Fan Art Round-Up: Ghost in the Shell Pt 3

"Motoko Kusanagi" by Spain-based Jose Barrero (JBarrero)

A gallery of fan art featuring Major Matoko Kusanagi of Ghost in the Shell.

[Previously: Ghost in the Shell Part 1 and Ghost in the Shell Part 2]

I am SO pumped for this movie!  If it lives up to the promise of its trailer, it's going to be epic.  I'm a huge fan of the manga and anime, and I'm a huge fan of ScarJo.  I think this role is going to be a perfect fit.

When they announced the release of Snowpiercer, I spent a solid month ranting to anyone who would listen that if they could adapt Le Transperceneige, then they could adapt Ghost in the Shell.  How Snowpiercer got made first, I'll never know, but Ghost in the Shell's finally here, so I'm happy.  

Here's some fan art to celebrate.   As always, if you know of an exceptional piece of fan art I've missed or you spot a piece I've miscredited, please drop me a note below!

Fan Art Round-Up: Ghost in the Shell Pt 2

"Ghost in the Shell: Motoko Thermo-Optical camo" by Chris Ehnot (Cehnot)

A gallery of fan art featuring Major Matoko Kusanagi of Ghost in the Shell.

[Previously: Ghost in the Shell Part 1 and Ghost in the Shell Part 3]

The big day's here!  I've been waiting for a worthy live action Ghost in the Shell movie since I was a teenager.  I was legitimately pissed when I realized a Scarlet Widow feature was never going to happen, but this is sooo much better.  My fingers are crossed that this is the first in a long lived franchise!  I mean come on.  If Resident Evil gets six installments, Ghost in the Shell has to at least merit a trilogy.

Here's some fan art to celebrate.   As always, if you know of an exceptional piece of fan art I've missed or you spot a piece I've miscredited, please drop me a note below!

Fan Art Round-Up: Ghost in the Shell Pt 1

"Major Kusanagi" by Philippines-based Abigail Diaz (Serafleur)

A gallery of fan art featuring Major Matoko Kusanagi of Ghost in the Shell.

[Related: Ghost in the Shell Part 2 and Ghost in the Shell Part 3]

If you'd told fifteen year old me that there would be a live action adaptation of my favorite manga with CG worthy of the franchise, I would have called you a liar.  But today's the release of Ghost in the Shell, and I couldn't be more excited.  To celebrate, I've rounded up a gallery of some of my favorite fan art featuring the Major, who is undoubtedly among the most badass heroines ever conceived.

As always, if you know of an exceptional piece of fan art I've missed or you spot a piece I've miscredited, please drop me a note below!

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 31, 2017

3DArtist: Magazine Cover Art by Stefan Morrell

Interviews

An Interview with Catholic Sci-Fi Author John C. Wright
Jason Segel On Making Sci-Fi And Growing Oranges (Really)
Meg Elison, Winner Of The Philip K. Dick Award, Is Doing An AMA
Ryan Gosling: With 'Blade Runner,' Everything New Feels Old Again

News

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Stars Have Mixed Feelings About A Reboot
Doctor Who gets first openly gay companion
Doctor Who series 10 will see the Doctor trapped on Earth
Is Disney Planning To Announce An Obi-Wan Kenobi Solo Film
Joss Whedon In Talks To Write, Direct Batgirl Movie For Warner Bros.
Ken Levine's Interactive Twilight Zone Movie Might Not Happen
Logic's New Album Is A Sci-Fitake On Religion
Luc Besson Shares Amazing Inside Stories About All His movies
Should A Head Transplant Be Allowed To Happen?
Westworld Season 2 Premiere Could Be Delayed Further

Link Round-Up: March 31, 2017

"Japanese Pattern + Sukajan Jumper + Kimono" by Seoul, Korea-based Kim Han Seul (Haren)

Allen Pan is on a mission to answer magic and fiction with science and technology. Known as the creator Sufficiently Advanced, Pan has made a name for himself crafting amazing inventions like a Thor’s hammer that can only be picked up by someone worthy and a Jedi lightsaber that can actually burn through objects. Last Saturday, Pan released a video of his newest creation: a Legend of Zelda Ocarina that actually has control of its surroundings.

Faces of Open Source is a portrait project, documenting those who have built the open source community to where it is.

How we made the typeface Comic Sans

If drawing your own Penrose Tilings or Mondrian-style images sounds like fun, or recreating A. K. Dewdney's simulated Wa-Tor World ecology, or solving Word Wheel puzzles; or if you'd just generally like a pool of projects, examples, and exercises to practice Python, then here you go: Learning Scientific Programming with Python.  The website is a supplement to a printed textbook, but most of the content there seems to stand well on its own (though it is not a for-absolute-beginners introduction to programming in general or Python in particular).

Presenting Zippityboombot!, an articulated, print-in-place, zero-assembly robot figure that looks a lot like The Iron Giant. With 13 working joints, fresh off your build plate: 8 hinge, 2 ball & socket, and 3 axles. All you do is remove it from the plate and clean off the brim.  There's a demonstration of the final product as well as a build video now on YouTube.

Rock Candy Harry Potter Figures are now available for preorder.

Video: Remix in the Matrix

"Remix in the Matrix" by Eclectic Method

The Matrix is a phenomenal movie.  The narrative value of the sequels might be debatable, but the first film makes the cut of the top ten best action films of all time, hands down.  Eclectic Method is back with a movie remix that will take you back to the nineties and make you want to dig your glowsticks out.

Video: Rayna meets a "Robot"

"Rayna meets a "robot"" by marxj1

Watch as this little girl declares her love for a “robot” that is in fact an abandoned water heater.  So cute!  I like to imagine her father dragged it in off the curb and set it up in her bedroom as the little girl's personal robotic guardian.

"As the girl turns away, a slow tear trickled down the water heaters face. For no one had ever told the water heater they loved him before."

Humor: The Battle of the Century

"The Battle of the Century" by Alena Dausacker

Source: Reddit

Short Film: Trunk of Death

"Trunk of Death" by 710 Main Films

Written by Ben J. Tucker

A serial killer who dwells in an apartment building has to make like Jeffrey Dahmer every so often, and dump a corpse without anyone noticing. Unless, as in Greg Pregent’s wryly funny Trunk of Death, his oblivious neighbors happen to be way too helpful. Who knew Woody Allen was a serial killer?

Concept Art: Hearthstone: E-Sports

"Hearthstone: E-Sports Keyart" by Will Murai

"Illustration to celebrate Hearthstone as an E-Sport!  The main concept was to transform the cozy and welcoming tavern into a challenging and exciting arena!"

Concept Art: Nocturnal Butterfly

"Nocturnal Butterfly" by Kiev, Ukraine-based Denys Tsiperko

"My idea is an orbital station with mechanical titan on board, created by humanity to defend the planet Earth.

Most of the nuclear and chemical developments were transferred to this station in order to purify the planet and to preserve safety, and the project itself was called The Nocturnal Butterfly, due to its similarity to butterflies, roaming around the source of light in the night. Character’s design is also strongly connected and inspired by one of the nocturnal butterfly species - Laothoe amurensis.

Station’s operating principles: in passive state - it serves as scientific and development center, but, in case of any danger threatening our planet - The Nocturnal Butterfly comes out of it’s cocoon."

