Of Muppets & Musicians

Johnny Cash meets Oscar the Grouch.

Furry Happy Monsters! REM parodies their smash hit Shiny Happy People…

Alice Cooper on the Muppet Show in 1978 performing School’s Out for Summer.

Elton John playing his 70s hit Crocodile Rock on the Muppet Show.

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Wall-E: Our Top Five Fanboy Collectables

The Art of Wall-E Because Pixar preproduction artwork is always worth showing off on your coffee table.

Wall-E Robot Tin Lunch Box Case This looks like it would be fun to mod or to bring to work.

Super Technology iDance Wall-E Tech toys date the fastest, but they also best reflect the era that they were produced in — which makes them cool to show off in the years to come.

Wall-E PosterBecause posters are a well know inexpensive interior decoration technique for fanboys.

Wall-E Tattoos Show your co-workers how hardcore you are about Pixar.

Diablo III Cinematic Teaser

This looks like fun!

Ultraman Limited Edition USB Drive

Fanboys of live action Japanese TV from the 60s will dig this limited edition Ultraman USB Drive which is produced by buffalo.jp. Each Ultraman will store 2 gigs and only 3,000 of these little guys will be produced,

Found via geekalerts.com and Geeky Gadgets.

Clever Wall-E Advert

This advert on the side of a bus shows how Pixar knows how to get all the details just right, I love the concept of this giant version of the character holding onto the door while moving through NYC traffic. Just click on the image to see it as full size.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea: First Trailer

Calling all Miyazaki fanboys and fangurls: this is the first trailer for the upcoming film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea and it’s looking pretty cute! This video below shows off quite a bit of pre-production art:

…and I know you can’t get enough of that catchy theme song:

Ronald McDonald vs. Colonel Sanders

I’m assuming that this is a fan made video of a faux fast food mascot videogame, but with Japan you never quite know…

Madame Mirage is Femme Fatale Collection

The above cover for the Madame Mirage collection immediately evoked the essence of a 70s movie poster for me, although I have to admit that the featured characters are sporting film noir and goth attire. But the sultry spirit reminds me a bit of a James Bond girl which might be giving me that early disco vibe. The cover artwork is by Kenneth Rocafort, and this trade paperback will be published by Image Comics. Here’s the description:

Madame Mirage (Oversized First Issue!, # 1)

“From the magical mind of Paul Dini (Countdown, Detective Comics) comes a new, original femme fatale story that combines elements of film noir, tech, and superhero comics. Superbly drawn by rising star Kenneth Rocafort (Hunter-Killer), this volume collects Season 1 of this amazing story, a cover gallery, and insightful behind-the-scenes material, plus an all-new cover by Rocafort!”

Czech Animation Revival

It seems there’s a boom in Czech animation going on right now: Above is a clip of Alois Nebel which is based on a graphic novel set in World War II. Variety has a great article on the what’s going on there:

Czech animation undergoing revival
Fresh coin funds new wave of edgy features

“Whether weird, provocative or simply a national calling card, animation Czech-style is undergoing a renaissance, with at least 10 features slated to bow throughout the next year. “Czech filmmakers were always ready to take off in terms of creativity and stories, but were held back by a lack of sufficient funding,” says the center’s Jana Cernikova. But with the Czech Film Fund now granting $18.5 million in support, four times the level from just two years ago, filmmakers are finally free to delve into more expensive genres such as animation.”

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Mahfood Rocks: Kick Drum Comix

I get a real kick out of seeing the work of Jim Mahfood — above is a detail from the cover of Kick Drum Comix #1 which will be published by Image Comics this September. It’s part one of a two part series:

“Kick Drum Comix is an over the top full color two-issue miniseries from fan-favorite Jim Mahfood! All-new material here, including the exciting stories “Coltrane’s Reed” and “Death of the Popmaster.” Great stories, beautiful artwork, all in a full color package! ”

Below is the full cover:

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Anthony Lister: Expressionistic Superheroes

Anthony Lister is Brooklyn based painter who was born in Australia — many of his subjects are superheroes. The above painting is wonderwoman1 and below is fat bat man. His work reminds me of a deconstructed Richard Linder who became well known for his pop art during the 60s.

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Fanboys Rescuing Lost Time Lords

It’s funny how all fanboys think alike! In the 70s before I had a VCR I recorded tons of audio tapes of TV show (anything that was science fiction from Twilight Zone episodes to Space:1999). Well it seems some Dr. Who fanboys in England are now using their audio tapes to bring back to life the early lost episodes of the series:

Regenerate! Fans revive 60s Doctor Who
An army of enthusiasts is recreating lost instalments of the Doctor’s adventures with hand-drawn and computer animations

“The BBC lists 108 episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s as officially “missing” from its archive. That’s because the original videotapes were either erased or destroyed by the BBC in the 1970s, to make shelf space for newer programming. A catastrophe for fans. But Doctor Who - as fans of the show will know - is luckier than most.

The programme has always had a very loyal, and often talented, fanbase. It was its dedicated fans who in the 1960s weren’t hiding behind the sofa, but holding microphones up to their televisions week after week, that meant that all of the missing 108 instalments still exist as audio recordings; and it has been today’s fans who have, over the past few years, been working on bringing these “lost” recordings back to life through animation.”