Usually when we see a post like this, it’s American money that’s being converted into various pop culture icons and superheroes, but now cash artist (you think of a better name) Aslan Malik got his hands on some  North Korean bills. I honestly just thought they traded goats for potatoes and stuff there, but I guess they did want more thing to print dear leader’s face on.

As North Korea isn’t exactly an ally, the characters on the bills reflect that. We have the Injustice League this time around, or at least something close to it. Doomsday, Two-Face, Bane, the Joker and more adorn the bills, and I suppose it’s mostly Batman villains plus Doomsday. Batman did always have the coolest bad guys in the DC universe.

What country will Aslan head to next? The Avengers of Belgium?

[via Geekologie]

I sort of forget that Thor is the God of Thunder, as in the movies we usually just see him pounding on things with his hammer, rather than using its lightning properties to do battle.

But one fan with some building skills decided the put the electricity back into the hammer. That’s 80,000 volts running through the foam hammer you see above, enough to make all Loki’s hear stand on end and sizzle of completely.

I wish there was more of a demonstration of him shocking things, but it’s still cool to see nonetheless.

So this is a pretty fantastic line of Iron Man 3 inspired hoodies from Hot Topic, which is now less a store for emo kids (do emo kids still exist?) and just a general all purpose “weird and sometimes fun” clothing outlet full of stuff like this. There’s Iron Man, War Machine and uh, Grey Iron Man? Maybe Hulkbuster, I’m not sure.

In any case, I think these hoodies are great yet I have never understood this trend of “full zip” for the garment. Like, I get that you can do it once as a joke to show people, but it’s gotta be the least practical feature of a piece of clothing that I’ve ever seen. Or perhaps I’m just no fun.

Check out the other two designs below:

I’ve seen one or two female versions of Gambit in my internet cosplay hunts before, but this is the first one that’s gotten the eyes right. It may be photoshop, but it looks pretty damn cool.

The girl in the trenchcoat is Nadya Sonika, a pro-level cosplayer I’ve featured many, many times before. This is ’90s era Gambit, one that looks EXACTLY like the action figure version I had, down to the plastic-y looking coat and rubber boots. I always thought he did wear a lot of pink for a guy, but he was always my favorite X-Man right up there with Wolverine.

by Nick Verboon

So you’ve got your heavy hitter Justice Leagues and Avengers, your fan favorite X-Men and Fantastic Fours, and your Young Justices and Teen Titans (what’s the difference between those two again?) on the second string.  You’ve got Green Lantern Corps and Marvel is even uncorking a Guardians of the Galaxy film to open up the comic cosmos to mainstream audiences.  Superteams are and have always been a great concept.  You can either take a diverse group of misfits whose individual talents and personalities fit together to form a force to be reckoned with, or you can take a group of established heroes, throw them all together in the mix and let the awesomeness commence.  Either approach is almost inevitably met with success.

But then there are the superteams who never really take off.  Maybe the comics are popular with critics, but readership doesn’t follow, maybe the title gets canceled,  maybe DC reboots the entire universe, or a bad writer takes over and tanks the whole franchise; maybe all of the above.  A television show or Hollywood film may even get made, but they screw up the concept and/or the mainstream just isn’t interested.  These things happen.   But some of these teams in their best incarnations are always going to be in the hearts and minds of comic book fans even if they never get their proper due.  This is for them. Continue Reading »

Alright, this sort of turned into superhero day between speed dating, little girl costumes and the sweded Iron Man 3 trailer, but who cares? I’m rolling with it!

Today’s cosplay feature is from Sylver as the woman on the chair with Alexis Munoz as the photographer. How smart is the Riddler? So smart that he (she) can solve a RUBIK’S CUBE! Oh shit Batman, you better look out!

But anyway, as much as I liked all Nolan’s Batman movies, I was a bit disappointed the Riddler never made it into his villain roster. Nolan’s love of complex, layered plots would have lended itself to the character I thought. Leonard DiCaprio wearing the bowler, perhaps?

Adorable cosplay plus an art project? I’m all about it.

This series from Alexandria Law takes little girls who like to dress up as superheroes and turns them into their own animated characters. The list includes ones like Power Girl and Huntress, but also traditionally male heroes like Thor and the Hulk. Ever seen The Hulk wear a tutu and have pigtails? Well, you’re about to.

If I ever have a daughter, you can bet she’s going to be dressing up as Captain America instead of the Little Mermaid for Halloween. Oh wait, I think Disney princesses are cool too. Shoot! Continue Reading »

Dating is hard enough as it is, but it’s probably even tougher when you’re doing it as an internationally recognized superhero or villain. The video project above and below theorizes what various heroes and villains might be like on the speed dating scene, and the results are predictably fantastic.

I like the villains video above (they have both Darth Vader AND Dark Helmet!), though the superhero one has its moments as well. You can check that one out below: Continue Reading »

I don’t have kids yet, but I’m told one of the hardest parts is getting a flailing, squealing child strapped into a car seat. Well now that’s a thing of the past, as what kid wouldn’t eagerly climb into Batman’s lap?

The car seat is made by Kids Embrace, and for the low, low price of $150, will solve all your kid/car related problems forever. Well, not really, but it is just awesome.

If you think this looks good now, just wait until you see a kid sitting in a below. I’ve never seen a more content child: Continue Reading »

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Yeah, I just made a Superman post an hour ago, but that’s not going to stop me from showcasing this rather cool piece of art from DeviantArtist BongzBerry (sigh) showing the various looks of the Man of Steel over the years.

As I’ve never been much of a comics reader, I don’t understand most of these that don’t involve a blue suit and a red cape. Communist President Superman? Batman Superman? Tarzan Superman? It appears I have missed some rather wacky storylines over the years. I do remember when Superman died and then he split into Red and Blue electrical versions of himself for some reason. That was…odd.

Which of these is your favorite? Or I guess, which represents the “true” Superman to you? I’d probably say 1971′s Man of Tomorrow or 2010′s Young Justice. Though I do like “Epic Beard Superman” from At Earth’s Ends in 1995.

From fantastic 2D and 3D artist Jason E. Marks comes this series of mugshots depicting what various Batman villains might look like should they have terrorized Gotham in the 1920′s. That’s of course the Penguin above, but the Joker, Two Face and even Mr. Freeze also make an appearance down below.

I hope he continues on and  does a whole series of these. I’d love to see his take on Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, The Riddler, Bane and more. Lots of potential there. And of course a shot of Batman himself would be kind of cool as well.

Check out the rest for yourself: Continue Reading »