The 24th of July marks the 115th birthday Amelia Mary Earhart, it’s been 75 years since she disappeared. Earhart was an early pioneer of the world of aviation, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It was in 1937 that Earhart and her’s Lockheed Model 10 Electra vanished. She was trying to […]
Bloody handprints – for LARPs and pranks
Hats off and hands out to Pillbox Designs for this superb vinyl wall art set. This collection of prints is not just art. It’s art with a message. That message is “Boo!” These bloody hand print wall decals would suit any LARP set designer or geeky household with a sense of humour.
8-bit butcher chop diagrams
I don’t suppose you have ever wondered how some of the most iconic 8-bit character creations would chop up. Jude Buffum has. Working for the Giant Robot curated show “Pixel Pushers”, Buffum created a set of butcher diagrams that showed how certain 8-bit characters could be prepared for dinner. Jude writes; “Though I am still […]
Haunted woods to terrify your players
Haunted forests and woods are common in old stories because villagers had every reason to discourage children from straying too far or had actually become suspicious of something sinister going on in. In a game it can be much harder to convey the same creepy feeling that dark and oddly silent woods can conjure up […]
Real life elephant wooden steampunk elephant mecha!
The title of this post is “Real life elephant wooden steampunk elephant mecha” to which my only comment can be; “No! Really!” French artists François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice have built, from wood and metal, a working, elephant shaped mecha that snorts steam. It’s the most surreal and the most artistic mecha you’re likely to […]
Superhero Week: Steampunk Spider-man
In May we shared some of Denis Medri’s Rockabilly Batman artwork. Today’s the last day of Superhero Week so let’s return to Medri’s art again and showcase some cracking steampunk Spider-man art. To check deviant Art for Medri’s full portfolio. Steampunk Spider-man Steampunk Doc Ock Steampunk Kraven Steampunk Green Goblin
Grimm releases season 2 teaser posters
I really enjoued Grimm. I don’t think it’s quite over in the UK yet (not watched the latest episode so I may be wrong) but it’s been a long run. It’s good to see that not only will there be a season two of Grimm but that we may not have to wait very long. […]
Superhero Week: Batman’s Femme Fatale
Batman manages to attract the attention of an interesting collection of femme fatales. Is this because writers are often tempted to view Batman as the peak of male potential (successful, active, rich, community minded…) and pitch him against someone female? Artists Andrea Rhodes and Saul Ruiz have a collection of some Gotham’s troublesome women. A […]
Mateusz Ozminski’s Tephra launch poster
Cracked Monocle built the steampunk roleplaying game Tephra to use their Clockwork RPG system. It’s provided as an alternative to the usual Tolkienesque fantasy and was voted best Steampunk RPG by Facebook’s Steampunk Steampunk. That Facebook group has over 200,000 members. Tephra is already out and requires just a single book to use. However, Cracked […]
Classic and freaky PlayStation ads from Dimitri Daniloff
Dimitri Daniloff works in advertising and photography. He originally started off studying Mathematics and Science but at the tender age of 26 – he was given a camera. That changed his life. Based in Paris, France, Dimitri has worked on some famous marketing campaigns. The photographer recently shared some of his infamous and somewhat surreal […]
