Simon's Cowl

"You can follow patterns as closely as Jackson Pollock. Please stop pushing my buttons." (Simon's Cowl by Dann Matthews)

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You Sank My Battleship

Checkmate In Four Moves, Predator

Alien Operation: The Board Game

It's Astro Mega Robo Iron Gadget Prime Time Fools!

"Just thought I'd take some of meh fav 80's cybernetic and robotic characters and temporarily team them up for no apparent reason other than kicking a multitude of ass," says kizer180. I support this kind of random pairing and demand more of it, internet!

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Go Go Vitruvian Inspector Gadget
If Stark Industries Had Created Astroboy...
Mystery Machine Transformer

80's Film Iconography

That's a lot of great movies on one shirt. I tried to guess them all and failed. So here's what was pulled together by commentators at /film. Don't read it if you want to take a stab at it first. (80's Filmography T-shirt by supermarket)

1) Gremlins, Brazil

2) Terminator, Bladerunner, Return of the Jedi, Back to the Future

3) Platoon, War Games, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Empire Strike Back

4) Princess Bride, Ghostbusters

5) Full Metal Jacket, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Karate Kid, Goonies

6) RoboCop, ET, Die Hard, They Live

7) Breakfast Club, Good Morning Vietnam

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The Breakfast Cereal Club

Mr. T Party

Cowabunga, Painter Dudes

Bloom County: To Russia With Love

Dismayed that there has never been a Bloom County movies (what's up with that, Berkeley Breathed?), Jesse J. Barboza went ahead and created a plot and poster, featuring the whole cast:

"I began kicking around a plot idea similar to the 1984 anti-Commie "classic" Red Dawn - something like the Ruskies invade Milo's Meadow and all hell breaks loose. But then I built on it even further with the idea that the Russians kidnap former Communist defector Bill the Cat, and it's up to the residents of the Bloom Boarding House to bring him back in one piece."

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Orlando Bloom County

If You Go Down In The Woods Today...

Penguin Dreams and Stranger Things

1.21 Gigawatts? Great Scott!

Phantom City Creative's poster for a screening of Back to the Future at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, as part of a series of '80s cult classics, showing this Saturday afternoon. Right in my own backyard - I need to pay more attention. (via Reelizer)

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Back To The Ancient Future

Welcome To Hill Valley, California

Make Like A Tree And Get Outta Here

He's Been Missing All Night Long

Is it me you're looking for? I have a sense that I'm the last person on the internets to see this, but funny is funny. '80s reference FTW! (Reddit via Neatorama)

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...And Then The '80s Exploded

Half The Battle You Say?

Rubik's Cube Last Supper

Appetite for Eternia

Take me down

To Eternia city

Where the grass is green

And the girls are pretty

Take me home

Guns N' Roses meets the Masters of the Universe, by Joey Spiotto. Available at TeeFury.

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Calvin, Hobbes And The Masters of the Universe

He-Man And The Masters of Their Own Domain

By The Power Of My Little Pony

Pretty In Pink, Isn't She?

Oh Molly, will you ever end up with a boy that's right for you? I mean, of course not, the '80s are long gone, but Dave MacDowell perfectly captures her pining for the upcoming John Hughes tribute show at Gallery 1988.

And here's the Psychedelic Furs to get you in the proper mood:

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Gary & Wyatt's Guide To Actually Making A Girl

Scooby, Scooby John Hughes, Where Are You?

That's Why They Call Them Crushes

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Board Game

Gary & Wyatt's Guide To Actually Making A Girl

If Anthony Michael Hall was able to conjure Kelly LeBrock out of a computer in 1995, why can't I do the same on my laptop in 2011? Get on that, Internet!

Actually Making a Girl, by Dave Perillo. Inspired by Weird Science, for Gallery 1988's upcoming John Hughes tribute show. (Link via Clutch Blog)

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Scooby, Scooby John Hughes, Where Are You?

