(From “Lightning Comics” volume 2, number 2, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
Saturday was all about “Small Gods” ’round these parts, and the entries we got for our Pop Quiz on the subject were just great! But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself:
Among the fun and inspired concepts were Pluggo, god of tangling cords; Mrs. Boggs, punisher of men that leave the toilet seat up; Manilla: Goddess of Impulsive Shoe Purchases; Vian, the God of Things You Can’t Find Despite Putting Them There Only a Moment Ago; Beezus Chrusht, Savior of the Insects!; Zarsas, the god of little sharp, stabby things that poke you in the bottom of the foot, but when you take off your shoe, there’s nothing there; Confusia, Queen of the Junk Drawer (her tentacles ensure that whatever it is you need from her is buried in the very bottom of the pile); and my favorite name, “Lag Demon”. I think that could really catch on.
My overall personal top choice this time out, though, is Melmo44, who had two entries that were both really good illustrations and fun concepts. I know that Zarsas is a constant presence here in the country, and if I could figure out what to sacrifice to propitiate him I’d be all over it.
But really, everyone did just great; I hope you had as much fun creating these as I did seeing them.
Posted in Challenge Favorites
via Redditor Skitchbot.
When I was in high school, one of my favorite RPGs was “Gamma World”, a post-apocalyptic setting where you could get the most random and bizarre creatures you’ve ever imagined. Playing a three-eyed human-plant hybrid with psychic powers and a bird leg growing out of his back was pretty much de rigueur. It was about as surreal as a game could get, and it’s what inspired me for your character design challenge this week:
You will get ten random character descriptions, from which you can choose one or all. I’ll pick my personal favorites when the week is over, with the one I like best being featured in the right column for the week. The rules otherwise are the same as always:
No limit on entries this week, so knock yourselves out. Just make them good!
Posted in Challenges, Character Design Challenges
We had some really fun entries for Caption Challenge 130, which asked you to come up with replacement dialog for this comics panel:
The ones that gave me the biggest chuckle were:
This one was a real toss-up for me, I could easily have gone with any of those as my personal favorite. I would probably say that Myro, dblade, and JR19759 were my Top Three. Myro summed up my favorite show, “Mythbusters”, really well. And JR19759 nailed the crossover of 3DTV and pop culture. But I’m going to go with dblade’s entry, because I thought it was the cleverest actual show title that still made sense of the scene:
Thanks everyone for making us all laugh this week, I know I’m not alone in saying I needed it.
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As you saw from the gallery of entrants, HeroMachinists are a very talented bunch. I’m glad it wasn’t up to me to pick just five of the many entries for our centennial character design challenge! But you all stepped up to the plate, and after a week of intensive voting, the results are in:
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(From “Lightning Comics” volume 2, number 2, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
Happy Saturday, folks! One of my favorite authors is Terry Pratchett, and one of my favorite books of his is “Small Gods”. It’s a comical fantasy that deals not with the powerful world-shattering deities, but your everyday ones like Moog the God of Hairballs or Fred the Lord of Lowered Zippers. Your one-day quick-fire challenge today is to create an awesome image showing your idea of a Small God.
This week you can enter as many as you wish, but I’m going to put you on the honor system and request that you only post images you make today (or tomorrow if I don’t get to them until then). Most of the other rules are the same as for a regular challenge, but instead of a whole week I’ll announce my favorites either tonight or tomorrow morning. Here’s how to make an entry:
I’ll pick one entry as my personal favorite, which will get to be featured in the side bar to the right for ultimate glory! As a bonus you’re allowed to say you won the Internet for a few days.
Good luck!
Posted in Pop Quiz
(From “Lightning Comics” volume 2, number 2, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
My full-time (non-HeroMachine) job might keep me from actually getting to these before this evening, but it’s time for another Open Critique Day!
If you have a HeroMachine illustration or another piece of artwork you’ve done that you’d like some help with, post a link to it in comments along with your thoughts on it — what you think is working, what you’re struggling with, etc. I will post my critique of the piece, hopefully giving some tips on how to improve it.
Of course everyone is welcome to post their critiques as well, keeping in mind the following guidelines:
That’s it! Hopefully we can get some good interaction going here and help everyone (me included!) learn a little bit today.
Posted in Open Critique Day
(From “Lightning Comics” volume 2, number 2, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
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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