Mysterious Islanders hate cephalopods

Read the whole comic at Pappy's Golden Age Blogzine.

Captain Nemo hates cephalopods: No. 6,782

You guys, Mark Schultz! You guys!

(via Ben Towle's Tumblr)

Captain Nemo hates cephalopods (No. 243)

By Carson Ellis. [Hark! A Vagrant]

Captain Nemo still hates cephalopods

While Michael's in San Diego for the Big Show, it's Cephalopod Week at the Adventureblog!



[Calvin's Canadian Cave of Cool]

The Awesome List: Stop that Ocean-Monster!

The One Piece Restaurant



There's a theme restaurant inspired by the popular pirate manga/anime One Piece. Unfortunately, it's only in Japan. Topless Robot has the lament.

David Fincher confirmed for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea



It's old news that Disney and David Fincher have been developing a 20,000 Leagues movie together, but the update is that it's now official.

Liquid Air Diving Suit



Remember the Fluid Breathing System that Ed Harris used in The Abyss? It's real.

Super-Merman



Siskoid can tell you all about it.

Aquaman's not doing his rep any favors



Is there any wonder that Super Friends single-handedly started the Aquaman Sucks meme? [Blog into Mystery]

Other People's Art Shows



Shad's got a nice gallery of mermaid comic book covers.



Never Sea Land has one dedicated to outrigger canoes...



...and another chock full of oceany goodness from pirates to tall ships to sea life to...well, shark cars.

Art Show: Keep Your Eyes on the Hands

The Mysterious Island



By NC Wyeth. [Golden Age Comic Book Stories]

Polly



By Ted Naifeh.

Atlantean Pirate



By Carla Wyzgala. [Girls Drawing Girls]

After the break: Conan fights a sea monster, a man feeds a mermaid, an Avenging Son avenges, and an opu sways.

Art Show: Let's Hunt Some Orc!

I've got enough backlog that I'm going to go to three Art Show posts a week for a while.

Treasure Ship



By J Allen St John. [Golden Age Comic Book Stories]

Building the Nautilus



By Jeremy Vanhoozer.

The Mermaid and the Shark



By Jessica Hickman.

After the break: Aquaman 2099, The Six Million Dollar Man vs Bigfoot, She-Hulk, Mary Marvel, Sucker Punch, Hobbit hunters, and giant, apocalyptic cephalopods.

Movie News: I'm Too Sexy for My Lines

I've been a bad blogger for the last couple of days, so I'm sorry about that. I'm under deadline for a story in which Western Bigfoot has to solve some grisly murders, so that's been distracting (in a good way).

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 ship and casting news



/Film has a couple of pictures of something that sure looks like it was made for Pirates of the Caribbean 4, as well as casting news about Jack Sparrow's sidekick for the film.

After the break: TCM goes Under the Sea, Cinematic Titanic goes to Tiki Island, and Christopher Nolan goes to MI6. Also, Thor and Muppets updates.

Movie News: Drew Barrymore and Flying Monkeys

Dawn Treader poster



Saw this poster at the movie theater last week. It's been so long since we've had any updates that I'd almost forgotten about the movie. Which is a shame because it's my favorite Narnia book and so by all rights should be the best film in the series. These things take so long to crank out though that I'm skeptical about the chances of the series' continuing far past this one. Hopefully it'll do really well as the holiday release that Prince Caspian should have been and the next ones will get fast-tracked. [/Film]

Another 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea



Because it's not tough enough keeping track of two Three Musketeers films, now there are two 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea movies in development as well. Disney's (captained by David Fincher) and now one by Ridley and Tony Scott; written by one of the guys who wrote the Clash of the Titans remake. The Scotts' version will be set in the future to connect it more closely with Jules Vernes' scifi intentions than with his actual nineteenth-century setting. I can't say that I'm excited about that. [The Hollywood Reporter]

After the break: a sea monster, Alpha Flight, Empires of the Deep, the Robin Hood post mortem, Three Musketeers, Hitman 2, Salt, and after Oz.

Movie News: An Army of Ivan Dragos

20,000 Leagues movie



McG's Captain Nemo prequel may be dead in the water, but that doesn't mean that Disney's given up on the idea of a new Nemo film altogether. David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) had a take on it that he wanted to try and Disney is apparently moving with it. [/Film]

Meet Your New Richelieu



Remember that there are two Three Musketeers movies in the works right now. One is being produced by the guy who produced Sherlock Holmes; the other's by Paul WS Anderson (the Resident Evil franchise). Lately there hasn't been a lot of noise about Anderson's version (making me wonder if it had been dropped), but now he's released a ton of cast information and it's pretty cool who he's got (or is trying to get).

Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds) will play Cardinal Richilieu, Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson) is in negotiations to be D'Artagnan, Milla Jovovich will be the wicked Milady de Winter, and Anderson wants Orlando Bloom to play the Duke of Buckingham. No word yet on who might play the important roles of the king and queen of France, but Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre from Casino Royale) is going to be Richilieu's henchman Rochefort. Matthew Macfadyen (Darcy to Keira Knightley's Elizabeth) will be Athos, Luke Evans (who had a brief role as Apollo in the new Clash of the Titans and also has a bit part in the new Robin Hood) will be Aramis, and Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone, The Book of Eli) is Porthos. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Iron Man IV, SHIELD, Allan Quartermain (sort of), Moon Nazis, Monsterpocalypse, alien Olyphant, and who was responsible for Indy 4 after the break.

Comics News: Prose, Poetry, and Perversion

I've been a baaaad blogger this week. I'm sorry about that.

Sailor Twain, or The Mermaid in the Hudson



Mark Siegel's First Second Books is one of my favorite publishers. The comics they publish have fun, interesting concepts presented by unique, high-quality writers and artists. I don't think I've read a single book by them that I didn't care for, so it's no surprise that I'm also enjoying Siegel's own webcomic. Especially since it's about a riverboat captain and - if the title is to be believed - a mermaid.

