Wow, These Crazy Ecuadorians Really Know How To Party On New Years Eve!!!

When my boy Edson sends me an email with a tip for CCD, I usually pay close attention. This is exactly the reason why. Edson sent me this crazy email from over at io9 (damn corporate blogs with their funding and their traveling staff... wait, what?) about the practices of people in Ecuador prior to the New Year. In villages all over the country the people construct huge paper & wood figures known as "Anos Viejos" (Old Years) to be burnt in celebration of the change in calendar. But here is the thing that makes these paper constructs so fucking cool... they make them in all types of images, especially nerdy fanboy faves!!! Don't believe me? See for yourself... click after the jump to see some of the geekiest "Anos Viejos" from this years New years celebration...

A Real Smurf Sighting!!!

Check out this authentic replica of what artist Nate Hallinan thinks a real life Smurf would look like. The results are pretty shocking, but extremely cool nonetheless. You can see the full sized pic and an explanation of the piece after the jump.

Why Can't They Get Katy Perry For The Live Action Porn Version Of The Smurfs?

Jesus H Christ... Katy Perry is freaking hot!!! Check out these pics from the recent premiere for The Smurfs. Never a shy bird, Katy showed up in a barely there white Smurfette mini skirt that left little to the imagination, especially after she leaned in to pose for a picture with a fan and flashed her purty white panties to the world (see the pic after the jump). Where's the thong Katy? I was a bit disappointed. I grabbed a few key shots of Katy on the red carpet. I also am not a fan of the new blonde hairdo. Don't get me wrong, she still looks hot... but Katy is a blue eyed brunette, and thats the way I like her!!! Damn you Russell Brand....

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'I'd Buy That...As a Tee!' Vol 14 by Jeff Bond

Summer it is!..... and I could use a few new unique t-shirts to really make a statement without saying a word. A statement like "I'm a geek that doesn't take much of anything seriously...I'm approachable and easily abused."

Here's some of the t-shirts I have my eye on to do just the trick but, there's only one problem....they aren't for sale yet! Please click the links below to the Threadless.com (my favoritest and most user friendly t-shirt contribution site) voting pages for each and give these beauties '5' ratings so I can throw 'em on my charge card one day.

'Mr. Brain Freeze' is a Batty villain of super-sized Slurpee proportions! Drink at your own risk.

'The Untold Origin of the Smoke Monster'...c'mon....you know you thought about it too.

There's a little bit of everything Star Wars in 'FashioniSTAR'.....I see C-3PO junk, R2 bits, Wookie scalps, litesabers, Leia hair etc...

***Please click READ MORE below...for way more tees!***

2 Deadpool Mashups That Make Me Smile

These two Deadpool mashups put a smile on my face... and I hope they put one on yours too!!!

First up, here is 'Ronin Deadpool' by artist Ed McGuinness, which brings Deadpool back to feudal Japan.

 

Next up, we got Scarlet Vulture's Deadpool vs The Smurfs comic strip. Hysterical!!!

Ryan Smith Puts His Artistic Spin On Some Classics

Check out artist Ryan Smith's take on some classic properties such as The Smurfs, He-Man, and The Wizard of Oz. You gotta love the originality of these:

Papa Skeletor & Panthor

A Wicked Spill

Meet the Smurfs, Greet The Smurfs

A few months ago, I wrote a post about the upcoming live action Smurf movie that most fans of the 80's seem to be excited for. Yesterday they released the first actual picture of the CGI Smurfs... and they look pretty good. Here we see Grouchy, Papa, and Clumsy hitting up Time Square n a scene from the movie. You think they ate lunch at BuBBa Gumps Shrimp Company or Carmines??? Anyway, they also released a teaser trailer, and I am sure Jeff Bond has a bit of a nerd boner... but it would have been a lot bigger nerd boner had Smurfette been in the trailer. Ain't that right Jeff??? The cast on this is phenomenal, with Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Hank Azaria all playing live action roles and voice skills from Allan Cummings, Paul Ruebens, Anton Yelchin, and George Lopez as well as many more bringing the Smurfs to life. This film hits in Summer 2011, so lets hope for the best on this one. Enjoy the trailer below.

 

Get Ready For The Smurfs...

I'm an 80's baby, born and bread. My childhood saturdays consisted of waking up around 6 am, making myself cereal, plopping down in front of the TV and watching cartoons. He-Man, GI Joe, Dungeons and Dragons, Dragon's Lair, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Thundar the Barbarian, Thundercats, Voltron... you name it, I loved it. But there were a couple of shows that were more up my sister Oona's alley. Shows like the Snorks, the Wuzzles, and the Smurfs that were kinda cool, but as a boy you never wanted to admit you liked them. My sister Oona had a huge thing for the Smurfs, and she collected the little figurines that went along with it. She had hundreds of these blue fuckers, and she displayed them up on her shelves for show. I was not allowed to touch them, and that drove me crazy.

The cartoon was pretty cool, a village of little blue creatures being tormented by an evil wizard named Gargamel and his cat Azrael, who want to eat them and use their Smurf magic to make gold. The series is set in medieval times and started off as a companion to a sword and socery comic strip entitled Johan and PeeWee. The little magical creatures are all blue, they are all male except for Smurfette (who was an evil smurf made by Gargamel), and they all wear white pants and white hats. They also have distinct accessories to distiguish them, like Brainey wearing glasses or Hefty constantly working out with his barbells.

Well, like most things from the past, Hollywood is going to take a shot at turning this beloved Cartoon into a CGI/Live Action Trilogy in the vein of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. At first glance, I dismissed this as terrible. Why, good lord, why??? But then the voice cast and live character actors leaked out, and I began to get excited. Not only are the names great, but such good choices for each character... well, maybe this won't be so bad. I'm sure it will be a very entertaining kids movie, and as an adult with a child that all you can ask for so that you dont want to kill yourself in the theaters. Neil Patrick Harris will play Johan, the squire that discovers the magical creatures that live in the forest near his castle. Hank Azaria will be playing the evil wizard Gargamel... and thats awesome!!! Anything with NPH and Azaria will at least get a look from me. And now for the voice actors playing the Smurfs: Johnathan Winters will play Poppa Smurf, the leader of the village. Quentin Tarantino will play Brainey, the village know-it-all. Kevin James will play Hefty, the tough guy smurf, and Alan Cummings will play Gutsy, the bravest smurf. George Lopez checks in as as Grouchy smurf, and Katy Perry will voice the only female smurf, Smurfette. All in all, this is an interesting cast. As long as they look better then the guys above, the movie will be a win in my book. I am now looking foward to the movies, and want to shout out my man Jeff Bond for putting me on to this news. Long live the smurfs... now lets just hope Hollywood does not butcher the shit out of a beloved childrens franchise.