Mike Young vs. The World

This is apparently what I would look like if I were drawn by Bryan Lee O’Malley (or his robot proxy). You can make your own here. You’re welcome, Universal Studios marketing team. (PS. Don’t even bother on an iPhone or iPod touch. These sites are Flash feasts.)

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Riddler Confirmed for B3!

Well, OK, not really. But as Dark Horizons put it, “the Riddler being the villain for the next Batman film has been upgraded from wild rumor to regular rumor.” Studio casting grids for Batman 3 mentions the character as being in the film, and apparently that’s a pretty good indication, according to firstshowing.net. Interesting. I’ve [...]

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My Fiancée Got Hit By A Cab

Don’t worry, she’s OK. Her words.

Posted in: Miscellaneous
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Barbie’s Gone “Mad”

Personally, I’m holding out for the Breaking Bad G.I. Joes. PS. Mom and Dad, I know you’re reading this, and I know you’re not much for TV anymore, but you should get on board with Mad Men. I’m dying to know how it hits with people who actually remember the moon landing and JFK (even [...]

Posted in: Pop Culture, TV
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WTC Memorial Progress

Months have passed since I had to abandon my WTC Week-by-Week project, but every once in a while I like to check in on the official sites and see how everything is going. Since I live so close to the WTC site—hate the term “ground zero”—I have an unquenchable curiosity for the construction, but can [...]

Posted in: WTC Week-by-Week
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Thoughts on “Inception”

Dear Chistopher Nolan, I just returned from a midnight screening of your latest film, Inception. Simply put, well done, sir. Thank you for taking the time to craft a truly original story and cast it out confidently on a sea of franchises and remakes. Thank you for trusting that my fellow movie-goers and I are [...]

Posted in: Movies, Pop Culture
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Green Lantern Movie Costume

Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly via Dark Horizons. My opinion of this is still gelling, but I’m surprised that I don’t hate it.

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18th-Century Ship Found at WTC Site

Cool!

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Shakespeare Redux

The Seven Simple Shakespeare Covers™ are getting a makeover! Hollywood is going bananas for 3D, so why shouldn’t I, right? PS. For those who are curious, this is done without the use of custom action scripts or plug-ins.

Posted in: Design, Projects
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Design Improv: Book Covers 1

The Secret Royal Society and This Cursed Host, suggested by Jeremy Bent and Tom Kurzanski, respectively.

Posted in: Design, Projects
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Archive for July, 2010