This is a commissioned piece of art by Dha Werda Verda on deviant art. Zola, one of the two artists who run the account, expresses some regret in not asking the patron about the back story. Just why are they fighting and why is Darth Vader even there?
Rare and unusual Star Wars figures
Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection: 35 Years of Characters lists more than 2,500 figures. The collection showcases some the rare and unusual Star Wars figures, along with the expensive, popular and forgotten ones. As a result it’s a hefty book weighing 3.6 pounds (shipping) and some 352 pages. The figures below are some […]
X-Men as Star Wars characters
This is a great piece of geeky mashup art from Arzeno over at Deviant Art. It puts X-Men characters into the roles of Star Wars. Gambit is Han Solo (suggested name: Han LeBeua), Rogue is Princess Leia (suggested name: Princess Leianna), Nightcrawler as Luke Skywalker (suggested name: Kurt Skywalker), Beast as Chewbacca (suggested name: Coybacca), […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Darth Vader voice changer
We feture an all-time classic now as Geek Native’s Halloween countdown reaches number 5: Darth Vader. As you would hope from a Vader mask this model includes a voice mode that transforms your own voice into Vader’s. The mask also includes the chestplace which helps balance the mighty dome. [Buy it] The 12 Masks of […]
Iconic Disney characters do Star Wars
Texan artist Nathan Boyd maintains a blog as well as a strong profile on Deviant Art. His blog, Sily Nate, is divided into Characters, Backgrounds, Animation, Posters, Storyboards and Miscellaneous. Therein is the first clue he’s an artist with wide talent. A quick tour of his work (which I highly) recommend reveals a skill at […]
The Dark Side of the Force versus Aliens
Here’s an interesting battle. I say “interesting” in the sense of academic and “I’d watch from a great distance” as it’s certainly not a conflict I’d want to be close too. Who would win when it came to Sith versus Aliens? Could Darth Maul take out a host of Xenomorph aliens? Could Darth Vader take […]
Steampunk Darth Vader conversion
Jen at Epbot has a fantastic post which walks her audience through a project that started in May. It begins as a $30 Vader helmet & mask combo by Rubies and then the saw comes out as we’re just working on the bottom half. Jen describes the cutting experience as “terrifying” due to hot and […]
Little Dead Things – spooky geeky candles
The Esty store Little Dead Things makes candles. They make a range of scary candles like skulls and models all the way through to geeky candles. The geeky candles are among the scariest. Cthulhu Candle Buy here Zombie Candle Buy here Vader Candle Buy here
Holly Wood – geek icons as wooden carvings
The French design boutique La Souris sur le Gateau have deployed some heavy weight CGI skills to remodel some iconic geek figures as if they were wooden statues. The project was speared by Tony and Emmanuelle and shows everyone from Darth Vader to Sonic. My question; is that last helmet Shreader from Teenage Mutant Ninja […]
A review of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare
This Star Wars guide from Jason Fry, with help from Paul R. Urquhart, is a clever book. It’s aimed firmly at the hardcore Star Wars fans and its success is to hit so many interest points at once. Art and illustration is an important part of this Star Wars guide. At the back of the […]
