EPIC Illustrators of the Week

Kevin Wada has a knack for combining the elegant with the awesome to create a pretty stellar take on our favourite X-Girls. Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, and Mystique below.

There’s more at his art blog. He takes on many recognizable ladies from the X-Universe and retools them into chic supermodels with some clever visual references to their looks in the comics. Neat-o!

Round 2? Max Wittert who takes another stylistic direction with his depictions of the X-Ladies. Equally high-end and chic, but a very different look. Tons more at his blog.

Dazzler is dazzling as usual. 

Six arms? Six times the accessories.


Jubilee and her trenchcoat. Don’t fix what ain’t broke.

Any of of these works by these guys could pass off as magazine ads in Vogue or something. These guys are legit fashion illustrators, so that explains most of it.

Who said comics can’t be chic?

[via io9.]

iam8bit – The new age of artistic expression

One thing I am, aside from a geek, gamer, and sometime gnome enthusiast, is a student of media production and theory. So I see a video like the one above that I really do hope you watched, especially if you’re into one of the following:

• gaming culture
• artistic cultivation
• cultural relevancy
• the application of design in multiple media platforms
• Donkey Kong/Super Mario/Atari/Capcom/Zelda/Pac-Man/Pong
• new artistic endeavours
• the electronic entertainment industry
• entrepreneurial possibilities
• cool shit

So yeah, I just heard about Iam9Bit today, but what I’ve learned from Machinima’s coverage of the art initiative/independent collective/grassroots start-up is that the limits of artistic expression can be continually pushed into regions that our traditional understanding may not be able to grasp yet.

Throughout history, artistic movements have pushed past scrutiny and criticism to bring upon new ages of creative expression, and therefore affect the entire culture that it draws from and vice-versa. I get good vibes from this collective. Will it achieve such iconic status? Probably not. But I can agree with that they’re pitching in that video; there is no other group doing something like this.

It’s an amalgamation of art and culture, in that it brings two worlds that are incredibly similar on principle, though worlds apart in perception and cultural significance and combining them how they should be seen: awesomsely.

What do they exactly do? Well watch the video if you haven’t already. But if it’s not clear, they make/collect/share art inspired by video game culture. If you check their site, linked here, you can see their most recent stuff includes commissions by top game developers to promote/market their products.

Shit like recreating Newt’s doll from Aliens to celebrate the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines, and also a kick ass NERF-replica pulse rifle, customized and detailed to resemble the movie props. Badass? I think so.

Their earlier stuff includes and underground community event promoting the then-upcoming Street Fighter 4 with what better than a fight club?

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 FIGHT CLUB (LA) from iam8bit Productions on Vimeo.

Their site has tons more in their portfolio and gallery, and just looking at all this awesome stuff blows my mind, as a student and as a appreciator for gaming and art.

These guys combine the two and really transcend preconceptions and assumptions about both. They throw those in the bin and cut off the binds that tie them down. The result is amazing art pieces and attention from major industry players from both the gaming and artistic communities locally and abroad. They are how you do entrepreneurship, and it all starts with the grand idea and the passion required to pull it off.

New role models? Hell yes. Thanks, iam8bit.

Come to Toronto to show us how it’s all done!

They’re based in Los Angeles. Reach if you’re near. You won’t be disappointed.

EPIC Cosplay of the Week

Makin’ the rounds here, folks.

Elizabeth, from the upcoming Bioshock: Infinite. Click through for flickr.

And the character as seen in-game:

And a trailer, just for kicks:

nex lvl levitating city shieeet

Sick photography by the way, always want to try some portrait, but my camera is as useful as a fistful of really shiny dirt. The photographer’s photostream is pretty packed with some decent, and some awesome cosplay of other characters.

Could cosplaying be making an entrance at The Fanboy Subconscious?

Am I really going off the deep end?

What’s next? Anime-Con coverage? Some manga reviews? Furries?

That’s next time, on The Fanboy SUBconscious: How Far Down Will He Go?

[photo via theawesomer.]

Wooooooo!

