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Marvel’s STAR WARS #1

This past week was a big one for us Star Wars nerds fans. Even if you're not into the greatest sci-fi franchise ever created, you may have heard about a certain comic book already breaking records before its official release date. ;-)  That's right — Marvel's Star Wars #1 was released on January 14th, 2015! Did you know that these days, major comic book releases almost always include different cover variants? And that there exist illustrators who make their living just from doing comic book cover variants? So with Star Wars being such a popular franchise — and because Marvel's acquisition of the comic book rights is such a big damn deal (previous Star Wars comics were published under Dark Horse) — it seemed that every major variant artist, comic book store chain, distributor,...

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Illustrator Gives Western Fairy Tales a Korean Makeover

Korean artist Na Young Wu has recently unveiled a series of illustrations which combines well-known western fairy tales with the Korean manhwa (the equivalent of manga in Korean) as well as the traditional Korean drawing style! They’re quite stunning, to say the least.

The Princess and the Frog:
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The Little Mermaid:
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Snow White:
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Amazing 200-Year-Old Desk with Insane Hidden Drawers and Compartments

Isn't it funny how the littlest things can bring back long-forgotten stories from memories past? Because the first thing that crossed my mind upon seeing this secretary cabinet was not "Holy crap, that's SO COOL!" (that was my second thought), but a recollection of a beloved, long out-of-print book from my childhood: Midnight in the Dollhouse. (Has anyone else read that book? I was never into dolls as a kid, but I loved the idea of the dolls coming alive at night when the humans weren't looking. Kinda like Toy Story, but set in the 1800s.) Anyways, I know that not everyone likes watching online videos, so here's an animated GIF of this incredible, 200-year-old, handmade wooden desk to whet the appetite: I mean, what respectable geek...

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