Jason Zurek

TMNT did it.

I like how the piss tint is the new obvious tell, like the terrible hands used to be.

They make a product called Thickles and I'm here for this level of quality intersecting with stupid, cheesy branding:

Background paintings by Shichiro Kobayashi for Angel's Egg (1985), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Studio Deen

These look amazing!

Ronald Balfour from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1920).
I found this beautiful print in a charity shop a few months back.
@pjrobichaud.bsky.social note the tiny Pan leading a progression across the bottom of the larger panel.

Would you believe the blu-ray of Bloodlust only has the English audio? It was definitely a thing these guys were going for in the early '00s.

Alfred) E(lton) van Vogt, The World of Null-A, Sphere. 1974-86 editions. Cover: Bruce Pennington. Serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, 1945. Published in book form as The World of Ā, 1948. Null-A series no. 1. #BrucePennington #Null-A @70sscifiart.bsky.social

They have made the world living hell for no reason whatsoever. People will ask why this happened in a decade and there will be tremendous effort to make it more complicated than “they were evil, stupid, and bored”

Starfield reminded me when I used to go onto the NASA archives and find all the photos that were never published on the main site because they weren't topical, just hardware bathed in stark orbital light

United States Army Security Agency (USASA) Field Station Augsburg - West Germany the picture is showing a green field of grass on which a big circular antennae structure is visible, in its center, another circular structure is present

Sudan a desertic landscape seen from above, in which a clear sandy zone melds into black sand. a black dot is present on the left side in the middle of the clear sand, giving it an abstract painting quality

Gwangyang industrial complex - South Korea a huge metalwork complex seen from above. from right to left we can see the raw ore, then metal foundries, then more plants and the big hangars in which the end product is probably stockpiled

Roter Kamm crater - Namibia a cicrcular red/orange crater in the middle of an red/orange desert, seen from above

Since there are lots of new people on Bluesky, here's a reintroduction :

Low Orbit Tourist, since 2016 I'm looking for cool satellite imagery on Google Earth, both natural and human altered/made. All of them are available in 4K/HD

Here is a few example, thanks in advance for the reposts !

A French film swept Japan in the '50s — and its impact on Japanese animation was immense.

Among its fans were Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and their co-workers at Toei Doga. We explore how they saw it, why they loved it and what they learned:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-french...

Man I want modern animated Moebius Star Wars so bad. I love this stuff.

I got up close with a Portuguese man-o-war and my god these animals are shockingly beautiful.

Incredible. Love it!

The injustice of this will stay with me until I die.

" On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift. At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products, our pricing, and our future plans. We do know that we can't absorb this kind of cost increase without raising prices. We've done our best over the past few years to shield players and retailers from the full brunt of rising freight costs and other increases, but this new tax changes the equation entirely. Here are the numbers: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across the ocean. Add freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution margins, and that once-$25 game quickly becomes a $40 product. That's not a luxury upcharge; it's survival math. Some people ask, "Why not manufacture in the U.S.?" I wish we could. But the infrastructure to support full-scale boardgame production – specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components – doesn't meaningfully exist here yet. I've gotten quotes. I've talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren't."

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

Annihilator from Armored Core for my To Hardware Project. WIP

the boy...

Grant us eyes...

There’s a great interview with Nick Park about Wallace And Gromit in last month’s Empire, and this bit in particular stood out. It sums up what artists have been trying to say about AI. The mistakes and the learning aren’t things to be bypassed, but a vital part of the process 🤟

when you're doing really good at being normal in a conversation and then the edible hits

I'll be showrunning My Adventures with Green Lantern with my life long friend and brother Jake Wyatt ✌️ We developed something really fun and special.

Congrats, Steph! This is so awesome!

Absolutely loved the interview! It was a really humanizing look back at the localization business. Looking forward to future entries in the series!

rewatched one of my favourite childhood films, Catnapped / とつぜん！猫の国 バニパルウィット 🖤 like my other favourite cat film (Night on the Galactic Railroad) it captures the feeling of a dream... lovely animation and cohesive candy colour palette too

New post: blocklist for AI music on youtube

#text

https://surasshu.com/blocklist-for-ai-music-on-youtube

YouTube video by OUT NOW-Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters Documentary The Amazing Screw-On Head Returns! Unseen Animated Pilot Expanded!

Ever wondered what went into bringing The Amazing Screw-On Head animated pilot to life? Our latest short form doc uncovers the genius behind @mikemignola.bsky.social's weirdest creation! Featuring the voice work of @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, Paul Giamatti and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX71...

#Invincible season 3 is out!

yeah so are you going to do some of those things or what’s the plan here