Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans [75 Pics] Hurricane Katrina killed this clown. According to the photographer, “An abandoned Six Flags amusement park, someone spray painted ‘Six Flags 2012 coming soon’ on the wall above the downed head. But they were clownin.’ Six Flags will never rebuild here.” That’s sad, but much of New Orleans has not been restored to her former glory. Welcome to Zombie Land kids! Chained dreams of fun at Six Flags New Orleans, abandoned Jazzland – that’s what Six Flags opened as “Jazzland” in 2000. Some photographers can see past the lifeless amusement park’s decay and desolation, showing us that there is still a chance the place could be cheery and not cheerless. Like a Bad Dream. Just in case you don’t know the scoop on what Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans and Six Flags, this photo is of New Orleans, LA, on Sept. 14, 2005. Once upon a time, Six Flags was filled with children’s laughter – but now it’s sad, silent, and surreal. No lines for dead rides. Watch out for that tree! No one wants a ride?
Tune-In podcast and TNT blog | Celebrating the Art & History of LEGO & Comics The American Comic Book Chronicles is our ambitious new series, where our top authors document each decade of comic book history from the 1940s to present. In the tradition of such groundbreaking history books as The Steranko History of Comics—which informed a generation of fans in the 1970s about the roots of comic books—these full-color hardcovers will compile over 2000 pages of heavily-researched information, in a friendly, searchable year-by-year format. NOW SHIPPING: Author John Wells leads off with the first of two volumes on the 1960s, covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics in the JFK and Beatles era. These are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover. You can order or see a FREE preview HERE! 1960-64 Volume: (224-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER) $39.95 (Digital Edition) $11.95 ISBN: 978-1-60549-045-8 • NOW SHIPPING! COMING IN APRIL: 1980s Volume:? COMING SOON: 1950s Volume:?
Disney Princesses In Accurate Period Costume These are very beautiful drawings! Although I am sad to see Belle looking so unlike herself. On a different note: I’d love to know what the reference was for the period costuming for each Princess. Given what I know about the stories, a lot of these seem a little inaccurate time period wise (I have no idea about the costumes other than that they look gorgeous): - As far as I know, the German “Snow White” was published in 1812 with the rest of the Grimm’s collected works; even her supposed ‘real’ influence lived in the 18th century. Earlier versions do exist, but with very significant differences, since this the Disney (and thus, Grimm) version we’re talking about, it seems odd to use the style of a much earlier period. - In reference to another comment: women of the Powhatan nation usually wore kneelength skirts, but oftentimes did not wear shirts at all (although higher status women did use deerskin to cover up, so Pocahontas may have done so too) .
30 of the World's Greatest Wedding Cakes Few things are more important on a wedding day (apart from both partners turning up; the ring being secure; and nobody objecting during the ceremony) than the cake. Very few weddings are without such a centrepiece. It's just a shame that so many couples opt for the same traditional, boring designs when there is so much opportunity to impress and surprise the guests. Here are 30 brilliant examples, to be used as inspiration for your own big day. Above: A wedding cake fit for an action hero. Above: An illustration of things to come? Above: There's nothing like brutal honesty wrapped in a Portal nod to begin a marriage. Above: A wedding massacre. Above: A show of vanity so incredible as to be impressive. Above: A wedding cake fit for geeks. Above: The most unappetising wedding cake I've ever wanted. Above: A work of baked art. Above: For Stargate fans only. Above: Good news everyone! Above: A cake for the Lego lovers amongst us. Above: Binary deliciousness. Above: Nothing is safe from Steampunk.
The Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes by Jess Nevins In The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana I wrote about Victorian genre fiction, and in The Encyclopedia of Pulp Heroes I wrote about the heroes of global pulp fiction. That leaves one last area for me to write about: the superheroes of comics' Golden Age, 1935 to 1949. Writers like Mike Benton and Jeff Rovin described some of these heroes, and I enjoyed their descriptions. Yes, all of them. The end result will be 2000+ entries like this: Captain Future. Because I don't own all the comics of the Golden Age. Moreover, I will need to pay for professional web design for the accompanying web site, and that, too, is not cheap. If I raise $6,000, I will make the entire manuscript free online, as a professionally designed web site, similar to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Update, April 9: I've added a new stretch goal: if we hit $12K, I'll give away "Six-Gun Gorilla" for free.
Comic Art Gallery Home - Original Comic Art Our Bloodstained Roof ShareThis Copy and Paste How Brian Michael Bendis Never Disappoints When it comes to his Avengers scripts of recent years, Brian Michael Bendis never disappoints. His work is always terrible. It's that very lack of quality which has made me such a fanatical follower of his work on the various Avengers titles. A prime example of exquisitely boneheaded Bendisness can be found in the recently-released, and reassuring awful, Avengers Vs X-Men #0, a comic which has at least helped to prove how Rob Liefeld's recent work for DC isn't actually the nadir of modern-era super-books at all In AvX #0, Bendis presents us with a scene in which the Scarlet Witch embarks on an ill-advised social visit to Avengers Mansion in the company of Ms Marvel and Spider-Woman. "Everyone's been worried about you. Of course, the trip to the Mansion goes particularly badly for the Scarlet Witch. Of course, Bendis has a serious problem with his plot for AvX #0, because he's presenting supposedly sympathetic and smart-minded characters behaving in an ignorant and despicable fashion.
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Spider-Man Turns 50: Why the Moody Teenage Webslinger Still Matters - David Brothers Peter Parker transformed comics because he was the first great everyman superhero. Steve Ditko / Marvel Amazing Spider-Man #1 hit shelves 50 years ago, on March 10, 1963. Since then, Spider-Man has spawned four—soon to be five—big-budget movies, nine TV shows, a stage play, a radio drama partially masterminded by Brian Mays of Queen, a few dozen video games, and, of course, thousands of comic books and toys. He's a major figure, and he deserves to be: Spider-Man redefined our idea of a hero by making superheroes a lot more relatable than they were before. To understand how revolutionary Spider-Man was, it helps to understand the most important hero who came before him: Superman. Action Comics #1 / DC In 1962, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee created Peter Parker, better known as Spider-Man. Both Superman and Spider-Man are heroes, but the differences between them are profound. Both characters have tragedy as part of their origin. The shift in approach there should not be ignored.
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“You are now entering Astro City” – Prepping for the return of Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson’s masterpiece | Sci-Fi, Movies, Comics and Quiche from a Pop Disciple DC has made some odd choices as far as new content. Whether they’re regularly canceling series before they hit 10 issues, starting up poorly thought out series solely to tie into upcoming events or constantly changing creative teams, the company feels like it’s stagnating. But all that feels like it could change with last week’s announcement of the return of Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross’ exceptional comic book homage, Astro City. 1-2. The first multi-issue story of the series gives a proper introduction to the First Family, Astro City’s version of the Fantastic Four, but focuses primarily on Astra, the youngest member of the team who has never experienced being a child. 3-4. Another early, excellent two-parter, “Serpent’s Teeth” and “Father’s Today” demand characters and creators to consider their legacies. 5. One of the things most apparent in the early issues of Astro City is Busiek’s focus on the non-super-powered inhabitants of the city. 6. 7. 8. Like this: