StarWars

Holidays: It's Labor Day in America, which means I'm forcing you to look at toys on my desk for no good reason. Internetting: Need a high concept for your comic story? They Fight Crime will randomly generate one for you with a click. History: Have time for a few thousand words on the history of the comic strip today...

Marginalized Stars Wars characters such as Max Rebo and Nien Nunb may not have received their share of screen time in George Lucas' epic film franchise, but they are plenty good enough to get the children's modeling putty treatment from sculptor Elliott Quince...

Could you use a few more watercolor portraits of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast in your life? If you answered in the affirmative, proceed directly to the works of artist Mark A. Fionda Jr. He's an illustrator with a wholesome, Saturday morning cartoon look to his art and some radical ideas for redesigning Darth Vader, Gizmo from Gremlins and more ...

You don't need to make a famous character look creepy to paint them in a provocative new way, and Aaron Jasinski's artwork serves as proof. Jasinski switches between symbolic and literal approaches to his thick, full-bodied paintings, which feature everyone from Mulder and Scully to Doctor Doom and the Mario Bros...

Here at ComicsAlliance we respect any foodie who takes the time to craft a dish in the likeness of one of their favorite characters, but there's something extra special about a Japanese chef who compares sculpting a robot out of vegetables to building a plastic Gundam model kit...

Yet more cosplay goodness from Comic-Con! This comes via the Star Wars blog, where Bonnie Burton interviews cosplayer Jennifer Landa about her totally awesome Death Star dress (and TIE Interceptor hair accessory)!

Driving: According to The Plain Dealer, the Cleveland-based Siegel & Shuster Society is campaigning to bring Superman license plates to the creators' native Ohio. Art: If you're stuck on how to illustrate female anatomy, the Boobs Don't Work That Way Tumblr may be for you. ...

Dark Horse and Lucasfilm announced on Friday at Comic-Con International in San Diego that Dark Horse Digital is now offering legal downloads of official Star Wars comic books. The rollout begins with 50 Star Wars comics -- including material first published a long time ago by Marvel Comics -- with more added weekly...

Toys: The Frederator blog has a sneak preview of more of Toys "R" Us' upcoming Adventure Time toys from Jazwares. They're looking downright mathematical thus far. Comic-Con: Are you in San Diego? We pick the biggest and best panels and events to hit for Friday...