After forming during their high school years in Calgary, Alberta, the four best friends who make up BRAIDS moved their prairie Canadian behinds to the cosmopolitan wonderfulness of Montreal. Entrenching themselves in the city of poutin and painfully cute artsters, the foursome holed up in a dilapitaded house in a Hasidic neighborhood to craft the […]
4
Jan
Sonic experimental pop via Montreal via Calgary
20
Oct
Fashion designs inspired by your childhood idols
Quirky and cartoony, this fashion line by British designer Ralph Rovero is appropriately titled Who Needs A Superhero? due to being inspired by hero’s of Rovero’s youth, such as Power Rangers, Pokemon, Superman, Spiderman, and X-Men. Rovero used copious latex to help create a stretchy fit for all superhero activites, and colorblocked it with bold […]
2
Mar
Tshirt and poster from one of LA's premier comic artists
We’ve been big fans of Jim Mahfood even before he rocked our launch party last August. Prior to that we’d collaborated on a 16-page comic book for BPM magazine, and ever since he’s been one of our favorite LA artists. Whether it’s working on Kevin Smith’s Clerks or Marvel’s Spider-Man comic books, doing murals for […]
15
Feb
When Rushmore meets Venom
There were rumors swirling that the Spider-Man reboot would be helmed by Wes Anderson. While I think Anderson is basically gold (how awesome was Fantastic Mr. Fox?), I’m not sure he’d fit the superhero action genre — it makes you wonder tho. Well wonder no more, thanks to Jeff Loveness.He created this parody short film […]
10
Nov
A lot like Italian Spiderman, except this show actually existed. I love how they manage to incorporate a giant robot into Spiderman. Well done, Japan. That seems totally natural. All you need now is to give Spidey a troublemaking chimp sidekick and you’d be completely manga-fied…
6
Aug
God, I hate Hollywood Boulevard. Gone are the days where swarms of street urchins, teen prostitutes and junkies were its general populace. In their stead have come the Abercrombie & Fitch-clothed, Applebees-fed, camera-toting mouthbreathers of the Red States. And they call that urban improvement? Whatever, guy. As far as I can see, the only truly […]
8
Jul
Fistifcuffs with Mexican wresters, motobike chases, and a fat Italian guy putting ladies in check
What do you get when you perform this algorithm: [Joey Buttafucco (Austin Powers – James Bond) x Chris Farley] – Peter Parker = ? Italian Spiderman, naturalmente! God , this show looks like so much fun to make. Fistifcuffs with Mexican wresters, motobike chases, a fat Italian guy putting ladies in check…Plus, I love how […]
