Disney Steampunked

Artist and fellow Canadian MecaniqueFairy has taken two awesome things and made them one. Methinks Disney should take some inspiration for their next flick...

 

See more here. 

Star Wars 7?

For those of you who haven't seen it, Patton Oswalt, in a guest appearance on Parks & Rec, improvises in a filibuster scene about the next Star Wars movie. Hey, I'd watch his version (it's bound to be better than anything Disney and JJ Abrams come up with). Btw, if you don't already watch Parks & Rec, I suggest you get on that immediately.



And just for fun, here's an animated version too:

Batman vs Sherock: Epic

A friend of mine told me about Epic Rap Battles of History and sent me the link to Batman vs Sherlock Holmes. At first I just thought it was weird--then I was hooked. How could you not be with matchups like Doc Brown vs Doctor Who, Master Chief vs Leonidas, and Einstein vs Stephen Hawking? Weird or awesome? You decide...

If you like your zombies cute...

I like how all that armor and the helmet still didn't help this storm trooper (insert Nelson-style laugh).

Originally spotted here.

Choose Your Alignment

For D&D fans (or the casually interested), I think the grid above gives a pretty perfect idea of the different alignments. Sorry about the size but hopefully you get the idea (in case you can't tell the True Neutral character is Treebeard from LOTR).

And just because I like Mad Men, I thought I'd share this further example...

If you just can't resist finding out where you stand, take this alignment test, or perhaps this one (apparently I'm somewhere between Neutral Good and Lawful Neutral).

Everything's Better with Muppets

The Muppets (one of my favourite things) spoofs Twilight (ranked somewhere down between razor burn and Donald Trump).

Originally tweeted by @WickedLPixie. Another picture and the story here.

Table Be Round

Get More: GameTrailers.com, SpappyProduction - Robot Chicken: Sir Mix-A-Lot, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

(Or you can watch it on You Tube here)

Definitely one of Robot Chicken's wins.

Steamed Spud

Mr. Potato Head is one of those things that lends itself well to endless variations. You can go to any decent toy store and pick up...

Spud Lightyear:

Spider Spud:
Opti-Mash Prime:

Darth Tater and Spud Trooper:





Idaho Jones (of "Taters of the Lost Ark" fame ):

But the best version I've seen yet is Steampunk Mr. Potato Head, not least because he's homemade. Childhood nostalgia combines with geekery to make WIN.

Find out how to make your own here.

Quentin vs Coen

What kind of mad genius would put together an art show featuring tributes to Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers? The kind of mad genius that's too damn rare in this world. If this is your kind of mashup (and how could it not be?) you can check out the show at the Bold Hype Gallery in NYC, April 7-9. More info here.

A small sampling of what you'll see at the show...

Kill Bill, "The Swan Song of Oren-Ishii" by Tim Doyle

Raising Arizona, "Leonard the Destroyer" by Matt Leunig

Reservoir Dogs Zombie Style, "Bloody Gore Dogs" by Rezatron

Battle of the Eye Patches: True Grit meets Kill Bill (by Steve Seeley)

(Psst: if you can't make it to the show you can buy prints here.)

Book Learnin'

I love it when my geekery (books, crafts, fandoms...) comes together in a harmonious mashup of endless possibilities. These are but a small sampling of the geek-themed craft books available at fine book purveyors everywhere (feel free to point me in the direction of any others you know of).

Keep yourself busy making cantina finger puppets, Jabba body pillows, and R2D2 crocheted beanies:

Or if cooking's more your style:


Can't leave the Trekkies out:

Or the Seuss fans:

Crochet your own ninjas, Vikings, and robots:


Or stick to just zombies:

Break out the knitting needles and make a wizard robe, invisibility shawl, or Quidditch sweater:

Follow a session of crafting gem-covered sandals and bindi greeting cards with a spontaneous group song and dance number:

Or cover all your bases with everything from D&D dice earrings to Super Mario cross-stitch to a Star Wars terrarium... and beyond:

And if anyone knows of any shiny Firefly/Serenity craft books, I'd be much obliged for a link.

Bat Wars

Don't tell Lucas--he might try to re-make the movies again (Han Solo was Batman all along)...

Found here.

Ex-ter-mi-nate, dude!

Rufus could've at least warned them...

(Btw: Please note that the copyright on this image is and remains the property of the artist. Bill & Ted, the Daleks, and Dr. Who are copyright their respective owners. Please respect this. Thank you.)

Via GeekTyrant

R2, meet K-9

Highly entertaining and weirdly believable.

Via here.
Video made by these guys. Check them out to see more mashups.

Mario on the Street

Artist Andy Gonsalves went for the ultimate mashup: Sesame Street and Super Mario Bros. I approve. (And I don't care if it was created by a bunch of hippies--Sesame Street rules!)

Via Alltop