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Saturday, February 27th, 2010

RP: Great moments in boring comics

smash-comics-09-1940-toast

(From “Smash Comics” number 9, 1940.)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Olympian Games, Swimming Competition

Hammerknight has put together the final slate of contestants for the Swimming competition in the Olympian Games! Vote for the three characters you think would win a 10 mile freestyle race:

Discuss in the comments!

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Track and Field results

Thanks to everyone who voiced their opinion in the Olympian Games’ Track and Field Competition! On behalf of Main Man Hammerknight, I am happy to report the following characters are our winners:

medal-goldGold Medal: The Flash (Barry Allen) - DC
medal-silverSilver Medal: The Flash (Wally West) - DC
medal-bronzeBronze Medal: Silver Surfer - Marvel

After two events, therefore, we’re all tied up with Marvel and DC each having 3 medals.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

SOD.057

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Friday, February 26th, 2010

RP: I do not think that word means what you think it means

smash-comics-08-1941-invisisleep

(From “Smash Comics” number 8, 1941.)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Posing preview

By request, Hammerknight is working on some recipe cards for alternate poses in HeroMachine 3. It’s turning into a monster so it’s taking a bit longer than he thought, but here’s a sneak peek at what is coming up hopefully next week. Thanks HK!

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(Click to embiggen.)
Thursday, February 25th, 2010

SOD.056 - HOOO!

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I guess this is Old Home Week at Sketch of the Day.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

RP: Talk about beating the protection …

smash-comics-08-1941-rubber

(From “Smash Comics” number 8, 1941.)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Poll Position: To die, perchance

We all know the cliche — comics character dies, only to arise from the dead some time later, usually when sales decline. Captain America most recently fell into this category, but the majority of big names come up against it eventually. I tried to come up with someone in super-hero comics besides Gwen Stacey and Uncle Ben Parker who died and stayed dead, but I couldn’t come up with much. Throw Norman Osborne as the original Green Goblin onto that list, and you quickly come to the conclusion that it’s best to steer clear of Spider-Man.

But then, maybe that’s one reason he stayed popular so long? Maybe.

Anyway, that brings us to this week’s Poll Position, only one day late (appropriate when talking about death, amiright?! Although, why do they say “The late Jeff Hebert”? Of course you’re late, you’re dead — you may never get there!):

You hardly ever see a character die in comics without coming back from the dead later. Which one character would you permanently "kill off" if you could, never to return?
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Discussion after the jump.

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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

SOD.055

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Hey, it could happen.



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You are given the power to bring one mythical being to life right here on regular old Earth. Whom do you choose?
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