Image roundup

Chicago's shadow.




Escape.




Fun at Walmart.




I'm a sign.




Puppies.




Nuzzling owls.

Illustration roundup

Sword and Sworcery fan art by Steve Courtney available as ios-sized wallpapers. Via.




X47a by Kenn Brown.




The Simpsons meets Dead Space - - one of several newly posted Simpsons drawings by Joe Spiotto.




Book cover by Rodrigo Corral for Chuck Palahniuk's Tell-All, available at Amazon. Via.




From a summary of Forge's history of hurting members of the X-Men. Via.

*Buy Dead Space toys at eBay.

Must see attractions in Los Angeles, according to The Simpsons

Must see attractions in Los Angeles, according to The Simpsons. (It's primarily parking lots, auto dealerships, and a mall so sad it lost its anchoring bookstore ten years ago.) Via these sites.

*Buy Simpsons toys at eBay.

Storyboard sketches from Banksy's opening for the Simpsons

Arrested Motion has lots of storyboard sketches from Banksy's opening for the Simpsons. Note the Rupert Murdoch portrait.

*Previously: Katy Perry and the Simpsons puppets.

*Buy Simpsons toys at eBay.

Hellboy and Marge Simpson by Michael Lau

Hellboy ("Hellbrian") and Marge Simpson ("Elsa Margaret") by Michael Lau. If I understand it right, thsese were sold in very small quantities at the CRAZYX'MAS show in Hong Kong. Via.

*Buy Michael Lau toys at eBay.

Katy Perry and The Simpsons puppets

This gallery features lots of behind the scenes and making of photos from the episode of The Simpsons featuring Katy Perry and puppets.

*Previously: Ultimate Simpsons couch gag by Banksy.

*Buy Simpsons toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Comment and win an art book.

2. Watch how robotic Marge Simpsons's movements have become over the years.

3. Daniela Strijleva will be the guest and prize donator on Sunday's edition of Sketchaholic. The art theme will be "ghosts."

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.