Art

Etsy Find of the Day: Chic Geek Wall Art

I adore this. I wish I had a weathered brick wall in my house to hang it on. It’s just so…unapologetic. I mean, why beat around the bush, huh? Proclaim your geekery and show a flair for creative interior design at the same time? Heck yes. And no, my love for it is not because [...]

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Adam Levermore is a genius.

Recently on the podcast, we interviewed Adam Levermore, inspired freelancer and design director at Quantum Mechanix. He let us in on how he does what he does. He also mentioned that he was starting up a series of tutorials on his site to let YOU in on it, too. After the interview, I reached out [...]

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Pinup Princess Peach. You’re Welcome.

Frankly, Princess Peach has always been a little too froofy for my taste. I’m not a fan of big pink ruffly dresses (except when we’re talking about Kaylee, because I’d love her in just about anything), and she’s always struck me as way too much of a goody-goody to have any real fun. But this certainly [...]

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Joel is a robot.

A while back, we got a Monster by Mail of our mascot, π-R0. We liked it so much, we decided we had to have another. When I saw Len Peralta tweet that he would give packs of the physical Geek a Week cards with MbM orders, I took action immediately. Listeners of our podcast will [...]

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Truly Amazing Steampunk Art by Thin Gypsy Thief

Somewhere on an island off the west coast of British Columbia lives a steampunk artist with a penchant for musical instruments, and fabulous gadgetry. We catch up with the Thin Gypsy Thief, also known as Kyle Miller, to ask him a few questions. Click on through the jump for our conversation, along with some pictures of [...]

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Awesome Snake Action Figure for Metal Gear Solid Fans

A while back I went on a Metal Gear Solid game playing kick, the gaming culminating in an extended journey through Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker (still going strong, I might add). I’d developed a bit of a crush on Snake and, since I love gaming and collecting figures, I was delighted when I discovered  the [...]

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Artist Profile: Laurel Roth

Recently, we saw some work by an amazing artist named Laurel Roth, and I knew I had to track down some more info on her wonderful pieces. Click through after the jump to see more of her awesome work, and read her thoughts on art in general.

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Etsy Find of the Day: Nerd Baby Flash Cards

Seems like everyone I know these days is having a baby. And baby-having means baby showers. And baby showers mean only one thing in my house: The inevitable panic as I realize I have no idea what to get as a present. Well, since most of the folks I know are nerds like myself, this [...]

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Monster by Mail: π-R0

As mentioned in our podcast, we ordered a Monster by Mail from Len Peralta, the man Paul and Storm call “the fastest, funniest, smartest, Cleveland-iest illustrator East of the Pecos.” No, for real, that’s what they called him when we asked them for a comment. And just what did Mr. Peralta give us for our [...]

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ABCs of Mediocre Marvel Villainy

I’m not sure how this escaped my notice, but artist Kyle Starks did a Mediocre Marvel Villain a Day on his blog, Guinea Pig Theatre. And not just did them, did them FANTASTICALLY. Take a peek at his Vulture entry, and then click through to check out the whole series.

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