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The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden

The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden
Robert Xavier Burden is an amazing painter who combines toy collecting and art. The paintings he creates are massive and highly detailed Renaissance-style oil paintings. They will blow you away. The toys featured in his work are treated with reverence as if they are holy things. And they are. Nostalgia is spirituality in these works. A temple. They could easily decorate any holy place. Check out some of his work below and hit up his website for more.

The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden

The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden

The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden

The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden

The Amazing Renaissance Style Oil Paintings Of Robert Xavier Burden

Scifi Staff by — January 26, 2017 in Art 0
Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures

Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures
I admire the craft of hand carving wood. I’m always amazed at how much detail woodworkers can put into their projects for one thing. These Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures are pretty amazing. At first glance they look like nutcrackers, but they are just cool figures. You might say that they are the wood equivalent of action figures, all hand carved by artist Christopher Buchholz.

He even makes the accessories out of wood and some are removable. The heads can be turned and the arm and leg joints are movable. So they can be displayed upright or in a sitting position on a shelf. Below are some of our favorites, but he has more in his shop.

Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures

Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures

Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures

Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures

Hand Carved Wood Star Wars Figures

Scifi Staff by — January 25, 2017 in Toys/Collectibles 0
Alien and Predator Valentine’s Day Cards

Alien and Predator Valentine's Day Cards
Give the geek love in your life a fun card this Valentine’s Day. Maybe you are a predator and she is an alien. Maybe it’s the other way around. Either way, these Alien and Predator Valentine’s Day Cards from nicolesloan represent you perfectly. Your species may be at war, but you love each other. This year tell them that they make your chest burst. Give them one of these cards and if they love it and really get it, you know they are a keeper.

Alien and Predator Valentine's Day Cards

Scifi Staff by — January 25, 2017 in Art 0
Fox Orders New X-Men Series From Bryan Singer

Fox Orders New X-Men Series From Bryan Singer
We had heard rumors that there was a new X-Men series coming and that it would take place in the X-Men cinematic universe. Well, it turns out that it was true. In fact, Fox has officially ordered the pilot for the series from producer Bryan Singer, and they’ve hired Matt Nix (Burn Notice) to write as well as produce.

Variety says that the pilot “will focus on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.” So obviously the pilot will serve as an origin story for those involved.

Fox had already picked up the upcoming series Legion, which looks pretty darn good. So this would be there second. Are they headed the way of the CW? That would be awesome. I am a firm believer that these properties work much better on television. I can’t wait to see where this goes. Although I am kind of done with Singer.

Scifi Staff by — January 25, 2017 in Movies/TV 0
Rian Johnson Teases Photo of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Opening Crawl

Rian Johnson Teases Photo of Star Wars The Last Jedi's Opening Crawl
Damn you Rian Johnson. Why must you tease us? We have almost a full year to wait for this movie still. I guess stuff like this gives us something to do in the meantime. Director Rian Johnson released a neat behind-the-scenes photo teasing the opening crawl for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We are still speculating what that title could mean. It probably just refers to Luke being the last since Rey isn’t a Jedi yet. We will have to wait and see.

This cool photo was posted on Instagram with the following caption:

“Felt so good to drop this into the cut this morning.”

It is going to be so hard to wait until December.

Scifi Staff by — January 24, 2017 in Movies/TV 0
Adorable Chibi Style Prints of Geek Characters

Adorable Chibi Style Prints of Geek Characters
StephLewArt calls this series “cuties” for obvious reasons. They are pint sized prints that are triple A: Adorable, amazing, affordable. Also very collectible, because you will want many to hang in your home or office. These prints cover everything from Batman, to Game of Thrones and everything in between. Many of your favorite geek franchises are represented here.
Adorable Chibi Style Prints of Geek Characters

Adorable Chibi Style Prints of Geek Characters

Adorable Chibi Style Prints of Geek Characters

Adorable Chibi Style Prints of Geek Characters

Scifi Staff by — January 24, 2017 in Art 0
Episode VIII Gets a Title – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Episode VIII Gets a Title - Star Wars The Last Jedi
At last Star Wars Episode VIII has a title. That title is… Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It is a rather striking title given that this movie falls in the middle of a trilogy rather than the end. It is a cool title, but it really gives us no hint as to what we can expect. This does not mean that Luke or Rey have to die, because Jedi can refer to one or several. We don’t know what it means, but an official title brings us at least one step closer to the movies arrival, which is in December.

Scifi Staff by — January 23, 2017 in Movies/TV 0
Cool Superhero Wall Emblems

Cool Superhero Wall Emblems
These Superhero Wall Emblems from ComicSandwiches are perfect for any mancave, game room, geek lair or secret superhero headquarters. The shop is full of great geek wall art, but we really like these emblems because they feel kind of old school and official. They are perfect for kid’s rooms and the rooms of adult geeks alike. You can choose from Batman, Spider-Man, The Avengers, Suicide Squad and many more. Decorate with a bunch of them and your room will look like a superhero UN.

Cool Superhero Wall Emblems

Cool Superhero Wall Emblems

Cool Superhero Wall Emblems

Cool Superhero Wall Emblems

Scifi Staff by — January 23, 2017 in Decor 0
Make An Exploding Death Star Lamp

Make An Exploding Death Star Lamp
We could all use an exploding Death Star in our home. Well, not the real kind. I imagine that the radiation would kill you as well as the shrapnel. You can make a much safer version from an IKEA PS 2014 pendant lamp. Instructable user MariaK64 will show you how. You can follow tutorials here and here. You just take the lamp and paint it. It already expands with the pull of its string. It looks sooooo awesome and explody! Is that a word? It will be the coolest lamp in your house.

It goes well with your hand painted Death Star globe.

Make An Exploding Death Star Lamp

Make An Exploding Death Star Lamp

Make An Exploding Death Star Lamp

via Geekologie

Scifi Staff by — January 23, 2017 in Decor 0