Concept Art: Panther

"Panther" by Kiev, Ukraine-based Vladislav Ociacia

Concept Art: Neo Animal

"Neo Animal" by Shenzhen, China-based Mole Wang

This concept art alone is better than 80% of the cartoons I watched in the eighties. I'd love to see a Saturday morning cartoon version of this.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 29, 2017

"Syndrom" by Warsaw, Poland-based Magdalena Radziej

Interviews

The Flash's David Dastmalchian Dreams Of Writing A Comic Book

News

A Taste Of What To Expect In West World Season 2
Carrie Fisher's Beloved Service Dog Gary Just Found His Forever
Contemporary Science Fiction with A Humorous Twist
Disney Releases Star Wars & Marvel Release Schedule Timeline
Elon Musk Launches New Company To Link Brain To Computer
Elon Musk's Newest Venture: The Cyborg
How To Dress For The Future No Jetpack Required
Matt Damon Shrinks In 'Downsizing' Footage Presented At Cinemacon
New Ant-Man And The Wasp Logo Revealed
New Exhibit At Curtiss Museum Features Sci-Fi Props
Orwell-Inspired Anthology Raises Funds As Uk Prepares To Leave The Eu
R2-D2 Polybag To Be Legostar Warsmay 4Th Free Promo Item
Ready Player One Vr Content Will Bring Viewers Into The Oasis 
Ridley Scott's Never-Ending 'Alien' Series
Sci-Fi film 'Marjorie Prime' Starring Jon Hamm Set For Us Distribution
Star Trek Meets A Wrinkle In Time With Afar At Image
Sci-Fi pic 'Mindgamers' Will Scan Viewer Brainwaves For Science
Sci-Fi show Humans Returning For Third Series
Star Trek's Holodeck: From Science Fiction to A New Reality
The Worlds Of Psychology and Science Fiction Collide

Link Round-Up: March 29, 2017

"Power of the Dark Side" by Andy Fairhurst

Limited edition prints available for sale at Bottleneck Gallery. US$50

Akira Kurosawa's great advice to aspiring filmmakers at 6:40 (SLYT)


Flowstate is a writing tool designed to snowball a person’s primal focus into a serene state of creative flow. No overthinking what you wrote. No instant deleting, going back and editing. Just writing! How? You set a focus time, you start writing and when you pause, the app blurs out and makes everything you wrote disappear. The document only gets saved if you complete your timed-writing exercise. Terrifying and brilliant all at once.

How To Open A New Book: “Never force the back: if it does not readily yield, it is too tightly or strongly lined! It needs gentle treatment, much the same as a machine needs lubricating.”

Meet the Gods of Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS in 10 Character Posters For the Series

Stranger Things Soundtrack Gets Gorgeous New Vinyl Box Set

Visual effects supervisor John Knoll breaks down the climactic final battle from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

With the Nik Collection — a series of “seven desktop plug-ins that provide a powerful range of photo editing capabilities” designed for professional photographers—Google aims to let users get the most out of their images more quickly and easily. This set of useful photo-editing software previously retailed for US$149—however, the tech giant has just made it free to download for both Windows and Mac users.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 27, 2017

"You’re My Only Hope" by Megan Lara

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$19

Interviews

Calvin the Martian, and the True Meaning of LIFE according to Kevin Fong 
Daniel Espinosa, director of Life, talks with Flickering Myth
Faerie in America: An Interview with Alex Bledsoe, Author of "Gather Her Round"
Life Director Daniel Espinosa On Finding The Reality In The Sci-Fi
Sci-fi author John Scalzi on the future of publishing: ‘I aspire to be a cockroach’

Link Round-Up: March 27, 2017

"Daredevil" by Rudy Ao

Beyond the Brick released amazing footage of a 125,000 piece motorized LEGO version of the Red Keep from Game of Thrones that was built by Claus-Marc Hahn of BricksCreations. Hahn used four EV3 large servo motors to power his amazing creation.

Clint of Lazy Game Reviews experiences pure joy as he unboxes and sets up a brand new, factory sealed IBM PC 5170 AT that was built in 1988.  Come for the tech porn, stay for the reaction.

The Hague's buildings in Mondrian's iconic colors Many buildings in The Hague are using Mondrian's blue-yellow-red-white color scheme to celebrate the art movement's 100th anniversary. I hope they keep it up; it looks great.

How might the Avengers react to seeing the Jusitice League trailer?? Exactly what it says in the title. A short fan video/mashup.

