…more from the “Alternative Life Instructions” leaflet
August 10, 2007
Take a look at about:blank’s previous post from the “Alternative Life Instructions” leaflet
If anyone knows the source/author of these funny illustrations, add it to the comments so i can credit them.
UPDATE: Thanks to all the comments and the additional traffic from Mark Frauenfelder at Boing Boing, I think we may be getting somewhere.
“James” & Maggie Leber pointed us to Airtoons
“AJ” thinks it the work of Shawn Wolfe
“Heather” has pointed us to the nearest match at Something Awful, which had a photoshop competition with similar illustrations although i’m not positive they are as professionally finished as the Doppleganger or Bully Manual but there are some funny attempts:
The search goes on!
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August 11th, 2007 at 2:00 am
Looks like Airtoons to me…or maybe just someone inspired by them.
http://www.airtoons.com/
August 11th, 2007 at 6:27 am
Looks like it might be Shaw n Wolfe to me.
His website: Shawn Wolfe.
Another piece of his that reminds me of the excerpts you’ve run: here.
August 11th, 2007 at 8:45 am
i believe the initial idea was from ‘airtoons’ (www.airtoons.com) but this seems to be from one of the ones who borrowed the idea.
August 11th, 2007 at 9:32 am
i think these images were created for a thread on Something Awful.
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/saveurlife-wall-posters.php
August 11th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Those are great!
I noticed that the creator is probably American, as they have misspelt ‘Doppelganger’.
August 11th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Another clue that the author is American is that the cartoons are actually funny.
August 11th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Haha, with such an excellent dry sense of humour, you must be british!
August 11th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
The doppelganger cartoon is a fusion of images used on the somethingawful thread. See the somethingawfuls for IndieRockLance’s “Way to go she’s Dead and it’s your fault” for the doppelganger on the receiving end of the hot doppelganger-on-doppelganger action and Jumpin_Frog’s “Investigation Shows Olsens’ Mother Forced Bulimia” for the giving it end.
August 11th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
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August 11th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
It should read Doppelgänger or Doppelgaenger, unless your name is Dussel. Get a Duden and a life.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/3411040130/
August 11th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
I also assumed shawn wolfe because of this: http://shawnwolfe.com/albums/album31/RemoverInstaller_Twice.jpg
But I don’t really know…
August 12th, 2007 at 12:24 am
On the topic of doppelganger sex, a bit of googling (to try and find the origins of the toon), brought up this:
http://www.two-of-her.com
(A pr0n site specialising in photomanipulated and cartoon “clone sex”)
August 12th, 2007 at 1:17 am
Reminiscent of Amber Hawke Swanson’s Amber Doll work:
might be inspired by that?
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/ourtown/070803/amberdoll/
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=amber+hawke+swanson&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
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August 13th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Doppleganger
You know, I’ve been issuing that same warning about Dopplegangers for years….
August 13th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
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That is a good laugh. It made a good start of my day. Thanks
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August 15th, 2007 at 3:47 am
Cool image and copy. I just posted on my (NSFW) blog about an artist who made a life size replica of herself. I too am curious as to who the guy who did these are.
http://www.sexisthenewblog.com/amber-hawk-swanson-fucks-herself/
Of course doppelganger sex is a fantasy for most healthy adults isn’t it? I mean ISN’T IT?
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:25 am
that looks weird…