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  • Marek Haiduk
    1

    Graphic Designer from Germany, currently working - living - loving in Vienna.
    www.marekhaiduk.de

  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    QUENTIN TARANTINO REFERENCE MANUAL
    19 January 2010 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Violence, racial slurs, and feet. Yum.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    THE FIVE STAGES OF YOUR LIFE
    26 June 2009 / Writer: Worm Miller / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Because life needs to be depressingly broken down.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    HOW WE’RE SPENDING VALENTINE’S DAY
    12 February 2010 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Boys vs. Girls.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    SCENESTER, HIPSTER, HIPPIE
    15 April 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Which one are you dealing with?
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    THE COUGAR REFERENCE MANUAL
    12 June 2009 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Just because they're 80, doesn't mean they aren't having sex with frat guys.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF MALE DEVELOPMENT
    10 July 2009 / Writer: Worm Miller / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    And you thought teenage girls were unstable?
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TEST
    04 January 2010 / Writer: Jon Sullivan / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Find out if you're qualified!
  • SPLOOGED
    SEXUAL BASES THROUGH THE DECADES
    21 December 2009 / Writer: Rick Paulas / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    What do the 2010's have in store for us sexually? Find out.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    WHAT’S ON TV?
    14 October 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Who's this "Jay Leno" character I've been hearing so much about?
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    GENERATIONS REFERENCE MANUAL
    28 August 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    And no, there's no such thing as Generation Y.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    LADIES’ EXCUSES FOR BEING SINGLE
    18 March 2010 / Writer: Kristin Wong / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Yeah this was written by a girl. Keep in mind when leaving angry comments.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    SOCIALIST AGENCIES DESTROYING AMERICA
    21 October 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It's time people took personal responsibility and paid for their own damn roads.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    MTV THROUGH THE AGES
    19 November 2009 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    We can only wonder what the future holds for our beloved Music Television.
  • THUG LIFE
    MOST INSANE SERIAL KILLERS
    15 June 2010 / Writer: Kristin Wong / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    If only they'd gone into politics...
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    YOUR CHILDHOOD GONE ADULT
    14 January 2010 / Writer: Worm Miller / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Gerbils just ain't what they used to be.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    GROWING UP WITH COMPUTER GAMES
    25 June 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    A walk down nerd memory lane...
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    GIRL’S NIGHT OUT TIMELINE
    12 May 2010 / Writer: Kristin Wong / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Do I look slutty enough?
  • SPLOOGED
    SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS BREAKDOWN
    16 April 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    See! I told you I lasted longer than 2 minutes.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    WHAT WOMEN THINK ABOUT SPORTS
    02 October 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Hey, at least they're thinking about it.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    WHAT WE’RE DOING ON EASTER
    01 April 2010 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Personally, I plan on being wasted in Vegas.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    WHY WE WORK
    17 June 2010 / Writer: Michelle Lewis / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It's better than starving to death?
  • THUG LIFE
    WHAT KIND OF RACIST ARE YOU?
    31 July 2009 / Writer: Junior Owens / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    From David Duke to Sonya Sotomayor.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    FOR LOVE OR FOR MONEY?
    01 July 2009 / Writer: Michelle Lewis / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It's probably for money.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    TIME SPENT AT WORK
    23 September 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It certainly isn't being spent working.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    RATING THE TV DEMAGOGUES
    01 June 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    They're as mad as hell, and so on...
  • THUG LIFE
    DO AS I FLOW, NOT AS I ROLL
    24 February 2010 / Writer: Bryce Wissel / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Some of the biggest hypocrites of Hip-Hop (Hip-Hopocrites?)...
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    THE WEIRDEST SITCOMS EVER AIRED
    24 May 2010 / Writer: Bryce Wissel / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    From talking dinosaurs to horny ex-presidents.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    CINEMATIC MESSIAHS
    17 July 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Saving the world, one tired cliche at a time.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    REASONS PEOPLE BECOME COPS
    02 February 2010 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    One of them being to get revenge on Dan Marino for holding the football wrong during an important field goal attempt.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    GETTING LUCKY TIMELINE
    04 June 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Will it happen for you tonight?
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    NICKELODEON VS. THE OLYMPICS
    16 February 2010 / Writer: Ben Siemon / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    We pit the Winter Olympics against 90's Nickelodeon game shows in the ultimate showdown! Do you have it? Guts!
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    WHAT I’VE LEARNED FROM 80’S CARTOONS
    02 December 2009 / Writer: Worm Miller / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    We all know He-Man was gay. But Uncle Scrooge?
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    WHY GUYS PLAY SPORTS
    11 January 2010 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    THE RICHEST CARTOON CHARACTERS
