Link roundup

1. The Maldives might be lost on account of rising sea level. So why not buy land in Australia and just move the whole country. Via.

2. Some funny stories about Gawker's new editor.

3. "10 Nagging Questions Left Open By Disney Movies", including Was that prince employing the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as forced labor or what?.

4. Some good comic book trivia this week, including "DC nearly did an adaptation of Hamlet…starring Batman!" and "Rorschach’s speech patterns were based on Herbie, the Fat Fury."

*Buy Watchmen posters at eBay.

Mickey Mouse the barbarian

Mickey Mouse meets Frank Frazetta by John Quinn.

*Previously: Ghost Rider comic book covers by Frazetta.

The Lion King by Eric Tan

Poster for The Lion King starring Scar by Eric Tan for an art show starring Disney villains. You can buy a few prints by Eric Tan at Gallery 1988, and posters he created for Mondo at eBay.

*Previously: Van Damme is The Lion King.

Illustration roundup

Illustrations by Tim Shumate, who has lots of t-shirts and prints on sale here.





Judge Dredd by Francesco Francavilla.




Princess Mononoke by Sam Bosma, who has various prints on sale here.






Mike Mitchell's contributions for the upcoming Jim Henson tribute show at Gallery Nucleus. He has various prints on sale here.




Castle Grayskull by Aled Lewis, who has various prints on sale here.

*Buy Judge Dredd toys at Amazon.

Food Will Win This War - - WW2 propaganda from Disney

Five-minute-long animated propaganda film by Disney showing that the Axis is no match for the USA's potatoes, tomatoes . . . bowling balls . . . and fat Americans. Via.

*Buy Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. The fake Jack & Jill Twitter account was almost certainly funnier than the film.

2. Rats enjoy being tickled and laugh.

3. Seems a little too cinematic to be a faithful report - - but this article about a death on Disney cruise ship is certainly interesting. And don't miss this article about what life is like for Disney cruise ship workers. Via.

4. The college football all-name team, including Yourhighness Morgan and Mister Cobble.

5. My 4 and 6 year-olds love Scribblenauts. Do you recommend any other educational iOS apps? (Math, science, reading, history, whatever).

Magic Carpet rides goes awry

From Sunday, a magic carpet malfunction at "Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular" show at California Adventure.

Disney travel and attraction posters

Posters for the Los Angeles to Hawaii Disney Cruise Line and the Tower of Terror and other attractions at Disney California Adventure.

*Buy Disneyland posters at eBay.

Haunted Mansion ghost under glass

Haunted Mansion Ghost by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily for an upcoming Disney World Haunted Mansion-themed auction. You can read more about and buy tickets to the special event here. And here's a pdf catalog listing more items that'll be available at the event. The coolest item is this light-up Haunted Mansion model by Robert Olszewski:



It's not part of the catalog, but Olszewski also created these Vader and Maleficent paper clip boxes that are (have been?) sold at Disney park stores:




*Buy Haunted Mansion collectibles at eBay.