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Against all odds it’s nearly 2026, so it’s time to start planning for another year of our grim future, and I think we can all agree that there’s no better place to capture all your important events, holidays, new year’s resolutions, and eviction dates than on a wall calendar decorated with pictures of a deranged business clown hugging a Christmas tree covered in bananas.<\/p>\n

Start January off the right way, or at least the weird way, with the latest in Balatro merchandise, like the new 2026 wall calendar that’s just as unhinged as we’ve come to expect. Once again it appears that Ben Starr, actor of Final Fantasy 16 and Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, has donned the disquieting face-paint and belled collar of Jimbo, Balatro’s Joker, for a festive photoshoot.<\/p>\n

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We can’t see all of the images from the calendar on Fangamer’s site, but the ones shown look great: Jimbo in robes and a crown on the throne to replicate the Baron, Jimbo performing stand-up in front of a red curtain as the Hack, and the Vampire hungrily biting into a banana (a Cavendish, naturally). There’s even Jimbo dressed as Santa Claus for the month of December.<\/p>\n

There’s also the cover of the calendar, both tasteful and sexy, of Jimbo lying invitingly in a field of yellow bananas. Delicious.<\/p>\n

The calendar is decently cheap, too, only $19 in the US<\/a> and \u20ac20 in the EU<\/a>, and just to up the ante a bit, a lot of that money goes to a good cause. Developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack will be donating 100% of the profits to children’s fundraiser Extra Life<\/a> and the charity for gamers with physical disabilities, SpecialEffect<\/a>. Fangamer is also kicking in five bucks for every calendar sold. Nice!<\/p>\n

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Against all odds it’s nearly 2026, so it’s time to start planning for another year of our grim future, and I think we can all agree that there’s no better place to capture all your important events, holidays, new year’s resolutions, and eviction dates than on a wall calendar decorated with pictures of a deranged business clown hugging a Christmas tree covered in bananas. Start January off the right way, or at least the weird way, with the latest in Balatro merchandise, like the new 2026 wall calendar that’s just as unhinged as we’ve come to expect. Once again it appears that Ben Starr, actor of Final Fantasy 16 and Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, has donned the disquieting face-paint and belled collar of Jimbo, Balatro’s…<\/p>\n

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