• Wednesday Comics: Patsy Walker, Squid Fighter

    Updated: 2010-09-30 04:53:37
    Patsy Walker: Hellcat was a five-issue mini-series from the Fall of 2008. Here’s the official description from Marvel (which, you’ll notice, doesn’t mention anything about fighting a Colossal Squid…you’d think that would be their main selling point!): Iron Man’s one-woman Initiative team for Alaska finds herself in WAY over her head. Patsy Walker, Hellcat, is thrust [...]

  • T-shirt Tuesday: “Octopie” by Julie Dillon

    Updated: 2010-09-29 02:56:59
    This T-shirt design is by the same artist that did “Diver’s Haul” (featured last week), and it is up for voting on Threadless for ONE MORE DAY. So, if you want this to be a real shirt that you can buy with real money, GO VOTE NOW! To see more works by Julie Dillon (both with [...]

  • “Blessed Saint Architeuthis” by Skot Olsen

    Updated: 2010-09-28 02:34:51
    The artist’s own words pretty much say it best… Saint Architeuthis is the patron saint of doomed sailors. While the origins of the saint remain unclear, it’s recent history and worship are well documented. Whalers who turned their attention to catching giant squid and sea serpents in the 19th century, began asking Saint Architeuthis for mercy [...]

  • A hard battle, bravely fought

    Updated: 2010-09-25 03:32:12
    I didn’t want to speak too soon, but we finally got our Internet fixed this week! Your Friendly Neighborhood Squid Blog will now resume its regular schedule. “Diver’s Haul” by Julie Dillon. Check out her work on deviantART. (Via Hello Zombie!)

  • “Candy Squid” fabric designs by Holli Zollinger

    Updated: 2010-09-20 20:57:00
    The following squidtastic fabric patterns are part of the Sepia and Sky collection by Holli Zollinger. They are available from Spoonflower.com, a marketplace for print-on-demand textiles by independent creators. You can purchase any of these “Candy Squid” designs in a variety of fabric types and in sizes ranging from an 8″ x 8″ test swatch [...]

  • We’re experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by.

    Updated: 2010-09-16 18:38:45
    I apologize for the lack of posts these past weeks. We’ve been having major issues with our home WiFi network, and it is taking much longer to diagnose and fix than should be permissible in polite society. Also, I’ve been busy fighting an uppity squid, Nemo-style. Yeah, that’s it…

  • The elegant “Dumbo”

    Updated: 2010-09-03 17:13:59
    Another gem from rhamphotheca (which is a fabulous Tumblr blog that features fascinating animals of all kinds), this video is of the deep-sea cirrate octopus Grimpoteuthis bathynectes. It is known as the “Dumbo Octopus” because of its superficially ear-like fins, but, in my opinion, that name doesn’t come close to doing justice to this beautiful [...]

  • The squid never stood a chance…

    Updated: 2010-09-03 15:37:15
    This amazing animation showing how Physeter macrocephalus uses echolocation to hunt, is from the Whales Tahora exhibit now at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The Sperm Whale starts out hunting boring old fish, but don’t worry, he meets an delicious Architeuthis by the end of the clip! (Via rhamphotheca)

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