Tag: sci-fi

Limited Edition Star Trek Waffles

January 5th, 2010

This one is for my dad, and the other Star Trek fans I know.

Kellogg’s has surprised fans with waffles that have edible images on them of Star Trek characters, planets, logos, phrases, and technology. There are more than 25 different waffles available with this limited edition item.

Naturally, they came out in conjunction with 2009’s Star Trek movie (wouldn’t it be wonderful if vintage movies were randomly selected for artistically rendered waffles, without a remake to market?).

I like the retro feel of the images…

It’s quite a dilemma for collectors though. Eat them? Photograph them? Try to find some sort of high tech preservation method?

My personal favorite:

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Russian Space Santa

December 23rd, 2009

Sometimes life gives us pleasant synchronicity. I was planning to post my old collection of Russian spaced themed Christmas cards, and woke up to an email from Vlad containing a portion of the cards in my collection…and then some!

I’m not sure why I love the combination of outer space and Christmas so much. Perhaps it’s because if we’re going to celebrate a man who defies the laws of physics, why not go ALL OUT with it?

Wow…a lot going on here…

I could easily use up my image space by posting many more…but I’ll hold off.

See more here.
Ed Emshwiller: Christmas Covers

December 22nd, 2009

Golden Age Comic Book Stories has an awesome collection of sci-fi Christmas illustrated covers by Ed Emshwiller.

Space helmets on reindeer!

I love this series so much. See the rest here.
Mars Attacks Cards

November 30th, 2009

I’m a bit out of the bubblegum card loop (I think I stopped collecting after I amassed thousands of Garbage Pail Kids in the 80’s). Are there any modern cards as awesome as this Mars Attacks series from 1962?

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the Tim Burton flick, featuring these lovely martians:

But I encourage you to check out the original art by comic/pulp artist extraordinaire, Norm Saunders.

(Might I suggest the photo above as an e-card announcement for newly engaged couples?)

See the whole series here.
Artist site

And thanks to Monster Brains for reminding me of these.
Pulp Sci-Fi Treats

July 23rd, 2009

As much as I love io9, I must admit that I went through this post like a child skipping text to look at pretty pictures in a book. The post itself may be helpful for those looking to write an epic space novel. The rest of us can just sit back and enjoy this spectacular sci-fi pulp art:

As a connoisseur of retro sci-fi pulp images, these are among my favorites that I’ve come across in a while.
A Few Random Sci-Fi Covers

June 2nd, 2009

Monster Brains just featured a great collection of vintage sci-fi book cover art. I have a few favorites from the bunch.

This one definitely warrants a caption contest. What exactly is the facial expression on the giant fish creature as he drains the blood of the young boy? Is he awestruck? Terrified? Aroused?

This enormous, lush-lipped bat seems to have whole forests on its hind quarters, and possibly a castle:

And you have to commend the imagination of this psychedelic, robotic, architectural, ant infested, lupine, space-collage skull…thing:
Mystic Seer and Invader

May 11th, 2009

Remember the classic Twilight Zone episode Nick of Time, in which William Shatner becomes obsessed with a table top penny fortune teller called the Mystic Seer?

Well, now there is a prototype for a Mystic Seer bobble head!

It looks like they are making it in black and white. There’s something intriguing about a single object creating a observational time warp.

It seems there used to be a Mystic Seer Kit:

The finished product:

There is also an Invader prototype:

You’ll remember this fellow as the one who battled the giant woman in The Invaders.

These are actually reasonably priced enough for me to get (only $13). Going on the wish list…
Alien vs Predator: AvP on Sky TV

March 23rd, 2009

Long time readers know about my odd fascination with all of the awesome and horrid tidbits relating to the AvP franchise.

New Zealand’s Sky TV is running a fantastic promotional campaign for the airing of AvP, featuring the two beloved staples of sci-fi in some seriously non-threatening combat.

I still haven’t discarded my wish to hang out with Predator. I’m hardly worth the thrill of the hunt…I think we’d get along.

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The Good News

February 16th, 2009

This shirt made me laugh. Perhaps other Alien fans will as well.

Want one?
The Batsmart

November 9th, 2008

Well, here it is folks…my next car. I’ve often thought that Smart Cars would be unsafe, but a BATSMART is a different story.

Perfect superhero vehicle for a tiny woman like myself.