Illustration roundup

Batman wallpaper available in high-res here.




Oh, Betty!




Seriously, if this was just fan art by some random artist, would anyone have reposted it today? I mean, it's almost as ridiculous as getting excited over the news that George Lucas has written 50 hours of scripts of a Star Wars series.





Kate Beaton mocks a mermaid cover. (Speaking of, Hark! A Vagrant! can now be preordered for 37% off Amazon.)

Weta made a mermaid tail for a double amputee

Nadia Vessey lost both legs as a child. Weta made her a functional mermaid's tail. (Old to the internet, new to me.) Via.

Water Works fundraiser at Giant Robot

A few of my favorites from Giant Robot's Water Works fundraiser:


Nathan Ota.



Andrice Arp.



Future Colors of America.



Jay Ryan and Aaron Horkey.

Human digestive system illustrated

I don't understand why the mermaid tail didn't add a point to the score. Via.

*Previously: Mermaid anatomy drawing.

*Buy anatomy models at Amazon.

Urban Legends Mermaid cake

Mermaid Cake by Karen Portaleo/Highland Bakery for last night's Extreme Urban Legends cake contest on Food Network.

Here's a second cake from the episode, an animatronic, spider-covered cake called "Ursula Lebowski and the Urban Legend Cake" by Orlando Serrano Cakes:





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Street art featuring mermaids, vampires, and more

Zilda's street art features mermaids, vampires, and more. Via.

*Buy street art collections at Amazon.

Skulloctopus by Jeremy Fish

Mermaid/Octopus skull by Jeremy Fish for the Fecal Face 10th Anniversary Show. Here are two of his older creations:




*Buy mermaid posters at eBay.