Tattooist Mike Boyd is a talented artist who specializes in Cubist tattoos that use bold lines and bright colors in a manner highly reminiscent of Pablo Picasso‘s definitive style. When not traveling around the world, Boyd can be found working at The Circle in London. Boyd spoke about his artistic style in an interview with Illusion.

What happens if you break an artwork? Cautionary tales have been covered in countless articles and immortalized in videos of surveillance footage, though it’s not often told what happens next — or what to do if this happens to you. So what happens when you break a work of art? What would (or should) you do?

The world's coolest passports

Link Round-Up: IronFist

Binged Ironfist this weekend not expecting much after all the critical reviews.  The plot wasn't as intense as Daredevil, a lot of plot points were unintentionally hilarious, and the fight scenes were a bit lackluster.  However, the series beat the hell out of the majority of small screen comic series.  I was pleasantly surprised.

Interviews

Finn Jones on ‘Problematic’ Internet Outrage
Iron Fist creator discusses casting controversy
Interview With IRON FIST Stunt Coordinator Brett Chan
Jessica Henwick On Asian Stereotype Concerns
Q&A with Iron Fist Creator Scott Buck & Producer Jeph Loeb
Tom Pelphrey & David Wenham on Meachum Family Dynamics

Link Round-Up: March 21, 2017

"Scavenger Scrap" by Jake Murray

News: Comics artist and illustrator Bernie Wrightson has passed away after a struggle with cancer. Best known as the co-creator of Swamp Thing and for his astounding illustrated version of Frankenstein, he was a huge influence of many artists and will be sorely missed.

News: A D&D-style LEGO set called “Questbuilder” has reached 10,000 supporters and has moved on to the “review” stage!  If that wasn’t enough, someone has invented LEGO tape! The idea of a LEGO Tape gets my two thumbs up!

Did you find it increasingly difficult to find Waldo as his book series went on? There’s a reason for that…

The Frame is the first TV that doesn’t turn off; instead of going to black, The Frame displays a stunning piece of art, turning your wall into a museum-worthy art gallery.

French needle artist Noboru Hoareau has created an elegant line of gorgeous hand-beaded crawling insects including scarabs, scorpions and spiders as well as butterflies, lady bugs and horseflies, which are sewn directly onto fabric and put into frames and lightboxes. Many of these beautiful creatures are available through the Atelier Noboru Etsy store.

John Maeda issued the third Design in Tech Report. 

A San Francisco Startup 3-D Printed a Whole House in 24 Hours 

Zelda: Home Automation - Zelda: Ocarina of Time YouTube tinkerer Allen Pan, created a smart home automation system based off the Zelda series using the ocarina from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 21, 2017

"Ghost in the Shell" by Ignatius Tan

Interviews

Daniel Espinosa Interview: Life, Creatures, Sci-Fi, Giger
Davide Grandi, Italian Science Fiction author Of The Last Soldiers
Deadpool 2 Screenwriters On Domino, Cable And New Director
Eating Authors talks with Yoon Ha Lee
Interview With Joseph Helmreich, Author of The Return
Kim Stanley Robinson, author of New York 2140 explains world building
Life Director Daniel Espinosa On The Outer Space Thriller
Meet the man whose job it is to remember the ENTIRE Star Wars canon

Link Round-Up: March 16, 2017

"Eleven" by Renato Cunha

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$20

Designer Shares Creative Process By Revealing His Logo Design Grids

Displayed together, the historical and contemporary works in this small exhibition chronicle centuries of sharing and considering mathematical knowledge through art, design, and publishing.

Infographic: Choosing The Best Colors For Effective Web Design

John Maeda issued the third Design in Tech Report.

Logan 's Forlorn Future Comes to Life in This Stunning Concept Art

Tattoo artist Malvina Maria Wisniewska is no stranger to simple, clean-cut aesthetics when it comes to her fine-line ink.  If you’re into minimalist geometric tattoos, these creations by Wisniewska will be right up your alley.

