Adri Cowan
Link Ink — Amigurumi Superheroes, Nintendo Necklaces
-- Action + Adorable = Lady Lindsay's tiny knitted superhero creations. Check out these delightful amigurumi Deadpools, Spider-Men, Wolverines and more.
-- As a role model for young men everywhere, "Simpsons" patriarch Homer has spent years gulping Duff Beer and making an utter fool of himself...
Link Ink — Tintin Shop in London, Comic-Con Edging Out Comics?
-- Did you know that there's a "Tintin" shop in Covent Garden, London?
-- Blogger Valerie D'Orazio shares her thoughts on Comic-Con, and how the world of actual comic books is starting to get edged out.
-- Cartoonist Bruce N. Duncan recently passed away from cancer, and David Miller shares some of Duncan's NSFW art on the "Hairy Green Eyeball" blog...
Link Ink — Vice Guide to Comics, Monster Scale Tee
-- How do people expect us to believe in their movie monsters if they're not in scale? This t-shirt from TeePay.com, creates the ultimate terrifying lineup by size of monsters from Chucky to Godzilla.
-- While we're on the topic of frightening fashion, check out these official "Cal McDonald Detective Tales" tees from Bloody Pulp Books...
Link Ink — Janis Joplin Meets Robert Crumb, Rorschach at the Comic Shop
-- This "Cheap Thrills" print from artist Drew Friedman rocks: Janis Joplin meets Robert Crumb at a fictitious gathering backstage at the Filmore.
-- It wouldn't be a Link Ink without a chuckle-inducing video, and this time, we bring you Rorschach visiting Legends Comics and Books in Canada...
Link Ink — Booth Babes, Back to the Future, Mario Family Tree
-- You know 'em, you love/hate 'em: special for the upcoming Comic-Con, G4 "looks deep" (har har) into the idea of Booth Babes.
-- New York's "L Magazine" brings back Abby Denson's "City Sweet Tooth" - an illustrated, saccharine epicurean adventure...
Link Ink — Magic in Comics, ‘Futuruma’ Petition, ‘Ponzo’ Books
-- Comics are always enchanting to us, but Need Coffee has picked out the "Top 5 Comics That Get Magic Right."
-- Replacing the original voices of "Futurama" would be blasphemy, and lots of other fans think so too. Sign the petition to keep the original cast of characters on the upcoming new season of "Futurama...
Link Ink — ‘This Is a Comic Book,’ SMITH Magazine
-- Starting August 1st, The Mahan Gallery in Columbus, OH is presenting an amazing collection of "new perspectives" in comics called "This is a Comic Book," featuring work from Anders Nilsen, Nate Powell, Ron Rege Jr. and more.
-- Largehearted Boy's Jami Attenberg has been interviewing a series of amazing women comics artists in the "Antiheroines" column this week
Link Ink — Nerd Prom, Stitch Wars
-- The Bear and Bird Gallery in Lauderhill, FL is exhibiting Stitch Wars this Saturday, an army of more than hundred hand-stitched morsels of adorable Star Wras figures collected from all over the world.
-- Grab your coattails and pocket protectors, folks, it's time for Nerd Prom 2099 at Meltdown Comics on July 23 in San Diego...
Link Ink — Black Lightning, The Horsemen, Life Inc.
-- Black Lightning is a bitter superhero whose comic book series was canceled over thirty years ago in this animated short from ScabbyKnee Productions..
-- Cartoonist Ward Sutton whips up an illustrated review of Doug Rushkoff's newest book, "Life Inc...
Link Ink — Robot Chicken, Doctor Who, The Incredibles
-- We comic nerds love us some mashups: Check out "Cyberspamalot," a "Doctor Who" meets "Monty Python" video, and then another fan-made mash of "The Incredibles" and "Quantum of Solace."
-- Also for your viewing pleasure, a cute lil' Superman art film from Foghat Studios...