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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

The mechanical training dummy in Dune always fascinated me. When I read Dune as a kid, the scene on Caladan in which Paul´s training dummy is described, very much defined Paul as a character for me. It made clear that he did not grow up like a normal child but instead lived under constant threat of being assassinated, always preparing to be ready and fight for his live to his best ability. Not much later, shortly after their arrival on Dune, the scene with the hunter seeker happens and confirms this impression.

I found these three designs for the dummy on https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Dune_Wiki

The left and middle image are pretty close to the design described in the book if I remember correctly. While the left image shows the dummy in action, with lots of different rotating, hacking and stabbing blades, the middle image shows the dummy in standby, with retracted blades. Both designs were made for the movie adaption by Lynch.

The right image is an alternative approach, deviating from the design described in the book but in a way that fits canon well in my opinion. Suspensors are common tech in the Dune universe, just think of the omnipresent glowglobes that light so many scenes in the story. Therefore, sticking a suspensorglobe into a traing dummy seems like a pretty obvious thing to do. The person standing next to the "Suspensor Drone" is Gurney Halleck. The art is by Mark Zug, created for the Dune Collectible Card Game by Last Unicorn Games.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

H.R. Giger, the famous creator of the Xenomorph in the science fiction classic ALIEN, was also part of the all star team that worked on Jodo's Dune. The enclosed design of the castle fits perfectly with the description of Harko City in the books, which is probably just a happy coincidence. The elongated back of the head is an obvious resemblance to the aforementioned Xenomorph.

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Metal Hurlant, the French SF/Fantasy magazine that inspired the US Heavy Metal, is coming back as a quarterly magazine, The Wrap reports. Humanoids will soon launch a Kickstarter to bring Metal Hurlant to the US as a quarterly anthology (...) Read the full article here.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

As you might have guessed, the unnamed character in the middle is Thufir Hawatt. Open in new tab for bigger image.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

Since the thread got upvotes by the majority but only comments from a few party poopers who were obviously not appreciating me sharing this great find with you all, I decided to lock it. I just don´t have the nerve for that kind of shit today.

Hej hej, fellow comic art enthusiasts! I am quite excited to show to you what I just found. While searching for a good digital copy of Jodorowsky´s legendary Dune script, I stumbled upon this incredible analysis of the script, made by the fine people of www.duneinfo.com. It seems to contain the full or at least a big part of the script (in varying image quality) and does a great job at summarizing Jodo´s version of the story en détail. The article presents an insight into this mystical project, which I and probably many of you, have never had before, enjoy! www.duneinfo.com/unseen/jodorowskys-dune-uncovered

I will keep posting selected images from the script, in the future. Here´s an example:

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

Nice use of historical design elements imo, they also both look like hippies, lol. I wonder why he made Gurney so short though. As far as I remember he was never called short in the books, right?

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Intro by Rolando: I recently compared Jim Woodring to @pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org's work on !unix_surrealism@lemmy.sdf.org, and @JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee suggested I post something here about it, since pmjv's European. So here is a cross-post of one of pmjv's more accessible pieces. For more info about what's going on, see: https://analognowhere.com/log/2022-04-30/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/21198712

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You never know what will happen on a first date -_-

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

Show your support for the show and increase the chance to get a second season by signing the petition!

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

Trailer

This is the best sci-fi I have seen for years, and I do not mean animated sci-fi but sci-fi in general! The beautiful artistic style of the show is heavily inspired by the art of Moebius, Hayao Miyazaki, Philippe Druillet and Alexandro Jodorowsky and also references such beloved classics as AKIRA, ALIEN and many more. Please watch it on Netflix if you can, it will increase the chance of a second season of this masterpiece getting produced. The ones of you who have already watched it, what do you think?

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

I had almost forgotten about this gem, after reading it decades ago as a kid. In hindsight, Chninkel had a strong impact on my developing love for comics, quite comparable to The Incal and AKIRA. While the drawings are not as perfect as the work of the grandmasters Moebius and Otomo, the narrative of Chninkel hits even harder imo. Twelve year old me was especially triggered by the oppression and injustice of the scenario and I still remember being stunned by the hard struggle the little protagonist has to endure. NEVER GIVE UP LITTLE CHNINKEL!

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Heterocephalus@lemm.ee to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

Copyright and Trademark 1988 Lucasfilm, Ltd

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test post (i.imgur.com)
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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/eurographicnovels@lemm.ee

Thought I'd throw this up since the link is missing from the op and it is a very cool catalog.

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Copyright and Trademark 1988 Lucasfilm, Ltd

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Copyright and Trademark 1988 Lucasfilm, Ltd

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Copyright and Trademark 1988 Lucasfilm, Ltd

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