Lauren Davis

This Week’s TV: Felicia Day Returns From The Land Of Oz—And She’s Mean

Before we settle in to watch the Superbowl (or the Puppy Bowl), we’ve got a whole week of TV to enjoy. Felicia Day’s Charlie is back on Supernatural, and my has she changed. Someone on Sleepy Hollow has a demonic parent figure to deal with and the Mythbusters recreate a level of Doom in real…

Their Solemn Procession

Weary of fantasy stories set in medieval worlds, artist Noah Bradley started making concept art for his very own, more primal fantasy world. Now The Sin of Man is a world made up of more than a dozen striking paintings, with a bit of writing to go along with them. Bradley tells us that he’s…

We adored Lauren Beukes’ supernatural thriller Broken Monsters, and now it looks like it may become a TV show. Deadline is reporting that Additional Dialogue has acquired the book to adapt as a drama series.

Harley Quinn Sings Total Eclipse Of The Heart With Her Own Batman Lyrics

This is simply one of the most perfect things we have seen all day: Harley Quinn inventing her own lyrics to Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Now it’s “Total Collapse of the Bat,” with the recurring lyric “Love my clown.” This song will be stuck in our heads all day. On this week’s…

Why Early Wonder Woman Was A Champion Of Feminism… And Bondage

Looking back, Wonder Woman’s earliest adventures are a little…strange. The first Wonder Woman comics were filled with bondage, submission, and domination — and even spanking games with small children. How was this supposed to be feminist? A new book analyzes those early Wonder Woman comics. All images courtesy of Noah Berlatsy at The Hooded Utilitarian.…

Trailer For The Original Alien Reimagined As A Steampunk CG Film

Second-year students at the Animation Workshop in Denmark were tasked with creating 30-second CG trailers inspired by classic movies. The group that was assigned Alien decided not to do a straight tribute, but instead mixed a bit of Jules Verne in with their scifi horror. Other student groups also played with their movie assignments. For…

During The Apocalypse, A Man Becomes Addicted To Memories Of His Wife

While a series of megastorms devastates the world, everyone struggles to survive — everyone but Yonatan, the inventor of a device that allows him to relive recorded memories. While others look for safety and shelter, Yonatan is thinking of his next fix — the next time he can experience memories of his wife. The short…

Concept Art Writing Prompt: Bad Lady

Judging from the whiteboard on the wall, this isn’t the first time this boy has encountered this particular under-the-covers horror. Write your own story about what is going on in this nightmare image. “Ghost Story” is by artist Eric Felten, via r/ImaginaryHorrors. If this spooky picture inspires you, write a story and post it in…

The 100 Introduces Us To Its Very Own Version Of Seppuku

Can the Sky People and the Grounders really get along? That’s the big question as Clarke and her friends get ready to move on Mount Weather. But before they can rescue their people, they have to deal with intrigue, betrayal, and Clarke’s own sense of guilt — all of which culminates in a particularly brutal…

If You Plan On Selling Anything At A Comic Convention, This Is Must-Read

Are you planning on attending a North American comic convention this year as a vendor? While you’re deciding which shows to apply to and what kind of wares to bring, be sure to read this survey of comic book conventions and how much independent exhibitors actually make. Photo: San Diego Comic-Con International 2012 by Kevin…

The Hilarious Atomic Robo Is Now A Webcomic. Thank You, Internet Gods.

Actually, thank you to Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, who created the wisecracking, Nazi-butt-kicking, modified dinosaur-defeating robot Atomic Robo. The pair are uploading seven years of Atomic Robo’s adventures online and are turning their print comic into a free-to-read webcomic. Huzzah! They have already uploaded the first volume of Atomic Robo online for our reading…

The City Had Finally Perfected Aerial Public Transit

The main station was city central but still accessible by air and the landing bays had been calibrated so that there was minimal noise upon touchdown. The biggest challenge, actually, was developing two-dimensional maps that conveyed routes set in three-dimensional space. “Platform 9” is by artist Emilis Baltrusaitis. Baltrusaitis tells us that this was actually…

How A French Fashion Helped Beat An 18th-Century Anti-Vaxxer Movement

When the smallpox vaccine was first introduced in the 18th century, not everyone was eager to get inoculated. Many French people were suspicious of the new procedure, which was banned in Paris for five years. But after a celebrated royal inoculation, a new fashion helped advertise vaccination and ease vaccination fears. Image: King Louis XVI…

Conan O’Brien Becomes An Animated Archer Character And Battles Mobsters

On a very special segment of Conan, late-night TV host Conan O’Brien didn’t just have the voice of Sterling Archer, H. Jon Benjamin, on his couch to promote the new season of Archer. He actually became an animated Archer-style character and got involved in the spy’s shoot-em-up hijinks. Conan actually translates pretty perfectly into a…

10 Public Domain Characters That Are Overdue For A Reboot

Some older fictional characters turn up again and again and again: Count Dracula and his foes, Victor Frankenstein, Dorothy Gale and the denizens of Oz. But Western literature’s public domain is filled with excellent characters, many who deserve a bit more limelight. Top image: Fantomah, Daughter of the Pharaohs, via Pappy’s Golden Age Comics Blogzine.…

Oklahoma’s Myths Come Out To Play In This Delightful Webcomic Dramedy

The weirdest thing about Oscar’s life used to be his name. (It’s Oscar Wilde.) Then he moved to Podunk, Oklahoma, a quiet town that turned out to be…not so quiet. Now he has to deal with ghosts, witches, and werewolves, and that’s before the local mythological creatures start crawling out of the woodwork. Pascalle Lepas’…

Only The Greatest Airship Pilots Could Reach The Forest Sanctuary

It took a great deal of skill to navigate through the trees, and a woodsman’s memory of the forest to remember the exact location of the sanctuary. But any who found their way to the dock could expect comfort, food, and wisdom that couldn’t be obtained anywhere on the ground. “Arrival at Svetoslav Sanctuary” is…

One 19-Year-Old Spent Six Months Making This Intense Animated Battle

A guy who can manipulate gravity battles a fellow who controls heat in this wonderfully choreographed battle. We have no idea why these figures are fighting, but it’s a lot of fun watching them go at it. The concept work, animation, backgrounds, and compositing for Heat vs Repulsion were apparently all done over the course…

Even Animated, Lando Calrissian Is As Smarmy As Ever On Star Wars Rebels

Billy Dee Williams is back! A young Lando Calrissian snares the Ghost crew in his latest scheme. Yes, long before The Empire Strikes Back, Lando was a smooth-talking rogue — and you couldn’t trust him as far as you could throw him. It’s a pity no one tries to throw him, actually. Zeb, let’s talk.…

Science Finally Answers: Could Kool-Aid Man Break Through A Brick Wall?

We’ve seen it happen time and again in commercials: a six-foot-tall pitcher of walking, talking Kool-Aid bursts through a brick wall, bellowing his trademark, “Oh yeah!” But could he really do it without completely cracking up? Vsauce looks at the science behind Kool-Aid Man’s wall-bursting habits, considering how his glass body would stack up against…