The Martian Connection: Part 1

Deep within the catacombs of Mars, scientists make a starteling discovery about the history of the Martians. I've said it for years, folks, further proof of the Martian-Akator Connection.

Inca Treasure Vault

I present "Inca Treasure Vault". The Incas have always facinated me, so I took inspiration from stories of Inca gold hidden from the conquestadores and from the throne room in Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold.

Sorry about the quality of the second pic. Any advice on how to fix would be very appreciated. Darn digital camera won't cooperate with its zoom.

An Accurate, Modern Resorce for Teens

This is... unexplanable. Just... just roll the clip.

The Kenneth Ellen Parcell Teen Hotline

Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx

I have just finish Secret of the Sphinx. I would say with confidence, it is the most bizzare of the entire Bantam Indiana Jones series. Good sidequest opening searching for Qin's tomb in the mountains of China (already trying to Legoize some of those traps-I'm thinking ancient Chinese flamthrower) then kind of sinks in to a '30 Asia-is-a-bad-place-to-be description of Indy's escape from a Japanese prison, including a torture-helmet (worse than waterboarding) and this misrable Bryce guy. Then it slowly picks up with a hunt for not one, but two mystical artifacts-the Staff of Aaron and the wholy ficticious Omega Book. It does not feel like Indiana Jones-like a bridge between novels, with a strange misplacement of elements that make up a great Indy story.
Also, there is a kind of afterword involving the Crystal Skull of Cozan-first mention in the beginning sidequest of Philosopher's Stone and at the end Indy says, "...I have had some unusal experences, in which miracles seemed posible. Time travel, even." I immediatly thought of the Indy novel LucasBooks turned down by one of Bantam's writers because it was too science-fiction and had elements of time travel. After all, when Indy said it, he was talking to what the book describes as "the world's foremost authority on time" a "professor". Einstein? I'm going to reseached that a little.

"Hold this, will you?"

I love Sir Nadroj's "Orellana's Cradle". The light effect is achived using a light brick, I think. Amazing work.

Thank you, Sir Nadroj. I think you have helped restore my faith in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". At least 'figs can't act.

Tonight-Brian Williams

Check out Brian Williams' awesome Indiana Jones MOCs. Great job "Brian Williams".

Watchmen Review

I have just finished reading Watchmen. If only there were a way to show a pause in typing in the text. Was it good? Yes. Was it without its flaws? No. No. A slow opening, a somewhat depressing end-of-the-world plot, sometimes confusing, all in eye-strainingly tiny panels-but the ending justifies it all. Spoilers ahed. It ends as a happy ending, despite the deaths by fear, white noise and plain psychological overload of some three million New Yorkers, the disintigration of, well, I won't say for anyone reading this with wandering eyes. (I will never forget the time Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils' ending was revealed due to my wantering eyes on a page before I finished the first page.) I have become somewhat of a Watchmen follower, because the word "fan" is far too enthusastic for such a serious piece of fiction. As for the film, well, if Zack Snyder cues "Its the End of the World as We Know it" I will be ticked.

Staff of Kings cover

News from The Raider: Somebody over at Amazon just released the official cover art for Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. As you may or may not know, Staff of Kings was once thought to be the next big thing for the "Next-Gen Consoles" as they called, like, fourteen months ago, man. The trailer and graphics looked amazing, but it soon became, like so many things over at LucasArts, a lost cause. Now its a game for the Wii. The game is set to be released in the U.K. on May 22nd-Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's original release date, which is kind of like holding a Japanese Culture Appreciation Day on Pearl Harbor- and for American gamers, on June 2nd, 2009, according to Amazon.

Bunker 282

-Mainman- has really outdone himself with "Welcome to the First Day of the Rest of your Life in Bunker 282". I like the zombies and the airlocks.

Indy Sets for '09

Found this on The Raider a couple of months ago. Thought I should post it. Can't tell to much from thumbnail, click on it.

The Natives were getting restless...

Wow. Wow. Wow. Rocko's Temple of Roxolotyl is amazing. This is the first time we've seen a really good Mesoamerican build since the Amazon Jungle theme. Freakin' sweet!

Amazing MOC, still can't understand the kitty trying to get at the roasting conqustadores.

Entombed

Check out corran101's great "Egyptian Apocalypse". Awesome work on the blast point and columns!



Think about it. You know you've thought about hiding in an Egyptian tomb to survive a nuclear holocost. Either that or a refrigerator

Yes... Wonderful Things...

Amazing Stories-Exclamation Mark is also a Lego site. On most every lego site, once or twice a year, they host a Joe Vig contest. Whichever vignette shows Joe at his most oblivious wins. This is my personal favorite, Joe Vig and the Crypts of Anubis by Brendan Mauro. The quote, is from Howard Carter.

Watchmen

Just started reading Watchmen. I'm just going to assume anyone with access to the Internet has heard about it. It's... good? Well, I don't think it is-hold on, let me get it- "the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced" or "a masterwork representing the apex of artestry" or "the second Bible" or anything, but there are a lot of really interesting metaphores. However, this can get kind of annoying if you have to analyze every single image on Alan Moore's retna-searingly small panals. Not for the kiddies, either! But a great excersie in theoreticallity. In some places it seems as if the whole premise was created as a vehicle for a million literary devices.

Amazing Stories: The Blog

Hey, everybody reading this blog! I know you must think I sound like an idiot-but establishing a blog is a big thing for me. So welcome to Amazing Stories-Exclamation Mark! More stuff later.