META: Ads

Google Ads has become a non-insignificant contributor to the bottom line here at HeroMachine Central. As of yet I haven’t put any ads in the actual apps themselves (the big blank white box in the upper right corner). The only way I can figure out how to place them there means that the ad is still present when you go to “widescreen” mode.

So my question is, how irritating would that be? You’d still be able to output the image in widescreen format without the ad being there, but online it would be present.

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Whom to shoot? That is the question.

When last we left our zombie-fighting stuffed bunny, we were deciding whether to rally the police troops or to gracefully retire to a holding cell. Breaking from our normal habit of enlightened self-interest, we opted to go all Dirty Harry on Clampy Pete:

Well. Ahem. That seems not to have turned out so well. But we’re still fighting, people! We have both a gun and bullets, which you have to admit is better than just one of the two. Plus we have a plucky if somewhat pessimistic pal parading down the primrose path to Hell with us.

On the one hand I’m tempted to go Full Metal Rabbit on these jokers. Maybe we can blast a path clear to shelter, or failing that maybe we can trip our erstwhile companion and slow the horde down while they feast on his brains and we make our escape.

On the other hand, this is looking a bit desperate, and I’ve grown fond of having our brains in our own head and not in some zombie’s gullet. So some sort of “out” would be nice, just in case.

You make the call and defend it in the comments, folks!

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Because no one EVER got shot in the face or leg!

(From “Target Comics” number 11, 1940.)

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A Fate Worse than Death

Our latest excrescence from the flatulent bowels of the 1990s comes courtesy of mega-publisher DC Comics, featuring a redesign of the immortal warrior for Order, Doctor Fate. He normally looks like this:

But in their infinite wisdom, DC made him look like this instead:

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From the pages of “Space Kink 2000″

(From “Target Comics” number 5, 1940.)

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Friday Night Fights 3 Grand Prize

DiCicatriz and I have finished work on his prize for being the overall Friday Night Fights 3 champion. It’s a duo of his original characters, Wraith and Howl. Here they are in black and white (click to embiggen any of these):

And here they are in color:

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Cylons vs. Borg

Our matchup this week pits two titans of sci-fi fiction against each other. Your task is simple — choose who would win in an all-out war between the Borg and the Cylons (from the new BSG):

Take it to the comments to persuade us that your choice is right. Will the human/robot hybrids of the Cylon Empire overcome the soulless collective of the Borg?

I present, you decide!

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And this is the GOOD guy!

(From “Target Comics” number 5, 1940.)

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HM3: Goggle mask

I’ve just uploaded Trekkie’s prize for winning Character Contest 88 to Headgear-Mask:

Enjoy!

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Caption Contest 121

Your challenge this week is to come up with the best replacement dialog for this comics panel:


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 one should be a bit more challenging than usual, both because you’re coming up with an editorial caption instead of dialog and because, let’s face it, keeping them clean enough for late-night television won’t be easy.

No limit to entries, but please, self-edit and only put up ones you genuinely think are good!

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