The Man Above the Universe, Part the Ninth

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The Man Above the Universe, Part VIII

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Telekinesis for Tots, 37-Ton Mechanical Spiders, and a Host of Spectacular Artists.

Here is a video of one of the first brain-wave-reading toys coming out this year:

Here is a giant mechanical spider (non-functional, too bad):

[via Pink Tentacle]

Here is a man walking from China to Germany:

Here is an Internet-only fanmade Lord of the Rings prequel (well, one of the trailers for it):

Hunt For Gollum - Trailer One
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And some artists:

Jen Stark makes amazing sculptures and animation out of paper. But I like her drawings best.

Nemo Gould makes amazing kinetic sculptures out of bits of rubbish:

Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio makes amazing illustrations out of puppets:

Joalo Ruas makes amazing things just with a pencil:

The Man Above the Universe, Part VII

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All Games End Today

I nearly pooped my pantaloons today when I surfed over to Adult Swim for some lunchtime tostada accompaniment and found G.I. Joe: Resolute, a new (PG-13) take on the action figure-selling property of my youth... penned by none other than Warren Ellis (creator of Transmetropolitan, Planetary, and Freak Angels, and one of my own personal comic heroes)! 

From Ellis: 

"The people at Hasbro were actually remarkably supportive. And I did apologise after shouting at them those times. And they did give me one of those conversations that you never really expect to have when growing up:

HASBRO: No, Warren, you cannot wipe Beijing from the face of the earth.

ME: Shit. (pause) What about Moscow?

HASBRO: Wiping Moscow from the face of the earth would be fine."

The first 5 episodes are up on Adult Swim and YouTube:

The Man Above the Universe, Part 6

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The Man Above the Universe, Part 5

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The Man Above the Universe, Part 4

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Go Build Your Own Damn Robot

In much the same vein as the Powder Game, Incredibots is an in-browser physics simulation sandbox. Instead of simulating the properties of different sorts of matter, it focuses on the physics of simple machines and allows one to create surprisingly complex contraptions (given time and effort- just load up a few "bots" on showcase from the enthusiastic community). 

There are challenges to be completed and a tutorial available (which is recommended- some of the required controls and techniques are more intuitive than others). I had the most fun just dinking around in the sandbox mode and seeing what I could come up with (almost a working 4-legged robot... maybe next time). 

Try(?)

The Man Above the Universe, Part 3

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The Man Above the Universe, Part Two

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The Man Above the Universe, Part One

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HAMSTARRZ(!)

Look, I know. 

It's been a while. 

I've had a lot going on; post-collegiate angst and all that... I realize it's no excuse, and I'm going to pledge right here, right now to put an end to this terrible hiatus. I have a ton of artwork piling up for your viewing pleasure, which will be posted, bit by bit, over the next few months (or years). 

I'm also looking into overhauling the site entirely; maybe getting a new design and registering a domain name that doesn't take a minute and a half to type. 

I also realize that these efforts at apology just aren't enough. I have betrayed you,  my audience, and for that, there is really only one acceptable salve:

BABY DWARF HAMSTERS.

Aww yeah. Let's do this.

This is a child Dwarf Hamster. He is a desert rodent, and has no fear of the unknown.

Still photos do not describe accurately the awkwardness of its movement.

It is a creature mostly interested in lightly suckling your hand-skin and then cleaning itself and falling asleep.

Pretty sure this one is a male, so I can't keep it (to avoid inbreedin' of the most graphic variety).

Here is a shot with Freddie, the Birth-Mother. She is a Dwarven Battlehamster, and enjoys eating her babies. (Nom nom nom)

This and the shot above were taken the day before they opened their eyes (which happens to be today).

Now they are a part of the world.

Barely an adorable mouthful.

Here's the money shot. This much cuteness is almost assuredly Illegal.

So there you go, then.

Feel better? No?

...Maybe when I put up some art, eh?