Pac-Man seems like it has a pretty simple storyline- hungry round-headed dude goes on a munchies tear, which upsets the resident ghosts who have sworn to protect the pellets they use to propagate their unique spectral species.

Oh, and sometimes the ghosts make themselves some tasty food like pretzels or glazed cherries which Pac-Man proceeds to gobble up like a fiend.

Turns out I've had the tale of that Pac attacker all wrong since childhood, because according to this radical strip by SMBC comics the Pac-Man storyline is “like Kafka wrote a Lovecraft story”.

Now I'm going to have nightmares about Pac-Man!

-Via GeekXGirls

The Looney Tunes have found themselves in all sorts of different universes doing all kinds of strange and exciting things, from playing B-Ball with Michael Jordan to making Brendan Fraser seem funny.

Since DC Comics is part of Warner Bros. Entertainment the animated superstars of the Looney Tunes universe can visit a new world way more exciting than the rest, the world of the DC Superheroes!

Here's more info about this upcoming crossover event:

This November, Superman and many of his fellow DC Comics heroes will find themselves teaming up with the likes of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and all the rest of the Looney Tunes (including everyone’s second favorite Martian) in over two dozen hilarious variant covers.

GeekTyrant has collected 24 of these DC Comics/Looney Tunes variant covers for your eyeballs to enjoy, now if only they could turn this crazy cool crossover into an animated series...

As a kid I tuned in to the Peanuts animated specials to see Snoopy doing some ridiculously undoglike things, like flying a plane or preparing a Thanksgiving meal, and he definitely stole the show away from Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang.

However, Peanuts purists saw Snoopy as the dog who singlehandedly sank the strip.

Peanuts was a much more serious strip to begin with, dealing with the trials and tribulations faced by children and then Charles Schulz started using the Peanuts kids as a mouthpiece for bigger, more adult (and more American) issues.

Then along came Snoopy to silly the whole thing up, which is ironic considering he's had some of the saddest moments in the animated specials (remember Snoopy, Come Home?)

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Kevin Wong of Kotaku isn't afraid to share what might be an unpopular opinion about Snoopy in his article How Snoopy Killed Peanuts, give it a read and see if you agree.

Palpatine 2016 by Nyeland

Are you having a hard time deciding which candidate you'll be voting for in the upcoming election? Then let the Empire decide for you, because Palpatine is the star candidate to watch in 2016! Have a problem with his foreign policies? Lightning bolts. Dealing with a destructive group of rebels in your neck of the galaxy? Lightning bolts. Getting flack from your Secretary of State about your decision to go to war with our supposed "allies"? Force choke. Thought I was gonna say lightning bolts there, didn't ya! In 2016 there is only one name to vote for, Palpatine for Emperor, I mean, President. Vote or die!

Force your fellow voters to cast a vote for the mightiest candidate on the ballot, wear this Palpatine 2016 t-shirt and hand the election over to the Imperial forces we all know and fear!

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Giant-Size Man-Things Goes To The Movies: Avengers Age Of Ultron by Giant-Size Man-Things

The world is listening, waiting to hear what those Giant-Size Man-Things have to say about the latest superhero flick to hit the big screen, but for some reason there's radio silence. Digging a little deeper you discover that Giant-Size Man-Things never had a radio presence, their broadcasts are distributed as podcasts ready for your ears to devour whenever you'd like! The balance of power in the Geekdom has been restored, and the Giant-Size Man-Things once again save the day with witty banter and everything you need to know about comic books!

The full title of this t-shirt is Giant-Size Man-Things Goes To The Movies: Avengers Age Of Ultron, but you can just call it a font-ness for fandom.

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Servants Of The Living by Saqman

Even though they are powerful celestial beings who exist for an eternity the Endless still rely on human beings for their existence. For without life there is no death, without sleep there's no need of a Sandman, and without humanistic passion there is no desire or despair. These strange beings live in our shadows, watching us from another plane as we bluff and blunder through life, knowing they will some day come face-to-face with us all...

Add a different kind of comic book cool to your geeky wardrobe with this Servants Of The Living t-shirt by Saqman, it's bound to become an instant classic with Vertigo fans!

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We’ve all seen the alternate Spideysuits being paraded around the interwebs, and bigshots like Iron Man and Wolverine have had plenty of opportunities to show off their extensive wardrobes because they're big shots in the Marvel comic universe.

But what about the small time (and often overshadowed) superfolks who want to show off their awesome alternate costumes?

They're on Ranker's exhaustive list of The Best Alternate Costumes In Marvel Comics alongside the big names, and the list is community ranked and allows you to cast your own vote.

It's like flipping through a comic book costume catalog, and it's a definite must for those thinking about cosplaying or looking for badass Halloween costume ideas.

See The Best Alternate Costumes In Marvel Comics here

Our bodies are a magical land full of smooth hills, mysterious caves, hairy valleys rough to the touch and jagged fault line scars that tell the tale of our life on Earth.