That's Why They Call Them Crushes

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Board Game

John Candyland: The Sweet Little Game With The Big Laughs

Another great piece from Galley 1988's Is This Thing On? I hope Ian Glaubinger displays a bigger version soon as I'd love to see all the details, but just the references to Stripes and Spaceballs is enough to keep me happy for now.

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Enlist In The Orkan Guard!

The Trouble with Rogens (And Hills And Farrells)

So I Got That Goin' For Me, Which Is Nice

What's This? It's Richard Pryor Running Down The Street

The Ultimate Video Game Party

This reminds so much of my gaming days. No, not all the characters, but sitting and watching other people play. From Rachel Morris' cool series of video game posters for The NYU Game Center. (Link via Rampaged Reality)

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Genus Aves Iratus (Angry Birds)

Koopa, It's What's For Dinner

Choose Your (Video Game) Weapon

I Love It When A Menagerie Comes Together

I can't resist an A-Team parody, and a hyena as "Howling Mad" Murdock is inspired. Vote now for The Animal Team by Bocognani Florent, over at Threadless. (Link via Super Punch)

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Zombies Of Fortune

B.A. Bearacus

The Android Team

Never EVER Feed Them After Midnight

With Mogwai's being such potentially dangerous creatures, you want to be sure people understand the dangers involved, no matter what their language.

Tom Whalen, above, in infographic form and Scott Derby, below, in tattoo style make sure everyone knows the rules:

1. Don't get him wet.
2. Keep him away from bright lights.
3. Don't ever feed him after midnight

Both are from the September Gallery 1988 3G show inspired by the 80's classics Ghostbusters, Goonies and Gremlins.

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In Case Of Zombies
How To Spot A Wolfman
...And Then The '80s Exploded

Strawberry Shortcake Felds Forever

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out.
It doesn't matter much to me.

What would make Strawberry Shortcake so sad? And I'm assuming that is jam not blood streaming down her cheeks, otherwise this would be way too creepy. (strawberry fields forever by Audrey Pongracz)

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The Toy Rebellion
Cartoon Girls Gone Wild
Rainbow Brite Bloodbath

The Creation of Mario

Video games will never be art? Take that, Roger Ebert! Of course I really didn't need to see Mario naked, but at least he has a digitized leaf so I don't need to scrape the entirety of my brain.

Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto gives life to his Nintendo creation in TsaoShin's homage to Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. (Link via Neatorama)

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Creation of Homer
Creation of Kermit
Cowabunga, Painter Dudes

Half The Battle You Say?

And know I know. (The Battle via Shirtoid)

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Cobra Commander Wants You!
Go, Cobra!
...And Then The '80s Exploded

Gary Coleman Vs. Webster

Too soon? Nah. If you want a more sensitive take, read Lynn Crosbie's Gary, we hardly knew you. (Link via Chip Zdarsky)

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Arnold's Other Catchphrase On Diff'rent Strokes 
Now We'll Never Know What Willis Was Talkin' About...
Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?

King's Quest's Silver Hammer

look sign_

"The sign reads ABBEY ROAD."

take sign_

"You're too far away."

look road_

"You see nothing special."

take road_

"You cannot get the boulder. At least not now!"

I don't know how many hours I spent playing King's Quest or, to a lesser extent, Leisure Suit Larry. On a PCjr no less. I'm old. (Sierra Road by P.J. Rush via The Daily What)



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A Day in the Life of Abbey Road

Duck Hunter S. Thompson

Retro Lost

Care Bear Carnage

Tenderheart Bear got his name for tenderizing the hearts of his enemies — such as Teddy Ruxpin above — and not from helping his fellow Care Bears be the most caring they can be. (Carebear Carnage via Jude Buffum)

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Stake Through The Heart Bear
The Toy Rebellion 
Sideways: The Video Game 

...And Then The '80s Exploded

So this picture pretty much sums up my blog. There is so much going on in this picture that I won't even try to tag it. From pop artist Ryan Dunlavey for a feature article on 80's characters for Toyfare Magazine.

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Orlando Bloom County
In The '80s Junkyard 
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1988