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The webcomic Forming recounts the origin of civilization with aliens, gods, and dick jokes

What if the Bible, Greek myths, and Zoroastrianism all contained true tales of the birth of human civilization? What if aliens discovered primitive humans, but couldn’t keep it in their pants? Forming tells the crude and cosmic tale of humanity’s origins. Cartoonist (and Adventure Time storyboard artist) Jesse Moynihan spins a strange story that pulls…

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Doctor Who Ponies are four-legged terrors

Artist EatToast transforms sweet, innocent ponies into Doctor Who aliens — the malevolent Cybermen, the creepy Silence, the tentacle-faced Ood. You’ll never look at pastel ponies quite the same way. [deviantART via Neatorama]

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Dracula Mystery Club mocks sparkly vampire romance without mercy

Tragic vampires can be romantic or tedious, depending on your point of view, but Dracula Mystery Club proves they can also be funny, especially when they’re guzzling sunscreen, can’t keep their shirts closed, and keep getting stalked by teenage girls. Created by the team of Kel McDonald (Sorcery 101), Magnolia Porter (Monster Pulse), and Amanda…

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In Space, Everyone Can Hear You Scream: A Video Compilation

Whether you’ve just run into a radioactive space mutant or fallen into a pool of flesh-eating gases, a solid scream is a handy tool for any space horror arsenal. In honor of Apollo 18 beating Shark Night 3D at the weekend box office, check out our video tribute to gasps, shrieks, and bloodcurdling screams. This…

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Paintings of an aging superhero’s senior moments

Just because you’re getting older and the spandex doesn’t quite fit like it used to doesn’t mean you hang up the tights and stop fighting crime. Andreas Englund’s oil paintings capture moments from a hero who’s showing his age. In a world with aging superheroes, you would definitely want to keep your eye on the…

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In Transient Man, only San Francisco’s homeless can prevent the apocalypse

Bob is homeless man living in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District who regularly converses with monsters that only he can see. Is he crazy? Or is he the only person who stands between the human race and total destruction? Justin Coro Kaufman’s Transient Man has a simple, but compelling premise: What if the fellow who stands…

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Mad Men-style soirees from the swinging superhero sixties

A weekend bash at Tony Stark’s beach house in the Hamptons catches a relaxed moment with the Avengers. Crystal flirts with Johnny Storm at the Richards’ posh New York bash. Senator Robert Kennedy plays host to the Fantastic Four. Artist Phil Noto brings to light these lost images from the “Hank Pym Photo Archive,” images…

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In the webcomic Friends With Boys, a homeschooler finds high school more intimidating than a ghost

After years of homeschooling, Maggie is ready for her first day of public school. But can she survive the hallways of high school? Will she make any friends? And why does that ghost keep following her around? Several months ago, we mentioned Faith Erin Hicks’s The Adventures of Superhero Girl, a webcomic about a day-to-day…

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Classic comic book covers recreated in stained glass

Artist Brandon Michael Barker offers a blasphemous reinterpretation of classic comic book covers with these stained glass superheroes, dressed up with a touch of Christian iconography. [Man or Monster Studios via Neatorama]

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The webcomic Hard Boiled Shaman is a supernatural detective noir of the North

Muktuk Wolfsbreath may have the internal monologue of Dashiell Hammett protagonist, but he carries bone darts instead of a gat, solves crimes in the literal underworld, and beds a femme fatale who rides a reindeer. Many years ago, Terry LaBan created Muktuk Wolfsbreath, Hard Boiled Shaman, which DC ran as a miniseries. But poor sales…

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Vegetable Jabba lords over your sushi platter

Sushi chef Okistugu Kado carves vegetable garnishes into Star Wars characters, Pokemon, and superheroes. They’re the perfect accompaniment for sushi rolls from both the Light and Dark sides of the Force. When Okistugu isn’t slicing up sushi at Sushi Bistro Minayoshi in Kadoma, Osaka, he’s blogging about his crafty edible creations. You can learn how…

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Webcomic The Hero Business goes inside a PR firm for superheroes

