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Punk Princesses Will Make You Look Twice

by Noemi Twigg
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Punk Mulan

Books, TV series, and movies have traditionally portrayed princesses as dainty little things that need some protection and rescuing. Even those stories which show the stronger streak in women still somehow manage to depict princesses in the “sugar and spice and all things nice” manner. Of course, we have seen more recent illustrations of princesses – and women in general – that kick butt, and I didn’t really hear anyone complain. Here’s another set of illustrations which show a whole different side to princesses. For sure, many will appreciate the edge that the illustrations give these gals, but somehow, I am not sure that their respective fathers (or father figures) Read more »

Almost For Real Disney Characters

by Noemi Twigg
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Real Ariel

Disney has always been a source of inspiration for various artists. Whether they draw, paint, write, or make movies, artists can find a lot of angles to work on. And of course, doing something to bring the fictional characters into real life is something that has been done over and over again. So why write about it? Because Jirka Väätäinen has done such a jaw-dropping job of drawing some Disney characters. Jirka’s work is no ordinary depiction. Quite far from it. The idea was to draw them as they would appear if they were for real. The title of the gallery says it all: “Envisioning Disney Characters in Real Life”. Read more »

12 Upcoming Disney Projects Shown at D23 Expo

by Robin Parrish
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Brave

Disney showed off its entire upcoming slate of films — and unveiled some new titles for the first time — at the D23 Expo over the weekend. Here’s a full roundup of everything Disney’s sending to the multiplex over the next few years, including animated and live-action movies by Disney, Pixar, and Marvel. Inside: video from D23 and more than 40 high-res images! Read more »

Critters, Spider-Critters And Corporate Critters

by Darren Burr
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Critter #1 from Big Dog Ink

And I don’t mean the movie franchise of questionable quality that crossbred Gremlins with Tribbles to bring yet another dimension to pest control. I don’t tend to enthuse about the titles from Big Dog Ink. Despite some very good covers which raise my expectations, tingling my ‘new universe sense’, I have always found the contents disappointing. Not always even the stories, there was some good, if fairly standard, ideas, but the scripting has always let them down, making the characters appear incredibly two-dimensional. Finally, the company has bucked the trend with Critters #1, which recently came into my possession. There’s no deep dark origin story, heck, there’s no origin story Read more »

Despite Its Name, Disney Universe Is Not an MMO

by Robin Parrish
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Despite Its Name, Disney Universe Is Not an MMO

Today Disney announced a new platformer called Disney Universe, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Mac. The premise is that for the first time, a Disney game is mixing together elements — locations, characters, etc. — from all of their properties. That includes the works of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the live-action Walt Disney Pictures. Cutesy avatars (is it just me, or do they look kind of… Sackboyish?) “suit up” as iconic characters from more than 40 Disney properties. Disney Universe is playable as up to 4-player co-op, so you could conceivably play “dressed” as such disparate characters as Buzz Lightyear, Sam Flynn (Tron: Legacy), Read more »

All Excited About Cars 2 World Grand Prix Posters

by Noemi Twigg
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All Excited About Cars 2 World Grand Prix Posters

Cars is arguably the best animated motion picture from Disney-Pixar. Who can’t help but love Mater, Luigi, and Guido? Of course, many a kid would go for Lightning McQueen in an instant, but the film is rife with other lovable characters. So, recently, the official announcement for Cars 2 was made, getting every fan out there excited – with June 24 being marked in countless calendars all over the world. The poster was released late last year is cool enough, but the recently released retro posters of the Cars 2 World Grand Prix just blows it away. I saw the four posters at FilmoFilia, and boy, do they look awesome! Read more »

Because We’re Not Sick of TRON Yet…

by Robin Parrish
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Because We’re Not Sick of TRON Yet…

Disney XD has released a first trailer for TRON: Uprising, its upcoming animated series based on TRON: Legacy. Personally, I was surprised to find out that the series — which stars an eclectic voice cast that includes Elijah Wood, Lance Henrikssen, Mandy Moore, Paul Ruebens, and Bruce Boxleitner — takes place before Legacy, and not after it. Uprising follows a resistance leader named Beck, who tries to free his home and friends from CLU. Beck gets his training from Tron, and eventually even takes on the Tron “mantle” to rally the enemies of CLU. (I’m guessing he’s not all that successful, since CLU goes on to be the villain of Read more »

I Can’t Believe This Was Drawn On an iPad

by Robin Parrish
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I Can’t Believe This Was Drawn On an iPad

I know what you’re thinking. This must be some official piece of Toy Story 3 artwork, from Pixar and Disney, right? Wrong. Even harder to believe is that it was drawn entirely by hand on an iPad, using an $8 app called Brushes. Granted, it was done by artist extraordinaire Kyle Lambert, who specializes in artwork made using an iPad. But it’s just too good. I wouldn’t believe it myself if not for this video, showing his Lambert’s process (at high speed) from on-screen sketch to finished product. Amazing, right? (And I bet it’s Steve Jobs’ favorite video ever. Talk about corporate synergy.) Head over this way to see more Read more »