m going to try my damnedest to get back into posting semi-regularly and maybe even finish these six unfinished posts.

    I have promised myself to go to at least one con to assert my geek cred now that I’m living in Toronto. Go team!

    Anyone else have a shakeup this new year?

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on November 11th, 2009

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    Oh Ghostbear, I guess you’re here after all!

    1) You had me at Decepticon with pom-poms. The above video marks everything that is right with the internet. You know what everyone? I think we’re going to be okay, we’re going to be okay. *Cue California by Phantom Planet*

    2) While we’re talking about parodies of anime, Grand Theft Auto has taken anime parodies to the next level…. and it is GLORIOUS. I originally saw the trailer on Topless Robot two weeks and it is too good not to share:

    Princess Robot Bubblegum!!!!!!!!!!!

    Potentially NSFW if your work frowns upon skimpily clad anime women, tentacles or brilliant cliches.

    I’ve actually seen all of episode one and it is quite well done. For a cartoon within a video game I have to give mad props. Princess Robot Bubblegum reminded me very much of the shortlived Adult Swim series Perfect Hair Forever. Perfect Hair Forever was an incredible series that Adult Swim surprisingly has thus far not released on DVD. Each episode looked at a different anime series and parodied every possible cliche. Montage of it’s shortlived greatness can be found here.

    3) Know what’s not great? Getting a terrible tattoo! Hitting the rounds this week is one of the greatest tattoos I have ever seen. A brave geek got a tattoo of Street Fighter’s shoryuken controller command up his entire forearm. Too bad he got it wrong!

    4) If you loved the above, also check out Geeky Tattoos. These people have thus far been much braver and more awesome than I am, however my eventual Battle Cat tattoo will blow these out of the waters.

    5) In unrelated news, Alan Moore is going to pen a libretto for the Gorillaz!!!!! This is so unexpected and so out of left field that I am thrilled. I can’t even fathom how awesome this is going to be. I will sit here waiting with open ears and an open mind, because anything could happen…. we’re talking about the man responsible for THIS KOOL-AID MAN COMIC afterall.

    Oh apparently he’s written some other stuff too.

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on November 9th, 2009

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    We Came, We Saw, We Kicked It’s Ass!

    1) Unbelievably rad video above is “The Golden Age of Video” by Ricardo Autobahn. It’s uber catchy and quite well done. Some great samples of some epic lines through film and television; double points for using “Lisa needs braces” and “I want to go to there.” You can check out more of Ricardo Autobahn’s work here. Thanks to my friend JP, for the heads up via Twitter.

    2) I’ve been in a very Star-Warsy mood lately. I can’t really figure out why, but I think it probably has to do with seeing drunken Ewoks completely ruin a Halloween episode of the Today’s Show two weeks ago. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, you can watch the glorious, fuzzy shenanigans here. Once you get past Al Roker dressed up as Han Solo everything gets better…. particularly when one of the Ewok goes to town and starts humping his leg.

    3) In crazy movie news this week, some Mathematicians claimed to have found a formula that is the secret to a hit movie sequel. Mad science! Just think, if this had been discovered earlier, we may have been spared the travesties that were Spiderman 3 and X-Men 3…… Two travesties that continued to go on and make over 1.3 billion dollars combined, worldwide. Something tells me that their formula involves tights.

    4) Speaking of X-Men 3, the screenwriter of X2 had some ideas for X3 that never came to fruition. Super frustrating. I’ll never forget being so terribly disappointed at X3! I had some unforgettable times on that set, but that movie has still left a terrible taste in my mouth. Maybe that’s Brett Ratner’s mutant power! The ability to corrupt an incredible franchise and leave a bad taste in every geek’s mouth.

    5) In related comic book movie news, IGN is reporting that Rachel McAdams is in talks to play the Black Cat in Spiderman 4! I’m excited that Black Cat is about to make an appearance in Spiderman. I love the Black Cat, a long standing childhood crush; however I also don’t believe that any human is designed to handle that much woman. She’s feisty, a thrillseeker and looks faker than anything you would see on any stripclub stage. B

    BONUS ROUND: Fun embarassing story time, featuring me!

    Continue Reading…

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on November 7th, 2009

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    Kravenball

    Kravenball

    1) Recently I’ve been seeing alot of classic comics which have been amalgamated with Marvel or DC characters. As it turns out they have all come from artist Ryan Dunlavey who has done quite a bit of work with Wizard and Toyfare magazines. I absolutely love the clever Kravenball piece above, however you can check out some more strips at Ryan’s blog here, including a brilliant X-Men/Peanuts strip and the He-Man/Garfield combo: Cringerfield. Solid gold.

    2) Speaking of comic crossovers, MadAtoms, has posted an equally genius Mad Men/X-Men parody. I can’t wait to see part 2! Here’s hoping for a Harry/Beast crossover in part 2. Too obvious? Then how about a Magneto/Duck Phillips combo!

    3) “Take this sucker to the dumpski! Cuz’ he’s been listenin’ to a Noam Chomsky.” Goooooo Joe! Conservative Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue! I could listen to 80’s cartoons characters debate abortion rights all evening, but user Geofferyg only gives you 2 minutes worth of comedy gold in the above video. Lucky for us he also has posted The Muppet Babies Discussing our Civil Liberties, and Lack of Social Awareness Megaman. Someone please give this man a prize.

