Disney's Mother Of Dragons by Mona Collentine

I am in full force Game of Thrones mode lately.... I have a couple of pages left in Book #3, Season 2 of the show is wrapping up next week, and I just ordered a book called "Beyond The Wall" which is a collection of essays about George R.R. Martin's seminal book series. So when I was over at my boy Jeremy Barker's Popped Culture website and I saw this awesome Daenerys mash-up featuring some of the Disney dragons (Figment, Elliot, and Maleficent) I knew I just had to post it. You can see more of artist Mona Collentine stuff by clicking here and can view the full sized version of the pic after the jump....

The Beastie World Of Richard Scarry by College Humor

The Beastie Boys hit song Sure Shot. The wonderful world of children's fiction created by Richard Scarry. Mashed up together. Brilliant. College Humor comes in with the win. Thanks to Popped Culture...

These Wolverine & A Christmas Story Mash-ups Will Put A Smile On Your Face For The Holidays

Every once in awhile I come across Mash-up ideas that I can't help but smile at... This week the gang over at Popped Culture made me do just that yesterday. Check out these two cool mash-ups featuring everybody's favorite Canuck mutie Logan and A Christmas Story. After you see them, tell me you didn't crack a smile. You will find them after the jump...

Elevators Of Blood... Oh Yeah!!!!

I came across this awesome photoshop over at Popped Culture that explains the "Elevators of Blood" scene from Stanley Kubrick's adaption of The Shining... and now it all makes sense!!! Click after the jump to see it all finally explained....

Bat Country by Dann Matthews

Wonderful 8-Bit rendition of Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by artist Dann Matthews. Courtesy of Popped Culture (Whatup Jeremy!!!)

My Man Johnny Comes Through Once Again!!!

One of the cooler aspects of running this blog is that you begin to develop relationships with others who have similar interests as you. This is especially true of my fellow bloggers. My boy Cal at the Cave of Cool, Dave over at Exophrine, and Jeremy over at Popped Culture have made me feel great about the work I am doing here at CCD and motivate me through running their own awesome blogs as well (please check these guys out... you will love them!). But my closest friendship that I have developed so far has to be my boy Johnny Boots from the horror blog Freddy In Space. My boy is one of the most knowledgeable horror enthusiasts out there on the web, and I always get a kick out of reading his site.

God I love getting packages!!!!

Johnny and I began exchanging packages and memorabilia last year, and we often blow each others minds with the contents of packages that we send each other. I scored major points with Johnny by getting him a personalized autographed poster by scream queen Danielle Harris, and I also wowed him with a variant Freddy Kreuger toy that was in upside down packaging. He amazed me by providing me an etching of a Clint Howard/Ice Cream Man carving that was made for him. Yeah... we are both geeks! Anyway, I got another package from my boy this week and he has outdone himself yet again!

This package came with two items, one better then the next. The first was a box of 'Cereal Killer' cereal by Wax Eye. The particular brand was a play on the yellow boxes of Corn Pops/Honey Combs, entitled 'Eye Pops/Honey Chrome'. Very cool product... click the above link to see all the different boxes Wax Eye has to offer. The next thing was even cooler. It was a handmade voodoo-type doll in the form of zombie master George A. Romero!!! Artist Bob Dix created these dolls from scratch, hand painting each so that they are all unique in some way. Johnny sells these and many other cooky items in his Freddy in Space Online Store, but I got mine for nothing!!! Thanks Johnny. I got a package heading your way soon!!!!

The Wire, The Animated Series by Paul Sizer

This awesome version of The Wire cast as a Hanna Barbera-esque 70's style is super cool. It comes from artist Paul Sizer via Popped Culture. Thanks for another great find Jeremy!!!

Johnny Depp Through The Years

 

 I had to jack this one from Jeremy over at Popped Culture... in honor of Pirates 4 that will be released today!

CCD Has Won The Versatile Blogger Award!!!

This one comes courtesy of my fellow blogger MD Jackson over at Skylarking (click here to see his artwork, dude is a beast!) He awarded this to us last week, but thanks to all the shenanigans with the Blogger network I was just able to retrieve it. Thanks MD!!!