Zen and the Art of Knolling

Quick Pic: Cardboard Kids Armor

"Cardboard Kids Armor" by Proteon

Source: Imgur via Reddit

In 2011, New York artist Warren King created an incredible full suit of knight armor for a 6-year-old using cardboard, paint, hot glue, rubber bands, and velcro. Warren shared his entire DIY process on Flickr.

The top comment on Reddit suggests "Ikea should print the parts of this on the boxes children's furniture comes in." I whole-heartedly agree. Print a useful pattern on the interior of all those furniture boxes so that customers get some use from the cardboard before it goes into the garbage.

Quick Pic: Steampunk Lincoln

"Steampunk Lincoln" by vex311

Source: Imgur via Reddit

Four score and seven gears ago, this small town bought to fruition a dream of a President stature of epic proportions.  And all was good... until the next town over built that Cyberpunk John Wilkes Booth.

Quick Pic: Dwarven Statue

"15 foot tall Dwarven statue at the Auckland Airport in New Zealand"

Source: Imgur via Reddit

Favorite comments: "Obviously, not life size." and "Should be more stout, Like my beer."

Papercraft: Steampunk Airships

"Orphanage for Lost Adventures" by Dutch artist Jeroen van Kesteren

Miniature model Victorian flying machines and airships created out of cardboard, aluminum foil, and a variety of papers or the propellers and sails. Ranging between fifteen and twenty inches tall, each of these fantastic vessel takes van Kesteren about a month to construct.

Posters: Avatar

"Spirit" by Breana Melvin

Prints available for purchase from inPRNT. US$15 / $20 / $40

I'm a bit too old to have been a hardcore fan of Avatar: The Last Air Bender, but the series clearly stood head and shoulders above other cartoon series.  It matched the narrative depth of Naruto, one of my other guilty pleasures, and artistically, it reminded me of many of my favorite series of the eighties.  This series of prints are a beautiful tribute to the series.

Posters: Ghost in the Shell

"Ghost in the Shell" by Becky Cloonan

Limited edition prints available for purchase from Mondo. US$45

[ Previously: "Ghost in the Shell" by Kilian Eng ]

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 15, 2017

"Laboratory" by Seoul, Korea-based ChangSung Bae

Interviews

The Expanse Co-Creator: If You Have Something to Say, ‘Invite Them in With Genre’
Interview With Jess Kidd, Author of Himself

Kim Stanley Robinson Talks Climate Change, Revolution
Thor: Ragnarok Star Talks Valkyrie And Marvel Studios Diversity
Rogue One Director Explains Why The Original Ending Didn't Work

Link Round-Up: March 15, 2017

"Ghost in the Shell - Tribute" by Johnson Ting

Fanart done for InkInk Collectible's  ​Ghost in the Shell  ​Tribute Show in Singapore.

Artist Personally Touched By Service Dogs Pays Heartwarming Tribute Via Disney

Artist Repackages Popular Snack Foods For Hipsters

The Complicated Friendship of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Barlow, His Biggest Fans

Magic: the Gathering: Twenty Years, Twenty Lessons Learned – Magic: the Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater shares twenty lessons learned over twenty years of designing one of the world's most popular collectible card games.  Also in article form: part 1, part 2, part 3

My Life as a Costumer 1967-2000 - Science Fiction Masquerades and Fashion Shows - A Youtube history by Kat Bushman.

The Photoshop Cheatsheet That Novice Graphic Designers Have Been Looking For

Robert Götzfried has taken some amazing photographs of church organs.

Posters: Solar System Planets

"Solar System Planets" by Justin Van Genderen

Prints available for purchase from the artist's website. US$35 - $40

Link Round-Up: March 10, 2017

"Leeloo" by Tegan Bellitta

Part of the 'Leading Ladies' art exhibition curated by Time Beards.

