Gallery Grabs- DeliriousAl

Posted on April 28, 2015 by | 15 comments

So, moving away from our Canadian contingent now, we’re going to take a look at someone whom has a thought train much like a Salvador Dali painting, if his comments are to be believed. However, whilst the stuffffffffffffff that comes out of his mouth might be a tad… odd, his art is, well, it’s the stufffffffffff you’re gonna see below the jump.

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Character Design Contest ♯119- Comic Book Covers 2

Posted on April 27, 2015 by | 32 comments

Well, here’s a challenge we haven’t done in a while. I do believe I used this topic for one of the first CDC’s I did after I took over from Hammerknight, and it was a good contest (MadJack won as I remember), so let’s do it again. It’s a simple idea, you have to create your own comic book cover using only Heromachine. It’s the actual doing it part that’s hard.

Now, as with the last time we did this, there are a few things you MUST include for your entry to be eligible for the contest. These are, a title (so like The Uncanny X-Men) across the top of the cover, a company logo for the company publishing your comic (obviously not Marvel/ DC/ Dark Horse etc. etc. etc. make your own up) and an issue number and date. Those three things have to be included, but the rest is up to you. Good luck.

As per usual, no limits on entries and the contest will close at midnight Saturday (blog time). Please read the contest rules before entering, have fun and good luck.

Rules for posts, contests, and challenges that I am hosting: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warnings. Only post characters that you have either created for this contest specifically or you know for certain have never been entered to a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.

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Character Design Contest ♯118 (Non-Standard) Poll

Posted on April 26, 2015 by | 2 comments

[polldaddy poll=”8826112″]

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Character Design Contest ♯117 (Inspired By Music (Again)) Winner

Posted on April 26, 2015 by | 5 comments

Okaaaaaaay. Well then. I look away for a week and come back to find my poll has been completely flattened by some manic in a steamroller. Yeah, I know the pic is awesome, but I wasn’t expecting it to get double the votes of all the other poll entrants combined, that’s taking it a bit far don’t you think? But anyway, taking the win this week, for a truly beautiful piece of art, is Thundersong for The Moon Represents My Heart. Congratulations Thundersong and sorry to everyone else who entered that you had to get flattened like that.

117 Thundersong- The Moon Represents my Heart

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First Official Look at Jared Leto as The Joker – Suicide Squad

Posted on April 24, 2015 by | 8 comments

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JReviews: Avengers- Age Of Ultron

Posted on April 24, 2015 by | 7 comments

So ladies and gentlemen, the even you have all been waiting for. The second Avengers movie has hit the big screens. But is it better than the first one?

Warning, spoilers ahead.

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Open Critique Day #23

Posted on April 24, 2015 by | 2 comments

Again, I won’t be very active on this this week, but I promise next week I’ll be around! I promise!

As for how this goes, you post a work of yours, finished or WIP (aka work in process, for those who are new to abbreviations), and then others give you critiques on your work.  I do not mind if you post the occasional non-HM picture or piece of writing. Just make sure that you only post pictures that are your own design and not any that copyrighted or based off of copyrighted characters. 

Also, if you post a work, it is highly recommended that you also give someone else a critique.

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Characters Of the Week: Ubiquitous Pixel- Warrior Of The Light & Skoul- Crimson Beast

Posted on April 24, 2015 by | 2 comments

You know, the other day I realised that I’ve featured the same four people on COTW for the last 5 instalments (3 of them in one go at one point) and, of course,  I’ve failed to not feature one of them again this week. But in a nice twist, I’m going to feature someone new as well, because both characters deserve a spotlight. We all already know about Ubiquitous Pixel here on COTW, he can pose in some amazing ways, his shading rocks and, in this picture particularly, he sure knows his way around a pair of wings (just look at the bit where the two wing items join). So yeah, UP have another COTW nod.

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Gallery: My Collection Of Creative Imagination

Now, on to our other featuree, this time from Skoul. This one is full of attitude. The sneering face, the uber flashy mane of hair (which is shaded to perfection), the badass costume (which is both understated and flashy at the same time) and the pose. Then you have the lighting. The light source is shown perfectly just by the highlighting. You can tell that the light is coming from the top right of the character, just by where the highlights lie on the characters body. I love the way that the light is really intense on the right but then gets more faded as you cross to the left (which is very noticeable if you look at the legs). Great job.

Gallery: Skoul’s Mind

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Avengers Re-imagined. Stunning!

Posted on April 23, 2015 by | 5 comments

http://thechive.com/2015/04/23/the-avengers-reimagined-by-daniel-kamarudin-11-photos/

Copy and paste – some day I’ll figure out how to actually add a link! lol

(Edited  by Kaldath to make the link clickable )

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Geek Quiz ♯21: Superman

Posted on April 23, 2015 by | 2 comments

I think we all know the deal by now. It’s a quiz. It’s about Superman. Go answer some questions.

As per usual, 10 questions/ 20 points to get. The answers will be below a jump from the post whilst on the main blog page, so if you don’t want to be spoiled, take a look at the questions on the blog first. And obviously Don’t Post Answers In The Comments.

1. In which month of 1938 was Action Comics 1 (the debut of Superman) published? (1)

Bonus: Who were the creative team behind the Superman concept? (2)

2. When was Superman first flight? [Month/ Year or Comic/ Issue No.] (1)

3. Which of these Golden Age Superman Villains debuted first? (1)

A) Lex Luthor   B) Mr. Mxyzptlk    C) The Ultra-Humanite   D) Toyman

Bonus: In his first appearance Lex Luthor was only called Luthor. When was his first name revealed? [Month/ Year or Comic/ Issue No.] (1)

4. What are the first names given to the Kents in the Golden Age version of Supermans origin? (1)

5. Which of these parts of the Superman mythos was actually first introduced in the comics and not in another medium? (1)

A) Kryptonite    B) Jimmy Olsen   C) X-Ray Vision

D) Superman/ Clark Kent marrying Lois Lane

Bonus: When do each of these debut in the comics? [Month/ Year or Comic/ Issue No.] (4 points)

6. In what year did Braniac debut? (1)

Bonus: Which other famous Superman villain also debuted the same year? (1)

7. Name General Zod’s two henchmen. (2)

8. What is the name of Superman’s Earth-3 counterpart? (1)

9. What is the name of Lois Lane’s sister? (1)

10. When did Superman die at the hands of Doomsday? (1)

Bonus: How long was Superman “dead”? (1)

Answers below the jump. X-Ray vision will not help here.

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