The Legend Of Zelda

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This is Not a Gun: the Pop Culture Art of Jason Liwag

by Susana Polo | 10:18 am, April 29th, 2013

The Iron Giant and Magritte, Rufio, and a video game alphabet… all this and more await you within.

Things We Saw Today: Effie is a Beautiful Flower

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:00 pm, April 15th, 2013

We saw this fabulous trio walking in the first trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire this morning but they deserved another look. Collider has one more shot of President Snow and Plutarch.

Come Drool Over Aaron Diaz’s Concept Art for a Hypothetical Zelda Game Where Zelda is the Player Character

by Susana Polo | 3:32 pm, April 12th, 2013

Webcomic artist Aaron Diaz has a talent for many things. Okay, like I guess primarily drawing, but also for making great comics about philosophy and science, and also for fun, really well informed redesigns of things like Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. This week, inspired by Anita Sarkeesian‘s Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, he tackled Zelda, which is to say, he’s produced a number of character and item designs (as well as expository background) for a hypothetical and, frankly, likely very welcome installment of the Zelda franchise that features the titular character as the player character, rather than Link. I mean, we all like Link, but come on. Even Dixie Kong has starred in her own game.

Zelda Music Never Looked So Good

by Susana Polo | 10:17 am, April 9th, 2013

A month ago we featured some Zelda bracelets that were a subtle way to pay homage to the music of The Legend of Zelda and particularly Ocarina of Time, where playing music is one of the vital ways in which Link interacts with the world. Peregrine Studios on Etsy has a smaller, more expensive solution for your Zelda music jewelry needs.

Things We Saw Today: Fans Cosplay as Disney Princesses Cosplaying as Star Wars Characters

by Rebecca Pahle | 5:00 pm, April 5th, 2013

To give credit where credit is due: “Poca-Han-Solo” is Aleu Moana, and Jedi Rapunzel is her friend Jennifer. (Seen at WonderCon, via Fashionably Geek)

Geeky Hand Towels Way Cooler Than They Sound

by Susana Polo | 10:15 am, March 21st, 2013

Hand towels, not usually on anyone’s list of cool, exciting things. I think of the towel family, beach towels are probably the most likely to bag that particular spot. But I defy you to look at the Kirby face embroidered on the towel above and not feel a need to own it.

And besides. Every truly hoopy frood knows where their towel is.

Things We Saw Today: The Hobbit, With Cats

by Rebecca Pahle | 5:00 pm, March 18th, 2013

As Jill pointed out, the cat version of Bilbo looks an awful lot like Crookshanks from Harry Potter. Anyway, everyone knows Martin Freeman is actually a hedgehog. (By Andrea Femerstrand, via Geek-Art)

Need Some Really Subtle Nerd Jewelry? Take This Zelda Music Bracelet

by Susana Polo | 12:12 pm, March 13th, 2013

Some folks live lives where they can’t wear a nerdy t-shirt to work every day. I work in an office with a cardboard cut out of David Tennant, but that doesn’t stop “clothing and accessories with subtle Nerd messages” from being pretty much my favorite thing ever. Cute and Cool Designs on Etsy came up with this brilliant idea for Legend of Zelda jewelry, because there’s only so many Piece of Heart pendants and Triforce brooches you can conceivably own. This one’s of the key sequence for the Song of Storms, but pretty much any of the songs from Ocarina of Time or Majora’s Mask are available.

In The Triforce Food Pyramid, Start With One Serving Of A Moving Zelda Cake

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:45 pm, March 8th, 2013

We should all be so lucky to get moving Legend of Zelda cakes for our birthday parties. This one, based on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, was enjoyed by Will Turnbow’s 10-year-old daughter on her special day. He writes, “The Temple entrance is 6 batches of Rice Krispies and the backside of the temple is 9 cakes stacked as high as we could make it. The small tower on either side are styrofoam wrapped with fondant.” And that’s not even the half of it. Take a look at this incredible design.

(via Kotaku)

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