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Berserk Chapter 376 Intro Art Art by Studio Gaga

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Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials was well received and won a couple of awards (and a second edition, I think in ’87?). It took a little while for the sequel to emerge: Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy hit shelves in 1996.

Even though I am not super widely read in either fantasy or science fiction, Barlowe’s fantasy book is the one I really vibe on. Maybe because it allows him to do stuff like Grendel from Beowulf and Gorice from The Worm Ouroboros. Wouldn’t have expected Gideon Winter, the antagonist from Peter Straub’s odd novel Floating Dragon to be included, but he was. Other surprises are the Psammead from Five Children and It and the Saw Horse from Oz.

One of the coolest things about these books is the fold-out size comparison charts. I love a good size-comparison (and again, this is a big feature of those Petersen’s Guides for Call of Cthulhu, and I am sure it came directly from here).

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)

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When that fly that's been buzzing you finally lands.

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Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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Ad for Daredevil #168, Elektra's first appearance. Art by Frank Miller

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Nemesis The Warlock Art by Kevin O'Neill

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Conan The Barbarian #13 Art by Amanda Conner

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Blame! Art by Tsutomu Nihei

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Linda Hamilton turned down Cronenberg's The Fly for this.

Linda Hamilton - King Kong Lives (1986)

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The Hidden Fortress (1958)

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Conan The Barbarian ARt by Dan Panosian

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Lita Ford, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett in 1977

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Lakota Nation vs. United States (2022, Jesse Short Bull & Laura Tomaselli)

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Furiosa (2024) TV Spot Looks like Hemsworth is going to be spending most of his screen time acting like the biggest lunatic on the planet. That's not a complaint: Every actor should, at least once, work with a director that can bring out their inner Nicolas Cage.

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Skunk Anansie - Selling Jesus a.k.a. the song from the Strange Days trailer.