Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Link Round-Up: February 17, 2016

The Twelfth Doctor: Year Two issue #1 by - The Doctor and Clara by Alice X. Zhang *

The Twelfth Doctor: Year Two issue #1 by Alice X. Zhang


The term APHERCOTROPISM refers to the response an organism makes as it grows to overcome an obstacle in its way.  Or, how to convince tree roots to make 90 degree turns.

Hieronymus Bosch's amazing painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights. Exceptional detail, zoom in or out inside the painting.

Lord Of The Rings Monopoly Board by Sonja Batušić

Stormdupers: We Mixed Stormtroopers With Pop Culture Icons (Via)

Toronto-based artist Bailey Henderson sculpts the fearsome sea creatures depicted on medieval and Renaissance-era maps.

Trek at 50: The quest for a unifying theory of time travel in Star Trek by Xaq Rzetelny

Want to decorate your hunting lodge or baronial hall without feeling too guilty? Crochet taxidermy to the rescue!


Comic Round-Up: February 17, 2016

Deadpool!!!




Interview:  Angela Boyle profiles Julie Delporte.

Interview: Carol HIlls profiles Badiocau.

Interview:  Jesse Eisenberg talks about playing a modern supervillain in Batman v Superman.

Interview: Quincy Ledbetter explains how discovering Milestone comics changed his life.


Previews: Xena #1.

Reviews: Sean Gaffney on One Piece Vol. 77. G. Kendall on Wizard #46. Todd Klein on Resident Alien Vol. 3, Ragnarok: Last God Standing and The Autumnlands #8.


Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Link Round-Up: February 16, 2016

Star Wars Re-imagined by Marcin Soboń

"Star Wars Re-imagined" by Wrocław, Poland-based Marcin Soboń


30 Essential Wuxia Films: With the highly-anticipated release of two King Hu masterpieces on home video by the Masters of Cinema organization, as well as the critical success of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin last year, it seems like the wuxia film is making some inroads into the Western critical consciousness. So I thought I’d put together a guide to some of the essential films of the genre.

The 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavik occasioned a fantastic series of caricatures, by Icelandic artist Halldór Pétursson, of Fischer and Spassky. The unwatermarked versions at the bottom of the page are the result of some simple but clever image processing.

A mixtape featuring 20 young independent bands from China, curated by Wooozy, one of the country's leading indie music blogs. "From sunny Guangzhou and cyberpunk Chongqing to the frigid northeast grasslands beyond Beijing. From shoegaze to riot-weird." It can also be downloaded in full here.

Reylo - My heart will go on: Kylo and Rey meet in a Titanic mash-up

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego set makes its debut

The Tiniest Gallery "I like art, so I built a single-serving art gallery that features local artists and hung it on the fence outside my house. "

We’re Giving Each episode of Better Call Saul a D&D Alignment


Comic Round-Up: February 16, 2016

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Interview: Alexander Lu profiles Marc Tyler Nobleman.

Interview: Amir Soltani and Khalil Bendib, the creators of Zahra’s Paradise, are making an online comic, Yousef and Farhad, about the realities of being gay in Iran.

Interview:  Jeff Lemire talks to Matt Kindt, focusing mainly on Kindt’s new series, Dept. H.

Interview:  Meagan Damore talks to Mark Waid.

News: Patrick O'Connell has been hired by Dynamite to be its sales manager. He was previously at DC Comics.


Monday, February 15, 2016

Comic Round-Up: February 15, 2016


Hope everyone had a great Deadpool weekend!



Interview: Ben Kesling profiles Maximilian Uriarte.


Interview: Gil Roth talks to Kriota Willberg.

Interview: Grave Bello talks to Daniel Clowes.

News: Linework NW has announced its exhibitors.

Reviews: Johanna Draper Carlson on Cassius #2. Katherine Dacey on Behind The Scenes!! Vol. 1.  Sara Dempster on Whispered Words Vol. 1. Sean Gaffney on School Judgment Vol. 1.   Greg Hunter on I Fell Asleep and Ce/Ze.  Paul Mirek on Mirror #1.  Andy Oliver on Take It As A Compliment. Thomas Maluck on Batman Volume Seven: Endgame


Link Round-Up: February 15, 2016

Spock by Leif Jones

"Spock" by Leif Jones
Prints available for purchase from Society6.



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