With all the time they spend saving people, dying, and coming back to life, superheroes can’t be bothered with managing their images. That’s where the webcomic The Hero Business steps in, with a PR firm that manages costumes and continuities. The Hero Business creator Bill Walko worked in marketing and advertising, and had trouble believing…

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Minimalist posters from the Marvel Universe

Superhero movies may be filled with flashy visuals and CGI, but Marko Manev offers an antidote with his stripped down, distressed posters, which focus in on the core visuals of Marvel superheroes and villains. Of course, some of these are more minimalist than others — there’s actually a surprising amount going in that Daredevil poster.…

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The webcomic Let’s Be Friends Again pokes superhero comics in the eye

Let’s Be Friends Again is a webcomic that knows superhero comics deserve a good ribbing every now and then. This gag comic playfully pokes at the latest news from the mainstream comics industry, superhero movies, and more. There are a lot of webcomics that comment on geek culture and superhero comics in particular, but writer…

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Fine art with a dash of Turtle Power

At the “Shell-Shock” art show, artists paid tribute to our favorite quartet of mutant reptiles, with pizza-filled paintings and illustrations from Dimension X. The Autumn Society put together the “Shell-Shock” artshow at Brave New Worlds comic book store in Philadelphia. The show ended in June, but the “radical” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles art remains. Shell-Shock…

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In the webcomic Power Nap, nobody ever sleeps except one doomed man

College Roomies from Hell!!! creator Maritza Campos has unleashed her crazy brain in a new webcomic Power Nap, which depicts a future where no one sleeps and everyone works — all the time — and one man who can’t keep his eyes open. Labor-saving devices are miraculous things, but sometimes it seems technology does less…

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The best cosplay of Comic-Con 2011

And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for. The very best cosplay we saw last weekend at Comic-Con. The people who bring the most joy to the Con floor are most definitely the cosplayers who wear their passions on their sleeves (and the rest of their bodies). Here are some of the most spectacular outfits.…

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What would Jeffster do with the power of the Intersect?

Now that Morgan has uploaded the Intersect into his brain, some of the other Chuck stars think their characters should get a piece of the superpowered action, and argue why they should (or should not) get the Intersect. At Comic-Con, actors Scott Krinsky and Vik Sahay, who play Jeff Barnes and Lester Patel (collectively known…

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Plastic surgery dystopia novel Uglies becomes a manga, and a movie

Author Scott Westerfeld has announced a series of graphic novels based on his “dystopian plastic surgery” Uglies series. But this time, the story’s protagonist is Shay, Tally Youngblood’s best frenemy. Westerfeld also announced the latest progress on the Uglies movie. After discussing his steampunk alt-history series Leviathan at Comic-Con over the weekend, Westerfeld turned to…

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Joss Whedon wants to write a strong, openly gay male character

It was Joss Whedon versus the fans at his Comic-Con panel, where the writer and director talked Buffy Season Nine, Buffy’s impending crossovers with Angel & Faith, and Whedon’s desire to write a strong gay male character. Whedon spent an hour answering questions from fans, largely about his Dark Horse comics. In between discussions of…

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The webcomic Forming recounts the origin of civilization with aliens, gods, and dick jokes

Doctor Who Ponies are four-legged terrors

Dracula Mystery Club mocks sparkly vampire romance without mercy

In Space, Everyone Can Hear You Scream: A Video Compilation

Paintings of an aging superhero’s senior moments

In Transient Man, only San Francisco’s homeless can prevent the apocalypse

Mad Men-style soirees from the swinging superhero sixties

In the webcomic Friends With Boys, a homeschooler finds high school more intimidating than a ghost

Classic comic book covers recreated in stained glass

The webcomic Hard Boiled Shaman is a supernatural detective noir of the North

Vegetable Jabba lords over your sushi platter

Webcomic The Hero Business goes inside a PR firm for superheroes

Minimalist posters from the Marvel Universe

The webcomic Let’s Be Friends Again pokes superhero comics in the eye

Fine art with a dash of Turtle Power

In the webcomic Power Nap, nobody ever sleeps except one doomed man

The best cosplay of Comic-Con 2011

What would Jeffster do with the power of the Intersect?

Plastic surgery dystopia novel Uglies becomes a manga, and a movie

Joss Whedon wants to write a strong, openly gay male character

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

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