If you look at a close-up picture of a body part you might mistake it for a landscape photo when viewed out of context, and it's even easier to make that mistake if the subject is bending their body into unnatural postures.

Photographer Anton Belvodchenko celebrates the human landscape with a little help from some extremely flexible models in his beautiful series of artistic nudes entitled “Bodyscapes”.

It's an interesting study of human anatomy and makes for some unique art reference, if you're into that sketchy kinda stuff.

See more from the "Bodyscapes" series here (Contains NSFW artistic nudity)

Dogs have proven they’re not just man’s best friend, because their drive to protect their pack and their calm demeanor can seemingly soothe the troubled mind of any creature.

Zoo animals are often paired up with dogs to make them feel more comfortable in captivity, and therapy dogs have a knack for comforting the sick and lonely, after a bit of training, of course.

A similar regimen is now being used to train Courthouse Dogs- dogs who accompany and comfort witnesses in court so they don't feel so traumatized while facing their attackers.

This form of canine companionship has proven especially effective with young children who have gone through tramatic experiences, and with a little help from dogs we're able to put more violent offenders behind bars.

Read more about the Courthouse Dogs program at Upworthy

Animators often start out wishing they could tell the world a visual story via their own cartoon show, but that goal is often short-lived because you gotta pay your rent and cranking out cartoons doesn't pay much.

And those who are lucky enough to land a job as an animator, or anything in the realm of visual arts, often feel like their creative job kills their drive to do their own stuff, and the cycle of animated abuse begins.

Each episode of an animated show takes months to bring to life (unless you’re working on South Park, they crank out an episode in a week), and can cost millions to make (Family Guy costs $2 million per episode).

A group of animation industry alum put together an awfully informative article on Cracked that reveals some of the sad truths about working as an animator. Now I'm really glad I still owe tens of thousands of dollars for animation school!

Read 5 Dark Realities Of Animating Shows Like "The Simpsons" here

No matter how realistic video games become there’s one element that will always set them apart from real life- the concept of extra lives.

In video games you can amass extra lives, come back to life and replay the same scene over and over again until you get it right, and survive a barrage of bullets, but in real life it takes only one bullet to kill.

Games that have tried to make character death permanent aren't very well received, because people play to escape reality and not to be reminded of how fragile our human bodies really are.

Julia Lepetit of Dorkly has kindly created this illustrated guide to how long the average human would last if video games were real, to warn us about the unique dangers found in each genre.

There are a lot of celebrity selfies online these days, and a seemingly equal amount of celeb selfie parodies, and since the celebrities aren't likely to stop posting pictures of themselves we can only hope the parodies keep coming!

Those who are thinking about creating their own parodies had better bring the funny, because Australian comedian Celeste Barber has set the bar really high in the Instagram selfie world with her super silly selfie recreations.

Celeste is even willing to risk a self inflicted case of whiplash to entertain the interwebs, now that's what I call commitment to a bit!

In the end there would be no Celeste without celebrity self obsession, and channeling all that Hollywood ego is bound to go to your head.

See more of Celeste Barber's awe inspiring celebrity selfie parodies here

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Baby Grow Strong by NibiruHybrid

If you've ever wondered how Groot grew so big and strong you should know that it didn't come naturally to him, or else he would have been too buff to dance as a baby. He had to exercise, lift weights and generally keep his trunk slim and trim to become the Guardian he is today. There aren't a lot of beings like Groot in the galaxy, but every alien race I've ever encountered had the same physical philosophy in mind- work hard and you can become a mighty marvel, or sit around like a bloated stump and you'll never go anywhere in life!

Add some alien motivation to your life with this Baby Grow Strong t-shirt by NibiruHybrid, it's one fun way to go green!

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What A Day That Was! by Banzai Designs

Zoidberg was tired of being kicked around, going hungry and feeling underappreciated, so he decided to trade his real life in for a virtual one. He chose life in the Mushroom Kingdom because it sounded tasty, and when he discovered he would be playing the part of a plumber named Mario he thought "Super, all the free toilet sandwiches I can eat!" But the Mushroom Kingdom was far different than New New York, and even though many things looked edible they were not, especially those angry shroom headed Goombas and their tasty looking turtle bros...

Bring some animated imagination to your wardrobe with this What A Day That Was! t-shirt by Banzai Designs, it's the perfect attire for moustachioed plumbers, crab clawed doctors and those who love a good geeky mashup!

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Italians have made expressing themselves through hand gestures into an art form, with dozens of different gestures in their arsenal for every kind of occasion.

There’s the angry variety, the gestures used to woo the opposite sex, and the rapid hand movements that look angry but are meant to convey that the gesturer is overjoyed.

If you're looking to add some nonverbal communication skills to your social repertoire you should take a look at this video by Dolce & Gabbana featuring male models demonstrating the fine art of Italian hand gestures. It'll help you set your hands, and your emotions, free!

-Via mental_floss