Cyriaque Lamar, Author at Gizmodo

Infinite Kung Fu has some of the tightest fight scenes you’ll find in comics

Kagan McLeod’s new graphic novel Infinite Kung Fu seemingly occupies the nexus of every martial arts film ever made. There are hyper-stylized wuxia techniques, unbeatable Shaolin monks (and their giant training robots), and a town out of a 1970s blaxploitation flick anachronistically plopped down in an ancient China overrun by the walking dead. It’s all…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

This is what happens when you invite 40 vultures to dinner

For her video project In Ictu Oculi, artist Greta Alfaro set a table with a lovely dinner in the middle of nowhere and waited. What was she waiting for? Why, for a ravenous flock of several dozen carrion birds to drop by for a snack, of course. This meal goes from amusing to terrifying in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

Scientists force two chatbots to have a conversation, prove that Skynet will be a moron

Researchers at Cornell’s Creative Machines Lab thought it would be entertaining to allow Cleverbot — a program that’s designed to imitate and accurately respond to human voices — to have a conversation with itself. After a few semi-hostile remarks, things quickly took a turn for the verbal diarrhea. Folks, this is why the machines will…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

Frog the size of a child reportedly found (and eaten) in Malaysia

When you’ve discovered a 20-kilogram frog with the legs the length of a seven-year-old child’s, do you A.) keep it for posterity; B.) donate it to science; or C.) eat the sonofagun before it eats you? For one giant-frog-finder, the answer was clearly “C.” A man from the town of Gemencheh in the Malaysian state…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

The Venture Bros. make the world’s shortest rock-and-roll documentary

Last night’s Venture Bros. special — From The Ladle To The Grave: The Story Of Shallow Gravy — was only ~11 minutes long, but that was the perfect amount of time for the episode’s central gag to play out. Hank and Dermott have cobbled together a self-penned documentary for their band Shallow Gravy, whose accomplishments…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Aug 29

io9 Roundup: August 28, 2011

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 8/27 -8/28 | Cthulhu Bento Box by MyNeighborhoodStory. (Via Boing Boing.) Doctor Who and the One Woman the Doctor Can’t Screw Up https://gizmodo.com/doctor-who-and-the-one-woman-the-doctor-cant-screw-up-5835063 Tonight’s Doctor Who episode brought back an idea that Russell T. Davies used to play with a lot: the Doctor inevitably ruins his companions. In Davies’ version, it was that…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

Watch this nautical jumbo-crane attach a 10-story attachment to a ship

This is the Sheerleg, a 3000-ton crane that snaps together “megablocks,” or massive pieces of a ship that are assembled together LEGO-style. In the above time-lapse video, the giant crane places a 10-story megablock on a $750-million, 750-long, 137-foot-deep Samsung offshore drillship. This entire operation took six hours, as well it should — the Sheerleg…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

That stupid time Superman shilled computers for Radio Shack

While moseying around the comic shop the other day, I stumbled upon a 31-year-old advertainment comic starring none other than the Man of Steel. It was simultaneously the most and least sensical Superman story I’ve ever read. Behold Superman: The Computers That Saved Metropolis (compliments of Radio Shack®). I knew this comic was something special…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

This is what Walt Disney’s version of Hell looked like

Ever wondered where Gaston and Ursula the Sea Witch went after they died? Why, they almost certainly went to Walt Disney’s cartoon Hell, as depicted in the 1929 Silly Symphonies short “Hell’s Bells.” In this short, Cerberus looks like Goofy and a bunch of demons milk a dragon. Weird! I don’t know about you, but…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

Ninja has been defending mid-sized English town for six years

Ninja hooliganism is a burgeoning problem these days, so it’s good to know that some shinobis are using their clandestine arts to prevent dumb kids from shooting swans with BB guns. https://gizmodo.com/ninja-crime-is-on-the-rise-in-pittsburgh-5795853 Meet 33-year-old Ken “Shadow” Andre, who’s been patrolling the South England town of Yeovil for a little more than half a decade. Daytime,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

Remember when Dr. Who fought King Kong?

