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.

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.

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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!

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.