Now, there are some stipulations to receiving this award. First of all, I have to give 7 random facts about myself. So lets get that out of the way:

1. I am a sneaker fanatic that has well over 150 pairs of kicks. I prefer the Nike/Jordan brands of sneakers, but have many pairs of Adidas, Pumas, New Balances, and Reeboks as well. I even have an original pair of British Knights and a customized pair of Air Force 1's with Burberry Leather on them. I also created my own pair of Air Max 97's at the Official Nike Factory and chose a 'Lost' motif for the pair. They are 1 of 1 and will never be duplicated!
2. I have a deep rooted hatred for Michelle Pfieffer that I can not explain. I have hated her forever, and I just do not know why. I think she is ugly and a terrible actress, and always have. I know this is contrary to the popular opinion out there, but it is the way it is. I HATE YOU MICHELLE PFEIFFER!!!!!
3. I am a big fan of the prequel Star Wars movies... but I am not a Lucas apologists. I have a simple theory. If you have six of anything and compare them to each other, something has to be at the bottom. For me this is The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. Sure, they are not as cool as Empire and Return of the Jedi... but ask yourself: What movies are as cool as those two flicks? I also feel that alot of the hatred of the prequels come from older fans who forgot that they fell in love with this franchise as a child. I was under 5 the first time I saw Star Wars, and have been enamored ever since. My son is 8 and absolutely adores all three prequel movies (even though Empire is his fave... I am a great dad!). They are made for his generation and a real fan would be able to look past the fact that Lucas was not catering to 25-35 year olds and made some fun movies that kids might enjoy. There... I'm done!
4. While Batman is by far my favorite superhero, I have a real soft spot for second tier characters Shazam!, Thor and Green Lantern. I also always loved Martian Manhunter and Daredevil. Not sure what it is about those guys, but they always interested me. I am very happy with the Thor movie, and eager to see how Green Lantern pans out. But we need a Big Red Cheese movie ASAP, no???? Get that done DC!
5. I drink a full pot of coffee every morning, usually half at my house and half in a travel mug that I take out with me. When I had my own classroom as a teacher I had a coffee pot in the room and made at least 3 pots a day. Lets just say I like coffee... alot!
6.  My favorite actor is Peter Sellers and my favorite movie is The Pink Panther Strikes Again. I have seen tens of thousands of movies and this guy still is the best actor I have ever seen. I came to the series through my pops when I was a little kid, and I thank him for introducing me to such a talented actor so young. It started my love of cinema and I searched out all of Sellers works, which would lead me to my favorite director of all time, Stanley Kubrick. I am proud to say my son is also a big fan of Sellers, and I can not wait to share some of Kubricks films with him when he gets a bit older!
7. The highlight of my blogging career has been my favorite comic writer Neil Gaiman tweeting a link to my page for a post I did featuring some fan art of his 'Endless' characters. My hits spiked that day, but I was just enamored by the fact that Neil was on MY BLOG!!! I met him when I was like 12 or 13 and he signed a book for me, and I have been a die hard of his work ever since. Coolest blogger story ever!

There you go. Now the next part. I have to nominate 5 blogs for this award, so here they are. check these guys out.... their blogs rock!

1. Freddy In Space - Johnny's horror blog is filled with original material and great opinions on the often glazed over genre of Horror. I am always surprised at what Johnny has to offer.
2. Cal's Canadian Cave of Cool - My man Cal is north of the tundra and runs one of my all time favorite blogs! He inspired me to start CCD, and he is a great friend as well as an ecceletic blogger. You will enjoy his site.
3. Exophrine - A great tech and geek blog that always knocks it out of the park. Always informative and interesting posts.
4. Popped Culture - My boy Jeremy runs an awesome pop culture site that features interesting fan art from around the web on all your favorite nerd properties. He finds the best stuff out there and always blows my mind with his posts!
5. The Brave & The Bold... The Lost Issues - This blog started out as a homage to the classic Batman team up comic, where artist Ross would insert supporting characters via MS Paint into existing Brave and the Bold issues. Last year he switched it to a Marvel Two in One blog, featuring The Thing as the reoccurring member of the tag team. He always comes up with great ideas and brings a smile to my face!

There you go. Thanks again MD for the award! 

Where The Wild Star Wars Things Are by James Hance

Where The Wild Things & Star Wars are two of my all time favorite properties since I was a youngster... Wild Things was the FIRST book I ever recall reading on my own in school (the first day of kindergarten... whatup Ms. Adler!). Anyway, here is artist James Hance's take on the two... a masterpiece in its execution!

Via Popped Culture, one of the best websites doin it!!! 

A to Z Blogging Challenge - Day #16 - Letter P - Popped Culture

For all of you guys that love this blog, I thank you for all your support. But I would be remissed if I didn't shout out one of my favorite blogs that I read everyday when I have a shot. I figured I would use my "A to Z Blogging Challenge" post for the Letter P to highlight my boy Jeremy Barker's blog, Popped Culture.

For those of you who have never been there, Popped Culture is a site that focuses on fan art, or should I say awesome art in general. They show some of the greatest mashups, re-creations, re-interpetations, and overall insane versions of the most recognizable characters in the history of fiction. Trust me, check these guys out and you will not be disappointed. Tell them CCD sent ya and they will treat you right!!! Keep up the good work Jeremy!

Finish Him!!!

Here is a very cool piece of art entitled 'Final Philosophical Fight' by artist Eduardo San Gil. I found this and much more cool stuff over at one of my new favorite blogs Popped Culture. Check it out... and tell em CCD sent ya!!!!