(From “Amazing Man” number 19, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
(Thanks once again to Hammerknight for putting together this how-to sheet. Click on the image to see it at its original full size.)
Posted in Recipes, Tips & Tricks
(From “Amazing Man” number 16, 1940.)
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Excuse me, Mister Starfinger sir? Black Manta called and wants his clothes back:
You would think that with the benefit of eleven centuries of advancements, a super-villain fighting the Legion would be able to do better than ripping off a lame Aquaman foe’s look. But you’d be wrong.
The shame of it is, I always loved Black Manta’s costume. Dude was seriously bad-ass, with that menacing saucer-head and evil fish-eye thing goin’ on … he was so much cooler than the pumpkin-clad Aquaman, I used to root for the bad guy to win.
But so blatantly stealing another guy’s mojo is just lame. According to his writeup, “Starfinger possesses no known powers of his own, and is a poor combatant.” Given that, perhaps outright fashion theft is understandable.
Less clear is why he’d also steal The Michelin Man‘s horizontal bands of bloat, but perhaps we’d better just leave well enough alone.
(Character and image © DC Comics, Inc.)
Posted in Bad Super Costumes
(From “Amazing Man” number 16, 1940.)
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We’ve done “Fantasy” as a character design contest before, so this time let’s go for the other Big Daddy category: Science Fiction! Your challenge is to come up with the coolest or best science-fiction-themed character possible, whether that’s an apocalyptic death-dealing cyborg or the hardbitten starship captain or the wistfully funny green alien seductress, or anything else you can come up with.
The contest will run for one week, with the winner announced next Tuesday. The person with the best design will win the option of having either their caricature or any one item of their choosing included with the final HeroMachine 3 product. Everlasting fame, how sweet is that?!
Good luck!
Posted in Challenges
I am happy to announce that the winner of Caption Contest 58 and his choice of either his face or a custom item to be included in HeroMachine 3 is … FishPants!
I had a hard time choosing between this one and the First Runner Up:
I think they both did the best job of incorporating Mystery Ninja’s line in a way that was funny and not so forced. Ultimately, I went with FishPants because he had a higher joke density — “Confused Ninja” makes me laugh as much as the idea of this guy calling himself “Blundering Fool”, possibly the greatest sidekick name ever.
Other great entries included:
Many thanks to everyone who entered!
Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges
Enough with all this high-brow stuff that makes you think, says I, because you should never have to think! Instead we’re going to keep it real simple this week folks:
Mockery and snide derision with a side of snark after the jump. It’s probably going to be petty and immature, too, so scram if you don’t want to put on your kindergarten Underoos and join in the fun.
Posted in Bad Super Costumes, Cool Characters, Movies and TV, Versus
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