Monthly Archives: February 2009

Lordi Machine launch!

I am happy to announce that the Lordi Machine (aka the “Horror Mini”) has now launched! Lordi is a metal band from overseas, and teamed with UGO (and yours truly) to make a HeroMachine version for you to create your … Continue reading

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Contest 43 Prize: Bedlam

Rob Rogers (author of the fantastic super-hero novel “Devil’s Cape“, which you really ought to read if you haven’t already as it’s awesome) have finished his prize for winning Caption Contest 43: (Click to embiggen.) Bedlam is a character from … Continue reading

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Antinatomy

Rather than focusing on a bad costume this week, I want to take a moment and talk about another common blight on the super-hero comic landscape: bad anatomy. Examples abound, but let’s focus on just this one panel from “Prophet” … Continue reading

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Random Panel: Let me guess, she has five sisters …

(From “Strange Fantasy”, 1952.)

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Caption Contest 47: Peek-a-boo

Put your thinking cap on, because if you can come up with the best replacement dialog for this comic book panel, you’ll win your very own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like (within reason) from professional artist … Continue reading

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Contest 46 Winner

I am happy to announce that the winner of Caption Contest 46, and the recipient of a custom black and white illustration of whatever he or she likes (within reason), is … Redrain! We received more entries for this one … Continue reading

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Random Panel: Can I get an AMEN from the choir?!

(From an ad in “Strange Fantasy”, 1953.)

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Poll Position: That’s one Hulking director

Our Poll Position question for this week puts you in the director’s chair: Hollwood’s out of ideas (shocker!), so they’ve green-lighted you to make “Hulk vs. ” one of the following. Whom do you choose as his big-screen adversary? Aliens … Continue reading

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Random Panel: Great moments in gender relations

(Edited to Add: From “Strange Fantasy”, No. 2, 1953.)

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Random Panel: Your dreams suck, think of some new ones, loser

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