Awesome cover therapy given to popular web services by Stéphane Massa-Bidal. I wonder what redtube would look like…
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Choose-your-own-adventure books seem perfect for telling zombie stories, but this is actually the first CYOA zombie book that I’ve ever heard of and it actually looks worth reading. Zombocalypse Now could easily fall into the pitfalls of standard zombie story cliches, but from what I’ve read of the preview pages, it avoids them gracefully. For starters, the main character (i.e. you) happens to be a smoking, drinking, pink stuffed bunny. I was actually turned off by this at first because it seemed like a perfectly-calculated marketing ploy geared towards the 12-year-old Hot Topic crowd, but I was totally wrong. I was expecting loads of cheese, but instead I was treated to original, clever storytelling. The other thing I like about Zombocalypse Now is how it treats itself like a game. There’s 112 endings, but most of them end in a GAME OVER (i.e. you die), but just like any good game, there’s multiple endings that act as puzzle pieces that add up to a bigger picture. There’s even a cheat guide for the people who want to see all the endings and figure out how to get the best one. I think the last choose-your-own-adventure book I ever read was some R.L. Stine book back in like 5th grade and I was way too indecisive to finish it, but I have a feeling Zombocalypse Now will be able to keep my attention and hopefully warrant repeat readings. Thanks to Kyra, who always keeps her shotgun loaded (just in case!), for the tip! Support Albotas.com and buy Zombocalypse Now from Amazon!
The typography/graphic design nerd in my wants to rub this book’s pages all over my body. Go buy it here. Now! [Via Hawty McBloggy]
Jeremy Parish, aka one of my all time favorite (and one of the greatest) video game journalists in the industry, has just busted his ballsack over the 3rd installment of GameSpite Quarterly, the classy video game publication that every gamer needs to own and proudly display on their coffee table. This edition of GameSpite Quarterly comes in a standard paperback edition featuring Mega Man on the cover and 280 pages of content for only $16. There’s also a hardcover deluxe edition featuring 314 pages for a reasonably $40. Lastly, there’s the slim budget edition which contains 160 pages and features the one and only Mario on the cover. This would make an excellent surprise gift for the gamer in your life aka me.
I’d just like to apologize in advance for what is no doubt the absolute worst Daily Graffiti segment in Albotas history. If it seems like I’m just trying to ride the Twilight hype train to score traffic, it’s because I am. And also, this graffiti is too horrible awful not to share.
Dear Lord… really!? Thank you, Twilight, for creating a future full of easily-moistened, stupid, needy girls with far lower standards than girls today who will put out at the snap of a finger. Or maybe that’s not such a bad thing…
Logan Zawacki sent me an email about his new book, The Excavation of Mushroom Island, which gives a detailed account of a fictional archaeological dig that took place in one of the most memorable lands in all of gaming.
Here’s the official book description: “What if there was physical proof that the Super Mario Bros mythology existed a long time ago on a lost chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean? Would you believe this fictional universe once existed if there was tangible evidence to prove it did? In ‘The Excavation of Mushroom Island,’ archaeologist Logan Zawacki and his team uncover the greatest archaeological discovery of the century and document their entire experience. This book comes complete with a detailed chronology of the cultures that inhabited the islands between the Arcadic Period and the Early Snesolithic Period, as well as detailed maps of the landscape and site locations of each marvelous find. There are over 30 documented fossils to view within this 76-page softcover book. Each fossil comes complete with a map of their locations, scientific names, dimensions, and informative comments provided by the lead researcher, Logan Zawacki. The ‘Excavation of Mushroom Island’ combines fact with fiction, pop culture with science, and technology with art to create the illusion of a “real” Super Mario World. **Limited Edition** Hardcover 11 x 13″ versions of this book are also available by contacting Logan Zawacki at [LZcreations@hotmail.com]. Only 100 copies of this book will be printed, and each copy comes signed and numbered. Buy now while the numbers are still low!” You can check out a 15pg preview here, but the quality is low and there aren’t too many pictures other than the ones in this post and some maps, so it’s tough to figure out if it’s really as awesome as it sounds. From what I’ve seen so far, I’m pretty intrigued. You can pick up The Excavation of Mushroom Island from blurb.com for $50. Now please excuse me while I draft out The Excavation of Hyrule. Nevin Martell, the author of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip, is offering up a free chapter of the book to any interested readers who send an email to lookingforcalvinandhobbes@gmail.com. Here’s a quick synopsis of the book:
Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes had a bigger impact on my childhood than anything else ever could. I moved around a lot and always found myself at a new school — by the time I was in the 5th grade, I had already been enrolled in 13 different elementary schools. Since it was about impossible for me to form any long-lasting friendships with other kids, I mainly kept to myself and my comics. I was in the 3rd grade when I was first introduced to Calvin and Hobbes and my life was changed forever. My mom was dating this real macho dude at the time who would take me to his gym while my mom was at work. I’d sit in the manager’s office where the guy who ran the place would let me read his Calvin and Hobbes collection and I would just get so sucked into Bill Watterson’s world with this little kid who was just as weird and alone as I was, and his imaginary tiger named Hobbes. For Christmas one year, my girlfriend got me the huge three-volume The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, but I’ve been too scared to read through it because I don’t want to tear any of the pages. It’s way too sacred. Maybe one day… Looking for Calvin and Hobbes by Nevin Martell (Facebook) [Via BoingBoing]
Spotted this at my local Barnes & Noble. I’m sure you’ll agree that it looks pretty amazing. Here’s the product description:
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For ten years, between 1985 and 1995, Calvin and Hobbes was one the world’s most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended. Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the strip but withdrew entirely from public life. There is no merchandising associated with Calvin and Hobbes: no movie franchise; no plush toys; no coffee mugs; no t-shirts (except a handful of illegal ones). There is only the strip itself, and the books in which it has been compiled – including The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: the heaviest book ever to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Daily Graffiti: Chocobo Pixel Graffiti
The Hi Dresser by Thiago Frias
Awesome Fridge Magnets From Slanted Toys
Interactive Horror Movie Calls You From Inside the Theater
Fresh-ass Fanart: If Profesor Layton Was A Fighting Game
Typography Humor
Daily Graffiti: ‘Tron’ Graffiti Spotted in New York
Last Call for Geekadelphia’s LittleBig Philadelphia Contest Entries!
Fresh-ass Fanart: My friend got drunk and drew this picture of Benjamin Linus having a Hot Pocket thrown at him.
Daily Graffiti: Mega Man 9 Shed Graffiti
Fresh-ass Fanart: Minimalist Lego Homage to Disney/Pixar’s ‘Up’
Star Wars Burlesque Tatoo