Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015
Beloved fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of sixty-six. May he rest in peace.
Today: Six Word Story Workshop
Take part in this writer’s workshop; read, critique, and discuss six-word stories.
Confirmed: So Many New Star Wars Movies
Star Wars: Episode VIII is coming in 2017, and in the meantime the first ever standalone Star Wars film, to be titled Rogue One, is coming in 2016. That means one Star Wars film per year for the next three years!
Nickelodeon Wants To Give You $25,000
The illustrious kid’s network is on the search for the next great animator. Is this you? Take a look at the details and apply for the $25,000 scholarship here.
Ask Everyone Anything
Harmony S. Lawrence (aka TEMPERATE-SAGE) wants to know who you are — reach out and meet a fellow deviant, or maybe a handful of them.
Game of Thrones Gets Simulcast
In an effort to stop piracy, Game of Thrones season five will debut simultaneously all over the world — except in the UK. Evidently, the former colonial powerhouse has lost some of its anti-pirate zeal since the days of Jack Sparrow.
Color Your Day Away
These deviations need some color. Have a look at the gallery and let your imagination do the rest!
Blade Runner Coming Back To Theaters
The director’s cut of Ridley Scott’s riveting sci-fi thriller will return to theaters in April. If you’ve never seen the film before, this is the best opportunity for a first-time viewing you’re likely to get. You can check out the trailer here.
Bird Fight
These birds are training for Mortal Combat X. This is an amazing shot from phalalcrocorax.
Metal Gear Solid 5: Collector’s Edition
A collector’s edition of Metal Gear Solid 5, which comes with a ton of extras including a half-scale model of Snake’s bionic arm, took a scant twenty-four hours to sell out on Amazon. The special edition is still available through other outlets if you’re willing to pay a little extra, but who knows how long it will last. For those of you keeping score at home, the arm (arguably the coolest part of the package) is made by Japanese toy maker Sentinel — the company is up-and-coming and this goes a long way toward showing why.
Birthday
Get your party hats on and head over to wish missjackpumpkin a happy birthday!
Leonardo DiCaprio Helps Find The Lonely Whale
We’ve been bringing you updates and information about The Lonely Whale over the last few weeks, and we’re glad to announce today that adriangrenier’s Kickstarter project to find the whale has been funded. This news comes thanks in part to Leonardo Dicaprio, who generously chipped in $50,000 at the last minute.
One Step Closer to Mars
NASA has moved the needle forward re: Humans Colonizing Mars this week by testing their new rocket booster, designed to carry spacecrafts to faraway places such as asteroids and Mars. According to scientists involved with the test, everything went smoothly.
Who Will Be Your Hero?
Cynthia Insja (aka theshrillcriesoflife) tells the story of a skeptic who comes to believe in everyday heroes. If you take your cues from this touching poem, you might end up becoming a hero too.
Titanfall Now Free With Your Purchase Of Titanfall
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the game, Titanfall’s developers have made all the downloadable add-ons for the game available for free (purchase of Titanfall is required).
Fountain of Youth
What’s your ideal immortal age and why?
That is, what age would you want to be stuck at forever? Discuss.
Tutorial
Learn how to Lineart! Thanks to Sakuriik for this super helpful tutorial!
Illustration Contest
JZLobo is challenging the DeviantArt community to illustrate his short stories in a fantastic contest. The deadline is April 24th so get drawing!
50 Shades of Wayne
Someone named Josh Meeter has transformed the trailer for 50 Shades of Grey into a trailer for a film we’d actually consider watching. How did they do this, you ask? By inserting Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne/Batman into it. Just take a look, trust us.
Charlie Brown Survives Apocalypse
This Charlie Brown fan art, a collaboration between Max-Dunbar, leovitalisart, and SeanE, gives us a glimpse at the Peanuts hero after surviving armageddon. The looks on Charlie’s and Snoopy’s faces suggest the pair have lived through some gruesome encounters.
(Cue the Christmas Special theme song.)
Skeleton Dance Party Game
We’ve all been there: You’re just at home in your wizard lair, having a dance party with your animated skeletons, when all of the sudden a bunch of knights barge in and try to break up the festivities! That’s the premise of this amazing new game, available here. We can not. Stop. Playing.
