Terminator vs. RoboCop. Who wins?

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Two cyborg killers, one meant for evil and the other for justice, duke it out with a hail of gunfire as the musical score. Only one half-man will walk away alive! Who will it be? Convince your fellow geeks in the comments, my friends, but be sure to bring your waterproof undies because there’s no crying in VERSUS!

Diplomacy fail

(From “Slave Girl Comics” number 1, 1949.)

Caption Contest 115: Toofless

Your challenge this week is to come up with the best replacement dialog for this comics panel:

The best entry (as judged by yours truly) wins the author’s choice of either any item they like or any portrait to be included in HeroMachine 3′s final release, or a custom black and white “Sketch of the Day” style illustration (you pick the subject, I draw it however I like).

All entries must be left as a comment (or comments) to this post. Keep ‘em clean (appropriate for a late-night broadcast TV show), but most importantly, keep ‘em funny!

This week we have a cap of no more than five (5) entries per person, so make ’em your best!

Character Contest 80 Winners!

Wow, you all outdid yourselves in our first non-UGO event, Character Contest 80: Wrath! We have a ton of great Finalists to present, so without further ado, here are the ones I thought stood out the most for one reason or another.

No, wait, a few more ados. First, I very much appreciate everyone who takes the time to name their entries properly and to post the direct links. It makes things so much easier.

Second, I believe that dblade is generously starting a new award where he’ll randomly select one non-winning Finalist for whom he will do a custom HeroMachine 3 item, which is pretty awesome. Thank you, sir!

Third, I am now in Austin and I start my new job today. I’ll be doing my best to keep blog content and administration flowing at its usual pace, but please bear with me during the next week or two as I continue this major life transition.

And NOW with no further ado, your Finalists!

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Jeff never took her to the movies again

(From “Slave Girl Comics” number 1, 1949.)

Extreme Home Makeover, Nazi Edition

(From “Banner Comics” number 3, 1941.)

It's good to be the hero

(From “Banner Comics” number 3, 1941.)

META: Travel

I’ll be driving from Durango to Austin today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), so I’ll be out of touch for the most part. I do have some content scheduled to publish, but don’t be alarmed if it takes me a while to get moderated comments approved, etc.

I’ll be looking for apartments on Saturday and Sunday, then starting the new job on Monday, so again, posting may be at odd hours.

Thank you for your patience during this extended period of transition!

Cookie never served beans again

(From “Banner Comics” number 3, 1941.)

Fasten your seat belts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride

When last we left our intrepid and tragically incompetent Freeway Warrior, we had decided to raid the short bus for a fan belt, chucking out our trusty altimeter. We better hope we don’t find ourselves clinging desperately to the burning skin of a dirigible at any point in this little outing or boy will we be sorry!

That decision leads us to talking. Lots and lots of talking. Because when I think “Adventure”, I think endless paragraphs of prose. To whet your appetite, however, we eventually end up here:

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