Geek themed rooms are always good things even if the room is the bathroom. After a friend expressed a desire to have a Spider-Man themed room in the house for her husband, Riley Replicas designed a faux brick wall with some of Spidey’s villains punching through. The wall ended up being put in the bathroom.
“I had a friend who wanted to decorate a room in her house for her husband who is a HUGE Spider-man fan so I made this wall panel for the room. I went with a faux brick wall theme with Spideys villains bursting through the wall! I have The Sandman, The Lizard, Doc Ock and The Green Goblin represented.
Just wanted to add pics of the wall installed in the customers….bathroom! Pretty unusual place but I think it turned out OK”
Yes, it is unusual. I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure how I’d feel about looking at Sandman’s fist while I’m taking care of business. Still, it’s following in familiar footsteps. Check out these Super Mario Bros and World of Warcraft bathrooms.
Browse a gallery of Spider-Man bathroom photos after the break.
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The rights to Superman were sold for a mere $130. Sure, in 1938 that was a small fortune, but still. Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel sold their rights to their creation with this piece of paper, and it was recently located. An image of the check was tweeted on October 23 and it’s possible the check comes from a Comics Connect auction tied to Siegel’s estate, but it’s not certain.
It’s a critical piece of not just comic book history but pop culture and even U.S. history. Superman is a widely beloved character, and this check helped push the superhero to what he is today. Additionally, legal battles over this check and rights time may have helped shape current U.S. copyright laws. Comic Connect presented a timeline of the check’s whereabouts, and you can view it after the break:
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In his ultra-unique At-Attack lamp, Etsy seller Zygmunt Jarzembowski depicts a gaggle of superheros descending from an AT-AT, including Batman, Wolverine, Theoden King of Rohan, Lara Croft, Frodo Baggins, Matrix Trinity, The Thing, Mr Fantastic, Spiderman, and Conan the Barbarian—with the action being directed by J. Jonah Jameson.
The item has sold on Etsy, but the product page states that commissions are available.
Product Page: (£960, or about $1,540 via Neatorama)
Although you may think the lives of superheros as non-stop action, Ian Pool created a series of images showing us what Batman, Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wonder Woman might be doing with their off-time. Check out additional images after the break.
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For some reason, artist Alexandre Nicolas has taken it upon himself to create a series of superheros, including Batman, Superman and Spider Man as costumed fetuses floating in tanks. The weirdness was recently displayed at the “HEY!” WTF is That? exhibit in Paris.
Check out some additional photos after the break.
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Swedish artist Andreas Englund created a series of paintings featuring an old superhero, explaining them as follows:
“Humor can be the carrier of messages that are otherwise hard to convey. For me, it liberates my thoughts and ideas from pretentiousness while at the same time it opens doors to new routes and angles.”
Apparently the message here is that superpowers can’t stop the aging process, or control the onset of gut fat and man boobs.
Still, older people need a superhero too. Someone to help them cross busy streets and defend them against Medicare fraud. Check out some additional images after the break.
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In order to garner publicity for the upcoming 3D film Megamind, DreamWorks Animation sounded the nerd call with the hope of setting a Guinness world record for the largest gathering of superheros. With Will Ferrell and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg on hand for the event, a total of 1,580 superheros showed up, including Harry Potter and the Ghostbusters, shattering the previous record of 1,501 set by a New Hampshire children’s hospital back in August. Read more on
Fashionably Geek…
Little earbuds with great sound may be the ultimate iPod accessory, but there is something to be said for style. These Spiderman Ear Buds have plenty of that. The pair of Spiderman heads you can jam into your ear canal is a good start, the crawling Spiderman that is also a slider is an exceptional design to show off. The fidelity of the sound may not be in the top tier of ear buds, but that is not what these are about.
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The STOP Doorstop proclaims what it’s job is with large bold letters. It’s large surface area will hold any size door, and the cartoonish design of the letters will remind you of the old Batman TV show and it’s printed exclamations.
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Every child and most adults will eat just about anything you put in front of them if they can eat it with the Souper! Spoon. Sticky oatmeal and frozen ice cream are no match for this superhero. Its posable limbs will let you position him for the best attack or let him sit up when not in use. A picture of the spoon in action is available after the break.
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