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    Artists' Portraits of Science Fiction's Greatest Writers

    Portraits From the Steampunk Planet of the Apes
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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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    Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was starred Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. was unstarred
    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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    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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    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 Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/11/09

    In reply to Portraits From the Steampunk Planet of the Apes
    Holy Googly Vintage Monkey Shades!
    Who knew that in an alternative universe that PETA and OSHA would unite in the 1800's to protect simian sight!
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    Image of Zyg Zyg
    08/11/09

    In reply to Portraits From the Steampunk Planet of the Apes
    are there any true steampunk films? i know of novels and graphic novels and games etc.
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    08/11/09

    @Zyg: Uh... More of less in order of preference...
    The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    The Prestige
    The Adventures of Mark Twain
    Castle in the Sky
    The Bride of Frankenstein
    Jules Verne's Master of the World
    Wild Wild West
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    War-Gods of the Deep
    The Island at the Top of the World
    Robot Carnival
    Baron Munchausen (the one by Karel Zeman)
    Murders in the Rue Morgue
    Around the World in 80 Days (the one with Jackie Chan)
    Howl's Moving Castle
    Back to the Future Part III
    The First Men in the Moon
    The Time Machine
    At the Earth's Core
    Young Sherlock Holmes
    The Asphyx
    The Great Race
    Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Steamboy
    League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
    The Golden Compass
    This brief list doesn't include actual silent films, Victorian-Edwardian adventure films (like Tarzan, The Lost World), anime OVA or TV serieses.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/11/09

    @Zyg: Sadly, Wild, Wild West is probably it. You might want to check out Perfect Creature, an interesting New Zealand vampire flick. The City of Lost Children works for me but what do you mean by "true steampunk"? These days you can stick some useless gears on anything et viola, steampunk!
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/11/09

    @Cory Gross: Modern Times and Metropolis are just a couple of silents worth seeing.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @Cory Gross: howl's moving castle bested by a jacki chan film? i'm not sure how much stock can be placed in this hierarcy. unless we're rating them in terms of 'steampunkness' which is more subjective than just artistic merit.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/11/09

    @Grey_Area: Lynch's Dune seemed almost steampunk to me.
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: Honestly, I thought that Howl's Moving Castle was pretty weak. It was obvious that there was a lot more story there than they were putting in the film, and it felt like Miyazaki was just putting in time... Which technically he was, since he was brought out of retirement to finish the direction someone else started. My private hypothesis is that he did Ponyo so that he could retire on an actual high note.
    Around the World in 80 Days certain isn't Oscar material either, but it was kind of bizarre fun and I enjoyed a lot of the artistic steps they took. Plus, it had Cécile De France being all gorgeous, which gives it mega awesome points.
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    08/11/09

    @Hamslicer: As are The Lost World, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and everything by Georges Melies.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/11/09

    @Hamslicer: Especially the clockwork gom'jabbar.
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    Image of jbq jbq
    08/11/09

    @Cory Gross: I have to agree on Around the world in 80 days. I am seriously smitten by Cécile de France.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    08/11/09

    @Cory Gross: while it is true that a lot of story material was skipped that's true of any full length novel adapted to film. a film that included everything from the book would have been 2 or 3 times longer which simply isn't fesable. having read the book i'm very statisfied with the adaptation that was delivered in miyazaki's film. to each their own i guess.

    for the record howl's scored an 86% on RT, hardly a 'low note' as you alluded to in your quip about Ponyo. the chan film, just for comparison, scored 30%. given the cultural reaction to both it's hard to say objectively that howl's was weak and 80 days took enjoyable artistic steps. sure, it's just RT but that's a pretty huge discrepancy.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/11/09

    @Grey_Area: Ha! the "hunter seeker"
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    08/11/09

    @tetracycloide: Especially since I was making statements of personal opinion regarding a list of films ordered according to how much I enjoyed them! Matters of taste are notoriously hard to resolve with Rotten Tomatoes. I also graded Wild Wild West higher than either of them.
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    Image of Alizarin Alizarin
    08/11/09

    In reply to Portraits From the Steampunk Planet of the Apes
    Goggles. SO MANY GOGGLES.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/11/09

    @Alizarin: They do nothing?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: They increase the Simian Adorableness Factor by 37.4 kawaiitons. Have you not been keeping up with the latest journals?
    SCIENCE!!
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    08/11/09

    @Grey_Area: SCIENCE!
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/11/09

    @braak: So they won't be blinded with it!
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    08/11/09

    @Hamslicer: They hit me with something, and it wasn't Technology...
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/11/09

    @braak: SIGNS!
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    Image of jbq jbq
    08/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: OMG Instant WIN.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    08/11/09

    @AmishJohn: Steampunk monkey dung!
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