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Battlestar Galactica 35th Anniversary Art Portfolio by Ralph McQuarrie

Fans of Battlestar Galactica will want to own this Battlestar Galactica 35th Anniversary Art Portfolio by Ralph McQuarrie book. Inside you will be thrilled to find 24 of Ralph’s Original concept paintings of: A fleet of Battlestars, The Cylon assult on Caprica, Baltar brought before the Imperious Leader, The bridge of the Galactica, The Tylioum mines of the insect-like Ovions and many more.

I could get absorbed in this for hours. As with Star Wars, Ralph McQuarrie was instrumental in shaping Battlestar Galactica. Most know that he was involved with Star Wars, but many don’t realize the influence he had with Battlestar.

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ralph mcquarrie

Scifi Staff by — August 19, 2014 in Books 0
Your Favorite TV Shows And Movies As Children’s Books

A few weeks ago Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles hosted Storytime, a show of Joey Spiotto’s humorous work. These are kids books that are worthy of any kid’s book collection. Popular movies and TV shows turned into kids books. You can buy prints here.

I especially love the Borg book and the Planet Of The Apes book. Well, I love them all. Can’t pick a favorite. These books would put kids to sleep and fill their heads with all sorts of wonderful adventures. Amazing dreams would follow.

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Scifi Staff by — August 18, 2014 in Art 0
Alien Makeup Designs from Guardians Of The Galaxy

These are some really nice behind the scenes photos that show off different alien makeup designs created for Guardians of the Galaxy. You have to love the retro look and feel of this movie and admire all of the practical effects that were used to pull it off. These designs have so much detail!

Dave White, the special effects makeup designer helped to create the designs for Gamora, Drax, Nebula, Yondu, Korath, and other aliens. They are all done practically and are free from modern alien design influences. The end results in the film were simply amazing. You’ll find more at the link.

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guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

guardians of the galaxy aliens

via Geektyrant

Scifi Staff by — August 18, 2014 in Behind The Scenes 0
Pop Culture Characters Replace Don Draper In These Mad Men Posters

If you watch Mad Men then you are very familiar with the opening to the show. Etsy seller noodlehug was inspired by the show to create these neat posters, with pop culture characters in place of the Mad Man from the intro. We’ve featured this seller’s work before and I have to say, I really like their stuff.

Now we get to see Darth Vader,Boba Fett, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Loki, Spider-Man and others replace Don Draper in these mashups. I’m thinking that these guys would all make an amazing ad agency. They could call it Draper, Vader and Fett. Or maybe Vader, Fett and Sterling. Something like that.

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mad men

Scifi Staff by — August 5, 2014 in Art 0
Beautiful And Retro Silent Running Art Print

Etsy seller handdrawncreative has a super nice and retro hand drawn Silent Running print. It is a limited edition of only 20 prints and he tells me he only has one left.

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Douglas Trumbull’s 1972 film featuring Bruce Dern. I know I would love to display this in my man cave. Each print is signed and numbered. For those of you who have never seen the movie. Shame on you. Go do that now.

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silent running

Scifi Staff by — July 30, 2014 in Art 1
Doctor Who Inspired Money: Don’t Spend It All In Time And Space

Artist Randi Sparkman created these clever Doctor Who inspired bank notes, which I’m assuming are only printed on Gallifrey. Which is a shame really, because along with the destruction of the home planet of the Time Lords, the currency tanked. Then it was all revived again when all 13 Doctor’s saved the planet, so it’s all good.

This currency features Daleks, the TARDIS, the 9th Doctor and the 10th. As currency goes, this is some of the coolest I have ever seen. I’d love to have a pocket full. It beats plain old galactic credits anyday.

Doctor Who Money

Doctor Who Money

Doctor Who Money

Doctor Who Money

Doctor Who Money

Doctor Who Money

Scifi Staff by — July 30, 2014 in Art 0
Minimalist GAME OF THRONES Character Art

Whenever a season of Game Of Thrones ends, we are left with a void. And it can only be filled with the start of the next season. Well, to help fill that void while we wait, we can at least have a look at some fan art, while we dream of Westeros.

This set of Game of Thrones character art is the work of Jerry Liu, who happens to be a 2D animator, art director, and designer. Oh, and of course, he is also a Game Of Thrones fan. Obviously. These are minimalist interpretations of our favorite characters. I especially like Jon Snow and Ghost.

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game of thrones minimalist

game of thrones minimalist

game of thrones minimalist

game of thrones minimalist

game of thrones minimalist

Scifi Staff by — July 29, 2014 in Art 0
Roger Dean’s Strange Alien Landscapes

If you recognize Roger Dean’s amazing Sci-Fi landscapes, it is probably because you first saw them as album covers, for bands like Asia and Yes. I knew that would jog your memory. These exotic and vibrant illustrations are stories just waiting to be told. You see these landscapes and your imagination immediately takes over, populating them with aliens and making them live.

You might also think that Dean’s work looks a lot like the alien world from James Cameron’s Avatar. Well, Dean thought so too and in June of 2013 he filed a lawsuit in New York against James Cameron. He is seeking damages in excess of fifty million dollars. Whatever really happened there, Dean created his worlds first and he didn’t need 3D and millions of dollars to do it.

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via Neatorama

Scifi Staff by — July 28, 2014 in Art 0
Star Warped Art Prints Depict A Twisted Galaxy Far, Far Away

If you are looking for some Star Wars art with serious attitude and lots of humor, get thee to the PickledCircus Etsy store right this second. Matthew Roby’s Star Warped series is all kinds of awesome.

Whether it is Leia as the lollipop sucking Alderaan Avenger, or Boba Fett with a “Strawberry Solo” frozen popsicle, or any of his other humorous pieces, these art prints will make you smile and laugh. How about Jabba the Hutt as the “Blobfather” or Admiral Ackbar falling for the somewhat obvious trap of a mini Death Star with dynamite attached? I love these and I hope he keeps making more.

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Scifi Staff by — July 23, 2014 in Art 0
A Visual Recap Of The Dark Knight’s 75 Year History

Holy costume switching Batman! Pick a look and stick with it buddy! This amazing visual recap of Batman’s history was created by artist Salvador Anguiano for Poster Posse’s 75th anniversary Batman tribute project. It shows all of the various design changes that the caped crusader has gone through over the years.

It includes designs from the comic books, TV shows, movies, and video games too. Like the rest of us, Batman does indeed change with the times, even if his core mission and thirst for justice never changes.

See a larger version here.

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batman history

Scifi Staff by — July 22, 2014 in Infographics 0