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more about #lensmen octoSink: I have two books I got about spaceships and spacewrecks when I was a kid (the 70s) that either he contributed or did entirely. I can't remember the na... more » Jassen: You know Charlie Jane, i've only just gotten my R2-D2 t-shirt and then you go an post this. *sigh* I'm gonna have to freeze my credit card or start se... more » lorq: I still own and cherish my copy of "20th Century Foss," the artbook put out by Dragon's Dream Publishers, which also put out beautiful and glossy book... more » J-a-z: My Dad was a scifi buff and he had a bunch of books with Chris Foss covers - several of them were the Foundation series and I Robot I think. I used to... more » SinisterBill prints in color on both sides: Reminds me of Stewart Cowley's Terran Trade Authority books. Outstanding! more » Perhaps Not: Yay, Jodo! Factoid: the new Metabarons GN has a lengthy sequence by AWOL WildC.A.T.S penciller Travis Charest, which is beyond awesome. The two of the... more » Matthew Parmeter: Does #14 strike anyone else as looking a bit like Deep Thought from the HHGG movie? And #5 seems vaguely Macross-ish more » Tim Barribeau: Many of Jodorowsky's ideas for Dune were folded into his comics, like L'Incal and Metabarons. L'Incal is an utter braintrip, in the best sense of the ... more » David Bullaro: I remember these from OMNI magazine. This was like timewarping back in time 2 decades. Thanks for that I09! more » disatess: awesome pics ,though I have a problem with where the giant robots are in dune . more » moifauxmail: Man will conquer space mounted on Foss' spaceships, never in NASA's concentration camps of the spirit. God, I love Jodorowsky. I assume this was t... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: My gods, those are some very colorful ships. more » cletar: I don't remember "Pirates of Dune." I like the pictures, though. more » FrankenPC: I used to have two artwork books from this guy. Very distinctive imagination. My mom threw them out when I left for college :-( more » RepoMan84: The big scoops on number 12 sure scream "Nostromo." more » Kenro199x: Simply stunning. I kinda hate seeing these because it reminds me of what we could have had. more » KhaiJB: aah Foss... shaped my view of spacecraft ever since I can remember... more » quesadillaap: I remember the lensman anime actually. more » Matthias: Has this Lensman thing been in development for a while? First I've heard of it. Never been a huge fan of JMS but I love the books. The first olde-t... more » Thanatos: Dammit with the news of Akira dieing i had hoped that that Bebop had been scrapped :( more » -
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Rare Dune Concept Art From One Of Space Opera's Greatest Visionaries
A pirate ship slices through space in concept art from the lost Dune movie of the 1970s. Artist Chris Foss crafted covers for some of science fiction's greatest books, reshaping how we see spaceships and robots. Check out our gallery. More » -
#morningspoilers
Updates On Lensmen, Cowboy Bebop, Doctor Who, Fringe And Scott Pilgrim
Today's spoilers include film-makers talking about their adaptations of the classic Lensmen novels and the Cowboy Bebop anime series. Plus David Tennant talks Doctor Who, and there are new True Blood and Scott Pilgrim pics. Plus Impact and Virtuality spoilers. More »
