Honourable mention this week goes to Kellkin for this stunning piece of work…
…and this week’s winner is…
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So, last week on What Were They Thinking? (the place where we look at all of the stupidest and most ill-advised things in all of comics history) we talked about the New Guardians, specifically the villain in the first issue of their series, who was a vampire who infected non-caucasian people with AIDS when biting them. However, I also mentioned the villain of the second issue of the New Guardians series in passing as a further example of the series idiocy. Well, in for a penny in for a pound, we might as well take a look at this guy whilst we can, so Ladies and Gentlemen let me introduce you to Snowflame.
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Ok guys, time for another caption contest, where you have to come with the funniest replacement dialogue for a random comic panel of my choosing. This week you have to replace the dialogue for this panel:
Everyone can have a maximum of 3 entries, entries must be in by next Wednesday (June 21th) and All Entries Must Be PG-13.
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Time for Round 4! Your CDC is to create a member of the Cleric Class. This is the group that features medics, priests and witchdoctors among others. And yes…you can choose to create a character that blends the cleric with another character class: the Templar and Caster for example.
Once again, a brief written description of the world of your RPG is an entry requirement.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges: 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. Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in 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.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, June 18th at 9:00am Eastern.
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I have to say…you guys are creating some incredible characters, which makes my job all the more difficult. So here we go…
Honourable mentions…
Rossoftheyear Rekulhs nathe
Runner Up…
Kellkin
Suleman
…and the win goes to…
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Actor Adam West died today at the age of 88, This iconic version of Batman was a childhood memory I will always treasure and my condolences go out to his family and friends!
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Rarely here on What Were They Thinking? (the place where we take a look at the stupidest, most ill-advised things in all of comic book history) am I actually lost for words about a subject we cover. I’ve managed to find things to say about Marvel running rape storylines with both victim blaming and the victim falling for the rapist, Frank Miller turning Batman into a child abuser and the Elongated Man into a viagra salesman, and I managed to talk about The Widening Gyre. But this week, I’m exactly sure what I’m going to say, purely because the sheer level of “WHAT THE ACTUAL” is so far off the charts. And surprisingly, we aren’t talking about Marvel. Nope, it is back to DC we turn for this week, as we take a look at Hemo-Goblin.
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Last week I asked you guys to come up with the best replacement dialogue for this random comics panel:
And my top 5 are:
Drinkfluid
Franklin: When I signed up for Aperture’s child testing program, I just wanted to make faces at the cameras.
Val: There he goes again…
HerrD
Franklin: We’re gonna play basketball, right? That’s what the numbers are for?
Val: I’m not playing ‘skins,’ Franklin.
CantDraw
Franklin: I can change reality.
Val: I wish you’d change your face.
Treasure Hunter
Franklin: Do you think I’ll get my own action figure line?
Val: That would give my dog something new to play with.
AMS
Franklin: And now, I will do my next impression….
Val: If I was old enough to vote, this wouldn’t have happened….
But, in time honoured tradition, there can only be one winner and that winner is….
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While discussing the “Wonder Woman” movie this weekend (it’s awesome, go see it if you haven’t already!), I started thinking about how DC organizes its heroes and villains into duos of opposites.
So Batman, the champion of justice, is opposed by The Joker, the champion of random meaninglessness. There can be no justice in a world where fate is usurped by chaos.
Wonder Woman, the champion of peace and all that is noble in humanity, is opposed by Ares, the god of war who believes all humans are evil and worthless.
Which brings me to Superman, and for the life of me I can’t quite put my finger on why Lex Luthor is his opposite.
So I’m asking you — what’s your best explanation for why Lex is Superman’s antithesis?
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Time for Round 3! Your CDC is to create a member of the Rogue Class. This is the group that includes thieves, assassins, and ninjas among others.
Once again, a brief written description of the world of your RPG is an entry requirement.
Rules for posts, contests, and challenges: 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. Please keep all submissions PG13. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warning. Only post characters that have been created solely using Hero Machine, and that you know for certain have never been entered in 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.
All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine :,ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);
Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this).
This contest will close on Sunday, June 11th at 9:00am Eastern.
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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
