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blade runner
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner has claimed inspiration from many sources, but these mid-1970s panels by legendary French illustrator Jean Giraud (pseudonym Moebius) from his collaboration with Dan O'Bannon for The Long-Tomorrow are particularly evocative of the final product. Scott's artistic talents also emerge in the brilliant storyboards for the film, and Sci-Fi-O-Rama collects both here.
But after drawing on a whole host of graphic influences, Blade Runner was also adopted to the comics medium at least twice. Click through to see our favorite illustrated versions of replicants. More »
Blade Runner Started, And Ended, As A Comic Book
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner has claimed inspiration from many sources, but these mid-1970s panels by legendary French illustrator Jean Giraud (pseudonym Moebius) from his collaboration with Dan O'Bannon for The Long-Tomorrow are particularly evocative of the final product. Scott's artistic talents also emerge in the brilliant storyboards for the film, and Sci-Fi-O-Rama collects both here.But after drawing on a whole host of graphic influences, Blade Runner was also adopted to the comics medium at least twice. Click through to see our favorite illustrated versions of replicants. More »
alan moore
Alan Moore Explains Why He Is the Comic Book Messiah
In 1987, Alan Moore participated in a Central TV documentary, "England Their England: Monsters, Maniacs, and Moore." Though not the only documentary about the comic book author, it is the only one to feature Moore onstage fielding accusatory questions from his own toughest critic: himself. The short film focuses mostly on Moore's larger influences and his desire to create challenging and thought-provoking works, but also features readings from his books and addresses the man's irrational hatred of ducks. More »
ben templesmith
Welcome to a new column about science fiction art by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer. Artist Ben Templesmith's daring, horrific, and sometimes just plain perverse approach in graphic novels like 30 Days of Night and his solo creation Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse is influenced by the science-fantasy cosmos of H.P. Lovecraft's Old Ones and the work of H.R. Giger. However, Templesmith says "The biggest influence on me sci-fi wise has to be the BBC prop and art departments on old classic Doctor Who episodes."
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Ben Templesmith Brings You Doctor Who and the Decapitated Corpse
Welcome to a new column about science fiction art by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer. Artist Ben Templesmith's daring, horrific, and sometimes just plain perverse approach in graphic novels like 30 Days of Night and his solo creation Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse is influenced by the science-fantasy cosmos of H.P. Lovecraft's Old Ones and the work of H.R. Giger. However, Templesmith says "The biggest influence on me sci-fi wise has to be the BBC prop and art departments on old classic Doctor Who episodes."
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9:00 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
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Latest by tamoko: Templesmith's work just gives me that itch to go all multi-media on someones ass. I love the blend of watercolors, more »
surrogates
Bruce Willis Will Play Robocop -- Sort Of
Some more details have come out about Surrogates, the robo-Bruce Willis we covered a while back. Based on a graphic novel, Surrogates takes place in 2054, when humans live in isolation and interact using idealized robot versions of themselves (which they control with their minds.) Willis plays a cop — but don't call him Robocop. Click through for more details. More »
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