Category Archives: Challenges

The Greek Mythology contest went so well, I wanted to return to the idea of mining history once more. So your challenge for this week is to come up with the best character based on a fable. You might mine classic fables like those from Aesop (the Big Bad Wolf, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Three Blind Mice, etc.) or Arabian fables like those from "1001 Arabian Nights" (Ali Baba and the Seven Thieves, Aladdin, Sinbad, etc.) or even American Folklore (Paul Bunyon and Babe the Big Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry, etc.).

And of course, the great comics series "Fables" is a pretty good resource, too.

The rules are the same as usual:

1. No more than three submissions per person;
2. All entries must be images saved to a publicly accessible web server (like ImageShack, the UGO forums, etc.);
3. Submissions must be left as comments to this thread, containing a link to the image of the character(s).

The overall winner will receive either a portrait of themselves or any one item of their choosing for inclusion with HeroMachine 3. You've got one week, so good luck to everyone!

P.S. Don't forget, you can still vote in Round Three of Friday Night Fights, too!

P.P.S. Crap, I forgot to hit Publish! Sorry about the delay, folks. I'm an idiot.

The person who comes up with the funniest replacement dialog for this caption will win either a portrait of themselves or any item they choose for inclusion in HeroMachine 3! So get those funny caps on and start writing great lines for this:

The rules are simple:

1. Keep it clean, appropriate for late-night broadcast television;
2. No more than three entries per person;
3. All entries must be left as a comment (or comments) to this post.

That's it! Good luck everyone, and as usual I'll announce the winner next Tuesday.

With thanks to MartianBlue for the idea, your challenge for this week is to come up with a character inspired by Greek Mythology!

You've got the whole playbook from which to choose, from an intrepid adventurer like Jason and his Argonauts to the savage Titans to medusae to satyrs to Argus to Hercules and everything in between, so I am expecting some awesome creations. I know the temptation to draw from other mythological traditions will be strong, but let's keep it to Greek for this contest.

The rules as usual are simple:

1. No more than three submissions per person;
2. All entries must be images saved to a publicly accessible web server (like ImageShack, the UGO forums, etc.);
3. Submissions must be left as comments to this thread, containing a link to the image of the character(s).

The overall winner will receive either a portrait of themselves or any one item of their choosing for inclusion with HeroMachine 3. You've got one week, so good luck to everyone!

P.S. Don't forget, you can still vote in Round One of Friday Night Fights, too!

P.P.S. If you're looking for a who's who in Greek mythology for ideas, this Wikipedia article is a good start.