(From “Exciting Comics” number 13, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
There’s a reason Pampers doesn’t make leopard-skin diapers, and besides a complete lack of absorption that reason is this:
Because even babies wouldn’t be caught dead looking that ridiculous.
Not so “Atlas” from “Choice Comics #1”. I guarantee that somewhere the god who gave him the idea for his powers is about to hit the “Smite” button.
Why? First, putting green, red, yellow, black, and orange all in the same costume ought to be a hanging offense. Combine that with long sleeves over no pants and it should change to a shooting, then hanging offense. Top it all off with a big huge stiff collar and no cape, and you’ve got a crime against fashion that can only be expiated by tacking on a trampling by hillbillies on their way to a ten minute dollar sale at the Wal-Mart, then a shooting, and finally a hanging for good measure.
My favorite part, though, is how proud Atlas is of his big red belt and its enormous yellow “A”. I imagine he’s barely learned his letters, having just mastered the first one, and he wants to show it off.
So to recap, we have a color-blind illiterate wearing animal-print diapers and no pants, who forgot to attach his cape to his popped collar, which is a shame since it would have hidden the chest logo the nice man at the Logos-R-Us store promised was a fist but which is, in fact, a thinly veiled call to party with Hannah and her Five Sisters. And they wonder why the comic never took off.
Posted in Bad Super Costumes
With thanks to DJ for the idea, our next character creation contest tips the hat to Ron Howard’s new film “Angels and Demons”. And to honor the author of the original novel, Dan Brown, if you write a story to go along with your image you must make it as full of turgid prose and idiotic plotting as possible.
Sorry, sometimes that English degree can’t be restrained.
Your entry must in some way be related to angels or demons, but don’t think that means only the big feathery winged dudes or giant red monsters with horns and bat-limbs. Be creative, and above all, make a cool looking character.
The rules are simple:
That’s pretty much it! The winner will get to choose either one item to be included in HeroMachine 3, or they can have a caricature of their face added to the program for all eternity.
Good luck everyone!
Posted in Challenges
(From “Exciting Comics” number 13, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
First, I’m sorry to be so late posting this. It’s been such a long day that it’s actually tomorrow already. Or something. I hate time travel.
Second, THANK YOU for all the great entries! With almost 100 comments, that was one of the best responses ever, and the quality of the entries was very, very high. If you don’t see yours listed as a finalist, that’s probably just because I ran out of space, because I could easily have included a dozen more really stellar examples.
Anyway, on with your finalists!
Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges, Cool Characters
(From “Exciting Comics” number 13, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
Why restrict ourselves to comics when the world of geekdom is so much larger? So I didn’t — here’s your poll position question of the week:
Discussion, as always, after the jump.
Posted in Versus
The HeroMachine 3 Alpha now allows you to Save and Load your characters!
Other things to note about this feature:
Hope you enjoy it! Again, be sure to let me know if/when/how this breaks on you.
Posted in HeroMachine 3, News & Updates
(From “Exciting Comics” number 8, 1941.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
(From “Wonder Comics” number 17, 1948.)
Posted in Daily Random Panel
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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