6. I think many comic-strip artists (paper and web-comic) safely draw their inspiration from Charles Schultz &/or Bill Waterson. Jeph has also stated he draws inspiration from Kiyohiko Azuma's Azumanga Daioh and Keiichi Arawi's Nichijou, also strip-oriented mangas. And they say print is dead...
7. It might be amusing to see Faye in her
canary yellow dress coupled with a mousse'd up Faye-hawk. Then she might really look like a space parrot.
8. @
cryo... I can see a Dune-mod for Sid Meier's Civilization V now...
House Harkonnen has invaded Arrakis!
(Ally) Oda Nobunaga has declared war upon House Atreides!
(Ally) Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV declares war upon House Atreides!
(Ally) Napoleon has declared war upon House Atreides!
(Ally) The Spacing Guild has declared war upon House Atreides!
(Ally) President Washington declares war upon House Atreides!
House Atreides declares war upon House Harkonnen!
(Ally) Catherine the Great (of the Great Houses?) declares war upon House Harkonnen!
(Ally) Gandhi declares war upon House Harkonnen!
(Ally) Ram Khamhaeng (Siam/Thailand) declares war upon House Harkonnen!