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Here it is, a little late but it's here. 
Everyone did a great job this week.
The winner this week is Keith Kanin.
It has been a busy few day, along with my wife and I having colds, so this has to be short and sweet.
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Posted in Pop Quiz
It looks like I might be able to figure out how to get your character illustrations printed onto pretty much anything -- iPad cases, shirts, mugs, hats, playing cards, you name it -- through Zazzle.com. Basically I'd add more options to the "Export" screen, so you could either save it as an image (all the current stuff) or to a product. You'd pick the product, click go, and you'd be taken to a Zazzle page with your image on that product. Then you could order it any way you like.
My questions are:
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Posted in News & Updates
It's time again for a weekend OCD. Let us see if we can help you.
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Posted in Open Critique Day
This weeks contest takes us back in time to America's old west. Gunslingers and Indian fighters, stage coaches, and the pony express. Your challenge is to create the villain of an old west story. The bad guy that wanted to kill every good guy and still his woman. The guy that every man with a badge had to fight. I'm going to put a limit of three entries per person this week. Have fun and good luck.
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Posted in Character Design Challenges
I lost my digital tablet stylus, so I'm reduced to actual pencil, eraser, and paper. The ignominy! But, I hope you enjoy this sketch I did today regardless. I'm including the initial rough drawing as well as the finished pencils in case you're interested. On the computer I'd just do these in the same document in layers, trashing the rough when I was done. But since I'm now once again in the analog world, I had to use tracing paper for the finished version.
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Posted in Sketch of the Day
Thanks once again to Ian Healy for the link. But if you are a pulp fiction fan, this cool website lets you make your own covers in a HeroMachine-like interface. Very cool!
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Posted in Randomosity
First, via Friend of HeroMachine Ian Healy comes this very cool paper animation battle:
It's unfortunate that this is basically a "boys go violent over sexualized female object" kind of story but the animation and video game/comics elements are just awesome.
Second, Other Friend of HeroMachine Barbario has another of his super cool video game live-action trailers up. Enjoy!
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Posted in Randomosity
In today's challenge you can create anything you want, but it must be done as a playing card. That's right a playing card(not any other type of card) the good old cards you would use in a poker game. Good Luck.
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Posted in Challenges
For today's share day I would like to set a topic. What Comic Book Hero did you want to be when you were a kid and why?
There was more than just one for me. Three easily come to mind, Batman, Green Arrow, and SGT. Rock.
1st.- Batman, what kid didn't want to be Batman? Here was this guy that had the money to buy and do anything that he wanted to, but he decided to fight crime instead. I wouldn't say we were dirt poor, but we were pretty dang close, so seeing someone with money wanting to help out was really cool. All of his weapons were not that too far fetched, and as a kid you can believe I tried to make a lot of them. He had the coolest car and other vehicles out there, heck I still would love to take a ride in the Bat Mobile. Then you had the pretty girls that hung around him. What little boy didn't have a crush on Bat Girl or Catwoman?
2nd.- Green Arrow, a lot of the same reasons I liked Batman for are the same for Green Arrow. But, he had a bow! Anytime I had a chance to make and shoot a bow you can sure enough bet I was doing so. One of my best presents ever as a kid was my J.C. Penny's practice bow that my mom gave me. And I can say that she never regreted it one bit, it got me outside and out of her hair. Yes I was very safe using it to. I even tried to make some of GA's trick arrows, most of which didn't work for me like they did for him.
3rd.- SGT. Rock, he was a great soldier fighting for his country, this was something that I knew I could grow up to be. The very first SGT. Rock cover I saw, wow I had to get that book. Here he was surrounded by the enemy and all he had to fight them with was an ammo belt from a machine gun, and he was kicking butt. When I was of age I did join the military and I made my way up in rank. I was proud to be able to serve my country, and I am still proud of my service and my country.
Okay, enough from me lets hear from you.
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HMers' Assemble! Come forth and show us your art. Take down the evil doers by asking for help with any troubles you are having. Take giant leaps and bounds over the obstacles that are holding up your art work. With comments comes great critiques. (Sorry Stan Lee moment there) Bring it on, show us what you have and we will tell you what we think.
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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!
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