Monthly Archives: December 2009

Caption Contest 51 Prize: Black Ant

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

After many many months, I have finally finished Danny Beaty’s prize for winning Caption Contest 51, a custom black and white illustration of his character “Black Ant”: (Click to embiggen.) Here’s the original HeroMachine version, just for a point of … Continue reading →

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Random Panel: Great moments in bullet-romance

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From the “Bulletman” mini-comic, 1940-something.)

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Random Panel: Unsavory moments in Fantastic Four history …

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From “America’s Greatest Comics” number 8, 1943. Even back then, they knew something was amiss in the Storm family.)

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Goofing off time!

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

Hammerknight was kind enough to put together a nifty crossword puzzle to help you pass the time this holiday when family time crosses over from warm and endearing to homicide-inducing and you need to just get away for a few … Continue reading →

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Random Panel: Batman always gives SOCKs for Christmas …

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(And a very Merry Christmas to all my Christmas-celebrating readers!)

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Bringing it to a head

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

Many thanks to Hammerknight for another excellent recipe for building your own custom helmets in HeroMachine 3. Great work as always, HK! Click on an image to see it in a larger, more legible size.

Posted in Recipes, Tips & Tricks | 5 Comments

Random Panel: Great moments in unfortunate names

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From “America’s Greatest Comics” number 5, 1942.)

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META: I’ll be home for the holidays

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

I just wanted to give you a heads-up that I’ll be back in Louisiana for the holiday, from Wednesday the 23rd to Saturday the 26th. I’ll be checking in periodically via my iPhone to approve moderated comments and such, but … Continue reading →

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Always bet on Black. And pop collars.

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

Marvel gets dinged twice on this one, once for the compulsive labeling of Black characters by putting “Black” in their name, and again for indulging their penchant for bad costumes: Memo to all you aspiring super-heroes out there: Popped collars … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Super Costumes | 3 Comments

Random Panel: Foolish murderous Jap midget!

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jeff Hebert

(From “America’s Greatest Comics” number 5, 1942.)

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