And to think, we've just been recycling our beer cans. There's even more superb craftsmanship over at Geekologie.

Finally, C-3PO and R2-D2 will fit in at a comics convention.

If you can get past the heavy-handed messages, PeTA's "Pokémon Black & Blue" flash game is actually kind of fun. Naturally, petitions aren't very effective...

Remember in 1997 when an episode of Pokemon gave hundreds of Japanese children seizures? The whole world took notice, including the Pentagon's top secret weapons division. Really.

If Pikachu could immobilize people non-lethally, why not the US Army? Wanting to be the Very Best, they began research into seizure-based weapons technology, literally using Pokemon, to understand the power that's inside.

Shortly after, the project failed.

Every now and then, someone makes a set of Pokemon with a terrifying level of realism. In this case, artist Arvalis really plays up the "gross dinosaur" angle.

Make sure to see the rest.

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It's a terrible misconception and outright lie that geeks have no fashion sense. Take these Pokémon dress concepts as Exhibit A.

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Artist Vaughn Pinpin set out to redesign classic Pokemon through the style of Tim Burton, and so far, he's doing pretty well.

All we're missing is Alan Rickman as Meowth.

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