Crooked Links June 7, 2013

New to the blog, Crooked Links! A roundup of various things of interest found around the net.

Whoopi Goldberg as Bern in TMNT Movie

You heard right, Whoopi Goldberg has been cast and to play whom you may wonder? None other than cranky old man Bern from the original cartoon! Yep.

http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/05/31/whoopi-goldbergs-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-role-revealed/

Gallery1988 Show 8 Bit Show

We all love vintage gaming and as it turns out so do artists. Check out some great work all dealing with 8-bit!

http://laughingsquid.com/iam8bit-entertainment-system-a-retro-video-game-themed-art-show-at-iam8bit-gallery-in-los-angeles/

TMNT Stop Motion via Playmates

Stop-motion TMNT action! Thanks to the cool dudes over at Top Hat Sasquatch for the heads up.

Threadless TMNT

The winners of the big time TMNT Threadless t-shirt art contest have been announced. With over 1,000 entries there were SO many oustanding pieces. My favorite from the bunch is the foot clan design, completely badass.

http://t.co/fWGREu67sT

50 Things Only 80's Kids Understand

I was born in the incredible year of 1984 so I only caught the very tail end of the gnarly 80's. I still have fond memories of a lot of these things mentioned (Muppet Babies!).

http://worldobserveronline.com/2013/05/22/50-things-only-80s-kids-can-understand/