Illustration roundup

Portal movie poster by Tristan Reidford.



Hulk commission by Maris Wicks.



Does your body spell treason?



The least creepy of the new book covers for Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series. Thanks, Stephanie.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Samurai Jack and Aku via these sites.




Strikeforce: Morituri ad circa 1986. Via.




Batman by Matt Taylor.




Piachu by Pavel Lagutin. Via.




Tintin short first by Dan Hipp.

*Buy Samurai Jack toys at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Because dragon's are overdone, a fire-breathing swan. Merlin's Ring is available at Amazon and eBay. Via.




Orangutan with magnetic powers used magnetism in a suspect manner via this list of goofy Fantastic Four moments. The existence of this comic is an indication of how much education has improved, right?




Tattooed Black Manta by Dave Mott.




Longshot and She-Hulk by Jesse Hamm (I think).




Barbara Gordon/Oracle by Adam Hughes.

*Buy Batgirl toys at eBay.

Catwoman's outfit from Night of the Batmen

I mentioned how much I liked Plastic Man's look as Batman in Night of the Batmen. Catwoman looked pretty striking, too. A reader's comment sent me looking for the source. Turns out the costume was featured in Batman #210, in which Catwoman recruits eight new Catwomen:






That costume was also produced as a Mego costume:




You can find both the comic and the Mego figure at eBay.

Night of the Batmen (Plastic Man as Batman)

In last night's episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, "Night of the Batmen," Batman suffers a serious injury, and his fellow Justice Leaguers take his place patrolling Gotham. Green Arrow, Shazam, and Aquaman settle on their looks quickly, but Plastic Man tries out a few classic styles before settling on a pantsless look:











He has a fight with Catwoman:









And argues with the others as to who's the best Batman:





The end of the episode shows several more Batman volunteers:



*Buy Plastic Man toys at eBay.

Her Secret Shame

The cover to Girls' Love Stories #140:



It's available at eBay, if you'd like to learn her secret shame. Via these sites.

Shannon Wheeler's I Thought You Would Be Funnier

Shannon Wheeler's I Thought You Would Be Funnier can be read online for free (and is very funny).

The Cross And The Switchblade

New to me, but not the internet, Wikipedia explains:

The Cross and the Switchblade is a book written in 1963 by pastor David Wilkerson with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. It tells the true story of Wilkerson's first five years in New York City, where he ministered to disillusioned youth, encouraging them to turn away from the drugs and gang violence they were involved with. The book became a best seller, with more than 15 million copies distributed in over 30 languages.

It was later turned into a movie and comic book. There are several copies on sale at eBay. Via.

James Jean's Green Arrow covers

Seeing this Green Arrow cover by James Jean at Aw Yeah Comics:



Set me off looking for more of his Green Arrow covers:














Which then lead to his page at Comic Art Fans:







I sure wish DC would put out a collection of his non-Fables covers. The Fables Covers collection is my favorite art book.