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The sound of fat guys breaking windows
When a lithe, muscular, bald-pated outer-space super-powered individual goes through a pane of glass, it sounds like this:
But when a fat guy goes through an almost identical pane of glass in the very same comic, it sounds like this:
I am sure some fancy-pants acoustic engineer will saunter in here and make some mathematical arguments about sound waves and refractions through different cell types and whatnot, but at the end of the day I think we can all agree that what we need to settle this controversy once and for all is to throw more guys through windows.
Posted in OnomontoPOWia
Contest 17 Prize: Celtica
Niall Mor and I have finished his winning prize for Caption Contest 17, “Celtica”:
Niall also has a web site, “It’s All Straw“, where he talks about a variety of topics, including super-hero stuff, so you might check it out when you get a chance. Odds are he’ll post this image there too, along with a description of the character. For grins, here’s the HeroMachine version of Celtica he sent me for reference:
Your chance to win your own custom illustration by yours truly is going on now in Caption Contest 19, so head on over and try out your creativity!
Posted in Challenge Prizes, Challenges, Cool Characters
Maybe this is what comes OUT of a "Ring of Fire"?
I try not to be judgmental, but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that “crapping fire” is not a bona-fide super power:
At least the flaming feces are in handy pellet form, useful (presumably) for flinging at enemies. Although given the way Spidey is cringing in horror, I doubt that’s going to be happening any time soon.
Posted in Bad Super Costumes, Super-Hero Stuff
Random Panel: Did Al Gore have Candy Crowley shot when I wasn't looking?
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
Caption Contest 19: Lost in Space?
It’s time once again for you to dust off the ol’ humor module and come up with the best caption for the comic book panel below. If your entry is selected, you’ll win your very own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like from professional illustrator Jeff Hebert! Here’s this week’s challenge:
As always, the rules are simple: Only three entries per person, put your dialog in the comments to this post, and keep it relatively clean (as in, appropriate for a broadcast TV sitcom).
Good luck everyone!
Posted in Challenges
Caption Contest 18: Our first double winner!
For the first time in HeroMachine contest history, we have a second-time winner. Congratulations to xStacy for his winning entry for Caption Contest 18!
Other honorable mentions included:
Bajonk: American Gothic, millenium edition. (again, I’m a sucker for a good fine art reference)
Bajonk: Someone call a babysitting service?
Doomed Pixel: Hi, my name is Phil, and I divided by zero.
Wild Ferret King: Worst. Vacation. EVER.
Ian: “Pestilence is home sick, so we’re just the Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse tonight.”
Many thanks to everyone who submitted one of the record-breaking number of entries this week, your good humor and creativity are much appreciated. xStacy has won a second black and white custom illustration of whatever he likes; check back in a bit for your own chance to win the same with Caption Contest 19!
Posted in Challenge Favorites, Challenges
