Link roundup

1. Annotations for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century 1969 (20% off at TFAW). Via.

2. Norwegian response to the gunman:

An inadequate boat and a decision to await a special armed unit from Oslo, 45 km (28 miles) away, delayed the response.

"When so many people and equipment were put into it, the boat started to take on water, so that the motor stopped," said Erik Berga, police operations chief in Buskerud County.

3. Chip Kidd is writing a Batman comic.

4. Seinfeld: The Most Kafkaesque Show on Television.

5. Lots of photos of the "vintage" Star Wars figures that will be clogging the shelves in the near future. Is someone buying these things in other cities? Not in LA.

Illustration roundup

The Invisible Man poster by Kevin Tong for Mondo.




Star Wars Knight Errant poster by Joe Quinones (I believe).




Wallpaper-sized still from Blur's Prey 2 trailer.




Nightcrawler by Bruno Santinho.




Fun beach party invitation. Via.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

Better pictures of the upcoming Star Wars figures

Here's a slideshow from Hasbro's Star Wars presentation, including Force Unleashed figures.

*Buy Force Unleashed toys at eBay.

New Star Wars toys

Gallery of photos of the upcoming Star Wars action figures including Bastila and Seripas.

*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.

Star Wars: The Old Republic preorder bundle details

Per Kotaku, supposedly this is the Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Edition, retailing for €149.95/$175 USD:

Exclusive Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue
Star Wars: The Old Republic game disks in collectible metal case
The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural annotated by Satele Shan
Old Republic galaxy map
Custom Security Authentication Key
Exclusive Music of Star Wars: The Old Republic CD
High-quality collector's edition box
Includes 7 additional digital items

Flare Gun: Fires flares into the air.
Training Droid: Hovers at your side for combat assistance.
HoloDancer: Project your own holographic dancer.
HoloCam: Keep visual records of in-game adventures.
STAP: Sleek and unique in-game vehicle.
Exclusive Mouse Droid: Spunky droid to join your adventures.
Exclusive Collector's Edition Store: Unique in-game vendor with a dynamic assortment of items.

Sounds pretty unimpressive to me, and the reports are that EA will try to manufacture desire by limiting preorders. Of course, Amazon is always bloated with collector's editions that don't sell even at reduced prices.

It would be cool if there was a standalone character creator like with Spore.

Lego Mecha-Rancor and more

Lego mecha-Rancor, cyborg-Wampa, and harvester by Zane Houston. Via these sites.

*Buy wampas at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Mandalorians and Sith by Thomas A. Szakolczay, whose portfolio is full of many more gems. Via these sites.




Absolut bottle by David Bray.




Cirque du Soliel poster by Tara McPherson.




Star Trek poster by Tom Whalen for Mondo.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

Star Wars Fleet Commander and Tron Game Grid

Two very cool games designed by Arthur Nishimoto:

Developed at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) by MS graduate candidate Arthur Nishimoto, "Fleet Commander" explores how a real-time interactive strategy game that would typically rely on complex keyboard commands and mouse interactions be transferred into a multi-user, multi-touch environment.

TRON: Game Grid was designed specifically to be played on a 16 Megapixel LCD Multi-touch wall. The game currently only has one level, the Ring Game. The gameplay is a hybrid of the ring game and disk arena games as seen in the film TRON. The game was developed in 4 weeks throughout September 2010. The first version, containing a complete Ring Game, was completed on October 6, 2010.

Crazy 4 Cult 5 now on sale

Prints and originals from the latest Crazy for Cult show are now posted online. Below are a few of my favorites:


Kevin Smith as Boba Fett by Wade Schin.



O'Ren Ishii by Sean D'Anconia.





The Warriors by Ryan Jones.



Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Jesse Riggle.



Rubber by Alex Pardee.



Brobocop by Mike Mitchell.




Big Trouble in Little China by Adam Limbert.


*Buy the Crazy 4 Cult book and calendar at Barnes and Noble.

Arrival of the Empire

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Garden by John Constable plus Star Destroyers. (Also, Google search by image actually works sometimes.)

New Star Wars covers

Star Wars: Dark Times - Out of the Wilderness #4 cover by Pablo Correa.



Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Lost Suns #5 cover by Benjamin Carré. (Who once again finds a way to avoid drawing feet.) Via.

*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.

Metroid/Return of the Jedi mashup

By Timothy Lim, Princess Leia stars in a 8-Bit Return of the Jedi-themed knockoff of Metroid.

*Buy Slave Leia toys at eBay.

When Luke broke the news to Leia

Logical conclusion by mathiole up for vote at Threadless.

Super Emo Luke

Super Emo Luke by JSalvador available at Etsy.

Star Wars x Adidas Fall/Winter 2011 lookbook

Han does the laundry, a Wampa mows the lawn, and Vader works as a crossing guard - - all from the Star Wars x Adidas Fall/Winter 2011 lookbook:












Via.

*Previously: Adidas Wookiee jacket.

*Buy Star Wars x Adidas goods at eBay.