Category Archives: Challenges

In a tough week filled with very strong entries, the winner of Caption Contest 50 (and his own custom black and white illustration of whatever he likes) is ... Tal!

We had a lot of really good entries this week again, you guys are on fire! Or maybe that's Brigade's gun from the panel, I'm not sure. Regardless, I felt the following entries should be singled out as Honorable Mentions:

• Skiriki: “I feel inadequate!”
• Niall Mor: I hate commuting.
• Frankie: “Damn! Of all the times to get earthquake in the pants.”
• Blue Blazer: Jesus Christ! I thought this was a flashlight!
• Dom: Ha! nobody expects the spanish inquisition!
• Rob Rogers: Bwoom goes the dwynomite!
• Socrates: Give me back my neck!!!!!
• von Bek: Outta the way, I’m gonna be sat on!
• HalLoweEn JacK: Who doesn’t have superpowers NOW?!

Look for Caption Contest 51 (can you believe it's been almost a YEAR of doing this?!) coming up soon for YOUR chance to win your very own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like (within reason)!

For the second time in two weeks (these things do seem to go in spurts), the winner of the weekly HeroMachine Caption Contest is ... Steve!

This was a tough one to judge, there were a LOT of really good entries; clearly Cory was right, this was a very good panel to choose. I pulled out what I thought were the best of the best for Honorable Mentions, but a tip-o-the-hat to everyone who entered:

• Ian: Citizen, you have a booger.
• Cory: Wonder Twin Powers Activa…oops
• Socrates: Can you hear me now
• Blue Blazer: My MOTHER made these shoulder pads!
• Rick: Got yer nose!
• EnderX: “Our testers rated this helmet 0 out of 10.”

Steve will win another black and white illustration of whatever he likes (within reason), so congratulations again to him. If you want to win your own professional drawing, Caption Contest 50 is coming up soon, so stay tuned!

Congratulations (and a custom illustration of whatever he likes) go to our winner for Caption Contest 48 -- Runt82!

I believe this is Runt82's third win, putting him tied with xStacy at the top of the all-time leaderboard.* This week's contest had a lot of great entries, including the following Honorable Mentions:

• Xstacy: Ya gotta stomp these nonsense words before they breed.
• Cavalier: “Don’t mock the boot purse!”
• DJ: BRAM’S ICE CREAM! BUY SOME OR GET SHOT!
• Frankie: “What? !MARB…?? What does that mean?”
• Danny Beaty: MY NAME AIN’T “BRAM”!
• miggo: POW! POW! POW!
• Blue Blazer: My gun must’ve been made in China.
• ninjast4r: “Where’s your bathroom? This BRAM muffin went right through me!!!”

I almost went with Cavalier's "boot purse" comment, mostly because I hope that "boot purse" becomes a common term, I think it's brilliant. I liked how a lot of these played with the whole idea of this big word flashing up in the panel as if the character could see it, that was downright post-modern.

In any event, many thanks to all the great entries, I appreciate your creativity and willingness to make with the funny! I'll have the next panel up in a bit, so be sure to check back for your chance to get in on some of Runt82's custom illustration goodness.

*In case you're curious, that list includes: xStacy (3 wins); Runt82 (3); Rob Rogers (2); Whit (2); Rick (2); Mark (2); and DJ (2). Edited to add HalLoweEn JacK (2).

Four previous Caption Contest winners -- Meg, Lyogi, Redrain, and Steve -- have yet to get me their requests for their winning illustrations. I've been in touch with Meg, but the other three are e-mail incommunicado, so if you're one of them, please drop me a line. If you don't know yet what you want for your prize that's fine, I'd just like to let you know the offer's still out here.