Monthly Archives: June 2009

Character Contest 10: Independence Day

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

Although it runs the risk of stepping on the star-spangled coat-tails of the Patriot Contest, I wanted to honor the upcoming United States “Independence Day” holiday. So if you come up with the best character illustration centered on anything related … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | 99 Comments

Character Contest 9 Winner

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

I wanted to thank everyone who entered Character Contest 9. You submitted a total of 75 illustrations on the “Elemental” theme, and the quality as always was very high. So if you screwed up your courage to submit an entry, … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges, Cool Characters | 16 Comments

HM3: Energy requests

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

If you have specific requests for energy effects to go around the hands, please post them in the comments below. Note that pretty much everything from 2.x will be added in, so you can skip requesting those. Suggestions with links … Continue reading →

Posted in HeroMachine 3 | 37 Comments

Poll Position: The Death of …

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

From Superman to The Flash to Green Lantern to, most recently, Captain America, killing off a main character and replacing him with someone else to wear their costume is a time-honored convention of the genre. So which of these long-established … Continue reading →

Posted in Versus | 15 Comments

Random Panel: Pegging the creep-o-meter

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From “The Flame” number 1, 1955.)

Posted in Daily Random Panel | 6 Comments

Random Panel: Bad days in super-hero driver’s ed

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From “The Flame” number 1, 1955.)

Posted in Daily Random Panel | 5 Comments

DamienBlog-Hiatus!

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Damien Stadler

Well, I’m afraid to say it, but circumstances in my life are forcing me to go on hiatus for an unknown amount of time. It’s a number of things and personal issues that I have to deal with. I’ll still … Continue reading →

Posted in Damien's Blog, Meta | 3 Comments

Random Panel: Worst. Tackle. Ever.

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From “Kid Eternity” number 2, 1946.)

Posted in Daily Random Panel | 13 Comments

Mechanics of Creation 4: “Females ONLY!” Poses Post

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Damien Stadler

Sorry I’m so late today! As promised last week, here’s is the follow-up to my Super-Sizer Poses Post. I have to say, I felt kinda dumb neglecting the larger and more detailed problem of creating females. Oh, and just so … Continue reading →

Posted in Damien's Blog, Tips & Tricks | 11 Comments

Random Panel: And then I booked a flight to Argentina …

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

Posted in Daily Random Panel | 3 Comments