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If there are two things I know, it's that Destructoid has the best community in the entire world. It's the kind of place where everyone with a good sense of humor can feel welcome, and where everyone who shows up will make you laugh.

I'm not much in the community, really. I've been here for about 1.5 years, and although I try to contribute to the blogs and to the conversation, I'm not really very loud.

But I wanted to make Dtoid my home, so I decided to brush off my artist's mule and draw a simple avatar for myself ... the above homage to the late, great Hunter Thompson. After having so much fun with it, I decided to draw another one for someone else in the community. And another. And another. Not to say that any of them are good or anything, but so far I haven't been banned, so that's a plus!

Well, now Destructoid is turning 2 years old, and I think, "what can I do to give back to this community?" Well, it's obvious ... the gift of song ...

No no, I mean art. Super art, in the form of an avatar for every editor working for Destructoid.

I know it's not really much, honestly, especially in comparison to how much work everyone puts into making Destructoid what it is, but it's the least I can do to give back. Tell me what you think (and any unhappy editor can feel free to shoot me a PM to yell at my choices).
THANK YOU DESTRUCTOID AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIERO!  

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Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:23
Cheeburga
Fucking awesome.




I want one.. :[
-D-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:24
-D-
Travis, you're amazing!

<3 & 3<
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:25
Butmac
THE BEST FUCKING THING EVER

To see this work and to know everything that you've been dealing with - Travis you are the fucking man dude seriously. - I can't even brain function.
taumpytears's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:25
taumpytears
Hamza's is epic!
riomccarthy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:26
riomccarthy
These are so amazing. Though, your avatars never cease to amazing me. Wonderful job! I can't wait to see what you might come up next! I <3 Your Artwork!
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:27
ceark
holy crap that friggen amazing. awesome awesome awesome!
mikeyed's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:29
mikeyed
new icons!
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:30
Aaron Linde
Ahah, brilliant. Rev's is amazing.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:33
Gameboi
Awesome job, and Thanks! I just might have to update my old icon soon....
Passionate Styos's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:33
Passionate Styos
That's full of awesomesauce, and I loved the Dolphin Chad XD.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:34
mix
Those are amazing man, great work!
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:34
PrinceofCannedPeaches
You are a god.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:35
the GAMEGOBLIN
JAWSOME!
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:36
Jordan Devore
These are so freakin' good.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:37
Topher Cantler
You forgetted mine. Boooo hisss booooo
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:39
Butmac
Topher-

Yours is the one with the pancake on it's head!
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:39
Teta
OMG that´s amazing.
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:42
TheToiletDuck
Grim's is great. :D
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:46
Eschatos
You should charge to make those for normal community people. You would become amazingly rich.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:48
Jim Sterling
Fantastic.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:50
Cowzilla3
I keep wondering how these things can get better and then each one is just as awesome if not awesomer then the last! Itemforty is my new god, he's replaced Butmac and will be my god until the next b-day post comes up.
bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:53
bhive01
Chad's is so freaking awesome. Dolphin-toid... HAHAHAHA

So great.

<3 Item40.
Riser Glen's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:58
Riser Glen
Itemforty is a favorite art. You do good art!
Aertyr's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 16:59
Aertyr
That's amazing.
Puppy Licks's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:04
Puppy Licks
Angry Niero face FTW!
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:05
deiga-the-semivaliant
I was wondering when you were going to get around to doing more of your cool avatars.

Sweetness!
Puppy Licks's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:05
Puppy Licks
Wait... no beedog?
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:08
king3vbo
OH MY GOD SO AMAZING
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:17
Brian Szabelski
and this is why itemforty is so damn amazing. When the hell do I get mine?
insomnia's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:19
insomnia
Damn item, these are amazing. Nice work.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:24
Samit Sarkar
Fucking win. I love how CTZ’s avatar is holding Namelessted and Virtualgirl, and how Rev’s is holding the NES Zapper to his head! I’m assuming you did these before I became an editor...?
RskimB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:26
RskimB
oh Destructoid you old dirty bastard you
Guagloves's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:28
Guagloves
AMAAAAZING. Those are fucking awesome.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:31
Jaren Face
These are so awesome.
I wonder what's in store for next year,
hopefully three times as great.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:32
Chad Concelmo
OMG these are so freakin' amazing! Damn, you win everything! HA HA HA! It's Dolphin-toid! HA HA HA! :)
demonelite's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:39
demonelite
Absolutely amazing, great work!
God Len's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:39
God Len
PAPPA! I have new brothers and sisters now??
MaxVest's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:46
MaxVest
I dub you "Mother F*cking Epic Travis Itemforty Buttsexual Make Love".

Or something close to it.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:48
BluDesign
mebbe I gets RRoDtoid nows?

Awesome job item.

Those are freaking amazing looking.

I must say, I like Hamza's and Tron's the best.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 17:52
Bob Muir
God damn item, you're fucking amazing. If I wasn't so set in my ways, I'd have asked you for one a long time ago.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 18:29
Justice
Truly amazing dude! Tristoid FTW!
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 19:10
Takeshi
My head explodes from this awesomeness! A star is you!
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 19:19
F Whipple
Holy Hell these are awesome.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 19:56
BahamutZero
under the dictionary definition of "win" there is but one thing: a picture of Travis.
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 20:08
DJDuffy
wow that must have taken forever to do all of those avatars, nice work!
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 20:18
Y0j1mb0
Beautiful, Bro.

I NEED an avatar by you now.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 20:51
Knivy
Amazing artwork, I loved the CTZ one.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 21:17
MechaMonkey
Better than birthday buttsecks, whether you're pitching or catching.
emotoaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/16/2008 22:22
emotoaster
sorry guys had to steal rev's it just to epic not to use!
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