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(From "KO Comics" number 1, featuring "The Duke of Darkness".)
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The "working" version of HM3 was just updated to support custom color loading. Your previously saved text strings should still work normally.
Note that you could now start a blank character, fill the entire set of Custom Color boxes, and save it as "Bob's Custom Colors".
Then whenever you started a new character up, you could first load "Bob's Custom Colors" and all of your Custom Color boxes would be immediately set and ready for use. That way if you come up with, say, your own unique set of team colors for a group you're building, or if you have a bunch of skin tones you've made that you like better than mine, you can have them saved and available for use whenever you want.
For the super-duper high-tech hacker-inclined out there, note that if you save a "custom color" blank character as text, you can manually edit the CustomColor entries with hex values in the order you want before using the Load as Text function.
As always, let me know how it goes and if you see any problems with this release. We're getting closer and closer to beta status, folks!
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Joining the illustrious ranks of villains like "Calendar Man" and "The Calculator" inspired by objects lying around the creator's home office as his deadline loomed is Mr. A. G. Bell, aka "Phone Ranger":
He started out as a bit of a joke, but soon became an actual, "No, really, take this seriously" character. In a real comic book, that was actually published and sold to people. For money.
Let's set aside the fact that he looks like the unholy love child of Tony Stark and his vintage phone collection. Let's ignore his uncanny resemblance to that weird guy down the hall who keeps getting his head stuck in various things. Let's even pretend that he's not wearing a phone as a collar.
No, instead let's open ourselves to the target-rich environment for combat quips opened up by this utterly ridiculous outfit:
I thank Myro for bringing this guy to my attention, and look forward to more combat quips and commentary about just how insane this costume is. Also, if Marvel could somehow get Calendar Man, The Calculator, Whiteout, and Phone Ranger together in an actual comic book titled "Desktop Avengers Assemble", I could die a happy man.
(Character & image © Marvel Comics.)
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(From "Atomic Bomb" number 1, 1942.)
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We've been spending a lot of time talking about "Greatest Evers" in the course of the superhero genre. But we all have a soft spot for a character that we know might not be "The Greatest", yet whom we love anyway. For me, it's The Flash. I know he's kind of a one-trick pony, and I know the history of the men who've worn the suit is spotty at best. Nonetheless, something about the combination of costume, the time in my life when I was reading them, and the simplicity of Barry Allen combined to make him my favorite.
That's what this poll is about -- the character who might not, in some abstract sense, be "The Greatest" but who is still your favorite anyway.
I'm leaving it open for you to add your own answers if you like, but please don't abuse them or I'll have to (again) delete the response.
Tell us who you picked and why they're your favorite!
("Power Lightning Vomit GO!!" image © DC Comics.)
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(From "Atomic Bomb" number 1, 1942.)
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Your character design challenge for this week is to come up with an image with HeroMachine based on the idea of the Zodiac sign "Ares". To help you out, here's a bit on the history of the name from Wikipedia:
the first astrological sign in the Zodiac, named for the constellation of Aries, called "The Ram" in Hellenistic tradition, after the golden ram that rescued Phrixos, taking him to the land of Colchis. Aries is ruled by the planet Mars.
As closely associated with Mars as it is, and since they're homonyms, you should feel free to take this in the direction of "Ares, Greek god of War" if you like. I think they're close enough to warrant something like that. Or maybe you prefer to do something related to a ram, or you could go in a totally different direction like making A.R.I.E.S. or R.A.M. an acronym for a mech or whatnot. Definitely let your imagination go; "Aries" is just a starting point.
The contest rules are the same as usual:
No limit on entries this week, so knock yourselves out. Good luck everyone!
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If you're feeling brave, mosey on over to the HeroMachine 3 Working version and give the new "Load/Save as Text" feature a whirl. After the jump I'll post some screen shots and explanations.
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Thanks to everyone who entered Caption Contest 96! I picked out the ones I thought were the funniest to tickle your funnybone on this fine Monday morning, so here goes:
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Posted in Caption Challenges, Challenge Favorites, Challenges
(From "Atomic Bomb" number 1, 1942.)
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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!
Nerdmudgeon.com
