HM3: Aura input needed

I am finally going to work on the "Backplane-Aura" set of items for HeroMachine 3. I know some great ideas were suggested before, which I am going to try to incorporate, but by all means feel free to chime in here as well with anything you think I might miss, or that you want to make sure gets a hearing.

Poll Position: Costuming

Character design is more or less the "raison d'etre" of HeroMachine.com, so I thought we should take some time to figure out what, exactly, makes a costume "super":

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Discussion after the jump.

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RP: Because nothing good ever happened at a square dance

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(From "America's Greatest Comics" number 8, 1943.)

Random Panel: Crop-dusting, super-style

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(From "Master Comics" number 52, 1944.)

Random Panel: Great moments in detecting

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(From "Master Comics" number 51, 1944.)

Hammerknight’s HM Creator’s Club Poster

Thanks to Hammerknight for putting together the first ever "HeroMachine Creator's Club" poster! Click on it to see it in a much larger version in all its glory, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! And that the floating Jeff heads don't freak you out.

Nice job Hammerknight and everyone who submitted a self-portrait!

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Once again, Happy New Year everyone!

HM3: Dragon Eye sword

The production of contest items continues in the New Year, with a "Dragon Eye Sword" for Abadon from Character Contest 7 (Spellslinger):

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You can find this nifty weapon in ItemRight-BladesTwo.

Random Panel: Starting the new year off right

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(From "Master Comics" number 51, 1944.)

Let’s get Hammered! Or, HammerKNIGHTed.

With many thanks to the ever-awesome Hammerknight, here are two more fun puzzles to help you while away your hangover tomorrow, and to prepare for the getting of your hangover today. Print them out and have fun! (As usual, click on each to get a larger, more printable version.)

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And in super-small size so as to not spoil them, after the jump is your answer key.

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Random Panel: Oh my.

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(From "Mary Marvel" number 1, 1945.)