Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

Posting erotic cartoons on your neighbors’ cars is not how you break into the comic industry

In today’s modern, hustle-and-bustle internet era, getting your comic book out there can be difficult. You must differentiate yourself from the legion of aspiring illustrators, and sometimes a rip-roaring marketing gimmick can do wonders for your career. This is not one of those rip-roaring marketing gimmicks. Starting last year in the Noda ward of the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28

And now, Princess Leia’s “coke nail” from Return of the Jedi

Sadly, Carrie Fisher battled drug addiction while filming the Star Wars movies, and (for the most part) evidence of her real-life struggles remained offscreen. But in Return of the Jedi, we fleetingly see Leia sporting a suspiciously long fingernail. One’s left wondering if this fashion statement will be clipped the next time the Original Trilogy…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28

Drop everything and watch this short film about the Dutch robot wars

This is Tears of Steel, a crowdfunded short film that uses the open source 3D animation tool Blender to create some gobsmacking visuals of a futuristic Amsterdam overrun by mechanical beasts. The premise is also enjoyably zany to boot — Terminator as a relationship drama! Be sure to stick around after the credits, and here’s…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Sep 28

The Neighbors is Coneheads for people who never saw Coneheads

When I first heard that ABC was bringing a television program called The Neighbors to their autumn roster, I was beyond psyched. “Finally!” I expectorated wildly. “Tommy Wiseau’s infinitely gestating apartment building comedy has found the studio capital it deserves!” But no, this was sadly not the case. Imagine if you waltzed home one day…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

We all missed the greatest eBay auction of all time

This honor goes to “Mummified Cat Slam Dunking A Mummified Bird,” which up until recently was for sale for a discount $750 buy-it-now price (via Geekologie). Because if there’s anything that distinguishes you as an individual of taste and distinction, it’s a barf-out effigy of Bastet schooling Horus on the basketball court. Semi-Related: The Sphinx…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

A sneak peek at the next issue of China Miéville’s comic book Dial H

Here’s an exclusive first look at next week’s issue of Dial H, the DC Comics series from Kraken and Railsea author China Miéville, artist Mateus Santolouco, and the legendary Brian Bolland (on cover art). This issue delves further into the history of the mysterious dial that can transform its user into bizarre superheroes. Dial H…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

Hooray, an optical illusion of a building filled with giant spiders

For hilarious and sadistic kicks, German designer Friedrich van Schoor created this projection mapping installation of an entire building story occupied by two automobile-sized spiders. Oh, to be a fly on the wall confused passerby when these eight-legged monsters began scampering. You can watch how van Schoor created this piece in the above video. Incidentally,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 27

This is the worst death scene ever committed to film

From the 1974 Turkish martial arts flick Kareteci Kız (“Karate Girl”) comes this particularly agonizing death sequence. It lacks the family friendliness of Homodi and Badi but certainly delivers thrills on par with the Turkish Rocky. [CDT Crew via MeFi] https://gizmodo.com/where-the-hell-did-this-creepy-bootleg-e-t-footage-com-5864822 https://gizmodo.com/10-greatest-and-weirdest-e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-5782881

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

Watch how Jim Henson made David Bowie spin crystal balls on the set of Labyrinth

For the fantasy cult classic Labyrinth, David Bowie played Jareth, the codpiece-sporting Goblin King. And throughout the film, Jareth is constantly twirling crystal balls just to show off how flamboyantly magical he is. The thing is, Bowie was never spinning those crystal balls. No, director Jim Henson had juggler Michael Moschen secreted away under Bowie’s…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

Filling your forehead with saline solution is the grossest way to cosplay as a Klingon

Have you ever wished to dress up as Worf, but are too hem to glue pretzel sticks to your noggin? Simply travel to Japan and attend a saline forehead injection party. For one magical night, your cranium will be distended and pliant, like a giant gag-inducing block of liverwurst. You can even transform your dome…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

The 1983 X-Men Coloring Book Is A Lost Psychedelic Masterpiece

When famous science fiction heroes make the jump to children’s coloring books, usually the characters’ dignity is jettisoned in the process. But such was not the case with the 1983 Uncanny X-Men Super Activity Book. Indeed, this unheralded tome — in which Magneto builds a frightening “Alphabet Beast” — may very well be the most…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

This prophecy about North America’s super-mega-earthquakes in 1998 totally came true

