Author Archives: AFDStudios

RP: The bitter life of the super hero's girlfriend

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(From "The Black Terror" number 11, 1946. What happens in Vegas between a man in spandex, his underage male sidekick, the woman hopelessly in love with him, and a herd of donkeys stays in Vegas, I always say.)

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You can't see it, but Aquaman is attacking a wookie, who is trying to load the shark into its cannon while riding a dinosaur.

RP: Worst. Escape note. Ever.

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(From "Nature Boy" number 1, 1956.)

SOD.106 – Green Hornet (ess)

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Holy CRAP!!

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Welcome to RPG Corner, a place where you can share your knowledge and thoughts of the Role Playing Game world. Each week we will have a new topic to discuss, so feel free to talk it up, make suggestions, post images, and have a good time.

This week's topic is randomness and ignorance.

In a very interesting post, James Maliszewski of "Grognardia" talks about the referee of a live RPG as a player instead of an omniscient overlord:
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RP: Hey, gas is natural!

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(From "Nature Boy" number 1, 1956.)

How to Draw Batman in a Bar

I did a plain text version of this once, but I thought a video would be easier to follow. If you ever wanted to draw Batman in a bar using nothing but letter shapes (and who among us has NOT wanted to do that?!), here's your chance to learn how.

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Otherwise, consider this your (late) "Help!" open thread, feel free to ask anything you like about how to do something in HeroMachine, or an illustration question, or all but one thing associated with the meaning of life.

SOD.105 – Robot Shakespeare, two ways

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RP: MUCH better than "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"

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(From "Nature Boy" number 1, 1956.)

Because names can suck too

"Bad" comes in many guises, my friends, and while I have done my part to expose badness as it relates to super hero costumes, and super hero comics artists, and comic book sound effects, I feel another vital area of the genre has gone uncritiqued for far too long-- names.

Thanks to reader PCFDGrey, I remedy that oversight now by presenting you with this young lady:

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Her name? The -- and I kid you not -- "Crimson Curse". A woman, named "Crimson Curse". Someone who is female, a gender known to have a certain problem that is frequently called a curse, and which frequently causes them to frequently curse, and I am not going to get into color because even Superman is smart enough to ask no questions when Lois is bloaty.

Thus: Worst. Name. Ever.

I can tell you that I, for one, would not want to face this lady even if I were the Avengers. And if they know what's good for them, neither would the Avengers! Just run, far and fast.

The only thing that could make her even more offensive is if she only has her powers one week out of every month. That would be truly epic.