Link roundup

1. "In describing LeBron James' season, 'great' might not even begin to do it justice. If the season ended today, his PER (player efficiency rating) of 32.6 would be the best in NBA history, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s 1961-62 and 1962-63 seasons."

2. A reader tells Neil Gaiman:

I bought my niece Coraline as a gift. When I next saw her, I asked what she thought of it. She got about half-way through, then got so scared she wrapped it up in a blanket and put it in a shoe box. Then put the shobox in an empty toybox, then filled the toybox, locked it, and put it up in the attic. Which was then locked. Just thought I'd share that.

3. My favorite song of the day is Fenech-Soler - Demons (Minnesota Remix). Via.

Link roundup

1. Destructoid looks at how Bioware writer Jennifer Hepler (she worked on Dragon Age and The Old Republic) has become enemy #1 to a group of video game players. Her Twitter account is very sad. (I actually like the idea of being able to skip combat the way you can skip dialog - - one of the first things I do when I'm considering buying an action game is to see if there's an invulnerability code. In fact, I would gladly buy expertly made video game playthroughs.)

2. A President's Day story by Neil Gaiman.

3. I haven't tried it yet, but Rock, Paper, Shotgun recommends browser game/Diablo clone Dungeon King.

4. Am I imagining it, or are there no Studio Ghibli films available at iTunes?

Delirium cosplay

Delirium cosplay - - lots and lots more in this gallery (some NSFW), and prints for sale here. Via.

*Previously: Delirium by Farel Dalrymple.

Art inspired by Neil Gaiman's American Gods

I invited a few artists to create artwork inspired by Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Some of the illustrations are literal depictions in the book, while others are only loosely inspired by the concept. All of the artists are very talented, so please explore their sites to see (and buy!) more of their work. And I highly recommend this site as a guide to the gods appearing in the book.


Michael Dialynas. On sale here.




Simon Wilches. On sale here.



Lissa Treiman.




Rory Phillips. On sale at the link.



Erica Henderson.



Derek Charm.



Joe D!.



Madeleine Flores.



Kyle Starks.




Dean Reeves.




Sean Hartter.




Chris Haley.



Louie Chin.



Janine Rewell.



Blair Sayer.



Ruby Chen.



Rebekie Bennington.



Dave Bednarski.




Mike Henderson.




Cormac McEvoy.



Jake Murray.



Maryanna Hoggatt.



Anna-Maria Jung.




Stefano Brandetti.



Paul Maybury.



Anthony Petrie.



Ashley Hay.

*Previously: Art inspired by the books of China Mieville.

*Buy the American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition at Amazon.