DC Comics – All-new and/or updated sprites for the following:
– John Stewart: standing pose only seen in videos before but improved and now in multiple outfits, plus all new ring raise pose
– Hal Jordan: Showcase #22 cover
– Katma Tui: standing sprite and an all-new ring raise sprite
– Guy Gardner: updated head for taunt sprite
– GLC: Kyle Rayner and C’hp added
– Sinestro: new version of his hover sprite in his Emerald Dawn Green Lantern uniform
– Star Sapphire: all-new Green Lantern #41 cover sprite, DCAU and Rebirth costumes for the earlier hover pose
– DC Comics villains: Black Hand and Goldface: all-new sprites

Those sprites were also added to the main GFX Generator, where you can make screenshots like the one at the top of this post. And now, here’s the 2026 Green Lantern Sprite Showcase video!

As always, I had more plans than time (Stel, Salakk, Evil Star, Manhunters), but the Corp, their friends, and their enemies will return in future updates!

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The 21st day of September? I did. Anyway, I felt the need to give an update about what’s up. Long story short, I had some dental surgery last week and I’ll have more next week. Due to some of the medicine I’m taking, I still feel a bit out of it, but still got a decent amount of work done. So I’m not sure exactly how much I’ll have ready next week, but if I can’t finish the Showcase before the end of the month, I’ll probably have a small update with some of the less-surprising new sprites and then save the others for when the video hits.

I’ve got almost 2 minutes of the video locked, with a few parts and renders not added yet, so keep your fingers crossed. I just finished another scratch-made sprite that replaces a really old edit.

Here’s what the logo screen looks like now:

BTW: that sprite of John in the Bruce Timm Justice League lineup pose will finally make its way to the site. Guess I’ll have to give him something else I only have in videos and be a jerk about it. Either way, see you next week!

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I’m sorry for forgetting to post this last week, but the ScrollBoss YouTube channel hit a milestone recently: 1,000 subscribers! For a channel that goes so long between videos, it feels really good. I posted a Thank You video last Friday that shows some clips for things I’m working on right now.

None of these things have an ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) yet, unless mentioned:
– Nutroll: will be back for this year’s Illvember. You’ll find out what he’s been up to and more Illmosis characters will get sprites here and there.
– Media Center: Had to do a lot of work to set up more monitors compared to the 1989 version, this will get more use in the near future.
– 80’s arcade: There will be an updated version of this background including the new suspiciously familiar carpet pattern (shoutout to all the programs out there) and redone Space Invaders cabinet. No ETA for this yet.
– Golden Axe: progress is a bit farther out, but that Tyris Flare sprite in the Mega Drive cover art shot is one of the new and/or updated sprites you’ll get when that hits here.
– Green Lantern: That Sprite Showcase is at maybe 30-40% assembled in Vegas right now, including shots, sprites, animations, and another background not shown yet. Pushing for late September, but it may be early October. Expect that new Green Lantern Corps. Custom sprite sub-gallery from the last update to get bigger.
– 3D Toy Aisles: Even though I showed you the Jada Toys Street Fighter and Mega Man section, I still have some surprises finished, and you’ll see a lot more in December.

Also: added the Muscle Busting site to the links section, a site you’ll want to check out if you like Kinnikuman (or M.U.S.C.L.E.), the Super Mario Bros. Super-Show, or pro-wrestling. If you like all three, you’ll REALLY want to check it out! They were linking to me already, so you know they’re nice.

Gotta get back to work on the Green Lantern Showcase, but I’ll have a small update later this September!

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– DC Comics: Green Lantern Corps now has its own sub-gallery! It’s just in time, because I’m adding new sprites of members Tomar-Re/Tomar-Tu, Medphyll, and NautKeLoi that use a new thin GL sprite base I’m working on. There will be more Green Lantern-related sprites popping up through the rest of the year!
Toys: I got Studio Series 86 Megatron a few weeks ago, so I finally took a Decepticon group pic.

GFX Generators: all new custom sprites have been added to the main generator, along with two new backgrounds. One is beta 2 of the Green Lantern Central Power Battery. “What happened to beta 1?” You’ve seen teases of it over the years, and I think part of it is in a Superhero Sprite Showcase video in a “3 comic cover” style display.

The second background is a new all-Transformers toy aisle. The set-up is similar to the Transformers aisle of my 3D toy section backgrounds, look closely you’ll see the 2D debut of toy items and background details not in the earlier versions here.

Time for me to thank anyone who has subscribed to the ScrollBoss YouTube channel, which just hit 1,000 subscribers this week! I’m going to make a Thank You video and will try to have it ready by next week.

