Armed Middle School Student Basket Army is a 5 minute short animation based on a story written by Kazushige Nojima. Kazushige Nojima is best known for writing the scenarios of computer RPGs like Kingdom Hearts, Black Rock Shooter and some of the Final Fantasy series. This clip puts the spotlight on Toko Natori who becomes […]
Archives for December 2012
The awesome Otto and Victoria
Otto and Victoria are a popular series of sketches by Brian Kesinger. I’d seen the famous illustration of Victoria walking Otto as a Tea Girl calendar and knew I had to come back to it. As Kesinger explains the drawing is a study of the juxtaposition between the squiggly Otto and rigid Victoria. I’m not […]
Lovecraft’s Cthuloops
On sale at Gimmick Tees until Sunday, 30th December 2012, is Lovecraft’s Cthuloops. Is this what the great intelligences ate for breakfast or was it sanity flakes?
How to Describe Doctor Who to different people
Tomorrow is the Christmas Special for Doctor Who. In The Snowmen we’ll see Jenna-Louise Coleman play a character called Clara. We’re just not sure whether, or if, there’s a connection to Oswin from Asylum of the Daleks. The battle to control the TV is intense at Christmas. You might have family over, you might have […]
HR Giger’s Tarot of the Underworld
This deck of Tarot cards was selected by HR Giger himself. The great artist selected previously published work to act as each of the Major Arcana. The deck was published by Taschen Books in 2000 and is not hard to get hold of. You can pick up a copy from Amazon at a reasonable price. […]
First sighting of Tom Hardy as Mad Max
Tom Hardy is probably best known for playing Bane – at least for now. In 2014 he’ll be back as another iconic character: Mad Max. Mad Max: Fury Road is the fourth film in the series, Tom Hardy replaces Mel Gibson as Mad Max. It’s directed by George Miller (Happy Feet, Babe… but also Mad […]
Mayfair announce “Catan: Explorers and Pirates”
Mayfair games have a new $50 Settlers of Catan expansion. The Catan: Explorers and Pirates add-on supports three or four players and will last around 90 minutes. The new expansion includes three missions and five scenarios designed to be mixed and matched to extend the number of unique uses you’ll get from the game. The […]
K-1889 is steampunk K-9
Are you a K-9 fan or not? Rumour has it that he was a pain to film with but at least he’s currently gainfully employed stopping a black hole from exploding. This steampunk K-9, called K-1889, was created by deviant artist Sydeian.
The steampunk sonic screwdriver
Desiged by the talented Vincent M Dantes. The handle was carved from an octagonal block of walnut and the only parts which were not made from scratch are the screws, knobs and the threaded rod.
Concept art for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The January 2013 issue of Imagine FX showcases some of the impressive concept art from John Howe and Alan Lee. The pair have been the lead concept artists for the Lord of the Rings. The site has an exclusive on art from The Unexpected Journey.
