Monthly Archives: October 2011

Caption Contest 110

Posted on October 31, 2011 by | Comments Off on Caption Contest 110

With hearty thanks once again to Glenn3's "Say What? Pictures" for the panel, your challenge this week is to come up with the best caption for this comics cover:

This one's a bit of a different challenge, as normally you would have a word or thought balloon with missing dialog in it. This time you have to come up with a caption, more like you'd see in a "Far Side" cartoon or like I do with my Random Daily Panels.

The best entry (as judged by yours truly) wins the author's choice of either any item they like or any portrait to be included in HeroMachine 3′s final release, or a custom black and white “Sketch of the Day” style illustration (you pick the subject, I draw it however I like).

All entries must be left as a comment (or comments) to this post. Keep ‘em clean (appropriate for a late-night broadcast TV show), but most importantly, keep ‘em funny!

This week we have a cap of no more than ten (10) entries per person, so make 'em your best. Good luck!

(Image and character ©DC Comics.)

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Character Contest 75 Finalists!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by | Comments Off on Character Contest 75 Finalists!

We had a ton of great entries for Character Contest 75 - Random-palooza, so many thanks to everyone who took the time to spin the wheel and share their results. I've picked out a few of those submissions that have something out-of-the-ordinary about them to share with you, and of course at the end I'll announce the one I think is the overall winner.

And awaaaaaay we go! Don't forget, with most of these you can click on the image to see it at a larger size.

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Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges, Character Design Challenges

They're always 'pissy' about their 'crappy' luck …

Posted on October 31, 2011 by | Comments Off on They're always 'pissy' about their 'crappy' luck …

(From "Black Cat" number 3, 1947.)

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Power User Profile: McKnight57

Posted on October 29, 2011 by | Comments Off on Power User Profile: McKnight57

Our Power User to profile this week is frequent commenter and excellent comics reviewer McKnight57! Which reminds me, I should add a question to the list like "How did you come up with the 'handle' you use?"

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Can someone explain WTH is happening here?

Posted on October 29, 2011 by | Comments Off on Can someone explain WTH is happening here?

(From "Weird Comics" number 17, 1941.)

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Posted in Daily Random Panel

Friday Night Fights 3 Final Results

Posted on October 28, 2011 by | Comments Off on Friday Night Fights 3 Final Results

I've had a great time watching the amazing teams you all put together for the third Friday Night Fights. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity, time, and passion with everyone else, it's definitely appreciated.

After five weeks of challenges, we've arrived at last at the final vote. After careful vetting by the accounting firm of Polldaddy & Polldaddy, here are your final results. The winner of Friday Night Fights 3 is ...

Congratulations to DiCicatriz! That was an impressive, and in many ways subtle, group design. MartianBlue also had some killer characters and is a more than worthy runner-up. If we hold to serve as we have in the past, next time out he should win it all, since it appears the previous contest's runner-up has won each time out. Weird!

In the Consolation Round, the results are:

Well done, AJW! Let me know what you'd like for your prize.

Thanks again to everyone who entered, commented, and/or voted! Just as a final capper, here are all the results compiled into one list. If you're on here and haven't told me yet what you want for your prize, please let me know.

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Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges, Friday Night Fights

And hungry — VERY hungry! BRING ME MUNCHIES OR I CUT YOU!

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(From "Weird Comics" number 17, 1941.)

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Kraaaaaaaaan!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by | Comments Off on Kraaaaaaaaan!

When last we left our intrepid Lone Wolf, we were deciding whether to leap off the ship in hot pursuit of the evil warlock who's been plaguing us, or to jump ship. We voted to visit the watery depths, resulting in:

Kraaaaaaaaaaaan!

Kraaaaaaaaaaaan!

Ahem. Having regained our dignity, we now turn the page. Things get pretty intense from here on, so I'm going to step aside as narrator and just show you what happens.

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Posted in Lone Wolf: Fire on the Water, RPG Corner

Why can't I get THIS guy as my arch-nemesis?!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by | Comments Off on Why can't I get THIS guy as my arch-nemesis?!

(From "Weird Comics" number 17, 1941.)

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"Spelling" error

Posted on October 26, 2011 by | Comments Off on "Spelling" error

I applaud the efforts of super-hero costume designers to do something beyond the simple underoos-and-capes look. I really do. But sometimes, the classics are classic for a reason, and in trying to go off the beaten path you end up going off the rails instead. To wit, "Spellbinder":

Someone had this guy under a spell, all right. I imagine he went to the Super Hero Clothing Outlet and got whamboozled by the attractive and flirty sales lady. "I look dashing in this, really? Do you think it says 'Evil Magician Overlord? You do? I suppose you're right, and it really does set off my beautiful eyes, doesn't it? All right, I'll take it! And your number! Hello ... ?"

Seriously, it looks like someone happened across the scene of a tragic accident involving an eighteen wheeler full of discontinued restaurant tablecloths and a game store and thought "COSTUME!". I grant that the bizarre outfit might help him think onlookers are held in thrall, but it's just fashion horror, my friend.

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