Detroit’s 3D data added to Google Earth.

Missed opportunities: should've soundtracked the video with Superchunk's 'Detroit has a Skyline too.'

Dan Scanlon subtly shifts the perspective in his re-drawing of the cover to X-Men #1, and the result is hilarious.

Comic book poses are a pretty easy joke, but the simplicity of this one is top-notch.

40 solid minutes of Fugazi reacting to and interacting with crowds.

A+. They need to release this officially. Also: best way to turn non-fans onto Fugazi?

YouTube: Easily the most involved videogame-based cover of a Queen song ever.

The amount of work on display here is obscene.

Exploring differences in Lego nomenclature.

Since there are no 'Official' names for the various pieces, naming conventions emerge. No wonder software people love lego.

Chris Hatfield has constructed the Britt Daniel Soundboard, and it is hilarious.

Distilling the building blocks of Spoon songs to their basest molecules.

Lego fan outraged by minute changes to the ‘flame’ piece.

The comments, dissecting the removal of two pegs from an obscure part, are the best thing. All this from Klocki, the very best Lego blog I have yet found. If you're into that kind of thing.

Pete Wentz interviews Chris Ware.

There is no weirder thing.

Metafilter’s Matt Haughey on the entrepreneurial Case for national healthcare.

"I still know scientists, programmers, designers, photographers, and musicians that hold jobs and dream of someday walking away to work on their real dreams, but the question of how on earth will they pay for healthcare is a major hurdle. I don't see how someone could be strongly pro-business and not see an upside to extending the already existing national healthcare for seniors down to age zero. How many more Googles, Facebooks, and Twitters are we missing with the way things are?"

The latest from Japanese awesomeness creators Maywa Denki: the Otamatone.

Like a stylophone crammed inside an anthropomorphised musical note. Hope it comes in black.

Great article by Frank Santoro on the role of the editor in the world of Graphic Novels.

Some nice anecdotal views into the working relationship Top Shelf's Chris Staros cultivates. As the graphic novel is still almost exclusively viewed as a product of singular vision, editorial guidance and influence is rarely discussed. It's interesting to see the role it may play in the consistency of the work Top Shelf publishes.

Big Contrarian on information overload vs. the attention economy.

This summarizes my own feelings / issues nicely. Also: hooray that posts are appearing at Big Contrarian again – always the best quality.

Vice Magazine investigates the current wave of ‘Look at Detroit’ media coverage, and the accompanying photography that often has nothing to do with the content.

Worth it for this quote alone: "The photographers are the worst. Basically the only thing they’re interested in shooting is ruin porn.”

Weirdly off-topic TechCrunch post highlighting Ann Arbor.

It's interesting that this happened at all, but boy do the nerds in the comments hate Michigan (the state, not the school). Sad times.

Great, candid Daniel Clowes interview by Mike Sacks.

On the response to his serial strip in the Sunday New York Times Magazine: "I've received more of a response to Christmas cards that I've sent."

Ryan Coons presents a copy of “How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way” to Rob Liefield.

This is maybe only funny to people who were immersed in comics during Liefield's reign of terror, but to these people, it is very funny.

eBay: Original art for a ‘Quimby the Mouse’ strip from Chris Ware’s college newspaper days at the Daily Texan.

Tough economic times are really bringing out some amazing Ware originals. These early strips are unique in that Ware was penciling in red and cutting the art into thirds to accommodate the Texan's stat camera.

This epic article about name origins in video games is intimidatingly awesome.

Thorough, tastefully illustrated, well written, and funny. A++ would read again.

Bandize.com is a weird hybrid of social networking, financial tracking and project management aimed at bands.

They have the show announcements syncing across social networks, which is huge. I can cross one more idea off my 'I should build this before someone else does' list.

Today I happened upon a website that uses the photo of Jason Stollsteimer just after being attacked by Jack White as a part of the global nav.

As you mouse over the various sections of the site, the black eye grows more intense. No apparent Detroit connection, but the company is named 'Also-Ran'. Weird.

British television personality Chris Packham has been methodically working the titles of Smiths songs into the conversations on nature show Springwatch.

Here's a string of all of them edited together.

Chickslovethecar.com – a website devoted to building replica Batmobiles.

I love the internet. The site is a navigational nightmare, but if you dig down deep enough there's a surprisingly active community of people building these cars.

Craig Thompson’s ‘Cartoonigami,’ from the comics section of an older issue of Nickelodeon Magazine.

Imagine Mad Magazine's 'Fold-In' concept applied across multiple panels, in both vertical and horizontal directions. Elaborate!

Paul Rudd, playing with power.

Nintendo of America apparently spotted Mr. Rudd's irresistible charm and goofy likability early, casting him in this Super Nintendo TV spot.

Great D.T. Max piece for the New Yorker on Stephen Joyce’s extreme protectionist stance on his Grandfather James Joyce’s literary estate.

From 2006 but I just read it (I'm that behind on the pile). I seem to be fascinated by any effort to stave off literary fame (ala Salinger / Pynchon).

Dustin Nguyen’s ‘Battle for the Cowl’ sketches.

Batman artist's off-the-cuff renderings of various Gothamites.

Instant Buy: Emitt Rhodes CD discography box released.

Includes non-album single 'Tame the lion,' probably for the first time on CD (This is my jam).

The Globe and Mail’s video interview / photo Essay with Canadian cartoonist Seth.

I love that he binds his notes and sketchbooks, complete with characteristically wry spine descriptions.

New to me: the Bonus Super Mario Bros Levels that Nintendo created to package with their short-lived e-reader cards.

The new levels incorporated elements from a wide range of Mario games, and there doesn't seem to be a convenient emulation / flashcart way to play these. Seems ripe for the DSi downloadable content treatment.

Michel Gondry’s new webstore.

Holy cats. There's a new music videos / shorts collection on DVD, news of an alternate version of the 'Science of Sleep' constructed from 100% unused footage, a selection of material from his sketchbooks printed on a roll of toilet paper, AND you can have your portrait drawn by him for twenty bucks!

Best wedding ever.

Burrito cake, vows including meticulously designed charts, robocop ice sculpture.

Early ‘Jimmy Corrigan’ Original page sells on eBay for $6500.

Too rich for my blood, but considering other prices fetched, this is more than fair for such an early page. This particular page is also of special interest to type / lettering nerds: Four unique logo treatments!

Robert Goodin’s ‘cover version’ of the Cover to Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #211.

I've been following the Covered blog – where cartoonists reinterpret favorite comic book covers – since it was announced, and this is by far my favorite. I'd love to see a whole series of deanthropomorphized covers.

Well thought-out piece on the differences between how different Vertigo creators are involved in the reissuing of their work.

Citing Alan Moore's Swamp Thing hardcover as an example, the author makes a good point: that simple investments like recoloring dated-looking work can pay huge dividends by increasing accessability to new fans. Obvious counterargument: watchmen. Oh, those colors.

Tom Gauld has posted excerpts from his sketchbook on Flickr.

I love Tom Gauld's work lots.

Detroit newscaster obliviously notes that the Obamas are very affectionate: ‘They do a lot of touching, kissing and fisting.’

1:45 in. I do not think that means what you think it means.