The Monster in the Mist and other stories



Golden Age Comic Book Stories has a whole mess of Al Williamson adventure stories, a couple of which (like the one pictured above and another about a submarine crew trying to trace Captain Nemo's voyage) are sea-based.

Pennyfarthing Press' new website



Pennyfarthing doesn't publish a lot of books, but I like the ones they do. Especially the undersea adventures of a mermaid, a kraken, an electric fish, and the daughter of the Loch Ness Monster in The Loch. There's also the pulpy Captain Gravity, the steampunk/superheroey Victorian, and a new adventure series about Middle Eastern mythology called Anne Steelyard. Anyway, they just launched a new website and it's worth browsing around to see what they've got.

Nevermore and other Steve Niles news



Steve Niles recently posted a couple of updates on his message board about some very cool sounding projects. One is Nevermore a comics adaptation of Dennis Paoli's one-man play about Edgar Allan Poe. The book will be illustrated by multiple artists including Bernie Wrightson.

Other projects include Mystery Society (which Steve describes as "a bit more action oriented [than his usual gory stuff] with lots of creatures and unexplained phenomena"), Edge of Doom (with Kelley Jones), and Doc Macabre (with Wrightson again). Also lots of updates on film adaptations of his comics, including Dark Days, which Steve says is in the editing stage.

Art Show: This looks like a job for -- blub blub blub...

Nautilus vs Squid



By Myke Amend [Admiral Calvin]

Diver Down!



By Schiani Ledo.

Where Aquaman Goes to Change into His Superhero Outfit



No idea who made this, but I want one. [Epic Win FTW]

Jesse James vs Machine Gun Kelly



By Greg Jolly. From a comic I helped write.

Black Canary



By Marcus To [Temple Library Reviews]

Frankenstein



By Kevin Nowlan [Frankensteinia]

Zatanna



By Craig Rousseau.

Eowyn



By Michael W Kaluta [Golden Age Comic Book Stories]

Thor



By Marc Basile. [Kirby-Vision]

She-Hulk



By Jonboy Meyers.

AdventureNews: The Rocketeer Thrill Club

The Many Designs of the Nautilus



Cal sent me this link to a wonderful catalog of Nautilus designs throughout history. It's very cool and you should look at it. That's how I found the image above.

In related news, EFX Products is now accepting pre-orders for their $1800 replica of Disney's version. No squid on that one though.

Who can prevent wildfires?



Oh.

Pin Gallery



Golden Age Comic Book Stories has a great gallery of vintage pins.

Wizarding World of Harry Potter details



It's opening pretty soon and Orlando Attractions Magazine has some details about it, including how you'll be able to drink a non-alcoholic butterbeer, eat a chocolate frog, visit Ollivander’s Wand Shop, see the Goblet of Fire, ride a "hippogriff", and encounter giant spiders and the Whomping Willow. [/Film]

And Now the News: Rooting for the Squid

Pirates 4 Update: Director



Concerns that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides may not be happening - because of the departure of the Disney chairman who originally brought Johnny Depp on board the franchise - seem to be unfounded. Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) has been signed as director and says that he and Depp are excited to be working on it together.

20,ooo Leagues Movie Update: Sunk



McG's Captain Nemo origin movie, on the other hand, appears to have been pulled to the bottom of the sea by a giant squid. And based on McG's thinking that Will Smith would make an awesome Captain Nemo, I think I'm on the squid's side this time.

Lest anyone get too excited by the art above, it's not concept art from the McG movie. It's by Meinert Hansen as part of an unrelated project.

Iron Stan



Fear not, True Believers! Stan Lee will be back for Iron Man 2.

Also, Thor!



Excelsior!

Underworld 4 Update: Writer



No one knows nuthin beyond that a writer's been hired and he's written a couple of episodes of The Shield, but at least it's in the works.

Friday Night Art Show: Into the Wicked Beak of the Monster

The Courage of Sir Francis Drake



By Frank Godwin. [Golden Age Comic Book Stories]

Sunken Cities



By Frank R. Paul. [Poulpe Pulps]

Jules Verne



By Scott Campbell [Hey, Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin Time!]

Avoidance Situation



By Mel Hunter [Golden Age Comic Book Stories]

Not What I Expected



By Jeremy Vanhoozer.

Octopus Attack



I'm not sure who the artist is, but it's from the September 1940 issue of Weird Tales. Sleestak was kind enough to email it to me. Thanks, Sleestak!

Anime Aquaman



By Cliff Chiang. Based on this earlier idea of his.

Marrina



By J Bone. Marrina's one of my Top Three favorite members of Alpha Flight. I like Puck a lot too, so I kind of wish she'd leave him alone, but this isn't nearly as bad as what she did to him in the comic.

I Heart Sharks



By Jess Hickman. I'm totally using this character in the pirate-fantasy comic Jess and I are going to do.

Ancient Jungle Cool



By Frederick Catherwood. [Admiral Calvin of the Tentacle Wars, operating from his Canadian Cave of Cool. And there's way more in the link. Go! Look!]

Concert of the Apes



Artist unknown. [There's a whole Rulah cover gallery at The Comic Book Catacombs.]

Stream of Consciousness



By Robert Conrad [Collectors Showcase]

Penny vs the Cownt



By Jess Hickman from the upcoming Cownt Tales comic. The Bride of Frankenstein kitty is one of three hosts who narrate the comic Tales from the Crypt- or The Witching Hour-style.

Oz Monkey



By Jim Pearson.

Zatanna



By Cliff Chiang...



...and Charles Holbert. [Meagan Van Burkleo]