Zod, I love Blizzard

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Their sense of humor was one of the things that made me and kept me as a fan. If you click units in Warcraft and Starcraft enough times, and you'll hear some pretty funny quotes.

"Quit poking me!"

(via reddit)

John Green appreciation post 2012

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I've never read any of his books or watched his videos on YouTube, but I'm going to. Tumblr really gives you an appreciation of how awesome Green is.

(via Wil Wheaton)

Meanwhile in Tokyo...

Tokyo Times' Facebook.

I am so moving to Tokyo.

H/t Tor.com.

The good and the bad news about this new Twilight trailer

The bad: It's the trailer to another fucking Twilight movie.



The good: It's the trailer to the last fucking Twilight movie. Just think; after this monstrosity, we'll never again have to deal with Sparkly Pants and Pedo Werewolf* again! And that is the only reason I am posting this. Rejoice! For the dark times are at their end!

 H/t Tor.com.

*No really, Jacob is basically a pedophile in the books. In Breaking Dawn, he falls in love with Bella's and Sparkly Pants' daughter while she's still an infant**.
**I know this because I got curious one night like two years ago and read the plot summary on Wikipedia.

Guillem March actually isn't that bad of an artist

Okay, so remember that post from several days past about that godawful cover of Catwoman #0 with the impossible pose? The truly mindboggling thing about it is that Guillem March, the chap who drew the cover, is a damn good artist. Check out what he drew for the fourth issue of Huntress after the jump.

Guillem March.

If you remember, I called him a graduate of the Rob Liefeld School of Art, and in light of the above picture, I retract that statement and apologize. He's capable of doing art like that, but somehow put out something like this:

Her spine is basically a Twizzler.
(via Topless Robot)

It makes me wonder if it was even his decision. Maybe he popped something else out, but DC rejected it because in their mind - a barren wasteland - it didn't fit the "excessively overdone masturbatory--er, sexually liberated, strong female character" approach, I mean train wreck that they're going for. Or, maybe this is what they wanted from the start and March had no choice in the matter. Either way, I'm now shifting the blame fully in DC's direction.

H/t Jamie Noguchi of Yellow Peril. Also to Nerdlicious for prompting me to finally make this post.

I'm pretty sure this would count as Heaven on Earth

A house in Irvine, Australia. Interesting exterior design.

But wait, what's going on inside? Let's look...

Oh damn, it's book heaven! Throw up some anti-zombie fencing around the property and this would be a good place to ride out an outbreak.

Pictures via thehermitslife.

How did I not know about this?

geeky-chey (NSFW).

Super Mario chess set.

Fact: Most male comic book artists have not one clue about female anatomy, other than boobs and butts

Guillem March, proud graduate of the Rob Liefeld School of Art.

The human body isn't capable of bending like this. One intrepid Tumblr user by the name of giaaeron, went a step further and illustrated just how impossible it is for a body to achieve that pose:

In the picture above are three figures. Figure 1 is the issue cover. Figure 2 is the closest I could get to duplicating it in Daz3D without breaking the model’s back. Figure 3 is the same exact pose as Figure 2, just from the side. You’ll notice some of the differences: The pose, specifically the relationship of butt to bosom. The right arm placement, which is impossible without dislocating her shoulder. Her head placement can’t be duplicated. If you look at Figure 3, you’l notice that the curve of her back is already incredibly pronounced, even in this truncated pose.

The reason of course is that male comic book artists, with a few exceptions, have little understanding of how the body works, as well as comic book companies that care more about sex appeal than basic anatomy.

Cover via Topless Robot.

Ah, gotta love She-Hulk

Second Rule: You don't talk about the Fastball Special. Third Rule: You don't talk about the firmness of Wolverine's butt.

Zac Gorman does it again

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Right in the feels, man, right in the feels. For those who haven't played a Final Fantasy game, that's an much aged Cloud Strife from FFVII looking at a picture of his younger self with Aerith, one of his potential love interests in the game. Unfortunately, Aerith (spelled Aeris in the English edition of the game) dies part way through the game, killed by the main villain, Sephiroth. Sad times.

As noted in the caption, the picture is a gif, so click it to see the animation.

Via Magical Game Time, h/t Paper Stars on Fire.