Brianne Drouhard's Billie the Unicorn

I received a preview copy of Brianne Drouhard's Billie the Unicorn, and my initial impression was that neither I nor my sons were going to like it very much (even though Brianne's worked on two of my boys' favorites - - Avengers and Batman: The Brave and the Bold). The first few pages did nothing to dispel that impression as they're about Billie and her unicorn friends and how much fun they have using their magical horns to grow different types of flowers.

But soon thereafter the story takes a surprising turn as Billie runs afoul of an evil queen and her robotic minions. This particular illustration isn't in the book but gives you a good idea of how the characters look:



My boys were rapt until the end, and I'm sure we'll be enjoying the book many more times in the future. It's a solid 32-pages long and available for preorder for 35% off at Amazon. Brianne also has a few paintings and prints on sale at Gallery Nucleus.

Secret Cinema screening of The Red Shoes

Videos and lots of photos of Secret Cinema's screening of The Red Shoes.

*Previously: Secret Cinema screening of Alien.

*Buy Polish movie posters at Amazon.

Metroid Prime concept art

There's some cool Metroid Prime concept art here, including this federation trooper wearing a prototype version of Samus's armor (by Sammy Hall?). Via.

*Buy Metroid toys at eBay.

Super athletes by UDON for ESPN Rise

Alvin Lee of Udon created several illustrations for ESPN's magazine about high school athletes - ESPN Rise:



Illustration of Michael Gilchrist, top high school prospect out of St. Patrick, NJ.



Illustration of Daniel Norris, who has already pitched a perfect game.



Illustration of Jadeveon Clowney, a defensive lineman who will play for South Carolina (and who told ESPN that Nick Saban is short and boring).



Illustration of Nick Vena, shot put champion.


And speaking of ESPN Rise, right now they have a article about Chance Anthony, a one-armed high school football receiver. Here's a great video about him:

Comic book versions of classic books

Comic book-style covers for Alice in Wonderland, The Hound of the Baskervilles, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and more.

*Buy 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea posters at eBay.

Image roundup

A few gems from Found and Reddit:


Finger holdup.



Snuggies are apparently made out of "babycat."



Learn to draw Trogdor.



Luke and Vader share an uncomfortable elevator ride.



Panda on a riding toy.

Link roundup

1. Elephant likes to torture a monitor lizard.

2. Great idea for a new Harry Potter video game series - - "'Aurors of the Old Ministry of Magic' as a dark reboot of the series set in the 1300s ala KoTOR."

3. Yuki 7 pin-up by Shannon Tindle.

*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.