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Voice actor Peter Cullen brought life to a lot of characters, but many of us know him as the original Optimus Prime. Those of us who grew up watching Transformers heard something in the character that we probably didn’t understand at the time, but it was more than a great voice. The writers created a leader who truly cared about those he fought beside and those he’d sworn to protect, and Cullen found a way to make that feel more real than you’d expect in a cartoon based on a toyline. That happened because it came from a very real source.

R.I.P. and thank you, Peter Cullen.

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Around 11 PM, August 6th: “Okay, I’ve finished the video and posted it on YouTube, Bluesky, and IG. I’m tired, but I feel like I’m forgetting something. BUT WHAT?”

About 4 hours later, right before I’m about to go to bed: “Aw, maaan…”

Sorry, people, here’s my little pixel art video in honor of Metroid’s 40th anniversary:

Music is the Metroid theme written by Hip Tanaka and performed by Minibosses (crediting out of respect, I feel like you probably already know).

I re-rendered that first clip with armored and unarmored Samus and noticed the original .ANME (for Anime Studio, before the name switched back to Moho) was dated November 12, 2016. Time flies, and (thankfully) I still like those sprites I made back then. New things: the sprite display of who I’ve sprited in the cast so far and that very early W.I.P. logo sequence.

Happy 40th Anniversary to Metroid, a game that let me scratch that exploration itch that Superman for the Atari 2600 started and the Legend of Zelda made even stronger.

There may be a teeny-tiny 1989-themed update on the 9th if (glares at penciled artwork) I can get something here finished.

Also, a heads-up: after decades of use, even paying to keep it going once Lycos changed its terms years ago, my primeop@mailcity.com and primeop@lycos.com addresses no longer work as Lycos recently shut down that section. I had that address even longer than my sites! So I’ll have to do something I should’ve done years ago and fix the contact info in all my ancient downloads.

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Spider-Man has a new movie in theaters right now, and two of his deadliest enemies are getting new pixel art here!

Marvel Comics: An all-new Green Goblin sprite (replacing my 2020 sprite) and Scorpion debuts with one new pose in 4 designs (60’s, classic with and without tail stinger, and 90s). Don’t be surprised if I make some additional changes to Green Goblin, especially with the palette. More Spider-Man villains will find their way here in the near future, that part of the gallery is far too neglected.

Mini-logos – Marvel: Green Goblin (90’s) and Scorpion (altered Amazing Spider-Man #145 cover) added. I also repixeled Cable’s 90’s solo logo, giving it better contrast and making it 120% wider like CPS2 screens.

The custom sprites and mini-logos were also added to the main image generator, which I used to make the screenshot at the top of this post.

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Arcade Quartermaster just updated with some new shrines: Knuckle Joe (early side-scrolling beat ’em up) and Thunderblade!

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This 26th anniversary update may be low key compared to last year’s big 25th anniversary celebration, but today’s newness brings new sprites of one whole sci-fi game trio, completes another sci-fi team, brings in a classic comic book villain who recently became a final boss, and gives a vehicle to another final boss!

Custom Sprites:
– Alien Storm (new): long overdue idle stance sprites of Karla, Gordon, and Scooter. I also sprited Karla’s select screen pose.
– Donkey Kong (new separate): completely redrawn Donkey Kong Junior
– Flicky (new): Flicky
– Kid Icarus: Palutena
– Mega Man: Dr. Wily in the Wily UFO 2 (open and closed)
– Quartet (new separate): Joe and Lee (finally)
– Marvel Comics: Annihilus (classic comic)

Mini-logos:
– Capcom: Andore (SF6 cutscene)
– Nintendo: Kid Icarus
– Sega: Flicky
– Marvel: Annihilus

Game Index: MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

Toyboss: Took a new TMNT villain group pic, adding the VHS box ‘toon Foot Soldier.

New custom sprites and mini-logos added to the GFX Generators.

This will probably be the last time I do an anniversary update like this, so next year’s will be different. PROBABLY, it depends on how certain things I’m working on turn out between now and then. The main thing is to not just have another “bigger update than usual.” The main thing is to still do something special for all the people who still come through to check out this old website.

Here’s a couple of teasers from recent sprite linework scans and all I’ll say is that’s both of them are super-villains.

Thank you for visiting the site and I hope you come back for more pixels and fun when you get the chance!

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The Kickstarter campaign for the Pizza Kidd beat ’em up ends Sunday, July 12th at 11:59PM. It’s almost at the finish line, and still needs backers to make the campaign successful. Check out this new video made for the home stretch:

I was honored to be one of the many pixel artists to make some official promo pixel art for the game and here’s my pixel art of standout character Black Roze:

You can see more on the Pizza Kidd accounts on Twitter (I’m not calling it X, c’mon now) and Bluesky. Please help spread the word and consider pledging to get more pixel-based brawling out on the streets!

