Monthly Archives: July 2009

Character Contest 10 Winner!

Posted on July 7, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

I'd like to thank everyone for submitting new, interesting, and fun characters for this, the third "Patriot" themed contest I've held. I didn't realize it'd been that many, so while I apologize for overusing the idea, I have no apologies for the quality of the artwork submitted. So hats off to you all, nice job again this week!

As usual, after the jump I've assembled the Honorable Mentions and the overall winner. If you don't see yours listed it's not a reflection on you or your imagination, just a limitation of size and time. Now, onward!

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Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges, Cool Characters

Random Panel: I guess that’s what the lipstick’s for …

Posted on July 7, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

(From "The Black Terror" number 9, 1945.)

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Poll Position: What puts the Super in Superman?

Posted on July 6, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

I've long wondered what exactly it is that made Superman the mega-star he is when so many other characters from the Thirties long since faded away into utter obscurity (many of them found right here on these pages being made fun of, and what kind of life is that for a guy in tights?). Sure, he has lots of powers, but so did those other guys. And yes, he had a flashy costume, but so did a lot of the other crusaders running around the funny pages. Is it as simple as he was first, so he had dibs on the popular imagination?

Beyond that, though, the character has been through more re-imaginings and ret-cons and re-definitions than I can count, and yet his core still remains unquestionably "Superman". So what is it that makes him who he is, with a seeming death-grip on the American public consciousness as "the" super-hero? So here's the question I came up with to try and grapple with that issue:

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Posted in Versus

Random Panel: Remember, bullets are only quiet if you use them as clubs

Posted on July 6, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

(From "The Black Terror" number 9, 1945.)

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HM3: Settings

Posted on July 5, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

I'm going to be moving on to various background or setting elements tomorrow, so if you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments here. I'm talking about various props such as chairs, tables, flooring, background walls, doors, fields of lava, that kind of thing, items that would surround your character and make it look as if there is an actual scene taking place. One such set will probably be word balloons, for instance.

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Posted in HeroMachine 3

Random Panel: Comic or Porn script? You decide!

Posted on July 5, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

(From "Kid Eternity" number 2, 1946.)

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Random Panel: Next week on “Lazy Criminal Minds”

Posted on July 4, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

(From "The Black Terror" number 1, 1942.)

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Reason #12b: More bad thievery

Posted on July 3, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

Under the theory that you can never have too much whiny sniping and carping, I wanted to follow up last week's post showing how Rob Liefeld can't even swipe right with another example, this time featuring the exact same character as in the original from Jim Steranko's "Captain America". First, the original and then Liefeld's version:

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Posted in I Hate Rob Liefeld's Art

HM3: A new energy

Posted on July 3, 2009 by AFDStudios | Comments Off

The HeroMachine 3 Alpha has just been updated with 39 new entries in ItemRightEnergy for all your blasting needs. I tried to include things that would work well when used together, so you'll notice a variety of simple circular shapes and energy auras and such, so give the "multiples" setting a ride on this one. As always your suggestions were key to making this set work, so thank you for taking the time to post your links and ideas, I really appreciate it.

If you see something you don't like, or don't see something you would like, please let me know in comments and we'll see what can be done. Here's a quick preview of the first page of new energy effects: