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Okay, so maybe a more accurate title would have been Pre-Order this, but if you're a fan of Pixar and the artists behind the name, then you might want to head over to Amazon to place your order for the Ancient Book of Sex and Science. The book was created by Pixar animation designers, Nate Wragg, Scott Morse, Lou Romano, and Don Shank, and like the title says is all about the relationship between sex and science. This is the second book in a planned series of four, beginning with The Ancient Book Of Myth And War. Morse explained the genesis of the latest book and his love of all things saucy by saying, "Well, we're usually pretty introverted, so maybe that makes us a little kinkier. And there's a tradition of us loving Playboy cartoons and naughtier things in general. We all remember drawing in the margins of our textbooks when we were younger."

To no one's surprise the book has the traditional 'Pixar look', with the usual nods to the classic artist and Disney legend, Mary Blair, who was famous for her mind-blowing concept art for some of Disney's biggest titles like, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. So even though the Ancient Books owe a big debt to classic kids books I wouldn't necessarily consider them child-friendly. Ancient Book of Sex and Science is hardly ripped from the pages of Penthouse, but a few images are a little risqué and I don't think your kids would ever be able to look at Sully the same way again.

The Ancient Book of Sex and Science is an absolute steal at only $13.57 a copy, but they sell out faster than you can say 'kinky', so if you want a copy, you're going to have to act fast.

Here is a little health lesson that might strike fear into some of the individuals who keep our Megan Fox gallery in the top ten. If you suffer the symptoms portrayed in this preview (especially the medieval cabinet full of lotions), you should call a health professional immediately. Or take a cold shower.

Actually, the real reason you should watch The Trouble With Lou (besides that it was loved at SXSW 2000, and won the Special Jury Prize at Slamdance 2001) is because the team behind it now work for PIXAR. Producer Teddy Newton, actor Lou Romano, and composer Michael Giacchino have been behind or appeared in The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars, and Up. Newton also worked with Brad Bird on the lost gem that is The Iron Giant. Somehow, it's not too surprising that the minds behind such childhood wonder are a little raunchy -- boys will be boys, after all.

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I wanted to call this a Fan Made post, and I suppose you can technically say artist Lou Romano is a "fan" of the designs he produces, but it's a weird line and so we're not attaching any labels. Romano, of course, is a member of the art department over at Pixar Studios, and over on his blog he's just thrown up a slew of early concept images for The Incredibles, Jack-Jack Attack and Mr. Incredible and Friends. Romano introduces the enormous set by saying they're "some other samples of Incredibles work I did between 2000-2004. Development/color styling/and dvd bonus materials." The image above (one of my personal favorites), he calls "more of a gag drawing."

The Incredibles happens to be right up there with my favorites of Pixar -- and with the popularity of superhero movies and the popularity of The Incredibles, I'm real surprised Pixar isn't looking to make a sequel -- and, instead, is churning out a Cars 2 and a Toy Story 3. Bogus, I say! Check out a few of Romano's images in the gallery below, then head over to his page to see a ton more. Would you be down for an Incredibles sequel? Or are you happy with more Cars and Toy Story?



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