The affect that Skiff has had on the fandom is really funny to me. He made his first appearance, almost immediately won the hearts of the majority of the readers and has had a vice grip on us ever since. King shit
The Nautilus picture was submitted via the Google form, with the submitter mentioning this pic is from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen's comic.
Description for the Nautilus : Nemo's submarine. It is referred to as "The Nautilus", the original is from the book written in 1870, but there have been various versions of it over the years.
There's some concept art made for various copies of the novel from over the years.
It features in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Both the comics and the movie have different cool Nautilus designs.
Propaganda for the Nautilus : Main character in the book, the naturalist whatshisname, didn’t gush over the sub for chapters and chapters, didn't ad drop for a gear shop in Paris that definitely doesn't exist anymore, and loved the ship so much he didn't mind the fact that he and his friends had been kidnapped and held against their will, for me not to nominate The Nautilus. (The book is such a trip to read. The protagonist is so unintentionally funny.) The Nautilus was supposed to be a futuristic version of what technology should be capable of in some decades. Electric long lasting lights, technical design that allows it to dive to unrivaled depths and speed, a research vessel, etc. It was such an influential ship for the sci-fi genre that I believe it's the most well recognized fictional submarine there currently is.
Description for Skiff : Railboat
Propaganda for Skiff : what the fuck... he can go on land AND sea. pretty op if you ask me