Let's say you're the newly-sentient internet. How would you decipher
the meaning of all the bits and bytes whizzing past you? And what about
the real world outside your electronic realm?
Former Comics Editor, Guy Leshinski
has very kindly given us permission to reprint a prophetic interview
with Bryan Lee O'Malley in 2005. Will Bryan Lee O'Malley attain the
Holy Grail of cartoonists? As Bryan says, "We'll see..."
Results tagged “space” from The Cultural Gutter
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Klingon opera has finally happened. Get an earful at Cinematical. (The musical part begins at about 2:15).
Disconnected Viewing
I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James revisited his favorite childhood books. And it's true—he did inspire me. But it's also true that I don't have cable.
Continue reading...
Gary Kurtz Strikes Back (by Saying Things)
Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz is profiled at the L.A. Times. He has some things to say about the franchise and toys.
Don't Let The Sheepinator Fool You
Does
being amused by turning non-ovine creatures into sheep make you a bad
person? It
doesn’t seem like a serious question, but appearances can fool you.
Especially, according to Plato, if you are a fool. I think it’s safe to
say that there would have been no video games in the Republic.
Continue reading...
AT-AT, Aw...
Always clean up after your AT-AT.
Another Interview with Ray Harryhausen
The BBC has a nice interview with Ray Harryhausen, Stop-Motion and SFX Overlord!
Iron Sky Trailer
Secret. Nazi. Moon. Base. Here's the trailer.
Illustrated Wonder
An illustrated gallery of 1950s rayguns and a lovely, sweet and kinda steam punk illustrated marriage proposal by Joel Kimmel. (thanks, Humash!)
Robot Hater!
It is the year 2000 and you are Vincent Latimer, "Robot Hater!" (Or you are a reader of a comic in the second person).
Summer Fun Time Reading!
It's summertime and all the happenin'
sites have advice about bikinis, manscaping, quick cool meals and
reading lists. I have no idea what to tell you about beachwear, other
than you do look cute in that, but I do have some reading
suggestions.
Continue reading...
Doctor Who Comic Maker
Hey, the BBC has a Doctor Who Comic Maker. Make your own comics--with Doctor Who! (Thanks, Rebecca!)
Go Team Lovecraft!
At The Times Online, Stephen Hawking says contacting aliens could be dangerous. Lord Rees says aliens are possibly beyond any human's ability to comprehend. We say, Go Team Lovecraft!
Ultramen vs. Kaiju
Kaijutastic Ultraman poster art by Takayoshi Mizuki. (via The Japan Society)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking
Did you like Pitch Black but weren't so sure about the mad, operatic The Chronicles of Riddick? Worried that Riddick is just gonna be stuck on that Necromonger throne for eternity? Apparently, he won't. Dread Central has links to a new Riddick script review and concept art that's more PB than TCoR.
Avatar SCHMAvatar, or, Change the Playa Not the Game
The film industry
is a magical business. I don’t mean magical in the “Hollywood
movie magic” sense, as is typically employed by awards show musical
numbers and the California Board of Tourism. I mean that it is an
industry with a business model that is not, and by its very nature
cannot, be constructed on the bedrock of statistically
predicted effects and their verifiable causes. In fact, there are
more gaps in the film industry’s chain of cause and effect than
there are links. Those gaps are bridged by magic, that versatile
stuff that is one part fact, one part assumption, and one part
aspiration. Historically, magic has also gone by the names “faith”
and “bullshit”.
Continue reading...
The Sound of Our Impending Future!
Teleport City is preparing the way for the future and/or retro-future we've all been waiting for. Pack your go-bag to "Music for Departure Lounges" and taxi your way on out with "Music for Espionage and Space Defense."
Les Aventures de Madame Merveille
Cecil Castellucci, Minx comic artist and Canadian nerdcore icon, has cut the middle brow out with her fusion of low and high art, the comics opera, Les Aventures de Madame Merveille. See it in Montreal with art from Pascal Girard, Michael Cho, Scott Hepburn and Cameron Stewart.
Where Are They?
John Hodgman: Aliens, Love--Where Are They?
