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Simon’s Cat in ‘The Box’.

There’s a lot more from where that came from.

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cat, comic, illustration, simon

Caspar Milquetoast speaks softly and gets hit with a big stick.

Because he’s weak, ineffectual, plain and unadventurous.

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classic, comic, milquetoast, wry

Why the missus and I mostly disagree on the names of colours.

Based on a survey, it’s because she’s a girl and I’m a boy.

[Original graphic from DogHouse Diaries]

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colour, comic, men, name, women

A funny Boey’s comic journal.

Mr Boey is a Malaysian (presumably working in the US) with a talent for drawing on cups and for humour.

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comic, funny, life, malaysia

“This is me taking back control of my life.”

In the last year or so, with a growing baby who is so much fun to be with, going to the movies has been a rare event. So nowadays, I find myself watching a lot of movies on HBO.

That’s how I caught Wanted. It was one of those movies that I wanted to watch on the big screen but never found the time to. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, who also did Nightwatch and Daywatch, Wanted is quite a visual spectacle (and I am including Angelina Jolie in that). A dead-end office worker who turns into a deadly assasin, James McAvoy’s Wesley Gibson realises he can bend bullets like Beckham. It was a fun movie, though I thought James McAvoy’s baby-faced assasin look could have been grunged-up a bit.

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angelina jolie, assasin, comic, james mcavoy, movie, wanted

Wednesday, 23rd September 2009

An illustrated guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard.

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AES, comic, computing, cryptography, draw, encryption, funny

Tuesday, 8th September 2009

Team Society League: Hilarious comics of questionable merit.

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comic, draw, funny, weird

Tuesday, 28th July 2009

Sheeple.

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comic, groupthink, people, sheep

Wednesday, 11th February 2009

It’s the question that drives us.

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brackets, comic, mismatch, smiley, weird

Tuesday, 20th January 2009

“Cabin Sparrow” would be a superhero with a superuseless superpower.

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comic, illustration, mutant, power, superhero, useless

Friday, 28th November 2008

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

Available now as a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game, this crossover game features characters like Baraka, Jax, Kitana, Raiden and gang against DC Comics stars Batman, Superman, Wonder Women, Catwoman and the rest. Once Hollywood has milked all the comics’ characters in a few years time, I am sure they will turn to the world of crossover stories to try and make more money. Just wait and see…

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batman, comic, game, mortal combat, robocop, superhero

Tuesday, 28th October 2008

Amazon cardboard robot.

Amazon Japan has limited edition robot toys made from Amazon shipping boxes for sale at ¥1,000 (about S$15). An authorised customization of the original Revoltech Danboard cardboard robots, the Amazon robots, like the originals, also have a button on the left side of the head which lights up the eyes. Unlike the original toy, I am not sure if this box robot’s can be taken off to reveal any hidden identity — maybe it’d reveal a Japanese looking Jeff Bezos?

Ugh.

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amazon, cardboard, comic, japan, manga, robot, shopping, store

Thursday, 9th October 2008

Maybe someone at YouTube reads xkcd.

So a couple days (or was it weeks) ago, I saw this comic from the ever excellent xkcd and thought it was pretty funny. Today, I find out that YouTube really implemented it!

The audio playback is pretty good (though it unsurprisingly muddles through lorem ipsum text). One can only hope users guilty of idiot comments will suffer unspeakable blows to their self-esteem from this new feature.