Cosmos: The Next Generation

Last night's series premiere of National Geographic Channel's Cosmos reboot, hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, was enthralling and evoked fond childhood memories of the original 13-part landmark series with astronomer Carl Sagan.

In 1980 Sagan inspired me, in the much same way as movie directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, with a sense of wonder and uplifting themes.

The reboot, brainchild of Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), is tantamount to exploring the universe through the telescopic lens of Disney Lucasfilm. The "Spaceship of the Imagination" owes much to Star Trek and Star Wars. Yes, I'm in my element, as if you hadn't guessed.

There were moments of schmaltz, but I yearned to watch Cosmos on an IMAX screen and can't wait to continue this next generation voyage aboard the Spaceship of the Imagination...

Greg Martin

It's very rare that I am compelled to draw a desktop wallpaper artist - this is, indeed, the very first time - to your attention!

Jason Wishnov, a writer for Nintendo Wii Fanboy, recommended the works of illustrator, photographer and writer (to name but a few disciplines mastered by this eclectic digital artist) Greg Martin. I followed Jason's incomparable advice and was overwhelmed by Greg Martin's mesmeric depictions of the cosmos and fantasia, lavished with Photoshop magic! His sumptuous wallpapers now grace my Intel-based iMac's desktop.

If any readers would like to suggest other desktop artists and be in with the chance to receive a Joost invite, please leave a comment.