Illustration roundup

Jon Klassen has a new book coming out in October.




T-shirt available at the Double Fine Adventure game kickstarter.




Batman Beyond by Mark Vick. Via.




Medusa by Giovanni Rigano.




Cell Count movie poster by Tom Hodge.

*Buy Batman Beyond toys at eBay.

Arkham Asylum Batman and Joker custom action figures (and more)

A tiny sampling of the custom action figures on display at Matt Cauley's site (he's also a talented illustrator and professional toy designer):

Arkham Asylum:




The Dark Knight Returns











And here's a few more gems:









Again, this is a small sampling. There are many, many more outstanding custom action figures on display at Matt's site.

*Win the DC Chess Collection.

Illustration roundup

Businessweek cover by Bigshot Toyworks. Via these sites.




Win an art box by Myke Amend.





Adventures of Baron Munchausen poster and site mascot by Gretchen Natvig.




Choose Your Own Adventure by Caldwell Tanner for College Humor. (30 pages, 6 different endings.)




Batman by Matteo Scalera.

*Buy Batman sketch cards at eBay.

Illustration roundup

T-shirt design by Blair Sayer up for vote at Threadless.




Tor unveiled the first in a series of short stories based on paintings by John Jude Palencar. Today's story is "New World Blues," by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.




Toy Story by Charles Santoso.




Empire of the Binary Sun poster by Rob Wood on sale here.




Helena Wayne/Robin by Kevin Maguire.

*Buy Robin toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Penelope Trunk on why getting divorced, if you have kids, is probably a bad choice for you and your kids. Her comments reminded me of a book excerpt Robin Hanson posted a few days ago:

The alternative to the European Syndrome is to say that your life can have transcendent meaning if it is spent doing important things – raising a family, supporting yourself, being a good friend and good neighbor, learning what you can do well and then doing it as well as you possibly can. Providing the best framework for doing those things is what the American project is all about.

2. Book and art print giveaway. Via.

3. Outside magazine:

California’s San Quentin State Prison is home to a ball field where you can take your cuts against convicted felons. This I had to try.

4. Read about the Batman: Year One movie that never was - - directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Clint Eastwood:

the script strips Bruce Wayne of his status as heir apparent to the Wayne Industries billions, proposing instead that the young Bruce is found in the street after his parents’ murder, and taken in by ‘Big Al’, who runs an auto repair shop with his son, ‘Little Al’. Driven by a desire for vengeance towards a manifest destiny of which he is only dimly aware, young Bruce (of deliberately indeterminate age) toils day and night in the shop, watching the comings and goings of hookers, johns, pimps and corrupt cops at a sleazy East End cathouse across the street

A perfect idea for my just announced art contest.

Illustration roundup

Richard Davies's submission for the (now closed) Sci-Fi London poster competition.



Batgirl by Justin Coffee.



Evil Batman by Alexander Stepanchikov.



Rejected flash drive design by Andrea Koster.



Villain.



Mourning iMac and iPhone by Derek Toye.

*Buy Batgirl toys at eBay.

One More Toy Fair 2012 photo roundup

DC Direct.




Mattel Collectors.





Lego.



Neca.

*Buy Voltron toys at eBay.