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Open Critique Friday #8

It’s time once again for another Open Critique Day! If you have a HeroMachine illustration or another piece of artwork you’ve done that you’d like some help with, post a link to it in comments along with your thoughts on … Continue reading

RP: Great moments in uninspiring inspirational speeches

(From “Daredevil” number 11, 1942. At least Squad One is already dead, having been sent to the gas chambers, so they don’t have to wait.)

Introducing “Story time!”

Let’s try to be adult about this. At our local library where I grew up, they had a “Story Day” every week where we kids would gather around and listen raptly to the reading of a great book. Along with … Continue reading

RP: Seriously, what’s the downside?

(From “Daredevil” number 11, 1942. Not Marvel’s blind Daredevil.)

Bad Fashion Nineties strikes again

For people my age, the 1970s are the touchstone for bad fashion. We saw a rare confluence of bad fabrics (shimmery polyester for example), bad incidentals (huge collars, wide ties), and unfortunate color sense (paisley browns, electric orange shag carpeting, … Continue reading

RP: Note to self — do NOT join Squad One

(From “Daredevil” number 11, 1942. Not that Daredevil, the first one — totally unrelated.)

Caption Contest 88 Prize

Joshua and I have finished his prize for winning Caption Contest 88, which can now be found in GloveRightStandard and GloveLeftStandard: If you don’t see it in the set, clear your browser’s cache and try again. Thanks for picking a … Continue reading

Poll Position: Rank badness

If comic book nerds love one thing, it’s the opposite sex. Or the same sex. Really, sex of any kind, but aside from that, if comic book nerds love one thing, it’s arguing about rankings. This year I plan on … Continue reading

RP: If Hollywood were to remake “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

(From “Daredevil” number 11, 1942.)

Caption Contest 89 Winner! A little late …

So a funny thing happened on the way to judging Caption Contest 89. We were moving, and of course a massive snow storm hit that day (-27 that night). That delayed everything, including our internet installation. When that finally got … Continue reading