Our celebrity judge and co-host for this week's Caption Contest is none other than Johanna Draper Carlson, of "Comics Worth Reading" fame! Many thanks to Johanna for coming up with the panel for our contest this time around; since she's been instrumental in opening my eyes to what manga (Japanese comics, basically) has to offer, I asked her to pick a good panel from that world, and boy did she deliver:

Johanna will also help judge the winner after all the entries are in, so don't be afraid to go over to her blog and leave some nice sucking-up style comments! Flattery might not work, but then again, it might.
The rules are the same as always:
- Keep it clean, appropriate for a broadcast television prime-time show;
- Make your entry in the comments to this post;
- No more than three entries per person.
The funniest entry (as judged by Johanna and me) will win a free black and white custom illustration of whatever they like (within reason) by professional illustrator Jeff Hebert (that's me!). So put on that funny cap and get to work! The contest ends next Monday night / Tuesday morning.
(Note: The contest is now closed and Johanna is deciding on the winner. Check back later today for the announcement!)
Jeff, I’m not seeing the speech bubbles….
Stupid Japanese comics 🙁
Good point, Ashton, thanks. I’ve changed the image (forgive me, original creator person!) to add a Western-style dialog balloon pointer to the character’s mouth. Let me know if it’s still not clear.
Manga babies hit the ground running!
1)…..Aw screw it, I can’t think of anything PG-13. I’ll do the one next week..
I’ll try something
1) Oh Shit. I forgot I had no hands to stabilize myself!
1. SUPER MEGA LEAP FROG OF WIND!
For the last time…I AM NOT A POKEMON!
1) Man, this Earth-sized treadmill is tough.
Nothing gets between me and the cookie jar!!
1. That live action Transformers movie is an insult to us.
1) Whaddaya mean: I got leapfrogging all wrong?
2) Hah! I scared your racing stripes off!
3) I was born to run … about 3 seconds ago!
1. Out of my way Johanna, Jeff is mine
2. Cookies be mines!
3. AH! I came from that!
1. I KNEW it!!!
2. I was just looking for the cookies, that guy said he liked on her.
2. LEEEROOOOY JENKINS!
1) This is NOT how you play tag!
2) Eat my commas! Er, I mean, dust.
1)LG:FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!
2)LG: SO MAN IN WHITE, YOVE COME TO PUT ME BACK IN WOMB HAVE YOU?!!!!
3)LG: YOU KNOW YOU CANT TOUCH THIS
4) RAGGLE FRAGGLE!!!!!
“I’ve gotta find a new exit for my Megazord.”
“Ha! Ha! Think fast if you want to catch me! Hyper-starshine-gazelle-glow power go!
Whoa,when the heck did I eat that!
Jeez,when monkeys fly out of my butt, dosen’t seem so farfetched anymore!
1)What the heck was under her dress???!?!?
2)How’d I get here?
3)I thought this was Naruto, not Pokemon!!!
1. Must…find…more…speed lines!
2. Ha! Baby Parallelogram strikes again!
3. KHAAAAAAAAAAN!
Ian
3. I SAID MY NAME IS INYUASHA!
If I’m not mistaken, that panel should have the Ena (the girl in the skirt) shouting from that speech bubble (should be like “AH!” after Yotsuba ran between her legs), not Yostuba.
However, based on what you have displayed, here’s my entries:
1) Finally! Free from your infernal womb!
2) Girls in skirts should wear underwear!
3) Why so serious?
1. Look out! Flying rectangles!
2. I just saw the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen in my young life!
3. Manga art sucks! Why couldn’t we have been drawn by Neal Adams?
SPEED RACER! THE KID’S WAY!
hey jeff ya know that Stan Lee has his own manga now? with the help of Hiroyuki Takei.
2.) fing! Fang! FOOM!!!!
2) I’m running at warp speed and all I get for onomontoPOWia is floating rectangles?!?
3)Super-Red-Bull-Pixie-Stick-Energy-Boost ENGAGE!
(reak all with Japanese accent)
1) For 17 years we have been popping out like bunnies, one after another… and fully dressed too!
2) It true… we both drawn by Jeff’s Japanese cousin, Wu Fong Chai.
3) Velcro shoes of speed, GIVE ME POWER!!!
I mean read not reak – sorry
1) Ha! Go fast turn LEFT, dummy!
2) Where’d you put my fingers?!
3) You are the worst barber ever!
“You won’t EVER catch me again!”
“Run mommy, run. The rectangles are coming! The rectangles are coming!
1) I know how to defeat the Stuck-in-the-mud-o-zoids! FOLLOW ME!
2) That’s not the tunnel of love!
3) No demonic day care can ever hold me!
Not this time big sister. I am calling shi-chosan of shadow project!!!.
1. Gotta get away from these evil floating rectangluoids!
2. Pi… ka… CHUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
3. Sorry miss, but that cookie is MINE!
1. HYPERACTIVE SUGAR CHILD ATTACK!
Shesh,they hide the transdimensional warp chamber in the wierdest places!
Bowling-Ball Girl, Go!!!!
Drag Knuckle Fast RUN!!!
2. That American Godzilla movie was an insult to us.
1. Wonder Twin butt powers activate!
2. All your base are belong to us
3. OK, so be honest. Do these shorts make my butt look fat?
Crystal Meth is one hell of a drug!!
Warfff. Get away!!! I’m the japanese version of a Rotweiler! GRRRR!
1. Those sneakers wont sew themselves!
2. Somebody found my nose on 3rd and Maple, gotta run!
1. Evil hands coming… must get BOOMSTICK!
Ahh! Attack of the quotation marks!
Active childbirth is the WAY!