    09 June 2010 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Excellent.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    HOW WE’RE GOING GREEN
    09 December 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    But my Hummer limo is a hybrid!
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    KNOW YOUR INTERNET CULTS
    20 May 2009 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Because identifying that they're a cult is the first step to completely ignoring them.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    CELEBRITY MURDERERS REFERENCE MANUAL
    04 November 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Killing someone is a great way to revive your career.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    HOW WE’RE SPENDING NEW YEARS EVE
    30 December 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    I feel hung over already.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    ACTIVITIES WITH FRIENDS VS. GIRLFRIENDS
    07 June 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Click on this. It's funny, I swear.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    A POP CULTURE HISTORY OF SAD BASTARDS
    09 July 2010 / Writer: Jacob Harper / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Sadness is a 12 billion dollar industry.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
    04 May 2010 / Writer: Bryce Wissel / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Please don't say Doctor or Lawyer.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    SEX AND THE CITY VS. GOLDEN GIRLS
    27 May 2010 / Writer: Ben Siemon / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    These old hags need to get it together and be more like the Golden Girls.
  • THUG LIFE
    KNOW YOUR SCARY CLOWNS
    07 July 2010 / Writer: Ben Siemon / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    They're all scary.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    FACEBOOK, TWITTER, OR MYSPACE
    21 August 2009 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    A venn diagram to waste your time.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    5 ONCE GREAT DIRECTORS WHO NOW SUCK
    15 December 2008 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Hitchcock is shaking his head in disapproval from the grave.
  • SPLOOGED
    PORNOGRAPHY THROUGH THE AGES
    09 April 2010 / Writer: Rick Paulas / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    My favorite stuf was on cave walls, back when porn had integrity.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    KNOW YOUR RIGHT WINGERS
    10 March 2010 / Writer: Emerson Dameron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Here come the angry Ron Paul supporters...
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    SIGNS YOU’VE STOPPED GIVING A CRAP AT WORK
    31 March 2010 / Writer: Kristin Wong / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    The first sign is you're reading this site.
  • THUG LIFE
    DRUG ADS OF THE FUTURE
    31 December 2009 / Writer: Emerson Dameron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    In honor of 2010...
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    REASONS PEOPLE GET MARRIED
    04 September 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Don't worry, it's sarcastic.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    MANUFACTURED ILLNESSES
    07 October 2009 / Writer: S.H. Blannelberry / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Think of it as a hypochondriacs reference manual.
  • SPLOOGED
    (FAKE REASONS) WHY SHE WON’T SLEEP WITH YOU
    06 November 2009 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    The real reason is she doesn't like you.
  • THE ROAD TO COMIC-CON
    HOW TO SNEAK INTO COMIC-CON
    04 June 2009 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    This article is part 1 of our "Road To Comic-Con" series, getting you ready for the nerdiest week of your life.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    SHITTY FOOD TRENDS REFERENCE MANUAL
    09 February 2010 / Writer: Alexandra Wayne / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Since when did twitter become a necessity for eating from a truck??
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    LIFE AMONGST EXTRAS
    30 June 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Because getting a desk job sucks THAT much.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    THE CRAZY-HOT CURVE
    16 November 2009 / Writer: Snuffy Johnson / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    How much insanity a man puts up with is directly proportional to how attractive a woman is.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    THE FUTURE OF BROMANCE CINEMA
    15 July 2009 / Writer: Clem Rorsch / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Like a couch rash, it will spread broey dudeness into other genres…
  • SPLOOGED
    PORN FOR BIBLIOPHILES
    29 March 2010 / Writer: Michelle Lewis / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It was the breast of times, it was the other breast of times.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    FIRST GENERATION ASIANS VS. THEIR PARENTS
    23 March 2010 / Writer: Kristin Wong / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Yes, this is stereotyping. Before you start complaining, yes it was written by an Asian.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    THE REALITIES OF CAMPING
    15 July 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It's all fun and games until someone freaks out on mushrooms and disappears for 7 hours.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    HOW TO SCREW UP A DATE
    08 July 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Being myself generally takes care of it.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    LOVE ADVICE FROM THE MOVIES
    03 August 2010 / Writer: Michelle Lewis / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Apparently, hiring a prostitute or knocking up a random chick are surefire ways to find love.
  • SPLOOGED
    EXCUSES WHY HE CAN’T GET IT UP
    25 January 2010 / Writer: Emerson Dameron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Just give me 5 more minutes. I swear it'll come back!
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    NEVER MEET YOUR IDOLS
    16 March 2009 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    They probably don’t want to meet you, either.
  • BIGGIE VS. TUPAC
    THINGS YOU’LL ONLY FIND IN THE MIDWEST
    16 January 2009 / Writer: Matt Manser / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    If you're looking for unironic mullets, this is the place.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    HOW WE’RE SPENDING FATHER’S DAY
    18 June 2010 / Writer: Mike Leffingwell / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Personally, I'll be watching the episode of Fresh Prince where Will's dad abandons him yet again.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    I DON’T DO 818
    22 August 2008 / Writer: Alex D. Reid / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Apparently, city girls are just not that into San Fernando Valley guys.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    THE REALITIES OF BACKPACKING AROUND EUROPE
    05 August 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    From the guy who brought you such gems as "The Realities of Unemployment" and the "The Realtiies of Being a Single Guy"...
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    YOU’RE GROUNDED. IN NEBRASKA. FOREVER.
    21 November 2008 / Writer: Katie Ward / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Now is not the time to screw up.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    KNOW YOUR GYPSY CURSES
    12 July 2010 / Writer: Ben Siemon / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Don't fuck with gypsies.
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    WHO’S COMING TO THANKSGIVING DINNER?
    25 November 2009 / Writer: Tim Saccardo / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Just be glad your relatives aren't giving you disease ridden blankets after you're done eating.
  • MADATOMS PERSONALS
    OY VEY: HOOKING UP WITH A CONSERVATIVE JEW
    07 January 2009 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Goyim aren’t looking all too bad.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    DEATH IN MOVIES: AM I GOING TO DIE?
    21 July 2010 / Writer: Mike Leffingwell / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    If you're black, the dog, or a dreamer, it's not looking too good.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    OTHER TRAGEDIES ON 9/11
    11 September 2009 / Writer: Matt Manser / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Tasteless.
  • SPLOOGED
    BONER PILLS REFERENCE MANUAL
    11 August 2010 / Writer: Rick Paulas / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Better start paying attention. You're not getting any younger.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    INSTANT INDIE
    26 September 2008 / Writer: Clem Rorsch / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    How to create your very own indie scene...
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    UNDERSTANDING BEARS
    27 August 2009 / Writer: Junior Owens / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Wow. Who knew there were so many kinds?
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    HOW ARE WE CELEBRATING MEMORIAL DAY?
    28 May 2010 / Writer: Jacob Harper / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    If there's a way to respect fallen soldiers while sober, I don't know it.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    MY PERSONAL TRAINER IS CRAZY
    16 October 2008 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    A 22 year old former meth-head with an eating disorder tries to give me advice on how to live a healthier life – I can't help but love her!
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    HOLLYWOOD’S 7 LAYERS OF REJECTION
    06 May 2009 / Writer: Kirk Pynchon / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    It’s like a delicious seven- layer dip…made entirely of cow shit.
  • POLITICALLY ERECT
    LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMING DEPRESSION
    26 February 2009 / Writer: Hillel Aron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    The soft bigotry of low expectations, minus the bigotry.
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    HONEST TO BLOG, I STILL LIKE JUNO, DAMMIT
    30 October 2008 / Writer: Becky Bain / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Just cause something’s popular, it doesn’t mean it sucks.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    ADDICTED TO BLOG STATS
    11 December 2008 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Is there rehab for Google Analytics?
  • LIVING THE DREAM
    GETTING IN TROUBLE AS A KID
    20 August 2010 / Writer: Matt Houghton / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    I was a bad little boy.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIZZA
    13 February 2009 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Has the pizza era ended?
  • HIP TODAY GONE TOMORROW
    MY HERO, CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER
    23 January 2009 / Writer: Katie Ward / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    You've made it so much easier to spot douchebags.
  • THE ROAD TO COMIC-CON
    NO MONEY FOR A HOTEL?
    16 June 2009 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    This article is part 2 of our "Road To Comic-Con" series, getting you ready for the nerdiest week of your life.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    WORDS I NEVER WANNA SEE ON CRAIGSLIST AGAIN
    25 July 2008 / Writer: Clem Rorsch / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Chill. Drama. 420 Friendly.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    ANATOMY OF A STAND-UP SET
    22 July 2010 / Writer: Kristin Wong / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    This guy knows what I'm talking about.
  • THE ROAD TO COMIC-CON
    READ THE DAMN EVENTS SCHEDULE
    07 July 2009 / Writer: Geoffrey Golden / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    This article is part 3 of our "Road To Comic-Con" series, getting you ready for the nerdiest week of your life.
  • ALL FOR ROFL
    INSTANT MESSAGE ANXIETY
    02 February 2009 / Writer: Matt Manser / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    I'll send you a message, but it won't be instant.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    HOLLYWOOD HORSESHIT HIT LIST
    17 December 2008 / Writer: Emerson Dameron / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Forbidden phrases, and what they really mean.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    I WAS NEARLY SHANKED IN CIRCUIT CITY
    31 March 2009 / Writer: Mark Harris / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Buyer beware.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    WILL ANYONE BUY CHINESE DEMOCRACY?
    24 November 2008 / Writer: Matt Manser / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Besides Axl, that is.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    DON’T WORK WITH FAMILY
    17 November 2008 / Writer: Snuffy Johnson / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Unless your last name is Spielberg.
  • DEVELOPMENT HELL
    FILM CREW ON YOUR STREET
    22 January 2009 / Writer: Gus Winkler / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Don't plan on getting any sleep...
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    WHERE ARE THE GYMS FOR WRITERS?
    16 September 2008 / Writer: Johnny Highland / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    Because I want to work out next to Larry David and David Cross.
  • LA SURVIVAL GUIDE
    HOW NOT TO PROMOTE YOUR IMPROV SHOW
    01 August 2008 / Writer: Johnny Highland / Artist: Marek Haiduk
    I don't care if one of your members has (Reno 911!, Crossballs) written next to his name.
  • David Hwang
    2
  • Edwin Servaas
    3

