Mark Batalla

A sick Homer unable to let go of the old sandwich that made him sick

everyone who bought a Virtual Boy, this is you

That’s all Folks

a screenshot from Ricki Lake with the chyron “wants to tell his valentine crush she has “bodacious bazongas”

if you’re seeing this it was meant to find you today

Game & Watch screens when you first put the batteries in:

A lot of people are unaware, but “Metroidvania” is actually a combination of “Metroid”, a game series by Nintendo, and “Sylvania”, a brand of electronics that Metroid games performs best on

The smooth youthful makeovers all the characters got in the Dragon Engine make a lot of sense if you look at Nagoshi at 40 and Nagoshi at 60

Soon, all the films in close proximity to it will also be THE THING. Within the year, all films in the registry will be THE THING.

I mean each book had a cost. Even if you didn’t pay full retail/resellers price for them, their monetary value adds up with each shelf.

Sal Buscema, Comic Book Legend, Reportedly Dead At 89 The legend would have turned 90 today.

Sal Buscema, a comic artist best known for legendary runs on Marvel's Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man, reportedly passed away last Friday, just short of his 90th birthday.

Yo' momma's so stupid she's lettin' folks tell her what her own eyes are seein'.

Their interpretation of Shelob is hilarious though.

From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the screenplays of his movies & TV shows, including Wake Up Dead Man, Knives Out, Glass Onion, Looper, and the Poker Face pilot. “Print them, share them, act them out with your friends.” [rian-johnson.com]

Pencil sketches of Kayla Foxe during live figure drawing at Valley Art Workshop.

I stopped using sticker mule absolute ages ago because of the owner’s bullshit. The owner is still on his bullshit, so if you use sticker mule, maybe don’t. StickerAPP is a good alternative, and also there’s most likely a local sticker printer near you (Sticker Ninja in Portland, for example).

We really see the self-justifying reality manufacture in action when Naughty Dog, a studio that's kept around by a platform holder to make what are essentially aura products for the Sony Playstation, gets described as having a "30 year run of success"

Since my Metroid guide was new to a lot of people, I figure I'd reshare my old Hand-Drawn Zelda guide. It's a fully illustrated guide to the first Zelda, complete with dungeon maps, and tied together in a storybook presentation. It's also free!

there's also 3 large copies of this one left and then she is gone forever x x x x x

annijyn.com/collections/...

If you enjoyed my posts about Metroid games you might like to learn that I made a fully drawn strategy guide for the original game several years ago. It's free! www.handdrawngameguides.com/free-guides/...

Sukeban at Anime Expo. Countess Rea Seto vs. Stray Cat (Tomoka Inaba). #joshi #wrestling #prowrestling #sukeban #marigold

How a bigger-looking butt could be a sneaky sign of autism and ADHD Your backside might reveal a thing or two about your brain.

I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article

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And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY

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Glad I got to see Yuu via Sukeban before her retirement. #wrestling #joshi #sendaigirls #sukeban #team200kg

Tracing the Influence: Retraced Edition A gallery of game art that kept a little too close to its inspirations.

I also added a randomizer to the #TracingTheInfluence page now! Each time you open this link (or press the "Random pick" button), it takes you to a different entry: samderboo.com/tracing.php?...

“Infinite Journey of Angels” art installation by Dina Fisher and her team of students. Displayed during the 11:11 Projects year end art show fundraiser at Third House Studios. #thevalley #art #818 #vannuys

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Germans love the Christmas movie The Hard

Merry Christmas!

Jessabelle Thunder performing throughout 2025. #burlesque #luchavavoom