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Jean Giraud has passed away, following an illness, at the age of 74. May he rest in peace. He worked on the Silver Surfer comic in the 80’s. He also did production/concept design for Willow, The Fifth Element, Masters of the Universe, Tron, Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland, The Abyss, and Alien.

The new look of Dropbox.

Amy Reeder exits Batwoman over creative differences, and Trevor McCarthy takes over.

Gnu Books (in Ontario) is shutting down, and the remaining books and comics are being cleaned out of the store at $1 each.

New promo for Mirror Mirror. Oddly creative.

Two new images from The Cabin In The Woods. A very special message from Joss Whedon. whedonesque has a round-up of reviews for the film.

Chocolate Cthulhu Idol.

Robocop now has a release date: August 9th, 2013.

From Newsarama: The 10 Best Alternate Realities: Age of Apocalypse And More. Buffy’s Doppelgangland and Star Trek’s Mirror Mirror are included.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: An Anatomy of a Show.

Fearnet interviews Lost Girl’s Ksenia Solo.

George Takei’s happy dance.

The Ghostbusters PDF eBook Preservation Project has now added a 1984 issue of Starburst that had several articles on the film.

The All-Time Craziest “Thing Of The Week” Formulas From Science Fiction And Fantasy TV Shows.

Alex Winter discusses the state of the Bill and Ted 3 script.

Comments

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Oh, damn, Moebius! I saw Jean Giraud and it didn't register at first.
I loved his Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal comics. I didn't know he'd done anything for The Fifth Element, but he'd fit. Sorry to hear he's passed.