    4) Youtube has a really cool ad online right now for the Spanish sustainable energy company, Acciona. I highly recommend check the video out here. After watching the video, you can read more about it on Techcrunch.

    5) and finally ……. Dinosaur Condoms.

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on September 23rd, 2009

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    Hipsters of the Universe

    He-Man wears: Jacket - Dior Homme, Jeans - April 77, Shoes - Pierre Hardy

    He-Man wears: Jacket - Dior Homme, Jeans - April 77, Shoes - Pierre Hardy

    1) Hipsters of the Universe – Well, at least He-Man’s finally got style. It’s a much better outfit than what Prince Adam used to cobble together. The above pic is from an absolutely incredible project by Adrian Reimann. Adrian has taken a bunch of classic Masters of the Universe characters and redesigned them wearing hipster clothing. Imagine Skeletor at a Justice concert or She-Ra shopping at H&M!

    You can check all of Adrian’s redesigns over at Behance, complete with a clothing breakdown on each character. Personally I’m partial to Stratos sporting the American Apparel shirt and Teela looking like she’s straight out of a Zara display window; that said, the project as a whole may be my favourite redesign project ever.

    Props to the always awesome Super Punch for the great link.

    2) You may have seen Doctor Doom, hitting the stand-up circuit in this previous post; he’s not giving up the dream yet! You can check out the good doctor channeling Gallagher here. Make sure to wear a poncho.

    3) While I’m on the subject of not giving up the dream, check out these 36 totally awesome skateboarders playing human Tetris, while skateboarding down a hill in San Francisco, at night with neon lights. If I could shake every one of their skateboardy hands, I certainly would.

    4) Merlotte’s the Sitcom:

    I really like True Blood, but I have a feeling “At Merlotte’s” would be a great spin-off. Think Joey with vampires and you have a guaranteed Emmy. (via io9)

    5) The final link blew my mind into a thousand pieces this afternoon. What do you get when you take Patrick Stewart, give him a Shakespearean monologue and let him loose on Sesame Street? THIS AMAZING VIDEO!

    6) Oh and as a bonus, here is a followup to my last post about G.I. Joe. I forgot to include this incredible 60’s style GIJoe piece, however since then the artist has also created a great Cobra version! I think both of these pieces are really slick.

    You can check out more from the artist, Dave Perillo (aka Montygog), here.

  • Daily Dose of Awesome

    Posted on August 12th, 2009

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    Destro and the Baroness Practicing Their Clarinets

    1) Welcome back! To celebrate the release of the G.I.Joe movie, I’m throwing a ton of GIJoe-esque material at you! Kicking it off perfectly is the above video. I have absolutely no problem saying that the Ballad of G.I. Joe is my favourite video on the entirety of the internet. This video makes my heart swell with joy. I was going to post my celebratory GIJoe post on Friday, but I’m glad I did not.

    What’s there to say? A catchy tune, incredible costumes and look at the cast list! A small sampling includes Chuck Liddell as Gung Ho, Vinnie Jones as Destro, Zach Galifiankais as Snow Job & Billy Crudup as Zartan!

    Anyways I want the mp3 and I think I can die a happy man after watching it. I’m not sure what’s better, seeing Snake Eyes paint landscapes or watching Cobra Commander dancing to Three Dog Night. Greatest. Video. Ever!

    2) Now that you’re all revved up, perhaps you would like to learn how to be a gallant gentleman/terrorist bent on global domination? If so, you should check out Cobra Commander’s dating tips.

    3)

    gijoerecruitment

    I call dibs on being the Ninja! More GIJoe recruitment posters can be found at College Humor.

    4) Don’t forget to also check out these incredible G.I. Joe/Cobra Nikes! I obviously plan to order 8 pair… of each style. I’m not going to lie, I would spend paycheque after paycheque on these guys. I would even steal your paycheque and spend your paycheque on these shoes. Surprisingly, there was never a G.I. Joe character named “Pay Cheque.” Probably would have been a much more appropriate name for an accountant than “Raptor.”

    5) Even McSweeney’s is jumping on the G.I. Joe bandwagon!! Their “Journal of a New Cobra Recruit” is sheer brilliance. Honestly though, if Cobra had McSweeney’s writers on their payroll they may have had a little more success in their day. (See Exhibit A, ” Raptor.” May I add that Raptor didn’t wear a shirt and flew around without any weapons? Actually I’m not sure he flew; he may have just dressed up like a shirtless falcon and pushed paper around a desk).

    Anyways internets, I’m glad to be back!

  • Daily Dose of Awesome, Uncategorized

    Posted on August 12th, 2009

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    The Post-man Cometh!

    I just wanted to thank everyone of you for your patience over the last month. Your cries have been heard and I will be back to post regularly. I’ve got a fancy-pants new layout and have found an abundance of goodies to share with you.

    My next post follows a particular theme to celebrate a certain movie which may or may not have hit theatres last week.

    Clues?


    viewmaster commander by ~lazeedog on deviantART

    Stay tuned! I’ll be back soon.

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