Batman wallpapers

The latest batch of wallpaper-sized video game stills from Dead End Thrills. I believe that these are from Grand Theft Auto IV, modded to include Batman.

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Illustration roundup

Tattoo and Skyrim wallpaper by Always With Honor, which has goods on sale here.





Quixotic Coffee logo by Ross Bruggink.




Lincoln Logs by Jamie Patrick Paul on sale at Etsy.

Mass Effect and Bioshock wallpapers

A sampling of the outstanding new wallpaper-sized screenshots from Mass Effect and Bioshock posted today at Dead End Thrills.

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Link roundup

1. New holiday-themed Sword and Sworcery desktop wallpaper. (I don't think I ever reviewed this game. I love the art and music, but the gameplay gets very tedious after the first delightful 30 minutes or so).

2. Can you guess why death rates rise in good economic times?

3. A look at how an acrylic storefront sign is made. Via.

4. Penelope Trunk's advice on achieving New Year's resolutions.

5. Nightmare fuel - - the wolf spider and its babies.

6. Madeline Flores remembers cassette tapes.

7. Koren Shadmi on the prices freelance illustrators should expect for their work.

Huge selection of beautiful video game wallpapers

Dead End Thrills, an enormous collection of gorgeous high-res screenshots from Portal, Deus Ex, Alice Madness Returns, Fallout and more suitable for use as desktop wallpapers. The site is the work of Duncan Harris, and you can read an interview with him here.

*Buy Deus Ex toys at Amazon.

Super T.I.M.E Force wallpapers

Capybara Games posted Super T.I.M.E Force wallpapers for the desktop, iPhone etc. The art is by Vic Nguyen.

Illustration roundup

Doesn't really work as a t-shirt, but I like this illustration by Becky Cloonan for Threadless (one of the new comic book-inspired designs).



Relatedly, Shadows of the Colossus wallpaper. Via.



Paul Revere/Tron mashup by Jason Heuser on sale at Etsy.



Cover by Travis Coburn for Ian Fleming's Commandos.



Kali Ciesemier.



Jack Hughes.

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Link roundup

1. Comment and win art.

2. Robocop paper toy.

3. The first of a series of Tomb Raider anniversary wallpapers. (It's tasteful.)

4. Cartoon Brew interviewed John K. about his Simpsons opening, and also posted several WIP videos.

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Gears of War wallpaper

Gears of War wallpaper available in high-res.

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