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The Tron Rap

By Chris Roberson, on December 21st, 2010

From the minds behind How It Should Have Ended… the Tron Rap. (And no, I haven’t seen Tron: Legacy yet. I’ve got pretty low expectations, though, so here’s hoping.)

Tron Holiday Special

By Chris Roberson, on December 20th, 2010

Apologies for the radio silence the last few weeks, internets, but I’ve been dealing with some horribleness. I’ll be posting soon about the crazy good news that’s broken in the last few weeks, namely that I’m writing Superman for DC Comics and Elric for Boom! (how crazy is that?!), but in the meantime, here’s a little holiday hilarity for you.

Just a quick note to say that my new prose novel, FURTHER: BEYOND THE THRESHOLD, is now available for purchase, in print, Kindle, and audio editions.

Here’s the description, from the Amazon listing:

Captain RJ Stone just awoke from a cryogenic suspension after disappearing twelve thousand years ago on Earth’s first unified interstellar space mission. He finds himself in a place known as the Human Entelechy, a myriad of worlds and habitats spread across three thousand light years that is linked by a network of wormholes with Earth at its center. Quickly caught in the middle of politics and intrigue he knows little about, Stone becomes the captain of the FTL Further, the first spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light. The crew’s first mission: investigate a distant pulsar for the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence. What they find, however, may be their undoing. Bestselling author Chris Roberson’s ambitious science fiction series drops a stranger into a strange time, combining world-building, humor, and action on a galactic scale. Among unfamiliar stars, RJ Stone’s second chance at a maiden voyage will propel listeners beyond the far reaches of space and imagination.

And there is a talking chimp in it, of course…

05/22/12
joekeatinge:

Jack Kirby’s work space.

Absolutely my favorite and most inspiring image I’ve seen in a while.

I love how unpretentious and no-bullshit it is. It’s a plain desk, with a plain chair and a plain side chair, all of which are beat up from use and covered in ink. It faces a corner, one that’s covered in unorganized comics. It’s inspiring to see the desk that held the home of creation for countless characters was so practical. Nothing fancy about it. Just a place to sit down, shut up and do the work.

Respect.

05/08/12
Trailer for ARJUN: THE WARRIOR PRINCE, an animated coproduction of Disney and ATV Motion Pictures. Here’s a rough translation of the dialogue from the trailer, courtesy of Cartoon Brew.

“Have the mothers of earth stopped giving birth to brave men?”

“Is there an archer (who can accomplish this)? Is there?!”

Drona: “Yudhishtira, what do you see?”

Yudhishtira: “Ten mango trees, three Bo-trees and one Audumbar tree.”

Drona: “Move aside! Arjun…?”

Arjun: “My eye sees only the eye of the bird, teacher.”

Drona: “Then release the arrow!”

“If you have to break the Pandavas, then first attack… Arjun!”

Draupadi: “Give me your word – that you will take vengeance for my humiliation from all the Kauravas!”

“Create the chakravyuha (circular formation)!”

Drona: “Get ready for battle!”

“Forget about victory and defeat – focus on action and you will fear nothing.”

I think I’ll be watching for this one.

05/03/12
mistahphil:

Promotional ad for the Mackenzie Queen collection by Bernie Mireault, 1990.

Mireault is best remembered for The Jam or his collaborations with Mike Allred, but his Mackenzie Queen is a forgotten gem of 1980s indie comics. WELL worth hunting down in back issue bins.

04/28/12
Jamie Caliri’s video for The Shins’ “The Rifle’s Spiral” is fantastically imaginative.

04/27/12
Trailer for the forthcoming documentary, Samsara.

Here’s the description from the YouTube posting:

Samsara takes the form of a guided meditation that will transform viewers as they are swept along a journey of the soul. Through powerful images photographed in 70mm and a dynamic music score, the film illuminates the links between humanity and the rest of the nature.

I think I’ll definitely be checking this one out.

04/26/12
Just finished reading Nick Edwards’s DINOPOPOLOUS, published by Blank Slate Books in the UK. I strongly urge everyone who enjoys things that are awesome to hunt down a copy, immediately.

04/22/12
Adventure Time fan art by the amazing Nick Edwards.

04/22/12
Martin and Osa Johnson

“In the first half of the 20th century an American couple from Kansas named Martin and Osa Johnson captured the public’s imagination through their films and books of adventure in exotic, far-away lands…Photographers, explorers, naturalists and authors, Martin and Osa studied the wildlife and peoples of East and Central Africa, the South Pacific Islands and British North Borneo…They explored then unknown lands and brought back knowledge of cultures thousands of miles away through their films, writings and lectures.”

I’m pretty late to the party on these two, having just stumbled upon a mention about them this morning. I’m fascinated, though. They’re like “Nick and Nora Charles on Safari.”

04/18/12
supervillainshowdown:

Gorilla Grodd (and the Wonder Twins) by Scott Kowalchuk

YES!

04/13/12

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