Posted by Guest Author on Sep 19, 2010 in Comic Books
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics By James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, Alexis Frederick-Frost
In a story similar to Shrek or Rapunzel, the knight needs on an adventure that leads him to a ferocious dragon, so with a faithful yet consistently hungry steed and a wise talking fairy. The knight’s travels changes with each panel, and is eventually confronted with talking vegetables and a dragon that lives to eat nothing but candy, or breathe fire. Read more…
You know, I really dug the idea of taking a gutted old Mac classic and turning it into a fishbowl; it seems like a great way to recycle and make fun of those awful aquarium screen savers at the same time. Read more…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Sep 17, 2010 in Animation
The magic of this video is watching Henson bring non-Muppets to life in just a few seconds! You really see how much of an actor than Henson was — these weren’t just objects on strings but characters with a personality. And it’s not a matter of a big budget but imagination and creativity. Although watching this video made me want to cry, Jim Henson left the stage much too soon…
When you think of technology companies that manage to turn a gimmick into gold, you usually would think Apple. Granted, those gimmicks are matched by a mostly smooth user interface so easy even your great-great-grandparents could use it, and they’re dead…but gimmicks they are. Touchscreens? Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. Tablets? Apple’s iPad. There are more examples, but I don’t like to think about them: I, after all, am a non-iFanperson. Read more…
Posted by Michael Sacco on Sep 16, 2010 in Star Wars
Brandon Griffith, who created the A New Hope chess set made of Lego bricks, followed it up with this awesomely detailed Empire Strikes Back set. The base (which itself is pretty neat) opens up to store all the pieces inside. The only problem? There’s only one, which means I can’t buy it. My shields can’t repel sadness of this magnitude. Read more…
Posted by Michael Sacco on Sep 16, 2010 in Star Trek
This new hoodie from Threadless is perfect for the closet geek — while zipped up, it’s just a normal hand with its palm out, but unzip it a bit, and you display Spock’s famous greeting to your kindred spirits. Very clever. Hopefully this design lives long and prospers — but if you’re like me, you won’t wait to buy it anyway. Read more…
Posted by Michael Sacco on Sep 15, 2010 in Horror, Star Trek
Quirk Books, the publishing group behind the smash hit Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (and an endless line of imitators), has released an amazing live-action trailer for their upcoming release Night of the Living Trekkies. It’s a zombie comedy romp with a twist — it takes place in a Star Trek convention, and all the zombies are costumed attendees. Read more…
