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(From "Four Favorites" number 7, 1942.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
I wanted to be sure everyone gets a chance to show off all of their entries for Friday Night Fights 2 (vote on the currently active tournament here), including those who do not advance in the tournament each week. So I am happy to present the six "Sheriff of Nottingham" entries that did not make the cut-off in the Play-In All-Against-All Cage Match last week in another open field! The person whose entry gets the most votes will win either any item they like, to be included in the final HeroMachine 3 version.
Without further ado, the contestants for the Consolation Round (Friar Tuck edition) are:
No story provided.
Former minister of Nottingham's court. Tuck decides to join Robin in his rebellion after a seeing the horrors he was a part of.
Traveling priest who likes to party. Tuck returned from the crusade some time after Robin. He was attacked by the Sheriff on his way back to E'ngl-and and was rescued by Robin and his gang. Tuck, who was hulling kegs of ale from his home-planet of Suss'Ex to E'ngl-and. Tuck later joined Robin as a spy for him in Prince John's court.
Tuck is an Exian, a member of a trader race who are common in the Nebula.
Tuck is Robin's friend from the jedi academy, and one of his greatest resources saving Robin from hoards of enemies, also Tuck has restored the galaxies faith in the force, ultimatley he crosses path with the sheriff and his faith get truly tested.
No story provided.
No story provided.
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Posted in Challenges, Friday Night Fights
The votes are in, and the seeds are seeded! Congratulations to the top 16 vote-getters in the Play-In Cage Match:
Kyle, Rancid, Haxxx, AJW, Alphaalpharomeo, and Danny Beaty fought the good fight, but unfortunately did not make the 16-team cutoff. However, they WILL participate each week in an all-against-all consolation bracket for that week's characters, so you'll still get to see their creations, and they'll still have a chance to win something each time out. Those who are eliminated each week will join the consolation pool as well. I'll post that round in a few hours.
For those who advance, each of the Final Four teams will receive a prize, while the first runner-up also gets a black and white character sketch, and the winner a color sketch.
And now, for the first time anywhere, your Friday Night Fights 2 Bracket!
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(From "Dynamic Comics" number 1, 1941. I couldn't think of a funny headline, it just struck me as a bizarre panel. I don't usually think of "ha ha ha" as either insane or gurgling, or "WHEEEE" as unearthly.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
Here's a quick tip if you're considering going into the super-heroing business: Unless your opponent is The Human Casserole, no one is afraid of oven mitts. Someone should clue Bantam in to that keen insight:
Also, "yellow-bellied" is not meant as a compliment, so you should avoid making your costume literally give you a yellow belly. Just pick up the phone and call Yosemite Sam if you're unsure how he means it.
Finally, I'm sure we're all very impressed that you were able to steal some headgear from the local boxing gym to finish out your costume, but next time, don't staple red poster board to it. That's not what your mom meant when she told you to "comb" your hair before leaving the house.
In fact, I'll go a step further and encourage you to rethink the entire "I'm a big chicken!" motif completely. It sends the wrong message to your inevitable opponents ("Hey Stilt Man, want to go fight a big chicken?" "Sign me up!").
Besides, the timer just rang, and I need those oven mitts back.
(Character and image ©Marvel Comics.)
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Posted in Bad Super Costumes
Full disclosure time: I'm actually in Arizona and have been for a couple of days, taking a sick donkey to the vet. Thus my posting schedule has been a bit messed up, and I apologize for that.
The long and short of it is that I am going to be driving nine hours towing a trailer today, so I won't be able to do Open Critique Day as planned; I'll be moving that to Saturday in all likelihood.
In a few minutes I'll be putting up a Bad Costume post that should have gone up yesterday, which got bumped because I missed Poll Position Tuesday due to the drive.
One day I'll get back on schedule and then you'll all be sorry!
Also, don't forget you only have till midnight tonight to vote on who should advance in Friday Night Fights!
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(From "Four Favorites" number 7.)
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Let's pretend you work at DC Comics HQ as a mid-level creative producer. One day your boss comes to you and says it seems that the Big Bosses at DC, ever envious of Marvel's success (a stretch, I know, but stick with me here), want to introduce more commercially adaptable super-hero teams to promote some of their lesser-known properties. Sort of a West Coats Justice League, if you will.
In fact, let's pretend your boss literally comes to you and says "Bob, the Bosses want you to develop a West Coast Justice League, like the West Coast Avengers, because we want to sell a zillion comics and make a movie and become rich like the Marvel guys and retire to Bali."
You manage to resist pointing out that your name is not, in fact, Bob (unless it is), and that this is the stupidest idea since Secret Wars II, which probably accounts for how you managed to navigate your way through ten different rounds of downsizing to occupy your current lofty corner cubicle.
Instead you put on your thinking cap and set about finding some obscure characters that you think would make a "viable" West Coat JLA. Maybe you check with your fellow creative professionals, which is a mistake because henceforth WCJLA will stand for "Water Closet JLA". Also, they smell funny. Your friends, that is, not the WCJLA, though if Swamp Thing makes the cut that would probably apply as well.
What six characters would you choose to flesh out the team? Any that you would add?
To make things more complicated, your boss only wants third-tier or less popular character. Why? He's a pin-head, that's why -- he helps run a comic book company, what do you expect?!
The only exception is for Billy Batson, because ... um, because I forgot this rule before I put up the list, is why. And any other character who I was also unaware had been on a team before. Sometimes it's good to be the Pinhead in Charge.
Defend your choices in the comments!
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(From "Four Favorites" number 3.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
(From "Four Favorites" number 7.)
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Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
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