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Similarities Between Hip Hop and Comic Books

Evan Leek — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:26:20 +0000

Gotta love an attempt to blend the fictitious world of comic books with the sometimes equally made-up world of hip hop. As someone who adored hip hop and comic books in adolescence and looks back on both with equal amounts of nostalgia, I can appreciate the old comic strip aesthetic.

Also, is Kool Mo Dee the Wolverine of Hip Hop battles? He’s fought everyone.

Marvel and DC Superheroes Mutate into Lego Figurines

Evan Leek — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:48:47 +0000

Meshing two of my favorite childhood (ok, and adulthood) vices, comics books and Legos, I bring you a series of comic book Lego figurines Courtesy of bitrebels.com.

I will let the images speak for themselves but I will say that the black uniform X-Men are my favorite.

Star Wars Storyboard Illustrations

Evan Leek — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:34:14 +0000

I have blogged about my love of Star Wars in the past, so when I came across this post on BitRebels featuring 34 pieces of storyboard art from the original three films, I had to post some of my favorite.

From BitRebels: “The one thing that triggered it this time was the awesome Star Wars illustrations by Ralph Mac Querrie. Not only are they inspirational and amazing, they also take you back to the days when the whole Star Wars franchise was still new and fresh. I am quite fond of those memories, and these images certainly bring it all back. If you’re not a hardcore Star Wars fan, you might not know that Mr. Querrie was the one who drew the original storyboard for the first Star Wars movies which landed George Lucas the budget to shoot the movies. Before he had a storyboard, he was met with utter rejection.”

Below are a few of my favorite from the post.

Old Comic Book Images Transformed into a Music Video

Evan Leek — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:48:56 +0000

From the palindromic Rats Live On No Evil Star comes Tree on the Green, an awesome music video created entirely from comic book images found online. The images were then animated in After Effects and edited into the finished product.

Rats live on no evil star – Tree in the Green from lallali on Vimeo.

The Colors of Good and Evil in Comic Books

Evan Leek — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:29:37 +0000

Mixing two of my favorite things, comic books and color theory, this infographic is simply amazing and I had to share. The content comes courtesy of ColourLovers.com, a site I visit frequently.

According to ColourLovers: “Since the first comic was printed in 1933, many colorful stories have been told… and don’t let the name distract you, not all of them are funny. Comics have had moving, adventurous, dark & serious stories that have entertained young and old for almost a century. The comic industry might be changing, but business is still huge… Comic-Con 2010 was attended by 130,00 people! And the surge of comics-to-blockbuster movie trend thats been happening the past decade is making sure the world of comics continues to be a big part of our modern pop culture.”