links for 2010-01-21

Today is the 70th anniversary of the beginning of WWII. So to mark the date, I am rerunning one of my favorite posts on propaganda posters from the first and second World Wars. I hope you take a moment to think about the sacrifices and strength of the "Great Generation". They're a good model for us in our own difficult times.

Ivory carvings: “The tooth worm as Hell’s demon”, southern France, 18th Century;

If they warn you not to park the car here – as on this sign above – you better take it serious. “If you still park your car can be damaged by trucks coming in and out”. And how it can be damaged we can see inside.

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive First Look at Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld's cover for the final issue of "Deadpool & Cable," scheduled to hit stores in April 2010.

After the appreciative reception afforded to its premier edition, lauded throughout the gutters of the world, the second issue of Alan Moore’s mystifying new underground publication DODGEM LOGIC is available in early February. Delivering 52 pages of full-colour solid content thanks to its flinty-eyed Puritan policy of no advertisements, all for a frankly laughable £2.50, this plucky bi-monthly periodical is stuffed to the gills with wisdom and wonderment.