What’s your take on the forthcoming Suicide Squad film? There’s been a ton of discussion around Jared Leto as the Joker. Opinions and predictions on whether the film will flop or be a killer seem to be pretty changeable. This is the first full length trailer from David Ayer’s movie and this, at least, seems […]
10 of the Best Rule 63 Cosplays Spotted at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con
Rule 63 of the Internet says that for every pop culture character, there is another version of a different gender. This is particularly true of cosplay where costumers enjoy dressing up as their favorite characters regardless of gender. Some prefer to genderswap the costumes and imagine how the character would dress if he or she […]
Does it work for you? The Suicide Squad Comic Con trailer
What do you think? I like the reference to Superman, I’m somewhat reassured by Harley Quinn but I’m not sure about the rest. It feels like there’s an awful lot of characters for the movie to bring to life while finding an awkward balance of tone. Margot Robbie is there as as Harley Quinn, Jai […]
Superhero Week: 8 superhero business card holders
Business cards help geeks make good first impressions. I think the challenge is that business cards are hard to do. Geeky cards are especially hard to do. The compromise? A collection of sensible business cards in a superheroic card holder. SuperHeroStuff discount!Use the code PATRIOT20 on orders until July 6 for a 20% discount.use the […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Coulrophobia Clown
Is this clown mask too scary? Coulrophobia the the fear of clowns even if the phrase was coined online and may not impress experts. If you buy this scary-as-fook mask from Halloween Costumes.com then I think you might spread a little coulrophobia of your own. Would you really want it in the house, though? The […]
Superhero Week: Joker Rising trailer
Joker Rising is a non profit feature film with a focus on the criminal under belly of Gotham. It’s a Batman film that, as the name suggests, looks at the origin of The Joker. This film is by Smoking Alien with this trailer and a teaser out already. The full film should be out by […]
The deadly assassin Cheshire graduates to DC’s New 52
DC Comics have shown us the New 52 design of Cheshire. Cheshire is one of the more dangerous assassins of the DC Universe; an expert in martial arts and poisons. It’s likely that she’ll have some connection to the Red Hood aka Jason Todd and to Roy Harper. Both Harper and Hood are part of […]
Gangster mugshots for Batman’s baddies
Artist Jason Mark was inspired by well dressed gangsters and villains in this Laughing Squid curated collection of Australian mugshots. The result? He turned some of Gotham’s favourite foes and Batman’s most frequent enemies into something similar. Check out his portfolio at Jempix.blogspot.ca for more fantastic (and often superhero) art.
Batman, The Joker, Hell Boy and X-23 as striking illustrations
These illustrations are by Uwe de Witt, a German illustrator and designer who lists Sam Raimi, Akira, Fight Club and Requiem for a Dream among his favourite inspirations. His style is certainly bold and quite unusual. There’s a certain energy to these pictures and you’ll likely find a favourite too; Batman, The Joker, Spawn, Ghost […]
The Gotham Evening Post
This fine collection of art comes from the talent that is Mark Dos Santos. He was rebuilding his site when this post went live but his online store where you can buy these prints is still live and functional. His first published job was for Deadlands: Hell on Earth so Mark has gamer cred as […]
