The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979

Lord of the Rings The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979 The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979 was the final calendar in the series to include new, previously unpublished images made by Tolkien himself – most subsequent Middle-earth-related calendars feature illustrations made by other people, such as acclaimed artists John Howe and Alan Lee. The 1979 calendar was […]

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#808 Meltan

Meltan is a curious Mythical Pokémon that seems to show an interest in all things. It has a soft body made from liquid metal – gallium – that gives it a very fluid shape. Its tail looks like a power cord or a plastic-coated copper wire with an exposed end.

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Porygon Family

Porygon is an artificial Pokémon made entirely out of programming code. Its inorganic body is made out of pink and blue polyhedra and prisms, which make it look like a bizarre digital cartoon bird.

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Zootopia

What if animals evolved to human-levels of consciousness, intelligence, and civilisation? What if they lived in a world inhabited only by them? What would a city built by animals look like? These were the questions that inspired Walt Disney’s Zootopia.

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#225 Delibird

Delibird carries a sack-like tail full of presents, it is decked out in festive colours, and it has a long white ‘beard’. If any Pokémon could be called a ‘Christmas Pokémon’, it would surely be this one.

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#201 Unown

One of the strangest and most mysterious Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver is the flat, thin, glyph-like Unown.. Even to this day, it remains one of the most peculiar and enigmatic Pokémon in the whole series.

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#354 Banette

When Shuppet evolves into Banette, the doll theme continues, but this time it is based not on a teru teru bōzu weather charm, but on a marionette – with elements of a voodoo doll thrown in for good measure.

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