(Illustrations: Matthew Lyons) Check out more of Matthew Lyon’s beautiful fake movie titles over on his Flickr set. Makes me wonder what the direction the actual films would take, animated or live-action? Be sure to look at his other wonderful illustrations while you’re there. (Illustration: Matthew Lyons) I really admire this kind of stylized, textured [...]
Hiro Nakamura. Art: Tim Sale. Colors: Dave Stewart. Some of you are already enjoying the NBC show Heroes. If you’re already watching it, then it doesn’t require further explanation. However, if you’re not familiar with the show, you can think of it as a weekly version of M. Night Shyamalan’s feature film Unbreakable or Marvel’s [...]
One of the best things about Halloween is working your way through the candy and treats throughout the year. In addition to this year’s haul, be sure to check out my 2005 blog post for a bunch of tasty Halloween leftovers from last year! AUDIO GOODIES: Characters © Mike Mignola. Art © 2006 Starz Media, [...]
Here’s Part 2 of the interview I conducted with author/illustrator extraordinaire Mark Schultz regarding his career, influences, and future projects. Once again, thanks to both Mark and Palaeoblog creator, Dr. Michael Ryan for making this possible. Enjoy! – Mark, thanks again for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer some questions. We discussed [...]
I’m fortunate to be associated with some truly amazing people. Because of these relationships, I’m able to pick their brains for great stories, research information for projects, and fantastic ideas. I plan to share some of this insight into these creative minds by presenting multi-part interviews here on this blog. These are people I admire [...]
Yeah, I’m still here folks. Got some new posts coming soon, including interviews, beginning with author/illustrator and Xenozoic Tales/Cadillacs and Dinosaurs creator, Mark Schultz. Stay friendly.
On the last day of 2005, I hope you all look back on the previous year with good memories. It’s been fun blogging, meeting new people, and reading other’s thoughts as well. Hopefully I can continue bringing you enjoyable links and stories in 2006. Thanks for all the support! As the final post for 2005, [...]
Art © 2005 Mark Schultz and Dr. Michael J. Ryan. A new dinosaur species discovered by my good friend, Dr. Michael J. Ryan, was officially announced recently. From the press release: “The new species of dinosaur, named Centrosaurus brinkmani, belongs to the group of dinosaurs related to the well-known Triceratops, but lived about 10 million [...]
Hellboy Animated concept art by Sean “Cheeks” Galloway. Like the recent motion picture, ‘Hellboy‘, created by author/illustrator Mike Mignola, will be coming to life in animated form. IDT Entertainment and Revolution Studios will bring ‘Big Red’ to life in direct-to-DVD productions, and possibly an animated series, online content and video games. Ron Perlman, who acted [...]
I love Halloween. Always have. Cool costumes, dark decorations, mysterious movies, and creepy activities make this one of the most fun times of year! So, in keeping with the Halloween ‘spirit,’ here’s some spook-tacular treatsll! Images © Lucasfilm 2005. HALLOWEEN IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY… In addition to the Star Wars paper masks I [...]
Well, as of October 15th, it’s been one year since I started blogging. As most of you know, I also contribute to 3 other blogs: The Alberta Movie Guide, Luxo: A Pixar Blog, and Palaeoblog, all of which take a good deal of time. Why do I do it? Aside from sharing things I find [...]
Thought I’d share this fun old movie poster image… As some of you are probably already aware, Sand Pirates of the Sahara was not an actual feature film. It was sort of a mini-movie produced for use in Frank Darabont’s underrated 2001 film, The Majestic. “Brett Armstrong” is really cult-film favorite, actor Bruce Campbell, known [...]
I’ve always been fascinated by the colorful graphics on the side of the U-Haul vehicles. From the vibrant Giant Squid of Newfoundland, to the little green alien of New Mexico, to the Happy Face Spider of Hawai’i, the graphics are an excellent way to keep the U-Haul brand name ‘out there’. In my opinion, a [...]
My wife and I have been helping a friend renovate a house he recently purchased. In the process of demolishing the old basement setup, we took down a study wall with nautical pirate-themed wallpaper. Since I liked parts of the pattern, I decided to scan these images to share. Avast!!! I particularly like the designs [...]
