Monthly Archives: November 2009

With thanks to MartianBlue for the idea, your challenge for this week is to come up with a character inspired by Greek Mythology!

You've got the whole playbook from which to choose, from an intrepid adventurer like Jason and his Argonauts to the savage Titans to medusae to satyrs to Argus to Hercules and everything in between, so I am expecting some awesome creations. I know the temptation to draw from other mythological traditions will be strong, but let's keep it to Greek for this contest.

The rules as usual are simple:

1. No more than three submissions per person;
2. All entries must be images saved to a publicly accessible web server (like ImageShack, the UGO forums, etc.);
3. Submissions must be left as comments to this thread, containing a link to the image of the character(s).

The overall winner will receive either a portrait of themselves or any one item of their choosing for inclusion with HeroMachine 3. You've got one week, so good luck to everyone!

P.S. Don't forget, you can still vote in Round One of Friday Night Fights, too!

P.P.S. If you're looking for a who's who in Greek mythology for ideas, this Wikipedia article is a good start.

Finally, all the practice you've had coming up with funny captions here at HeroMachine will pay off in the real world! Well, the real world of the funny pages, anyway.

One of my favorite comic strips, "Non-Sequitur" by Wiley Miller, is running a contest for the funniest verbiage to go on the sign in this scene (click for a larger view):

I'm not sure what you win beyond wealth and fame beyond the dreams of avarice, but it seemed like something you all would both enjoy and excel at. So go forth and be witty!