Small Press Combo Attack
Time to check in with a few small-press books. This is where where a lot of people get their start, and it’s
also where the books can live quite happily apart from the concerns of multinational conglomerates.
Continue reading...
Science Determines the Best and Worst Genres
Science analyzes the best and worst types of genre movies. Results listed here.
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Klingon opera has finally happened. Get an earful at Cinematical. (The musical part begins at about 2:15).Disconnected Viewing
I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James revisited his favorite childhood books. And it's true—he did inspire me. But it's also true that I don't have cable.
Gary Kurtz Strikes Back (by Saying Things)
Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz is profiled at the L.A. Times. He has some things to say about the franchise and toys.Don't Let The Sheepinator Fool You
Does
being amused by turning non-ovine creatures into sheep make you a bad
person? It
doesn’t seem like a serious question, but appearances can fool you.
Especially, according to Plato, if you are a fool. I think it’s safe to
say that there would have been no video games in the Republic.
AT-AT, Aw...
Always clean up after your AT-AT.Another Interview with Ray Harryhausen
The BBC has a nice interview with Ray Harryhausen, Stop-Motion and SFX Overlord!Iron Sky Trailer
Secret. Nazi. Moon. Base. Here's the trailer.Illustrated Wonder
An illustrated gallery of 1950s rayguns and a lovely, sweet and kinda steam punk illustrated marriage proposal by Joel Kimmel. (thanks, Humash!)Robot Hater!
It is the year 2000 and you are Vincent Latimer, "Robot Hater!" (Or you are a reader of a comic in the second person).Summer Fun Time Reading!
It's summertime and all the happenin'
sites have advice about bikinis, manscaping, quick cool meals and
reading lists. I have no idea what to tell you about beachwear, other
than you do look cute in that, but I do have some reading
suggestions.
Doctor Who Comic Maker
Hey, the BBC has a Doctor Who Comic Maker. Make your own comics--with Doctor Who! (Thanks, Rebecca!)Go Team Lovecraft!
At The Times Online, Stephen Hawking says contacting aliens could be dangerous. Lord Rees says aliens are possibly beyond any human's ability to comprehend. We say, Go Team Lovecraft!
Ultramen vs. Kaiju
Kaijutastic Ultraman poster art by Takayoshi Mizuki. (via The Japan Society)The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking
Did you like Pitch Black but weren't so sure about the mad, operatic The Chronicles of Riddick? Worried that Riddick is just gonna be stuck on that Necromonger throne for eternity? Apparently, he won't. Dread Central has links to a new Riddick script review and concept art that's more PB than TCoR.Avatar SCHMAvatar, or, Change the Playa Not the Game
The film industry
is a magical business. I don’t mean magical in the “Hollywood
movie magic” sense, as is typically employed by awards show musical
numbers and the California Board of Tourism. I mean that it is an
industry with a business model that is not, and by its very nature
cannot, be constructed on the bedrock of statistically
predicted effects and their verifiable causes. In fact, there are
more gaps in the film industry’s chain of cause and effect than
there are links. Those gaps are bridged by magic, that versatile
stuff that is one part fact, one part assumption, and one part
aspiration. Historically, magic has also gone by the names “faith”
and “bullshit”.
The Sound of Our Impending Future!
Teleport City is preparing the way for the future and/or retro-future we've all been waiting for. Pack your go-bag to "Music for Departure Lounges" and taxi your way on out with "Music for Espionage and Space Defense."Les Aventures de Madame Merveille
Cecil Castellucci, Minx comic artist and Canadian nerdcore icon, has cut the middle brow out with her fusion of low and high art, the comics opera, Les Aventures de Madame Merveille. See it in Montreal with art from Pascal Girard, Michael Cho, Scott Hepburn and Cameron Stewart.Where Are They?
John Hodgman: Aliens, Love--Where Are They?Small Press Combo Attack
Time to check in with a few small-press books. This is where where a lot of people get their start, and it’s
also where the books can live quite happily apart from the concerns of multinational conglomerates.Continue reading...
Science Determines the Best and Worst Genres
Science analyzes the best and worst types of genre movies. Results listed here.