The Watchmen was only the second graphic novel I ever read, and the second one I ever loved. The character we all loved to hate was Edward Blake, The Comedian. Alexandra-The-Great made this adorable Edward Blake Amigurumi as a Christmas gift for her mother, who she skillfully corrupted into a fan of The Watchmen. (via craftster).
Kimmermonroe crafted this Polymer Clay Taheen inspired by the creepy half animal villains from Stephen King‘s The Dark Tower series. Personally, I am a huge King fan and a lover of all seven Dark Tower books, so seeing a Dark Tower craft really made my day!
This comics-themed baby sling (handmade by Portuguese crafter Maria Cafe) is pretty awesome! I love the fabric she used — here’s a detail shot of it.
You can find the sling (and tons more handmade crafts) in the craft hope Etsy shop. All crafts are donated by their makers and 100% of sales benefit Doctors Without Borders for their relief efforts in Haiti.
The Super Colossal Crafty Wonderland sale is coming up this Sunday in Portland, Oregon, and there will be some fantastic geeky crafts for sale!
My Imaginary Boyfriend will have her screenprinted + embroidered robot ornaments there (I bought one from her at Felt Club two years ago and it is one of my all-time favorite holiday finds),
Berkley Illustration will have plenty of superhero artwork (like this Captain Burnside print),
Leethal will be selling her excellent Game Knitting ebook,
and Bread and Badger will have astronaut etched glassware!
If you’re not in Portland, no worries, all of these crafters have their work available online as well – click the photos or see the list of links below.
p.s. If you are coming to the sale, please stop by the craft demo area between 1 and 2:30 to make a set of button hairclips with me! Maybe some evil buttons?
My favorite local yarn store, Twisted, posted about Stephanie Bryant’s Handknit Heroes recently and it sounds awesome!
From the Handknit Heroes site:
Imagine you’re a teenager, and you have some… special powers. Maybe even super powers. And one day, at a sleepover, your best friend in the whole world tells you—you’re not alone. So begins the adventure for a couple of teenagers, a single mom and yarn shop owner, and a whole bunch of hand knitted fun. Handknit Heroes is the first graphic novel for knitters. Each issue features a great storyline with knitting superheroes, terrific artwork, and a beautiful (and easy) knitting pattern.
Along with copies of the comic books, Twisted also carries the pattern to knit up these superhero goggles from the series.
You can order current and back issues here at the Handknit Heroes site, and check out action photos from Sock Summit over here!
Who needs Batman when Batmole will save the day? Handsewn by Craftster user Cheiri and terribly amusing.