(From “Heroic Comics” number 4, from the early 1940s. “With the combined stereotypical weaknesses of BOTH genders, Chick Mann can’t drive either, but he does it at top speed!”)
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Thanks to all of you who played along on this most excellent Sunday of American style smash-mouth NFL football with the “Design a Fantasy Sports Logo” Pop Quiz Contest! My fantasy team (the Gotham Dark Knights) did fairly well, and has an 11 point lead heading into Monday night’s game, where my fantasy opponent has the San Francisco defense going up against my own Frank Gore. My hopes of crushing his hopes and dreams remain high, which makes me a gleeful little bald man.
There were some very funny entries, including a few team names I wish I’d thought of. To wit, I thought the Bizarro Spectators, Barsoom Jeddaks, Lorien Arrows, Boston Stranglers, and the Latverian Doombots were all fantastic teams. I might have to expand my fantasy outings next year so I can steal … er, borrow … one of those titles, they’re just great.
When it came to the actual logos, there were severral that I thought were pretty good from Gargoyle323, Atomic Punk, Blue Blazer, Jack Zelger, and Myro:
Just like with the Kurgan, though, there can be only one, and definitely my favorite both for the team name and the actual logo illustration was Myro’s “Latverian Doombots”:
I love that cute little Doom hood and face on the heraldic body, that’s awesome. I could totally see that on a helmet or jersey. Hell, I’d probably buy one!
So congratulations to Myro! Let me know what you’d like for your custom black and white character sketch — what character and what they should be doing — and I’ll put it on The List.
And thanks to all who entered, this was fun! It made for a good distraction while Peyton Manning was ripping my heart out in the first half. All those weapons and he just HAS to throw touchdowns to the two guys on my fantasy opponent’s team. Jerk.
Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges
In honor of the Saturday “Things I Love” post I missed, we’re having a pop quiz today: What does Jeff love?
The NFL!
Where do you come in?
It’s the REAL pop quiz — for today only, the best sports logo built with the HeroMachine wins a custom black and white character sketch by yours truly! It could be one (and ONLY one!) of your personal characters, or an established one, whatever you like, just like you walked up to a pro at a convention and paid for a sketch.
The rules are the same as for a regular contest, except for the time frame:
That’s it, good luck everyone with our first ever one-day-only pop quiz! No limit on entries, so knock yourself out.
Posted in Challenges
(From “Captain Battle” number 1, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
(From “Eternals” number 7, ©1976 by Marvel Comics. Written and illustrated by Jack Kirby. This may be my favorite comics panel ever, along with Eisner’s Uncle Sam getting clocked in the face.)
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The results are early, but overwhelming, so in honor of this being RPG Friday and all, I am going to take the 18-2 split as definitive and launch our Lone Wolf into the fray against the awful Gourgaz!
The creature that you now face is a Gourgaz, one of a race of cold-blooded reptilian creatures that dwell deep in the treacherous Maakenmire swamps. Their favorite food is human flesh!
The Prince’s Sword lies at your feet. You may pick up and use this weapon if you wish. The Gourgaz is about to strike at you — you must fight him to the death.
Gourgaz: COMBAT SKILL 20 ENDURANCE 30
This creature is immune to Mindblast.
One has to wonder how the Gourgaz prefers his favorite meal of human flesh. If he likes it grilled and there is no handy grill, I’d say we’re fine on that score. Plus come on, it’s in the middle of a battle, who’s going to take the time to enjoy a light snack? So ignore that wetness trickling down our pants leg, folks, it’s highly doubtful we’re going to end up as lunch even if we lose. Probably.
Gulp.
To business, we don’t need the Prince’s Sword. In the first place it clearly didn’t do the Prince much good, and in the second our preferred weapon is an Axe, which we have handy already. It sucks that Mindblast doesn’t work on these Gourgaz creatures (I wonder if that’s a backhanded dig at Gary Gygax?), as that’s two valuable combat points we’re missing out on. But such is life for the intrepid young Kai Warrior in training.
With the axe our combat skill is 21, and our Endurance is currently at 17. Only a one point advantage and only 2/3 the enemy’s stamina is going to be a tough, tough fight. See, this is why cowards thrive!
Anyway, nothing for it but to get to it. I’ll chronicle the combat rounds after the jump. Here’s hoping we win!
Posted in Lone Wolf: Flight from the Dark, RPG Corner
When last we left our Lone Wolf, we were deciding whether or not to call out to some passing soldiers. We decided to go for it. We don’t have a record of the actual signal, but I bet it was some variation of “Me love you long time!” Or not. Regardless:
The officer orders his men to halt and asks you your business. You tell him who you are, and how the monastery has been destroyed. He is deeply saddened to hear your news. He offers you a horse and asks you to accompany him to Prince Pelathar, the King’s son.
If you accept, turn to 97.
If you decide to decline his offer, turn to 200.
I suppose it’s possible this guy is a brigand disguised as an officer, but that seems unlikely — if he wanted to rob or kill us, we’re outnumbered and cowardly so he’d just run us through. In the interest of keeping the story moving, therefore, I’m just going to make an executive decision and fire everyone. Wait, I mean, we’re going to follow the officer to the lovely environs of page 97, which I hear is nice this time of year.
Ahead of you, you can see a fierce battle raging across a stone bridge. The clash of steel and the cries of men and beasts echo through the forest. In the midst of the fighting, you see Prince Pelathar, the King’s son. He is in combat with a large gray Gourgaz who is wielding a black axe above his scaly head. Suddenly, the Prince falls wounded — a black arrow in his side.
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You’d think the Prince would have some sort of elite bodyguard, but no — it’s up to one little Lone Wolf to either save his royal hide or bravely run away. So which will it be, cubs?
Posted in Lone Wolf: Flight from the Dark, RPG Corner
(From “Captain Battle” number 1, 1941.)
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I’ve just added the “Tops-Male-FantasyCommon” set to the HeroMachine 3 Alpha. This set includes 70+ items, some ported over from existing set and many new ones as well. Each entry where appropriate is broken down into the complete item, just the middle portion, just the chest portion, and just the sleeve. To get the sleeve on the left side, make sure you’ve got Multiples selected, add a second sleeve, and use the “Flip” button. Then drag it over to the right.
As usual, if you don’t see it on the list, clear your browser’s cache and it ought to appear — it’s definitely on the server.
Here’s a sample of some of the items. Note that I tried to include some loose sleeves that you can match up with the wide variety of vests to make customized tunics.
Hope you like them! I’ve got room for maybe one or two more items with their breakdowns, or up to eight individual items, if there’s something missing you’ve just got to have.
Posted in HeroMachine 3, News & Updates, Previews
Hammerknight has put together a nice set of recipe cards showing the settings you need to scale your HeroMachine 3 illustrations for various purposes. Thanks again, HK!
Click on an image to see it at a larger, more legible size.
Posted in HeroMachine 3, Recipes, Tips & Tricks
Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
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