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So what's a better art subject than women in cheesecake-y outfits? Women in cheesecake-y outfits, WITH DINOSAURS!

Meluran at Deviantart, knows what people like:









Ms. Uran is incidentally, one of my favorite rpg artists, known for having done some of the best artwork for Exalted, and more recently, Unhallowed Metropolis. Her art style is just fabulous, she's been expanding her style repertoire, and so her gallery is well worth checking out!
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This is really why I keep reading Metafilter, for things like this.

Click the button, and win a velociraptor...maybe. 

Maybe it's because it's a Monday morning, but this game has amazing replay value for me right now.  I am all too willing to keep clicking that damn button.

And see?  I won!

Webcomics!

Sep. 24th, 2008 09:32 am
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It's been ages since I did a proper webcomics review, which is a pity, since I read tons of 'em, and there's more cool webcomics coming out every second.  So here's a couple that are worth looking at.


Skin Horse From the same person who gave us "Narbonic" we have another tale of weird science, neurotic relationships, and talking animals. In this case, it's a government agency devoted to dealing with the 2,000 intelligent animals and other creations that assorted mads have left behind.  Fans of Narbonic will find the characters look somewhat familiar, and well, some of the character behaviors are familier.  However, I'm actually enjoying this one more than Narbonic, as I have less of a desire to pistol-whip some sense into the characters.  well, most of them anyway.





Dawn of Time this is a cute comic about a cute barbarian in a fur bikini, her pet dinosaur, and a couple of neo-victorian time travelers, who want to settle some questions about Iguanodons (one that actually puzzled scientists in the real world for decades).  It's well drawn for its cartoony style, and the writer isn't afraid to have entire comics without dialogue.  In fact, the wordless barbarian girl is easily worth the price of admission.






Ballad this is a seriously weird and creepy comic with exquisite artwork and a gothic sensibility. The story is hard to detail: it involves a reanimated servant, a terrifying girl "child", and a town where oddities are almost accepted as commonplace.  It swings between beautiful scenery, moody interiors, and grotesque scenes that made me flinch.  Normally it's difficult for a webcomic to actually give me a sense of horror; they usually at most gross me out.  But Ballad is so atmospheric and well drawn, that it accomplishes what it set out to do.
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Well, Pteradon actually. An article in Azhdarchid Paleobiology suggests that this group of pteradons wasn't actually a shoreline predator as commonly assumed. By studying wing, neck, foot and beak structure and comparig them to modern birds, they came to the conclusion that Azhdarchid actually stalked inland plains, using it's wings as forelegs, and preying upon small dinosaurs.

Well, not THAT small:


 
(image courtesy of Mark Witton/University of Portsmouth)


So why the game tag? I've been considering a flying race for "Under the Green Moon, annd this is a great model for what a realistic large flyer might look like.  I mean, it won't look exactly like that, but it definitely gives me ideas.

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