links for 2008-10-06

A good cursory look behind the scenes of the new WiiWare Cave Story.

Rex Crowle introduces his awfully ornery looking little fellow Mr. Sim.

The Schadenfreude folk (them of the short-lived Chicago NPR comedy show) film tips for Surviving the New Depression.

Just in case you haven’t been following this series of absolutely brilliant retro Mad Men illustrations. She’s getting faster, too — the newest two were up just as I’d finished watching the episode!

“Mark Waid, The Amazing Spider-Man writer who assimilated the faux newscaster/White House wannabe into issue No. 573 of the comic book, thinks we could use a Colbert presidency more than we could use a Palin vice presidency.”