Monthly Archives: November 2012

Video Friday

A big part of my introduction to comics was through Superman, and when I was growing up I loved all things Superman. I knew everything about his origins, his girlfriends (all with the initials L.L.), his villains (the main one … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Art Nouveau portraits. Artist kishokahime created a series of Art Nouveau portraits of fantasy heroines from the 1980s (film and animation). I do prefer my Art Nouveau a little more ornate, … Continue reading

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Video Friday

I was completely charmed by The Saga of Biôrn, which was the 2011 Bachelor film project from Denmark’s The Animation Workshop, “an international centre of knowledge and development for animation (and related) professions and businesses” (check out their Facebook page, too). The Saga … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I’m really digging this photo of a sink draining, probably because the illusion of an eyeball is also just a bit freaky. Here’s the skinny courtesy of BoingBoing, one of … Continue reading

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Video Friday

Heavily inspired by science fiction films of the ’60s and ’70s and shot with a minimal budget, Seed is a short film by Tyson Wade Johnston (check out some of his other shorts at the link). The official description: Set in the year … Continue reading

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