Poll Position: Hangouts

Your question of the week (a day late) is:

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Let's take a closer look, shall we?

  • The Batcave: If you'd have access to actual Wayne Manor, this would be pretty cool, because you have to figure Bruce has his own bowling alley, movie theater, stripper pole, etc. If you're stuck in the actual cave with the giant penny and whatnot, I can't think that would be very appealing. Bat guano makes good fertilizer but terrible potpourri.
  • Baxter Building: Located in the heart of bustling New York City, the historic Baxter Building offers many amenities any young man or woman on the go would enjoy. Residents, however, are encouraged to note that attack from giant monsters is a constant threat. Remember to wear your clean undies.
  • Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum: Also located in New York City, with all the goodness and strangeness that implies. Only moreso, because you'll be sharing a bunk with extra-dimensional demons and whatnot. For instance, you may find that the guest towel you are using to wash up is actually sentient.
  • The Fortress of Solitude: In real estate, location is everything. And the Fortress of Solitude, while cool, is in Antarctica folks. Plus, there's no way that key is going to fit on your key ring.
  • The Justice League satellite: If you have unlimited use of the teleporter, sign me up. Otherwise, the prospect of overnight watches with B-list heroes like Mister Terrific leaves me cold as space.
  • Titans' Tower: The twelfth time you woke up with Beast Boy as a snake slithering up your leg would be more than enough.

I'd have to go with location on this, along with who has the lowest daily weirdness / death quotient. Given that, I'd probably go with the Baxter Building. It's hard to beat that central location.

What about you, which would you choose and why? Did I leave one off you think would be better?

RP: This week on "Super-hero Hidden Web Cam"

(From "Amazing Man" number 21.)

SOD.131 – Weary warrior

RP: "Robin, Year 1" preview

(From "Amazing Man" number 21.)

SOD.130 – Torchbearer

Caption Contest 76: WHUK!

Come up with the best replacement dialog for this classic "Uncanny X-Men" panel and you'll win your choice of either your own portrait, or any item you choose, to be included in HeroMachine 3's final release!

We're going to open it up this week, removing the entry limit -- as many good lines as you can come up with, throw 'em out there. Just leave yours in the comments to this post before next Monday and you're good to go.

Good luck everyone!

Twister Sisters

"Twister Sisters" by Imp, winner of Character Contest 34.

Character Contest 33 Winners

Many thanks to everyone who submitted the great entries in Character Contest 33. I've picked out the ones I thought were truly exception for one reason or another, and at the end I'll reveal the winner of any item they like, or a portrait of themselves, to appear in the final HM3 versions.

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Caption Contest 75 Winner!

Congratulations to Joshua for winning Caption Contest 75!

Apparently we have a lot of FarmVille players lurking hereabouts, which makes me feel better when I see how much money my wife has spent on it each month.

Anyway, congratulations to Johsua, who wins his choice of any item he likes, or a portrait of himself, either of which will appear in the final HeroMachine 3 version. Well done, sir!

RP: ER, no, actually. NOT hot.

(From "Stars and Stripes" number 6.)