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Poll Position: Super Cribs

Posted on May 3, 2011 by | Comments Off on Poll Position: Super Cribs

With a tip-of-the-cap to Mark Engblom’s “Comic Coverage” for many of the graphics and the general idea, I present to you our weekly geeky conundrum: {democracy:181} Discussion to follow!

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Well played, Dr. Obvious

Posted on May 3, 2011 by | Comments Off on Well played, Dr. Obvious

The rule on the “Daily Random Panel” is that I post only one panel with no explanation other than the title. I like the challenge of the headline interacting with the panel to make humor; it doesn’t always work and … Continue reading →

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META: Industry news

Posted on May 2, 2011 by | Comments Off on META: Industry news

According to the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital”, Hearst Publishing’s UGO (the company that now owns all things HeroMachine) will in the next few days announce that they have been bought out by NewsCorp’s IGN. I don’t know if … Continue reading →

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HM3: More items

Posted on May 2, 2011 by | Comments Off on HM3: More items

A number of new items are now available for your use in HeroMachine 3: The eyes are courtesy of Me, Myself, and I. They feature the two “hollow eyes” at the bottom and the two eyeballs at the top, one … Continue reading →

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Character Contest 63: Taurus

Posted on May 2, 2011 by | Comments Off on Character Contest 63: Taurus

Your character design challenge for this week is to come up with an image with HeroMachine based on the idea of the Zodiac sign “Taurus”. To help you out, here’s a bit on the history of the name from Wikipedia: … Continue reading →

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Caption Contest 97 Winner!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by | Comments Off on Caption Contest 97 Winner!

Caption Contest 97 was probably the toughest one yet in terms of how hard it was to come up with an appropriate caption. The addition of the pre-set dialog ups the sphincter factor by at least two. Still, a number … Continue reading →

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Finally, a simile as bad as his hot-pants

Posted on May 2, 2011 by | Comments Off on Finally, a simile as bad as his hot-pants

(Hat tip to Comically Vintage.)

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The advantages of ending DADT

Posted on May 1, 2011 by | Comments Off on The advantages of ending DADT

(From “Heroic Comics” number 26, 1944.)

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Power User Profile: Panner

Posted on April 30, 2011 by | Comments Off on Power User Profile: Panner

Continuing our “Alliteration Theme”, this week’s “Power User Profile” features that master bug-hunter extraordinaire and expert Open Critique Day critiquer, Panner!

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The Softer Side of Frank Frazetta

Posted on April 30, 2011 by | Comments Off on The Softer Side of Frank Frazetta

Sometimes while reading these Golden Age comics, I stumble across a wholly unexpected gem. I downloaded what I thought was going to be a 1940s-era “Reg’lar Fellahs Heroic Comics” issue, only to find that in fact it was a 1954 … Continue reading →

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