Kozik X Muttpop. Narco Satanico X Demonio Rojo. 666. We thought today was the perfect time for a little teaser. More pics coming...

Since we're doing something Muttpop related tomorrow, I wanted to get my Halloween celebration started today! "This Is Halloween" from my favorite Halloween film, NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Which reminds me, I need to check out that 3D version.

I'm super excited about the Takashi Murakami retrospective Art Show at MoCA's Geffen Contemporary opening today. There's already been tons of sneak previews and coverage from the preview show and it looks bigger and better than I imagined.I'm a bit uncomfortable about the strong commercial presence of Louis Vuitton, though. I understand that Murakami's international success is integrally connected to his design collaborations with LV...but it's a little weird and insulting that a fully operating Louis Vuitton store is at the center of the Art Exhibit. Then again it's probably the ultimate mixing of Murakami's obsession with commercialism and branding.Here are some great pics from the show I found on the Supertouch Blog:

Here's an amazing video by Madvillain. I love the Kirby-esque animation style. Madvillain is a group made up of rapper MF Doom and producer Madlib. MF Doom was also a part of Danger Mouse (the group behind the brilliant Lucha Libre inspired "Behind The Mask" video)...so he's definitely a man of wonderful taste. I was recently reminded of Madvillain because Kid Robot just released a toy figure based on the group's superhero mascot. Good hip-hop music, nice comic inspired art...Muttpop Bob is a very happy man!

I picked up another game for the Nintendo Wii (man, there are too many interesting games coming out this Winter!): ZACK & WIKI: QUEST FOR BARBAROS' TREASURE by Capcom. Visually it's a bit of One Piece, Pokemon, Dragonball and Anpanman....all glossed over with that wacky Capcom sensibility.Even if the visuals are pretty nifty it's the gameplay that makes it a worthy purchase. Zack & Wiki is a "Point & Click Adventure" for the Wii. You may have played one in the late 80's/early 90's on your old desktop computer. I think my first "Point & Click Adventure" experience was playing LEISURE SUIT LARRY. :-) Level solutions are very quick to accomplish but it takes a bit of thought and exploration to figure them out. It's super easy to get stuck on a level (which drives me bananas) but every solution is clever and inventively integrates motion controls with the Wiimote.I'm not sure who the intended audience is. The visuals are very kiddy (they look like they're intended for a 5-12 year old boy) but the puzzles difficulty seem more appropriate for someone older. All in all, it's nice to FINALLY see a solid Wii game that ISN'T made by Nintendo!