MARTIAN SEPARATISTS ATTACK | Amazing concept art by Matt Tkocz. See more here.
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https://gizmodo.com/i-am-sorry-you-have-to-live-in-the-time-of-terraforming-5801149
I am sorry you have to live in the time of terraforming, and not in the spring that follows
It was what she always said, late at night, when the environment-makers moaned and the distant cliffs ran with magma. We were the first generation, doomed to live before the history of this planet began. More »
The kingdom was hewn from rocks that floated in air, joined only by the steel of bridges
https://gizmodo.com/the-kingdom-was-hewn-from-rocks-that-floated-in-air-jo-5800297
They built on every surface of the mountain, even after it exploded into a million drifting shards. Each unmoored chunk became a small annex of the palace, connected to the main castle by trains that rushed over airborne tracks. More »
Cities that hover in the clouds of gas giants
https://gizmodo.com/cities-that-hover-in-the-clouds-of-gas-giants-5799182
Ever since I read Iain M. Banks’ The Algebraist, about creatures who live on gas giant planets, I have dreamt of gas giant cities. Luckily, the amazing site ConceptArt.org issued a challenge a couple of years ago to design one. More »
The Fantastical Pinup Girls of Danni Shinya Luo [NSFW]
https://gizmodo.com/the-fantastical-pinup-girls-of-danni-shinya-luo-nsfw-5795577
Danni Shinya Luo’s work focuses on the beauty of the female form, and she understands what makes a woman sexy. Using watercolors, she combines the fierceness of a woman’s power with the bright, fresh colors of the natural world. More »
The ship that came to port did not float upon the water
https://gizmodo.com/the-ship-that-came-to-port-did-not-float-upon-the-water-5797785
One does not often see a ship of such size landing on the beach. But more extraordinary than its size was the fact that it did not land at all. From its hidden decks issued a flock of mechanical beasts. More »
A city for your thoughts
https://gizmodo.com/a-city-for-your-thoughts-5796069
When the old cities had crumbled into nonsense stones, the grand avenues and statuaries were fertilizer for a thousand generations’ farms. Until the great rains unburied the past, piece by piece. More »
What’s in Odin’s Vault? Plus other cool stuff from the Art of Thor
https://gizmodo.com/whats-in-odins-vault-plus-other-cool-stuff-from-the-ar-5800189
Chances are, you’ve already seen Thor – but you didn’t see all the cool stuff that appeared on the screen, as well as all the insane artwork and design work that went into creating the film. More »
New footage and concept art from The Rise of the Planet of the Apes
https://gizmodo.com/new-footage-and-concept-art-from-the-rise-of-the-planet-5791843
The new Planet of the Apes prequel is coming this summer, but we haven’t seen much of it yet – until today. In a fascinating online interview, effects masters Weta released some footage and concept art from the origins tale. More »
It was a labyrinth that spanned worlds
https://gizmodo.com/it-was-a-labyrinth-that-spanned-worlds-5788942
Think twice before you enter a maze that does not end at the horizon. You never know where it won’t take you More »
Only one artist dares to capture alien creatures in their natural habitat
http://io9.com/5785633/only-one-artist-dares-to-capture-alien-creatures-in-their-natural-habitat/gallery/
Plenty of artists and would-be naturalists are content to observe extraterrestrial beings from a discreet distance – perhaps a few miles away, via hyperzoom. But only artist Alex Ries, aka Abiogenesis, is willing to approach these creatures and paint them. More »
Propaganda posters urge you to keep calm and shoot Nazi dinosaurs
https://gizmodo.com/propaganda-posters-urge-you-to-keep-calm-and-shoot-nazi-5783379
When Hitler’s dino-hordes storm Normandy, will you have the wherewithal to beat them back? Allied propaganda posters from a lizard-filled WWII urge you to take arms against these Jurassic Nazis, while Axis posters tout raptors as the strength of Germany. More »
Painter adds giant monsters to drab yard sale landscape paintings
https://gizmodo.com/painter-adds-giant-monsters-to-drab-yard-sale-landscape-5781102
You know those dreary landscape paintings that haunt every yard sale and adorn too many a gallery wall? Artist Chris McMahon adds his own touches to such paintings – and proves that giant monsters can improve just about anything. More »
