List O' Links for Friday, February 20th, 2015

If it's Friday, it must be List O' Links time! And boy do I have a fine selection for you this week!

This article presents some amazing outer space artwork from French comics published in the 1970s. Beautiful stuff, and something I want to see more of!

You guys! Star Blazers action figures from Japan!

Speaking of toys from Japan, here are oodles and oodles of Japanese TV commercials for the original Transformers toys. This was long before they came to America; they weren't even called Transformers at the time!

One of my most well-received articles for the blog is the one I wrote on Jaws movie posters, and how iconic the original poster is in pop culture. I've since been sorry to learn that the original painting by artist Roger Kastel used for the first paperback edition of the novel and movie poster has been missing for many years! For shame!

For ages I tried to find information on a kids show that aired on PBS briefly in the 80s that was a blatant rip-off of Nickelodeon's You Can't Do That On Television, but couldn't find anything--until now! Read all you ever wanted to know about the YCDTOT clone Don't Look Now!

Finally, to end on a positive note, enjoy these lovely superhero-themed inspirational messages courtesy of Imgur.

Have a great weekend!

List O' Links for Friday, June 7th, 2013

Hello there 99 percenters! It's time to chillax and relax with some fun linky-links!

If you're a fan of Star Wars, pulp novels, or both, you'll dig these pulp-style book covers!

I'm sure you knew this already, but if you didn't, here is indisputable proof that the Monkees were talented.

In other music tidbits, Billy Joel reveals to the New York Times he used to drink too much, but now only drinks a little bit, and other information.

I haven't seen Game of Thrones's Red Wedding episode yet (NO SPOILERS!!), but if the characters were around in the 1990s, they'd probably look like this.

Mermaids aren't real. That's it. Discussion over. So shut up!

Finally, an article on one of the most notorious comic books ever published--Avengers #200.

Have a great weekend!

List O' Links for Friday, April 26, 2013

It's Friday, it's the last day of the work week, and you've got a computer in front of you. Don't let it go to waste! Put that nasty work aside and check out some fun links!

The producers of the San Diego ComiCon have announced the 2013 Eisner Award Nominees for the prestigious comic book and graphic novel awards.

With our troops still stationed in Afghanistan, they have enough to worry about in regards to dangers from their surroundings. But what about the danger they put themselves in by making bad choices? Fortunately, they have a hero to watch over their own carelessness--Bagram Batman!

What happens when you wring out a wet washcloth in zero gravity space? This awesomeness!

Hollywood can't help but remake itself over and over again. Here are 13 unnecessary remakes of 80s movies currently in development.

DirecTV has announced a new 24-hour channel for dogs. No, not a channel about dogs, a channel with dogs as the intended audience. Draw your own conclusions.

Finally, two talented youngsters perform a sweet version of the Beatles' "Let It Be." Nice.

Have a great weekend!

List O' Links for Friday, April 12th, 2013

It's raining here in Philadelphia, but it's always sunny in the Internet! Enjoy the cyber-sunshine with these fun and informative links!

Michael Nesmith is currently on a small US solo tour and will be stopping here in Philly this upcoming Tuesday for a sold out show at the World Cafe Live. Here he talks to Rolling Stone about the tour and his reputation as being the "difficult" Monkee.

An alien code may be hidden in our DNA. That would explain a lot.

This is a question I've wanted an answer to for awhile now, as I don't understand the ridiculous hate pelted at  an actress I like quite a bit. What is Anne Hathaway doing wrong?

Here are a couple of cool images of a vinyl record magnified 1000 x.

Today is National Grilled Cheese Day, and April is Grilled Cheese Month. Nobody loves a good grilled cheese sandwich more than I do--and I make an awesome one, if I do say so myself--but I think this version is a bit too excessive.

Finally, DC Comics makes a bit of history this week. Batgirl #19, out in retail outlets this week, discloses that a character introduced back in issue #1 of the series, Barbara Gordon's artist roommate Alysia Yeoh, is transgender. She is the first non-superhuman character in a mainstream superhero comic to be revealed as such.

Have a great weekend!