Yesterday, we met the world’s most viscuous Dr. Who, a.k.a. a Singaporean brand of bottled water. Today we’re looking at yet another Doctor Who…and this one had a bone to pick with King Kong. https://gizmodo.com/in-singapore-dr-who-is-not-a-significant-source-of-di-5834865 Mellifluous master commenter LightningLouie has brought this new Who to our attention. According to Wikipedia, this Doctor Who starred on…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

Ugandan man wants to build space shuttle from scratch

Here’s another entry for the DIY African aircraft files. In Kampala, Uganda, Chris Nsamba — freelance aeronautics engineer and founder of the African Space Research Program — is building an airplane in his backyard. Once he’s done with this project, Nsamba will move on to constructing a homemade space shuttle. https://gizmodo.com/homemade-african-aircraft-are-salvagepunk-cool-even-if-5662884 In an interview with…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

How does Nintendo protect the image of their saintly plumber? A Super Mario historian tells us

In his new book Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, Jeff Ryan examines the history of the video game manufacturer using the company’s unassuming corporate logo Super Mario. We spoke with Ryan about how Nintendo has crafted this de facto global video game spokesman, who’s become venerated by millions. Sadly, we didn’t learn anything about…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

Spider-Man fought Hurricane Irene using the power of joy

Yesterday, Spider-Man inexplicably went down to Hampton, Virginia to surf during the middle of Hurricane Irene. His motivation? To show people that a costume and a good attitude can conquer extreme weather. Or something. My favorite part of this clip is when he jogs off as fast as a spider can. [Via Bleeding Cool]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 28

The time Marvel Comics almost published Batman and Superman

The blog of former Marvel editor Jim Shooter has become a wealth of absolutely crazy stories as of late (see: the origins of Secret Wars, the script for the Dazzler movie), but this latest anecdote takes the cake. According to Shooter, Marvel almost licensed the publishing rights for every single DC character. https://kotaku.com/the-ridiculous-way-one-of-the-1980s-biggest-comic-event-5790820 https://gizmodo.com/read-the-insane-dazzler-script-starring-cher-and-robin-5820598 The…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Read David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” transformed into the saddest children’s book ever

Andrew Kolb was so taken with David Bowie’s famed space travel ditty “Space Oddity” that he wrote it up as a charmingly tragic kid’s book. You can read the whole thing here. Hopefully after you’re done scarring your kids with this book, Kolb will illustrate a version of “Diamond Dogs” that will assuredly freak out…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

What to do if you encounter a real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Should Hurricane Irene’s impending deluge flood New York City subways, we may see a swarm of rats take to the streets in numbers not seen since the heyday of Hamelin. https://gizmodo.com/photo-proof-giant-rat-slain-in-brooklyn-new-york-5834527 But what we might also witness is the rare topside appearance of what biologists colloquially call a “4A.” That is, an Aggressive Anthropomorphic Adolescent…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Here’s a reason not to go spelunking in the Helsinki train tunnels

You might run into this 12-meter-long dragon and have to do that cartwheel-legged, Scooby Doo run off the premises. This sculpture was constructed by Valve, a Finnish LARPing group who built (and left) it there last month. Between this and the Wizard Quest in Wisconsin, we have a good case for building more dragons in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Oh look, a creepy sleeping woman made entirely out of candles

For the Arnhem Mode Biennale 2011 fashion show earlier this summer, Lenn Cox built this lugubrious lady lying in a fetal position on a bed, where she presumably melted into a pile of forlorn wax. A pity, I think she’d get along rather swimmingly with the Smithsonian Soap Man. [Whudat via NOTCOT]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

In Singapore, Dr. Who is not a significant source of dietary fiber

While visiting Singapore, Marvel Comics talent scout C.B. Cebulski discovered Dr. Who bottled water, an oxygenated beverage that has absolutely nothing to do with the television show. The legality of this seems somewhat dodgy, but hey, at least we now know that Dr. Who contains no sodium or carbohydrates. Also, the Singaporean Dr. Who travels…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 27

Cyriaque Lamar

Infinite Kung Fu has some of the tightest fight scenes you’ll find in comics

This is what happens when you invite 40 vultures to dinner

Scientists force two chatbots to have a conversation, prove that Skynet will be a moron

Frog the size of a child reportedly found (and eaten) in Malaysia

The Venture Bros. make the world’s shortest rock-and-roll documentary

io9 Roundup: August 28, 2011

Watch this nautical jumbo-crane attach a 10-story attachment to a ship

That stupid time Superman shilled computers for Radio Shack

This is what Walt Disney’s version of Hell looked like

Ninja has been defending mid-sized English town for six years

Remember when Dr. Who fought King Kong?

Ugandan man wants to build space shuttle from scratch

How does Nintendo protect the image of their saintly plumber? A Super Mario historian tells us

Spider-Man fought Hurricane Irene using the power of joy

The time Marvel Comics almost published Batman and Superman

Read David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” transformed into the saddest children’s book ever

What to do if you encounter a real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Here’s a reason not to go spelunking in the Helsinki train tunnels

Oh look, a creepy sleeping woman made entirely out of candles

In Singapore, Dr. Who is not a significant source of dietary fiber

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