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I meant to post this days ago, but I hope any alert is better than none: the toy section update will happen either next Monday or Tuesday. I’ve already taken some roster update pics (two are because of what I showed you in the last update) and I’ll be taking more pics this weekend. You’ll also see the next big coding update for the section that makes the galleries work on the same system, which will let me make bigger toy section galleries.

I’ve gotten even more since then, mostly thanks to sales and gift cards.

Jimmy Lee figure boxed

Hasbro Secret Wars Falcon and ReAction+ Cobra Commander with cape

Mr. Fuji, G.I. JOE Classified Big Boa and Zap, Hasbro Secret Wars Daredevil

All three non-exclusive Double Dragon figures are in the Prime Day sale (I bought mine BEFORE that sale, but during an earlier sale) here. Mr. Fuji was already on sale at Target and I added him to get free shipping for a Bull Nakano pre-order while they were having a $10 off $40 sale, so I got even more $ off. Amazon was price matching that sale, so I ordered Falcon and Cobra Commander there and put some gift card $ on that. Also, Zap and Big Boa were bought in April at BigBadToyStore, but I didn’t have them shipped off until my Daredevil pre-order hit the store last week. So, no, I didn’t buy all this at once for regular price.

I’m going to spoil one that I already post on social media, here’s a shot with “every real Marvel character who was in the MEGO World’s Greatest Superheroes toyline” photo:

70s Mego Marvel Comics line-up in Hasbro Marvel Legends figures

I photographed a second take at that group and improved a few things, and you’ll be seeing that one in the update.

“Hey, how close are you to doing that with the DC half of Mego?”
Not even close to half. A fourth, maybe? McFarlane figures can be tricky to get and some of the earlier Mattel and DC Direct figures are expensive on the aftermarket. Let’s see if Mattel makes it easier for me when they get the collector line license back in 2027.

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Beatdown City Survivors, the sequel to Treachery in Beatdown City, has been out for a minute or two, get the scoop on the official site!

Once again shouting out the Pizza Kidd pixel art beat ’em up Kickstarter, it’s over the halfway to the goal, so help out if you can!

Kimimi made a post about getting Escalator Action (not a typo, not a photo manipulation) and I’ve been waiting for that review ever since. That wait is over, so check it out on Kimimi’s blog!

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The Masters of the Universe movie is in theaters now, so I figured (sensible chuckle) this would be the right time to add some Eternian pixels to the site!

Custom Sprites: Masters of the Universe
– He-Man: new “I have the POWER” pose, all new sprite with parts of his original harness were from my 2017 scratch-made sprite.
– Skeletor: redone Havok Staff stand sprite, using parts of a new sprite base I made and piece of my 2021 sprite.
– Teela: new sprite with Masterverse-style weapons
– all-new sprites of Tri-Klops and Buzz-Off in the 1982 stance (I’ll explain in a sec).

He-Man and Skeletor now have separate galleries and their earlier sprites have been moved there.

Props to long-time friend of the site (and contributor) Psicoso for suggesting I make a standard base for MotU characters. It’s something I didn’t do before because I thought people would be mad if they had the same bodies… even though the original toyline did it first. That first pose is based directly on the 1982 toy sculpt. Then my new He-Man and Skeletor sprites have parts made to match this new base. Do you like how these sprites look? I’m not promising that I’ll make the whole line, but I’ll make a lot more with this base.

The new sprites were also added to the GFX Generator, along with an all-new background outside Castle Grayskull! This was something I’d started in 2025 but wasn’t satisfied with the castle I was drawing, so I drew it over again this year. There are still some things I’d like to add to it, but it’s good enough to show now. I’ve also added a custom Masters of the Universe theme to the MvC ending. Check THIS out:

I made that Grayskull-ish background for the text, along with that new dialogue font based on what you’d see on the old-school MotU toy packaging. Trying to find all those letters, numbers and symbols on different cardbacks almost took as much time as it took to draw them.

If you’re a Masters of the Universe fan, more sprites based on this series and Princess of Power (1980s) will be added this year, along withe replacements for earlier sprites I’ve made.

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I’ll be doing some special case commission work later this month, so this site will probably be quiet for a while. There will be a toy section update this month that would’ve happened last month if Amazon hadn’t canceled my Nendoroid Kirby re-issue pre-order on the day they were supposed to deliver it. Am I still salty about that? YES I AM, because I can’t find it for regular price anywhere now. Luckily, I’ve got some other things in that’ll let me update some rosters, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and DC Comics.

The next main update will be on July 19th, 2026, the 26th Anniversary of the site. I’ll be concentrating on games more for that one.

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