Armored Bear

Lyra and Iorek from The Golden Compass by Marco Mazzoni.

*Previously: Reimagined His Dark Materials book covers.

*Buy pet costumes at Amazon.

Iorek Byrnison desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear from Philip Pullman's Golden Compass, by Martin Dasnoy. Available as a desktop wallpaper sized image here. See also "Witchblade." Via.

And a few more links:

1. Michael Gondry will draw a sketch of you for $20. Via.

2. Some sex offenders in California are housed at a facility called Coalinga. It apparently costs $200,000 a year for each "patient."

3. An inspirational guide for how the USA should proceed in the world.

4. Hercules vs. the hydra.

*Previously: Reimagined His Dark Materials book covers.

*Buy Golden Compass posters at eBay.

Reimagined His Dark Materials book covers

M.S. Corley's latest triumph is reimagined book covers for Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.

*Previously: Thumbs way down for Philip Pullman's Once Upon A Time In The North.

*Buy scrimshaw knives at eBay.

Philip Pullman's "Once Upon A Time In The North"

Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is one of my favorite series ever (well, the first two books, at least), and I just learned that he wrote a prequel called "Once Upon A Time In The North," starring Lee Scoresby. The hardcover comes with a board game and is 22% off at Amazon. You can read a description of the game here.

*Previously: Stop Thief board game.

*Buy vintage board games at eBay.