Category Archives: Challenges

Contest 31 Winner!

The winner of Caption Contest 31 and his very own custom black and white illustration of whatever he likes is ... Whit!

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I think what sold me on this one was imagining him saying that in a really smarmy voice like Jim Carrey from "The Mask", and how delightfully un-self-aware the comment is. Well done, Whit!

The other Honorable Mentions from this week are:

  • Jasper: “Oh boy, oh boy I finally get to play Gordi!
  • TheNate: Dirty mouth? Clean it with new Orbit Breath of Death chewing gum.
  • Gregg 1: Does this eye-grate make me look fat?
  • Gregg 2: I’m Jared and I lost 435 pounds eating at Subway!
  • Level: Thanks for the lift, not everyone in North Dakota’s gunna pick up a hitchhiker wearin’ a bucket on his head.
  • The Icedaemon: “Colgate Rad - guaranteed 100% clean, 100% white teeth. [tiny font] side effects include spontaneous mutation, skin cancer, desire to wear impractical headgear, death, photosynthesis…[/tiny font]”

I actually typed The Icedaemon's up in Photoshop to see how it would look all fonted-out, but it didn't quite click. And I loved Level's blog-reference to that Random Panel the other day, that was funny. And had Jasper not misspelled Geordi LaForge's name, he might just have come away with the win.

Well done all around, thanks everyone!

Caption Contest 31: Skullaciousness

Your chance to win your very own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like (within reason) has arrived once again, provided you're the one to come up with the best dialog to fill the empty balloon in this panel:

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The rules are simple, and the prize will be provided by professional illustrator Jeff Hebert (that's me -- see here for previous winners' prizes):

  1. No more than three entries per person;
  2. Keep it clean, appropriate for broadcast TV;
  3. Leave your entry in the comments to this post.

Good luck, everyone! Oh, and let me dispense with the obligatory "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny!" and "KHAAAAAAAANNNN!!" entries forthwith 🙂

Contest 30 Winner

I am happy to announce that the winner of Caption Contest 30 is ... Rick!

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Rick is now a two-time winner, so big props to him for that. His previous prize was Emissary, so I know his new black and white custom illustration will be something cool, too.

Many thanks to everyone for the great entries, particularly these Honorable Mentions:

  • John D: Cry Havoc! Let slip the Poops of War!
  • Fishpants: Quick, get Bananakin Skywalker..it’s the attack of the clowns!
  • Danny Beaty: That’s evolution?
  • jasper: Cry slapstick and let loose the pies of war!
  • Frankie: “Get your stinking paws on him. You damn, dirty apes!”

Check back later today for a new Caption Contest and your chance to win your own custom black and white illustration!

Patriot Contest Prize: Kaldath and Salara

Thanks to extraordinarily quick response times from Kaldath and great reference photos, I am happy to present the winning prize for the Patriot Hero contest:

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Many thanks to everyone who entered, and to Kaldath for a fun and interesting character concept to design around. He has the HeroMachine versions of Salara and Kaldath available online, if you want to see what they looked like coming out of the program.

Congratulations again to Kaldath, and I hope you all enjoy seeing his concepts in color. Don't forget, your chance to win your very own black and white custom illustration is going on now thanks to the weekly HeroMachine Caption Contest, so head on over and try your luck!

And as a bonus, here's a close-up of Salara:

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Caption Contest 30: Monkeys and clowns

In honor of the upcoming US Presidential election, I present you with a Caption Contest featuring screaming chimpanzees and gun-wielding clowns. Enjoy!

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I look forward to the inspired submissions sure to come in on this one! The author of the best caption will receive a free custom black and white illustration by yours truly of whatever you like (within reason). The rules are:

  1. Keep it PG-13 rated, appropriate for a broadcast television show.
  2. No more than three entries per person.
  3. Leave your entry in the comments to this post.

Good luck, everyone!

Patriot Contest Winner!

I am pleased to announce that the winner of the Patriot Contest is ... Brittanica, by Kaldath!

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Kaldath wins a custom color illustration of Brittanica, which hopefully we'll start on asap.

Thanks to everyone who entered and voted, and I apologize for the three-day outage which restricted the number of ballots that could be cast. I'll be posting a regular caption contest here in a couple of hours, so stay tuned.

And congratulations to Kaldath!

Patriot Contest Finalists

I'm happy to announce the ten finalists for the Patriot Contest, the winner of which receives a free custom color character illustration by yours truly. There were some great entries, I want to thank everyone who participated.

In no particular order, the finalists are:

Vote for your favorite! The winner will be the entry that gets the most votes by Tuesday morning, October 7, so vote early and vote often. I've reset the polling to allow you to vote once per day, and don't be shy about sending out notices to your friends and families to come and vote for yours if you like. What's more American than stuffing the ballot box, after all?!

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Good luck to all ten finalists, and thanks again for all the great entries everyone!

Patriotism means feedback

I'm going to announce the finalists for the Patriot Contest later today, but I wanted to give people a few hours to look at the submissions and leave feedback here regarding any standouts they see. So head on over to the PhotoBucket slideshow, and let me know which one(s) you think should make the finals.

Patriot reminder and Contest 29 Prize

Just a reminder, you only have three days left to get your entry in for the "Patriot Contest" and the prize of a free custom color character illustration! As an example of the kind of drawing you might get (sans color), I present you with Draco, Runt82's prize for Caption Contest 29:

So head on over to the Photobucket group and get your entry in today before it's too late!

Contest 28 Prize: Darkmatter

Loki and I have finished his prize for winning Caption Contest 28. Here's the HM version he sent:

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And here's the custom version I did:

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Thanks to Loki for a cool design!