Prints available for purchase from Sketchpad Gallery. US$60

10 Geek Bars In The U.S. That You Need To Visit

"The body horror genre is not just for those of us whose sensibility is tickled by the grotesque. Far more than being merely stomach-turning, it runs fantastically and viciously rampant with the anxieties we all have about our own physical vulnerability." In The Future of Body Horror: Can Our Art Keep Up with Our Suffering?, Davey Davis revisits The Thing and contemplates the genre's role in reflecting sociopolitical dynamics and fears of individual & collective safety, vulnerability, violence, and embodiment.

Etsy seller jamincjewelry has put a fun spin on space-themed jewelry with this set of nine stackable solar system rings.

How a cartoon cat’s gender identity launched a Wikipedia war

I could keep watching this for hours: Oddly Satisfying 3D-Printed Objects

Woodwork: Woodlands: Hyrule Wood Map

Woodlands: Hyrule (Link to the Past) Wood Map by Neutral Ground

Available for purchase from Neutral Ground. US$150

"Seeking more than just an idyllic Hyrulean view? Whether you’re in the market for a Magic Cape or a Bug-Catching Net, you’ll find yourself on the fast track to the kingdom’s hidden wonders with your exclusive Neutral Ground treasure map.

Unlike traditional Hyrulean maps, the pioneering Neutral Ground edition shows you all areas of the world before you travel to them. Traipsing into thieves’ dens and falling into hidden wells is a problem of the past with your trusty wooden map in hand.

This remarkable map is more accurate than a Hylian Fortune Teller’s crystal ball, pointing intrepid adventurers towards secret tunnels and laying bare the mysteries of mist-shrouded forests.

But that’s not all! Built from durable, lightweight Skull Woods timber, the Neutral Ground map doubles as a raft for travelers interested in taking the watery route through Hyrule. Find your fortune faster with this Neutral Ground map!

This Woodlands map is a collaboration with Minneapolis native Alex Griendling. Mage of graphic design and co-founder of Lunar Saloon.

Your legendary Hyrule treasure map is etched on timber harvested from the Skull Woods by master Hylian lumberjacks. It measures 18-1/2" wide by 14" tall. You will need to exchange rupees for USD to purchase your map in our online shop.

Includes a keyhole slot on the rear for hanging."

Interior Design: Haunted Mansion Basement

Haunted Mansion Basement by Josh Brown

Source: Twitter via Inside the Magic

Okay, the Haunted Mansion was always my favorite Disney World ride, but I'm clearly not its number one fan.  Super Fan Josh Brown recently posted photos of he and his wife in full cosplay posing in their incredibly elaborate Haunted Mansion-themed basement.  This was clearly a work of love bordering on obsession.  In an interview with Inside the Magic, he explains his basement like this:

“When I was 11 years old, on our second trip to WDW, my grandparents sent me off on a sort of day camp called Wonders of Disney. It was sort of a class that focused on animation, but during that day the tools is too the Magic Kingdom, and particularly the Haunted Mansion. Before we went in, they were telling us fun facts or whatever about the ride, and the guide explained how Pepper’s Ghost works. That flipped a switch in my 11 year old brain that was like, ‘Oh my god, I could do this.’ (Naive to say the least). I got a little obsessed.”

Interior Design: Color Pallete Wall

Color Pallete Wall

Via: Imgur

Wow.  This is awesome, but Jesus, this guy has waaay too much time on him hands.

"This is a wall in my bedroom. When I bought my house I had to repaint everything since the previous owners where clearly not painters. Anyway after painting the room white I knew I needed an accent wall but couldn't decide on the color. So I made the joke about painting it every color.

570 different colors. All hand mixed using a syringe so I can recreate them if i ever need to. The only store bought colors were Black, White, Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta."

3D Print: 3D Printed Planets

3D Printed Planets and Moons by George Ioannidis of Little Planet Factory

Prints available for purchase from Etsy.

