Ed Note: Michael Ian Black -- whose gilded resume includes Stella , The State , the tragically DVD-less Viva Variety , and countless well-meaning "I love that guy on Best Week Ever !" compliments -- is now the proud author of a book, My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face . To help promote said reading material (which we can objectively say is funnier and more aggressively irreverent than even our high expectations were expecting), Michael has agreed to show off his love and keen eye for stylish custom vans for us in the form of a list. Take it away, Michael: Custom vans are awesome. Anything that looks so cool outside and smells so rank inside has to be considered awesome. Nothing on four wheels has ever been invented that is better for simultaneously driving fast, cranking tunes, smoking reefer, and getting laid. What follows are several images of custom vans that rise above the merely awesome to the level of Super Awesome. 8. Bear Van For the nature-loving environmentalist/ custom van aficionado, this custom van is equally at home at Yosemite National Park and the local roller rink where all the really cute fourteen year old girls hang out. It is unusual for it's full-body paint treatment, as well as its "bear looking up at nothing" theme. As sweet as a bear's favorite treat: garbage. 7. Chess Van This chess-themed custom van features a diamond-shaped peek-a-boo side window ...