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Enough with the sci-fi technobabble, people, let's get back to what makes super-hero comics the biggest entertainment force on the planet -- horned up nerds and impossibly-constructed female forms in tight-fitting black leather. That's right, our Versus poll for this week is "Black Widow vs. The Baroness"!
Have at it, fellow geeks! Lay out your case for which of these beautiful but deadly femmes fatale would triumph in an all-out battle.
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Posted in Versus
(From "Target Comics" number 11, 1940.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
Man, it's a busy posting day here at HeroMachine Central. I didn't want to go too long, though, without telling you about an update I worked through this weekend. I've just added the following items to "Companion-Vehicles":
The first image there of the bicycle was the genesis of the additions, Nick Hentschel's prize for winning Caption Contest 113. I know there are now two VW Bugs but come on, there are a lot of Hippie characters out there who need wheels, man!
I'm probably most excited about the locomotive for some reason and the car with the undercarriage showing. I think that will be a nice one for strong characters holding it over their heads.
Enjoy! As usual, if you don't see the new items, clear your browser cache.
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Posted in Challenge Prizes, HeroMachine 3
Legendary comics creator Don Lomax was kind enough to drop me a line earlier today in response to a "Captain Obese" panel I posted a while back. If it wasn't clear in my original (and it wasn't), I thoroughly enjoyed the book and considered it one of the gems of my "Random Bag of Ten Comics from Half Price Books" period. The art and writing were both stellar, taking what should have been an obvious parody and doing something both fun and "serious" with it. The pages simmered with active, engaging details and really pulled me in.
It turns out the complete "Captain Obese" series is currently being posted on the CO2 comics website and I highly encourage you to check it out. Mr. Lomax and CO2 Comics are also planning on releasing the original series as a graphic novel this summer, so keep an eye out for that.
Unlike some others I could name (cough-Liefeld-cough), Mr. Lomax is one of the truly gifted creators in the field and I'm glad to be able to report he's still putting out high quality product. If you get the chance, spend a few hours looking through the site and catching up with his creations, you'll be glad you did.
I'm also delighted to be able to share (with Mr. Lomax' permission) the back cover to the upcoming graphic novel:
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Posted in Retroviews
This was the most random thing I could find on the Internet. That was safe for work.
We haven't done a "random name" character contest in half a year, so I think it's about time we revisited this always-fun concept.
It's pretty straightforward and a great way to stretch your creative muscles.
Whoever comes up with the best character based on a random name generated by Seventh Sanctum Superhero/Villain Name Generator will win a) his or her choice of either any item they like to be included in the final HeroMachine 3 version; b) a portrait to be included in the final HeroMachine 3 version, or c) a "sketch of the day" style custom drawing where you pick the theme and I do the drawing however I like. The rules are fairly simple:
The person with the winning entry as selected by our expert panel (i.e. me) will win their choice of a) a portrait to go in HeroMachine 3, b) an item to go in HeroMachine 3, or c) a custom black and white "Sketch of the Day" style drawing (also by me). The rules otherwise are the same as always:
No limit on entries this week, so knock yourselves out. Just make them good!
(Image via.)
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Posted in Challenges, Character Design Challenges
Judge Woody from "Super Omega Deathbattle Warzone Apocalypse" has announced his first round of Honorable Mentions today on the game's Facebook page. He'll be doing that all week, leading up to the nine winners on Friday. Your best bet is to "like" their page, as everything will be announced there first.
Ladies and gentlemen, your first batch of Honorable Mentions, along with Woody's comments. Congratulations to these folks on jobs well done!
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Posted in Challenge Favorites
Your last challenge was to come up with the best replacement caption for this comics panel:
The funniest suggestions in my opinion were:
As you can see, we had some gems. But for me it wasn't really close, as I almost BLOOFed myself when reading the entry of ... Bael!
I'm such a sucker for that movie.
Well done, Bael, let me know what you'd like for your prize!
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Posted in Challenge Favorites
Many thanks to everyone who entered the Super Omega Deathbattle Warzone Apocalypse Contest! The deadline has now passed, so no more entries will be accepted. Both Woody and I were astounded by the quality and quantity of submissions; you all did me proud. Your creativity truly amazes me.
Woody asked me to pass along this statement:
Alright, guys, I just want to congratulate all of our participants for submitting some of the coolest character designs I’ve ever seen. You completely blew me away and did things with Hero Machine that I didn’t even know were possible! We had almost 400 submissions, and attempting to narrow it down to only 9 was one of the most painful things I’ve ever had to do. It’s important to remember that I had to not only look at how good each design was, but I had to choose the 9 designs that would work well together when put into the final promo piece. That meant that I had to leave out more than a few of my favorite submissions in favor of designs that better served the overall color scheme or better represented a specific category of character. The Honorable Mentions are all of my favorite designs that I was unable to include in the promo piece due to these technicalities, and I will attempt to show off as many of them as possible during our Kickstarter campaign.
Later today, Woody will start announcing the Honorable Mentions on the project's Facebook page, five per day, with the nine overall winners introduced there on Friday. So if you want to be the first to know the fate of the submissions, be sure to like the SODWA page on Facebook.
For those of you who do not have or do not want a Facebook account, I'll follow up each announcement with a post here at the end of the day.
Many thanks again to everyone who entered, and good luck!
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Posted in Challenges
(From "Target Comics" number 11, 1940.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
Many thanks to everyone who participated in Pop Quiz 8, from our first-timers (welcome!) to old friends returning after a long absence (hi Solander!).
Since everyone only gets one entry with these single-day affairs, I like to show them all. So without further ado, your entries!
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Posted in Challenge Favorites
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
