Dune, Desert Planet
Bill Sienkiewicz’ Dune.
Tintin and Lovecraft.
Tintin in R’lyeh. Really. And Innsmouth. And The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
Designing the Secret Six
Dale Eaglesham sketches out the “Anatomy of a Design Brainstorm” with sketches of the Secret Six.
The World’s First Fantasy Magazine
The always excellent illustration and book arts blog, A Journey Around My Skull, has scans of illustrations from Der Orchideengarten. Started in 1919, it’s the first fantasy magazine. (More about the magazine, here).
Marvel Kitties!
M.O.D.O.K. becomes a “Machine Designed Only for Kitties” in this gallery of Marvel characters as cats. Other favorites: Galactus and the Punisher. (Thanks, Dave!)
Great Comics That Never Happened Annual #1
The Comics Alliance has gathered together “The Great Comics That Never Happened” all in one place. Thrill to “Aliens vs. Predator vs. Ted Nugent!” Sigh with “Young M.O.D.O.K. Romance!” Discover the “Crisis in the 36 Chamber” with the JLA and the Wu-Tang Clan!
The Cultural Gutter 