Remember how the North American continent was torn asunder in the late 1990s by geological forces beyond all comprehension? Remember how Denver became a seaport and Long Island was lost to the ocean? Those were the days. Let’s recollect these halcyon years of tectonic upheaval with precognitive futurist Gordon Michael Scallion, who has been predicting…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 26

This is the greatest Star Wars-related magazine cover of all time

This honor goes to the October 1977 issue of Dirt Bike magazine, which had an authoritative Darth Vader looming large over his trusty dirt bike, “Droid.” The fact that such a pairing never made it to The Empire Strikes Back just reeks of wasted potential. This image comes to us courtesy of the Star Wars…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

For $1,200, two handguns sculpted out of dead cats’ bones

Who remembers that disgusting bone pistol from David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ ? If you’re in the market for something similar, New Zealand artist Bruce Mahalski and jeweler Vaune Mason are offering a duo of bone pistols for the starting price of $1,500 New Zealand Dollars (a smidge over $1,200 American dollars): Two bone dueling pistols (with spare…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

Grant Morrison writes about a blue pony in tomorrow’s comics

What’s in ye olde comic shoppe tomorrow? First off, we have Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s new miniseries for Image Comics, Happy, which promises some equine idiosyncrasies: Meet Nick Sax — a corrupt, intoxicated ex-cop turned hitman, adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder, soulless sex, eczema and betrayal. With a hit gone…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

Alien facehugger bong will make you paranoid, even if you’re stone sober

I have no idea who’s responsible for this work of art, but I’m now of the theory that this is a lost costume design from Prometheus, which was originally filmed as a $130-million remake of Reefer Madness. Remember, if an android slips THC in your wine, you’ll grow a cephalopod in your bloodshot eyes that…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

How Barf-Inducing Vampire Sex Gave Me The Gift Of Literacy

Many years ago, my middle school implemented a once-a-week “silent reading” session to close out every Monday. On paper, this program would transform me and my hoagie-scented peers into Western-canon-quoting cognoscenti who carried the aroma of narwhal mortadella. In practice, all silent reading did was teach me about the do’s and don’ts of vampire blow…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 25

A first look at this week’s issue of Mars Attacks

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s an exclusive sneak peek of Mars Attack #4, featuring a script by John Layman of Chew and John McCrea of Hitman fame. This issue hits stands this Wednesday, September 26. Check out the preview art below.

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 24

Guy re-edits Toy Story 3 with a depressing ending, convinces his mom it’s the real thing

Without spoiling too much, if you’ve ever seen Toy Story 3, you’ll remember that the movie almost ends on an extremely bleak note. As a prank, YouTube user Justin Wallin recut the film with this extraordinarily traumatizing ending and screened the entire film for his none-the-wiser mother. This video runs a little long, but the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 24

What if DC Comics’ New 52 universe got its own animated series?

For DC Comics’ New 52 relaunch last year, almost every one of the publisher’s superheroes received a brand new crime-stopping outfit. (For example, Superman threw away his outerwear underwear and Harley Quinn inadvertently channeled the Insane Clown Posse.) And in an act of supreme artistic commitment, Deviant Art user Ryem gave almost the entirety of…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 24

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Posting erotic cartoons on your neighbors’ cars is not how you break into the comic industry

And now, Princess Leia’s “coke nail” from Return of the Jedi

Drop everything and watch this short film about the Dutch robot wars

The Neighbors is Coneheads for people who never saw Coneheads

We all missed the greatest eBay auction of all time

A sneak peek at the next issue of China Miéville’s comic book Dial H

Hooray, an optical illusion of a building filled with giant spiders

This is the worst death scene ever committed to film

Watch how Jim Henson made David Bowie spin crystal balls on the set of Labyrinth

Filling your forehead with saline solution is the grossest way to cosplay as a Klingon

The 1983 X-Men Coloring Book Is A Lost Psychedelic Masterpiece

This prophecy about North America’s super-mega-earthquakes in 1998 totally came true

This is the greatest Star Wars-related magazine cover of all time

For $1,200, two handguns sculpted out of dead cats’ bones

Grant Morrison writes about a blue pony in tomorrow’s comics

Alien facehugger bong will make you paranoid, even if you’re stone sober

How Barf-Inducing Vampire Sex Gave Me The Gift Of Literacy

A first look at this week’s issue of Mars Attacks

Guy re-edits Toy Story 3 with a depressing ending, convinces his mom it’s the real thing

What if DC Comics’ New 52 universe got its own animated series?

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