Christening of the second (?) official fashion post is underway! If there’s been more than two on this blog, then let’s just say one of them isn’t official.

Ever wanted to know how to pull of Hogwartsian style without looking like a cheap cosplayer or something you got from a party store? Ever wanted to look like a supervillian without being arrested for public indecency? Ever wanted to be cool?

Well, blogs exist out there to assist you in such endeavours.

Character Inspired Style is a Tumblog that combines your favourite characters across all works of fiction, and some non-fiction, and the lovely person who runs it arranges outfits distinctly inspired by each said character. Tons of neat stuff on there. Characters from movies, television, comic books, novel series, you name it.

If you are secretly a geek, go check it out. I know you are.

One small problem, it’s girls only—but really, if you’re male you won’t have the attention span for that blog anyways.

Anything’s possible if you believe.

Even dressing like a superhero, and looking respectable!

There’s a an entire site dedicated to professional or unprofessional redesigns of superhero costumes made by comic book artists, fan artists, and I would assume a lot of people who are really awesome, because this site rocks so much.

I mean this post about superhero-inspired high-fashion for normal day attire rocks especially. I can picture those outfits being pulled off pretty damn well in reality--in fact I picture a lot of aweosmeness and then me high-fiving her. Cause she’d look awesome, and also be awesome.

Inspirations are: Raven, from the Teen Titans. Green Arrow, an archer with kick-ass facial hair. Black Canary, she fights well and screams loudly. Miss Martian, Martian Manhunter’s cousin or something.

Here, let’s play a matching game!

These are the favourites I picked out—yeah, I like women’s fashion, what’s good? There are plenty more at the link above. Next challenge is, if any of you girls are reading, pull these outfits off and find me on the street, and then have your high-fiving hand ready.

The blog is actually really damn cool if you’re into comic books. Check it out.

The post’s author has her own blog where she’s actually doing this for a shit-ton of superheroes, it’s actually insane. Look at this god damn list. For each of her design ideas she actually provides you with clothing suggestions and sometimes links to actual items that match closely to those designs. So half the work is done for you. No excuses people. Her blog’s Asterous Fashion.

Go. Be fashionable. Believe.

Sweet Jesus

I should probably torrent those remaining seasons of It’s Always Sunny soon.

In the mean time, Charlie Kelly is one dapper motherfucker.

[via rarephotosoffamouspeople.]

Look at how cinematically cultured I am.

Is exactly not the statement I would make with this hoodie.

If anything, it’s simply saying ‘Fuck yeah, The Thing,’ and I get some high-fives from stranger-bros on the street.

At any rate, I want it.

And a lot more stuff from Last Exit to Nowhere. Check it out, neat stuff.

Not Done Yet.

Think I was done posting? Nah, I do this shit in waves, bitches.

How much WANT can someone have?

This much want.

Got this off Cool Material, remember that site? I was going to post a hyperlink to the post I made that had something from Cool Material, but either I forgot when I posted it and what it was, or I am delusional. So, I’ll link to Cool Material itself.

This bag looks like it’s for hipsters, and it probably is.

But, fuck you, I want it anyway.

Scratch that, this shit is too good for hipsters.

Fuck hipsters. I want this bag.

Fucking hate hipsters.

Fuck.

I’m not actually that angry. I decided to overplay the whole ‘hipster-hate’ gag with this post because I literally have nothing better to say about the actual product I’m posting about other than that it looks cool, has a lot of compartments, looks sturdy and practical, and seems like it would be an eye-grabber if I walked around Toronto snapping sweet-ass pictures with the legit hypothetical dSLR that I would also have to store in that bag and all-around look like an amateur badass photographer and videographer.

Oh, well look at that.

I am smiling.

Colleagues of the Week

Red and Jonny.

Best troopers in the Empire.



FLIEST COUPLE IN THE GALAXY.

I care about fashion now.

Who woulda thunk it?

I punched myself for typing that.

I like Star Wars. Adidas likes Star Wars.

This is their bastard child.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop everything.