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    Image of Soupytwist Soupytwist
    09/20/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    I love how Pia Guerra did William Gibson... but, then again, I love how she does everything.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/20/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    Just comin' off my semi-self-imposed internet hiatus to mention how lovely these are.
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    09/20/09

    @Grey_Area: I -thought- there was a "gap in the teeth" around here...
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    Oh hell... I just found Anne Rice cute (in an Aubrey Beardsley kind of way)... I feel dirty.
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    Image of Illogic Illogic
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    No PKD?
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    09/20/09

    @Illogic:
    Yeah. I mean, seriously, MArgaret Atwood but not PKD?
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    Image of UlisesHz UlisesHz
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    I thought #5 was Larry King in a spaceman suit
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/19/09

    @UlisesHz: I wouldn't have known it was ACC without the caption.
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    Image of Jeriba Jeriba
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    I adore the drawing of Rod Serling. The artist captured his body language perfectly and I love his cute-creepy accessories (minions?)

    What's great about these is how well the style of most of the drawings captures the tone of the Authors' work.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Jeriba was starred Jeriba was unstarred
    Image of Lassus Lassus
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    I'm not sure if it's scary or awesome that I can recognize a lot of these without even opening up the thumbnails.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/19/09

    @Lassus: Since it's the same for me, I think it's awesome. We're all educamated.
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    Image of AdoraBelle AdoraBelle
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    No Terry Pratchett?
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    Image of RavenNemain RavenNemain
    09/19/09

    @AdoraBelle: Love the screen name, Spike. Or do you prefer Killer?
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    Image of AdoraBelle AdoraBelle
    09/19/09

    @RavenNemain: killer will be fine. :)
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    09/19/09

    @AdoraBelle: I was hoping for one too.
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    Image of boz_manga boz_manga
    09/20/09

    @AdoraBelle:
    There is a portrait of Terry Pratchett at the above mentioned site.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    09/20/09

    Awww, and it's with his hat. Thanks for the directions.
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    Image of Rusty626 Rusty626
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    No Ursula LeGuin?
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    09/19/09

    @Rusty626: Her hair would have made for a distinctive caricature.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    09/19/09

    In reply to Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers
    Hrmm... Asimov's sideburns aren't epic enough. Needs more crazy!
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    Image of RavenNemain RavenNemain
    09/19/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Now, Alan Moore, on the other hand... just enough crazy.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment RavenNemain was starred RavenNemain was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/19/09

    @RavenNemain: Heh. I gotta disagree with both of you. Enough crazy on the Good Doctor, not enough for Moore.
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    Image of RavenNemain RavenNemain
    09/19/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I suppose there might never be enough crazy for Moore.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    08/21/09

    In reply to The Art That Lives Inside of Us
    While it is no sharks with lasers, the first guy does have his own laser beam attached to his head. Hard to beat that.
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    Image of Hlaode Hlaode
    11/11/08

    In reply to Visit an Alien Zoo with Edd Cartier’s Illustrations
    If there is not a feminist theory as to why so many science fiction illustrations look like a vulva with tentacles glued to weird places I think I am going to have to write a book at some point.


    I like the legs, especially in the top one. They are just earthlike enough to seem functional, but otherwise completely alien.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/11/08

    @Hlaode: Seriously, I'm so bored with science fiction concept art that looks like penises that I'm pathetically grateful to see a vulva showing up on an alien planet once in a while.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/11/08

    @Annalee Newitz: Also, to be fair, some of these aliens look like ball sacs.
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