Vincent Van Gogh costume

Vincent Van Gogh costume.

Halloween Wars

Karen Portaleo posted photos of some of the wonderful cake and pumpkin creations she made for Food Network's Halloween Wars.

Illustration roundup (Heimer Brothers edition)

Halloween illustrations by Sam Heimer, who has art on sale at Etsy.






Posters by James Heimer on sale at Etsy.

Alice:Madness Returns cosplay

Alice: Madness Returns cosplay - - this is the same woman who posed as Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite.

Roy Lichtenstein-inspired costume

Roy Lichtenstein-inspired costume by Sarah Hoke Thomson. Via these sites.

Lil' Rocketeer cosplay

Lil Rocketeer cosplay by Jim Griffioen and son. Via.

Link roundup

1. Not for the squeamish, but, fascinating photos of a little dog after post-pitbull attack surgery: One, two.

2. Also not for the squeamish, this is not an animated gif. Via.

3. I think I posted this costume last month, and now there's instructions for making a Lady Shredder costume (and other TMNT villains).

*Buy Shredder toys at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Hunger Games propaganda t-shirt by zerobriant on sale today at Tee Fury.



Eric White for a show at Copro.




Gomez and Morticia masks by SuperSecretPowWow, who has art on sale here.



The Joker's trophy wall by Brian Bolland. Via.





Three by Kilian Eng, who has posters on sale here. Via.

*Buy Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland at Amazon.

Mass Effect cosplay

Commander Shepard with Omnitool by emummy.

Mario Batali as Guy Fieri

Mario Batali as Guy Fieri (Michael Symon as Shrek). Via.

Futurama Nixon costume

Futurama Nixon's head in a jar costume.

Star Wars: The Old Republic cosplay

Satele Shan (Shanoa) vs. Sith Pureblood (Erikku-kun) cosplay. Photos by Jesús Clares. Lots more impressive cosplay at the links. Via.

Homemade funhouse

Creepy homemade funhouse (warning, clowns at the link).

Hellboy costume

Hellboy costume by Jason Welborn. Via.

Costume roundup

Mr. DNA from Jurassic Park (making of at the link).



Sim.



Flower pot.



Minecraft Creeper. Via these sites.



Living Van Gogh painting.



Starkiller costume.

Illustration roundup

By Nicole Gustafsson, my favorite of the illustrations I've seen so far for the upcoming Bill Murray-themed show at Gallery 1988 (probably because it's so non-Bill-centric).



Catwoman by Matthew Humphreys.



The Great Pumpkin by M.S. Corley.



Special edition poster from Mondo.



X-23 #17 cover by Kalman Andrasofszky.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

Costume roundup

Wampa pug. Via.



Halloween at Laika gallery.



Melting face from Raiders of the Lost Ark.




Samurai Batman and aeronaut from a Halloween contest (you can vote for them at the links). Batman is Dave Johnson.



Wayne and Garth.

*See more Halloween costumes here.