Superheroes as Pablo Picasso Envisioned Them

I always liked Picasso's art.  Each and every-time I view it, I can't help but think to myself, even I could paint a picture that looks like that.  Everything out of place, with multiple features and bright colors.

Now thanks to Mike and Matt over at Etsy, I now have a new found respect for Picasso and the cubist movement.  These superheroes postcards re-imagined as Picasso paintings are absolutely fabulous.

Mike and Matt are selling their bizarre superhero reinterpretations as prints and postcards over at Etsy, so once you check out our favorites below, head there and buy something to encourage them to keep pumping out these modern classics.

 via:  The High Definitive

Is This the World's Greatest Superhero Cake?

I understand that there is an entire subset of our culture that's really into fancy cakes.  I confess that I don't really understand that culture, but I've seen the TV shows dedicated exclusively to extreme cake design as I flip around the channels on my TV. 

Maybe I should give them a second chance, because this cake is the coolest thing I've ever seen.  And how cool for Aquaman that he somehow made the cut. 

The Avengers Discuss Their New Health Care Plan [NSFW Video]

First it was the Tea Party, Sarah Palin and Republicans members of Congress and now it's the Avengers - government run health care (or Obama Care as it is known in some circles) touches everyone, even earth's mightiest superheroes.

You will laugh through "Avengers Assemble! Episode 1: Healthcare," in which a group of cosplaying comedians imagine how Earth's Mightiest Heroes might respond to today's hot-button issue.

The sketch sees Tony Stark addressing the team's new health plan, with each Avenger inadvertently revealing their health care needs as they inquire about how reform impacts their lives. Scarlet Witch is worried about her artificial domestic partner and imaginary children, Hawkeye's worried about STD's and unwanted pregnancies, Thor feels marginalized as a god from another realm and Wolverine is just happy to be Canadian.

Check out the video below (beware language may not be appropriate for work). via comicbook alliance

Sinestro Brand Moustache Wax and Other Superhero Endorsements

After years of ridicule, is Booster Gold's dream of being able to become a superhero millionaire simply by accepting endorsement deals now a reality?  Well no, but imagine if it was. 

Superheroes reach celebrity status.  They endorse products we all know.  And Booster Gold looks like a pioneer.  I don't even have a moustache, and I already want to buy some of the Sinestro Brand Stache Wax.

To check out more, visit our friends at nerdiest kids. 

Lucas Lee Movie Posters (From Scott Pilgrim vs The World)

Scott Pilgrim VS The World opens this weekend, and gfest couldn't be more excited.  The series of books was fantastic, but the marketing campaign around the movie has been outstanding. 

Now Team Pilgrim has released a fake viral campaign for the movies within the movie that star Lucas Lee, Ramona’s second evil ex-boyfriend played by Captain America Chris Evans.

We love them.  What do you think?

Superhero Retirement Home

So Clark Kent wears both the glasses and the costume in his old age.  It's sad to see Superman go crazy. 

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Two Face Set To Appear in Captain America Movie?

Marvel Studios announced today that Oscar® winning actor Tommy Lee Jones has been cast to star as US Army Colonel Chester Phillips in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER opposite Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan and Stanley Tucci.

In the early comics, Phillips recruited Steve Rogers to join Project Rebirth, the secret experiment that created the Super Soldier known as Captain America. The character will be updated for the film. Joe Johnston will direct the film penned by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America.

Stanley Tucci Joins Captain America Movie as Dr. Abraham Erskine

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that beloved character actor Stanley Tucci has been cast in the new Captain America movie as Dr. Abraham Erskine, the scientist whose top secret serum turns a scrawny zero into an all-American hero.

Of course, you probably shouldn’t get too excited about Tucci’s involvement, since in pretty much every telling of the Captain America origin story, Erskine gets assassinated almost immediately after giving Cap the super soldier treatment.

However, its hard to argue that they are putting together a very talented cast for this movie.

Captain America Movie Poster Revealed

According to JoBlo the first teaser poster for Captain America: The First Avenger has been revealed.  Is it the actually poster for the movie?  We will have to wait and see.

Regardless, Gfest thinks it is a well designed poster and we especially like the chinks in the shield.

What Captain America Does on His Days Off

Now Gfest knows why Captain Americas was so damn easy to kill.  Drunk and smoking in a back alley makes an easy target.

Although, the Captain America movie just got a little more interesting.  Where's the bitches!

Enjoy this funny pciture of Captain America by artist Anthony Lister.

1941 Capt. America Jack Kirby & Joe Simon Page for Sale

Our friends at bleedingcool, found a very cool ebay auction - an original page of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby-credited Captain America art, from issue 6, dated from 1941. The beautiful page has Cap and Bucky fighting some seriously dodgy racial caricatures to boot.

Apparently, the page previously sold for $38,000 but the bidder didn’t complete the sale.  Wife, mother or girlfriend must have put the kibosh on the sale after realizing it was a $38,000 purchase. Poor bastard!

If you want to purchase your friends at Gfest an early birthday present, here’s your chance to show us some love.  Click here it's only going for a mere $7,100 right now.  Pocket change for you followers of Gfest.

Toby Jones Cast as Arnim Zola in Captain America Movie

The internet is abuzz this morning that British Actor Toby Jones has been cast in his first comic book movie with Marvel Studios’ “Captain America.”

Jones is in final negotiations to portray the villainous scientist named Arnim Zola.  In comics lore, Zola was a genetic engineer who created clones and various monstrosities for Hitler. He also captured his own mental self, and inserted it into a robot.

To the world of gfest Jones is best known as the voice of Dobby the House Elf in the Harry Potter movies. 

2011 Summer Superhero Movies

Just like peanut butter and chocolate. Cue the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Commercial, "Hey, you put your chocolate in my peanut butter. No you put your peanut butter in my chocolate."  Summer superhero movies just go together.  And Summer 2011 is going to be the apex of comic book/movie Geekdom.  

Marvel Studios has their one-two combo of Thor and The First Avenger: Captain America scheduled to be released only two months apart. DC Entertainment isn't sitting around waiting for Chris Nolan to finish off his Batman trilogy; their epic space adventure Green Lantern will be released right between the two Marvel films.

So friends of Gfest, enjoy the 2010 Summer Movie season but remember it only gets better to be a comic book in 2011.  See you May 6, 2011 for Thor, June 17 for Green Lantern & July 22 for Captain America.

Captain America Has Never Looked so Good

As you probably know by now if you're a loyal member of our family, the crew at Gfest loves comic book art.  From the greatness of Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Gary Frank, Bruce Timm, Jack Kirby, George Perez, Ethan Van Sciver, etc., we love to marvel at the pencils, ink, and colors of each and every page of our books.  

Recently, we stumbled upon the simplistic yet stunning comic art of Rogan Josh.  It blew us away.  

He accurately describes his art on his Etsy page as, "Fabulous art prints featuring your favorite spandex-clad super heroes that are so classy, you don't have to hide them away under the mattress with the rest of your comic book collection when you have guests." 

Gfest couldn't agree more.  Check it out here it's worth the click.