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more about #scifiart more comments → Friedhamster: I don't think we need robot helpers. Won't they be hunting us? more » MonkeyT: #11 - NASA notebooks, 10/12/2021: "Gee. That's new." more » EdificeComplex: Not a book cover, but Andross form Star Fox is a classic of the giant head set. more » lazyeight: Oddly, and perhaps due to the giant heads, I replied to a post. Both the orig comment & mine have disappeared. more » Zidel333: To be honest, even giants heads is a diplomatic plausability. Because he's Worf, bloody son of Mogh. [www.youtube.com] more » Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.: Oh woe is me! Cursed obersver, those are not mere measles! That is the sign of "The Marked." I have encountered it before...once. I lost many a good f... more » TheFaithfulStone: That next to last one, with the head / mirror is actually kinda creepy. more » Bill-Lee: Why did the Mastermind of Mars need glasses? What kind of Mastermind is that? more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Why are so many of these Italian? more » 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 » -
#robotart
Cute Robot Sculptures Are Both Scrappy And Made Of Scrap
After the apocalypse, we'll need to build our new robot helpers out of whatever we can find... and we'll need them to be as cute as possible, to cheer us up. So thank goodness for Mike "Slobot" Heisler's recycled robots. More » -
#giantheads
Scariest Giant Heads From Science Fiction Book Covers
Nothing is more terrifying, more mentally scarring, than the giant-head book cover. They loom off the cardstock, their huge eyes bugging out. Nothing inside the pages could be this horrifying. Here are our favorite massive-headed book covers of all time. 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 » -
#robotart
Only Those Who Display Robot Art On Their Walls Will Escape The Wrath Of Destructo!
When we featured Brian Kappel's robot paintings a while back, many of you expressed a desire to own them as posters. Now you can show your solidarity with robot soldiers and food-service drones, with your own Kappel posters. More » -
#caprica
Oops, I Destroyed The Human Race Again!
Remember a while back, when we showed you six draft posters for the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica? Syfy has chosen the final poster... and it's very naked. Would you Adam and Eve it? Full version at the link. [Chicago Tribune] -
#exclusive
Take Aim At The Common Enemy Of Humanity
When you're out there fighting the Cylons, will you know where to aim to do maximum damage? Get some target practice with a real Centurion target, as seen on BSG. Here's an exclusive first look at your new must-have poster.
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#conceptart
V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001
Early concept art shows the assymetrical arches and white coolness of the mothership in ABC's V remake — and it turns out the startling similarity to a cutting-edge art museum isn't accidental at all. More » -
#sciencefictionart
Science Fiction Legends On Black Velvet Part 2: Blacker And More Velvety
The black velvet smoothness of science fiction art continues, like the blackness of space, only creamier. Artist Bruce White saw yesterday's black-velvet gallery and steered us to his gorgeous portraits from Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG, Doctor Who and more. More » -
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#sciencefictionart
The Greatest Velvet Paintings Of Science-Fiction Icons!
Our love for science fiction is so vivid and soars so far into space, regular art just won't convey it. To display our favorite science-fiction characters and creatures properly, you need something special. You need... the black velvet painting. Behold! More » -
#thecoolfantastic
The Intergalactic Hockey Team Is Bioengineered To Play Hard
Reenie the Cyborg combines cyberpunk with skatepunk — and she'll leave wheel marks all over your face. She's just one of the serious players in Jason Martin's Intergalactic Hockey team. More » -
#robotart
The Posters Your Robot Companion Wants To Hang On Its Walls
Brian Kappel's robot paintings are like artifacts from an alternate world where robots are rockstars, soldiers and burlesque dancers. If robots collected art, these paintings would hang in the fanciest robo-galleries in the world. More » -
#steampunkart
Concept Art That Will Make You See Steampunk Anew
Yap Kun Rong's incredible "Lord Of Yamamoto" adds some much-needed color to steampunk. It's just one of our collection of concept art images which might make you see steampunk a whole new way. Banish those boring goggles and waistcoasts! More » -
#spaceporn
You Could Capture Photos Like This From The Open Sky Near Your House
This image of the Orion Belt gained the ultimate honor: Astronomy Picture Of The Day, but astro-photographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo started out as an enthusiastic amateur. He gives Wired a tutorial on going from drab night-sky pictures to cosmic revelation. -
#art
The Blob Attacks New Zealand — For Breast Cancer!
Can you stand the onslaught of... The Blob? It's rampaging through Auckland, New Zealand, terrorizing the city and horrifying bystanders with its giant veins and gelatinous mass. But don't worry — it's all for a worthy cause. More » -
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The Guy Who Makes All His Friends Dress Up As Broken Robot Dolls [NSFW]
If artist Evan Hayden ever wants to be your friend, think twice. Sure, his robot art is jarring and beautiful, and he lives in a world of dolls gone wrong. But he also covers his friends with metallic body paint. More » -
#scifashion
Wear Your Favorite Galaxy On Your Legs
Space fashion has gone high couture — we've written about fashions designed to look like robots or space bikers before. But now the latest trend is dresses, T-shirts and leggings with spaceships and galaxies on them. More » -
#exclusive
A Deadly Diesel-Powered Walking Machine From An Alternate 1914
Imagine this walking machine chasing you across the battlezone, gears baying for your blood. Here's an exclusive look at this chilling contraption from Scott Westerfeld's alternate history Leviathan. See the whole thing, plus the real-life prototype it's based on, below. More » -
#conceptart
Motherlode Of Concept Art Shows Dinosaurs, Cyborgs And Insane Carnage
Watch out for those dinosaurs, adventurer girl! The concept art masters at Massive Black posted a motherlode of art online, including battlesuits, cyborgs, monsters and robot soldiers. Check out our favorites below. More » -
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The Most Exalted Star Wars Religious Art In The Universe
Star Wars is a religious experience for many of us, whether or not we actually feel the Force. But some artists take it even further, depicting Star Wars characters as saints, martyrs and religious icons. Check out our holy gallery. More » -
#sciencefictionart
The Day The Flying Saucers Came, Everyone Was Naked... Except For Their Masks [NSFW]
Women, naked except for weird mask/hood thingies, watch as a flying saucer arrives. A gang of dominatrices confronts a man in a helmet and a jumpsuit that reads "UNO." It can only be the psychedelic art of Guy Peellaert. (NSFW!) More »
