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Well folks I have returned to my posting duties on the blog. I decided to start off a bit slowly so this weeks poll position will be a classic vs poll. What I want to know is who do you think would win in a fight between Electro and Static ( Static Shock ) ?
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Posted in Versus
As we had so much fun with last weeks Public Domain contest, I thought this week we'd do another. What I want you to do this week is go to this listĀ http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Comic_Book_CharactersĀ and do the next generation of any of these public domain comic book characters. Think Alan Scott- Hal Jordan or Jay Garrick- Barry Allen. You just have to keep the same powers, the same gimmick/ logo (if applicable, i.e. the power ring for Green Lantern) and the name. You can change everything else if you want.
Make sure you don't re-enter any characters that you have entered into previous Public Domain contests as they will be disqualified. You can only enter characters on this list (there are over ten pages so hopefully you'll find something you like the look of).
Please make sure you have read the rules before entering. As usual, no limit on entries, so have fun and good luck.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges that I am hosting: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPGās or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warnings. Only post characters that you have either created for this contest specifically or you know for certain have never been entered to a contest before. If you arenāt certain, donāt enter it, because Iām not going to go back through all of the contests and check.
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Posted in Character Design Challenges
You've got to wonder sometimes how the brains behind the big comic book companies work, some of the decisions they make are so screwy. Due to the value of the intellectual property of all characters not even z-list heroes like The Creeper are allowed to be put out to pasture. We've already covered that when we talked about the death of Superman and it's effect on comics, but in a world where Dick Greyson and Bucky Barnes only get to take over their mentors roles for a month and a bit, Marvel's recent run on Spider-Man has got to be the most confusing thing they have ever done.
Ok, lets over look the frankly stupid method of how it was done, because I don't get it myself and look at what happened. Basically, for those that don't know, Doctor Octopus has managed to remove his own psyche from his body and place it in Peter Parker's, leaving Peter to die in Octopus' cancer ridden body, with only Peter's conscience surviving in his old body, Octavius soon gets rid of that. This means that Doc Ock is now Spider-Man and he is trying to be a superior Spidey to Pete, by going around and killing bad guys. Now, call me old fashioned, but I kinda liked Pete as Spidey and Doc Ock as Doc Ock (mainly because he was a classic villain). What they've done, in my opinion, is confusing and pointless, Spidey never needed to be shaken up to revive sales, he's Marvels most constant best seller. What they've done there is dropped sales. You've also got rid of one of the top 3 most popular heroes of all time and one of his greatest nemeses. All whilst bringing back old heroes from the dead because you don't think people will like someone else replacing them.
Now, I know that this is probably only going to be temporary, but I felt it was so stupid and badly thought out it deserved highlighting. Even a temporary major screw up is still a major screw up and Marvel has majorly screwed up here.
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Posted in Super-Hero Stuff, What Were They Thinking
Due to the low numbers currently entering the Pop Quizzes, they will no longer be a weekly feature. Instead, the PQ will run on the first Saturday of every month for the foreseeable future. If, in time, it seems practical to increase their frequency, I will consider doing so. The next PQ will be posted on September 7th, 2013. Feel free to PM me if you have any topic suggestions or ideas. Thanks.
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This week's winner is Atomic Punk for his jalopy. Congrats AP, and thanks to all who entered.
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Posted in Challenge Favorites
The winner of our transformations contest is none other thanĀ AMS for his wolfman transformation. Well done man and well done to everyone who entered, there where some excellent creations.
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Posted in Challenge Favorites
This week, I'm going keep it short and talk about the latest in Trekkie's robot companions series, the Robot Rabbit.
Now, the main point of looking at this image is that there aren't any really fancy tricks going on, no shading (which Trekkie can do very well), no background, just item placement. See how many different items you can spot. Making items fit in places they aren't made for can be hard enough sometimes, but fitting them around a companion must take a while, especially as it's so well done. It doesn't need any other decoration to look interesting (although it'd probably be spectacular shaded).
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On August 10, 1968 - The Who's "Magic Bus" was released.
Your challenge this week is to create a 1960s inspired, psychedelic mode of transportation. So put on your favourite Ravi Shankar album and get groovy man. Peace.
You only get one entry so be creative, and above all else, have fun!
All entries must be in JPG or PNG formĀ (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (likeĀ the HeroMachine forums,ImageShack,Ā PhotoBucket, or whatever);
This contest will close at 9am Eastern on Sunday, August 11th
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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!
Nerdmudgeon.com