George Ioannidis of Little Planet Factory has created a wonderful line of high resolution miniature planets, moons and solar systems (1:1.5 billion, 1:1 billion, or 1:0.7 billion), each of which are made to scale using a unique 3D printing method along with a bit of hand artistry. Ioannidis’ work is available for purchase through his site and through his Etsy store.

When it is time to make a globe, the model is not cast or moulded rather downloaded to machines able to construct it out of dust sized particles from the bottom up layer by layer, placing both colour and geometry accurately. What this means is no equatorial seam, custom sizes & scaling and impossible to traditionally manufacture full colour details. After construction is complete, each globe receives a manual inspection and a hand applied layer of protective coating before being securely packaged for dispatch.

Posters: Jurassic Park

"Jurassic Park" by LA-based Kyle Lambert

Posters: Kong: Skull Island

"Kong: Skull Island" by Wales-based Rich Davies

Posters: Logan

"Logan" by Turksworks

Posters: Logan

"Logan" by Greece-based Vasilis Zikos (Kid-Eternity)

Posters: Logan Evolution

"Logan Evolution" by UK-based Andy Fairhurst

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 8, 2017

"Star Wars: Rogue One" by Laz Marquez

Interviews

"Aquaman" Jason Momoa On Life Under The Sea
The Creators Of "The Expanse" Talk About Building A Sci-Fi World
Interview With Alex Wells, Author Of Hunger Makes The Wolf
Patrick Stewart On That Logan Scene, The Poop Emoji

News

Donnie Darko To Mark 15th Anniversary With A Limited Cinema Release
Get A Sneak Peek of John Carpenter's Tales Of Science Fiction
Ghost In The Shell: Scarlett Johansson As Major
Is A.I. The New Other? Aliens And Robots Are Swapping Seats
Man Vs. Machine Sci-Fi short Rise Is Getting Expanded Into A Feature
Marc Guggenheim Shares What To X-Pect From His "X-Men Gold"
Mondo Acquires Hand-Crafted Sci-Fi animated Epic Nova Seed
'Nevertheless, She Persisted' Is a Sci-Fi Anthology About A Feminist Meme
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Footage - 6 Things We Just Learned
Only Sci-Fi can Drown Manhattan And Make You Want To Live There
Otago Scientists Control Atom
Patrick Stewart Has Announced A Second Reason He Would Return
"Powerless" Is Getting Another Batman Connection
Ridley Scott Is Planning 6 More Alien movies
Simon Kinberg Confirms That "Deadpool 2" Leads Into X-Force
Star Warscelebration Will Skip 2018, Return In 2019
Storing Data In A Single Atom Proved Possible By IBM Researchers
The Renault Trezor Is The Retro-Future Concept Car Of My Childhood
The Ya Book Prize 2017 Shortlist Has Several Titles Of Genre Interest

Link Round-Up: March 8, 2017

"Logan Fan-Art" by Miv4t

Architect Turns Old Cement Factory Into His Home, wastes a perfectly good villain lair.

The art of Second Life photography. (And how to Get started.)

Deep Elon Musk is a twitter bot and an AI trained on Elon's transcripts.

Flash fiction for International Womens Day: Inspired by the phrase "Nevertheless, she persisted", Tor books is presenting some short stories by women authors throughout the day today.

Mohammad Sayed was abandoned by his family in Afghanistan after his house was bombed and he was left paralysed. Now he has become a US citizen, and designed a comic book superhero - Wheelchair Man - based on his own life story.  Sayed's idea of not giving up hope and started to shift when he learned about Mahatma Gandhi. That was his introduction to using non-violence as a weapon, and the whole concept blew his mind. “Before learning about Gandhi, my role models were warlords,” Sayed says.

The response to Logan has been overwhelmingly positive, and fans have been smothering him with love and praise. Hugh has responded with the following “thank you” video that’s loaded with awesome fan art. 

Sue The T-Rex Is Running A D&D Game On Twitter & It Is Freaking Amazing. Come for the brigands. Stay for the dinosaur facts.  Here's the thread where the actual play is ongoing.  Yes, this is the Sue of Harry Dresden fame, and no, this is not the official account run by the museum.

Wet Cement Perfectly Tells the Tale of a Faceplant: The victim appears to have been a child on a scooter.

Posters: 2Bros Pop

"Ghostbusters" by Andrea Martini (2BROS)

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$19

Poster: Stranger Things

"Stranger Things" by FourteenLab

Prints available for purchase from Society6. US$15

Posters: Civil War II

Civil War II variant covers by Michael Cho and Claudia Davila

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by David Márquez and Justin Ponsor

Fresh Take: Consume

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story-COMSUME" by i-m-halhefner

Fresh Take: The Addams Family

"The Addams Family in Kimonos" by Matsuyama Miyabi

This would be an amazing anime series.  Dark humor and Japanese culture would compliment each other very well.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: March 3, 2017

"A Masters Legacy" by Micah Brown

Interviews

Arrival Director Denis Villeneuve On The Timeliness Of The movie's Message
Interview With James Brogden, author of Hekla’s Children.
Islam And Sci-Fi Interview of Ada Barbaro
The Past, Present And Future Of Sci Fi With NK Jemisin

News

3D Re-Release Of Terminator 2 Coming This August!
Avatar Game Latest News: Ubisoft To Work On New Game Based On ...
Colony Creator On Tackling Fake News In The Trump Era
Cosplay Culture Invades Emerald City Comicon
Deadpool 2: Michael Shannon Was Reportedly Eyed For Cable
Guillermo Del Toro's House Of Curios
HG Wells And Jack The Ripper: Stranger Than Fiction?
John Carpenter Returns With Tales Ofscience Fiction
Ken Leung Joins Marvel's Inhumans Cast
Monsters Unleashed Upon "Marvel Avengers Academy"
New Star Wars novel Marks The Return Of Thrawn
Rogue One, Walking Dead Lead Saturn Awards Nominations
Saturn Awards 2017 Nominations: Rogue One Leads With 11 Nod
Star Wars: Battlefront Sequel Will Be "Dramatically Larger"
Star Warsland News: Is The Clock Ticking On Hyperspace Mountain?
Tron 3 Is Still Happening, And Here's What It's About
Westworld Season 2 To Feature New Set Of Cast
The X-Men TV Pilot Casts Amy Acker

Link Round-Up: March 3, 2017

"Pan’s Labyrinth" by Bangkok, Thailand-based Ise Ananphada

10 things you should NEVER ask a designer

Artist Makes Miniature Model of his Room in Mind Blowing Detail

The Classic Typewriter Page by Prof. Richard Polt is an joyously exhaustive guide to typewriters, covering their history, parts and how to restore them. Prof. Polt's blog is also worth checking out, and his short introductions to various typewriters. Because Polt is a philosophy professor, he also has a short essay on the phenomenology of early typewriters. But typewriters are for using, and few things demonstrate that better than the page Writers and their Typewriters, which has a very long list of writers and the machines they used, with many pictures of said authors with their typewriters, including Dorothy Parker, Stephen King, Italo Calvino, Sylvia Plath, Françoise Sagan, Bob Dylan, Agatha Christie and Stanisław Lem.

FamousBrick is a small shop in Lindau, Germany that recreates famous tech idols as LEGO minifigures. Their growing collection of tech minifigs, which features greats like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, is available to purchase from the FamousBrick website.  Meanwhile, Women of NASA, an upcoming Official LEGO Set will feature five female pioneers of outer space.

Now You Can Experience Award-Winning Interactive Doc "Bear71" In Virtual Reality

Snowboarder Susutakayama captured photos and footage a group of his friends dressed in awesome cosplay snowsuits, which are each based on a different Gundam robots, hitting the slopes as they snowboarded and skied. Tanukashin1 shared a photo taken by his brother that features Susutakayama and a friend riding a ski lift while dressed in their Gundam suits.