In lieu of actual content today, here are some cool things I’ve been meaning to share lately:
Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell take on Edar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars. The result is beautiful. (After following the link, click on the thumbnail image for a bigger version.) I had the whole series of books in junior high, so John Carter has a special place in my heart.
Orson Bean (IMDB ref) has interesting things to say about being blacklisted in Hollywood.
A petroleum geologist weighs in on the oft-repeated statement that new drilling takes 10 or more years to reach production. I’m a big supporter of alternative energy, but it’s important to know the facts.
Io9 came up with a list of the best sci-fi books of 2008. Unfortunately I’m just now getting around to books I picked up in 2006, so my spending on new fiction is limited to certain favorite authors. However, I’m curious if any of you have read the books on this list.
Awesome animated concept art of airships. I’d watch this movie!
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Vallejo is, of course, the king, but I loved the Frank Frazetta illustrations that were on the cover and inside the hardbound John Carters I got from the SF Book club in my youth. Ah, mostly-naked Barsoomian women…