    An artist and graphic designer from Amsterdam, Edwin has a love for the 60’s and 70’s culture which is reflected in his taste in music, personal art and sometimes in his commissioned work. His idols include Herman Brood, Martin Kaye and Andy Warhol. Edwin can be found online at www.edwinservaas.com.

  • Jordan Monsell
    4

    Born in New York and now residing in Los Angeles, Jordan's work lies somewhere between the whimsical and the absurd. Please visit his website at: www.jordanmonsell.com 

  • Doug Chang
    5

    bringing you visual weaponry for aesthetic wars!
    http://www.dougchang.com/

  • truck
    6

    i ate at Subway with Tony Todd aka the Candyman once.
    www.movingunits.com

  • Kitty Cattrall
    7

    http://www.elaboyd.com/

  • Sean Metcalf
    8

    i graduated from the university of the arts with a BFA in illustration. beyond their subject matter, i like for my pieces to hold up on their own, with a certain level of beauty, even if the subject matter bores him (or her). i enjoy political commentary, and strong personal emotions in art. www.seanmart.com

  • J.R. Baldwin
    9

    I try to capture a part of the world that many people aren't aware of, while observing the causality of various sciences on human discourse and perception.  Working with a combination of exploring, teaching, and visual stimulation in a variety of mediums influences my creative process. http://www.jrbaldwin.com/

  • Josh House
    10

    I'm a printmaker from Colorado. I border somewhere between absurdist and surrealist. I'm neurotic and I read too much Kafka.
    fadingseven.deviantart.com