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 
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 opera” from The Cultural Gutter
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.
More from Hometree Wisconsin
Hometree Wisconsin tries to reach you through Chat Roulette.
L.A.R.P. (Live Avatar Role Playing)
Video footage of the Na'vi People of Hometree, Wisconsin.
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.
Illustrated Wonder
An illustrated gallery of 1950s rayguns and a lovely, sweet and kinda steam punk illustrated marriage proposal by Joel Kimmel. (thanks, Humash!)
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...
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...
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.
Solid Gold Star Wars Showdown
C3POs vs. Darth Vaders in this solid gold french Star Wars disco showdown.
The Avatar Treatment
Pascal writes a treatment for Avatar by making a few changes to Pocahontas.
A Matter of Evolution: Monkeys vs. Robots
They've been brought together before in James Kolchalka's Monkey vs. Robot books, by Mecha Kong in King Kong Escapes and Mojo Jojo's mech-suited machinations in The Powerpuff Girls. Primates and robots each imitate and mock humanity in their own way. When the postapocalyptic future finally overtakes us, will we be replaced by the robots we designed to serve us or live in a world reclaimed by nature and ruled from Gorilla City?
Continue reading...
Bad Fan
I've never been a good fan. I am grumpy, contrary and deeply perverse. So Gail Simone kind of sneaked up on me and, before I knew it, became my new trusted brand. I don't think I really noticed till I was excited because she was writing Wonder Woman
Continue reading...
Dallas Episode IV: A New Hope
Ever wonder what Star Wars would look like as Dallas or Airwolf? Probably not, but it's still worth seeing. (via Adult Swim)
5 Blogs, 1 Production Company
The B-Masters Cabal unites to ponder the films of foremost B-movie purveyor, American International Pictures. 5 blogs look at Roger Corman, misleading advertizing, crappy monsters and what finally took AIP down.
It's like Math but more Fun
What is Robot x Ninja? Or, Platypus x Lincoln? Creebobby's Comics Archetype Times Table has the answers. It's like math, but more fun. (thanks, James!)
Zahn's Star Wars; Or, Will This Death be Permanent?
A scrappy rebellion, a victory against an evil overlord, leftover spaceships in the dark outer reaches of the galaxy, warriors with extraordinary powers (nearly wiped out), now on the verge of a comeback. Laughs, thrills, moments of sadness, moments of sheer action. Exciting stuff! And oh yeah, it's a Star Wars tie-in novel.
Continue reading...
Follow-Up Visit
I love shiny new things. I’m also getting more ruthless about my time than I used
to be. Those competing impulses get resolved in a simple activity that everyone does naturally: following writers who have proved themselves in the past. On that note, here are a few follow-up visits to Gutter pieces of the past. What's been going on with the best stuff of the last few years?
Continue reading...
The End Justifies the Means
From kids tricked into destroying the earth when they think they're destroying Venus to inch high Martians to a time traveling Benedict Arnold, every writing workshop should teach these "Ten Ways To End A Story."
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.More from Hometree Wisconsin
Hometree Wisconsin tries to reach you through Chat Roulette.L.A.R.P. (Live Avatar Role Playing)
Video footage of the Na'vi People of Hometree, Wisconsin.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.Illustrated Wonder
An illustrated gallery of 1950s rayguns and a lovely, sweet and kinda steam punk illustrated marriage proposal by Joel Kimmel. (thanks, Humash!)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.
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”.
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.Solid Gold Star Wars Showdown
C3POs vs. Darth Vaders in this solid gold french Star Wars disco showdown.The Avatar Treatment
Pascal writes a treatment for Avatar by making a few changes to Pocahontas.A Matter of Evolution: Monkeys vs. Robots
They've been brought together before in James Kolchalka's Monkey vs. Robot books, by Mecha Kong in King Kong Escapes and Mojo Jojo's mech-suited machinations in The Powerpuff Girls. Primates and robots each imitate and mock humanity in their own way. When the postapocalyptic future finally overtakes us, will we be replaced by the robots we designed to serve us or live in a world reclaimed by nature and ruled from Gorilla City?
Bad Fan
I've never been a good fan. I am grumpy, contrary and deeply perverse. So Gail Simone kind of sneaked up on me and, before I knew it, became my new trusted brand. I don't think I really noticed till I was excited because she was writing Wonder Woman
Dallas Episode IV: A New Hope
Ever wonder what Star Wars would look like as Dallas or Airwolf? Probably not, but it's still worth seeing. (via Adult Swim)5 Blogs, 1 Production Company
The B-Masters Cabal unites to ponder the films of foremost B-movie purveyor, American International Pictures. 5 blogs look at Roger Corman, misleading advertizing, crappy monsters and what finally took AIP down.It's like Math but more Fun
What is Robot x Ninja? Or, Platypus x Lincoln? Creebobby's Comics Archetype Times Table has the answers. It's like math, but more fun. (thanks, James!)Zahn's Star Wars; Or, Will This Death be Permanent?
A scrappy rebellion, a victory against an evil overlord, leftover spaceships in the dark outer reaches of the galaxy, warriors with extraordinary powers (nearly wiped out), now on the verge of a comeback. Laughs, thrills, moments of sadness, moments of sheer action. Exciting stuff! And oh yeah, it's a Star Wars tie-in novel.Continue reading...
Follow-Up Visit
I love shiny new things. I’m also getting more ruthless about my time than I used
to be. Those competing impulses get resolved in a simple activity that everyone does naturally: following writers who have proved themselves in the past. On that note, here are a few follow-up visits to Gutter pieces of the past. What's been going on with the best stuff of the last few years?
The End Justifies the Means
From kids tricked into destroying the earth when they think they're destroying Venus to inch high Martians to a time traveling Benedict Arnold, every writing workshop should teach these "Ten Ways To End A Story."