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Poll Position: Cheshire vs Elektra

Posted on January 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Poll Position: Cheshire vs Elektra

This weeks Poll Position pits DC comics Cheshire against Marvel comics Elektra.

Cheshire vs Elektra

 

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This should be an interesting match up as both women are masters of multiple martial arts which should put them on par with each other in fighting ability. So the deciding factor in this fight will be the difference in their abilities. Cheshire is a master of poison and coats all her weapons in potent toxins as well has the fact that she has false razor sharp finger nails which are also envenomed. Elektra on the other hand has the ability to mesmerize people causing them to see illusions or other phenomena.

 

So in this fight it comes down to which you believe is the more powerful edge poisons, or illusions. For me this one is too close to call, so I leave it to you to decide! Go ahead leave your vote as to who wins this battle and comment below as to your reasons why.

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Bad Costumage at its Prime!!!

Posted on January 16, 2013 | Comments Off on Bad Costumage at its Prime!!!

This week for your Viewing ,, umm Pleasure, I present you "Prime"

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Lets set aside (If we can) that fact that this fellow with his muscles on top of muscle is so bulked up I doubt he could actually move, and focus instead on a couple issues I have with his costume. First the design of his metallic top that just so happens to be able to crumple perfectly to conform to his ahoulders movements it would seem, is shaped like a great big arrow pointing direction at the mans groin region!!  It just seems to say "Hello Ladies, I'm Prime, please ignore my freakish appearance and focus your attention here, thank you!!!"

 

Next taking a look at his boots we seem to have the same Terminator liquid metal effect that allows his ankles freedom of motion in those non-articulared but apparently solid metal footwear.  And lastly his cape, which is apparently sporting a great deal of  spray starch appears to either be growing directly out of his anterior deltoids or is somehow fastened to his back and not his shoulders or around his neck like you would expect to see.  All in all I would say that Prime is in my opinion a prime example of a bad costume, and a bad character design in general.

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Bewitchingly Bad!!

Posted on January 9, 2013 | Comments Off on Bewitchingly Bad!!

This Week I am stepping outside the pages of comics books for our bad costume and pay a visit to the land of Anime and Manga.  Below I present to you the Witchblade!

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Now I will admit to actually liking this anime series, however I have to point out the Armor that comprises this outfit does NOTHING to protect any vital areas from harm. This lack of protection however doesn't seem to leave her at much of a disadvantage considering the majority of her opponents are similarly attired! This outfit could be good if it did more to be the armor that it pretends to be but as it sits now all I know is that I wouldn't want to be wearing anything like this on a cold night !

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META: Illness

Posted on December 28, 2012 | Comments Off on META: Illness

Hello Folks, I am sorry to say that next week I might not be doing the Verses Poll or the Bad Costume post. Myself and my entire family are sick and running fevers of between 101 -102.  I know that these posts are several days away yet, however because of the fact that I have Diabetes my Immune system is not as strong as it should be and it usually takes me longer to weather illness, as it is this is my 3rd of 4th cold in the last 2 months and I feel like complete garbage right now. If by Tuesday I am feeling up to it I will see if I can throw a poll together and select a bad costume for Wednesday it all depends on how I am feeling at the time.

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Logan wants his mask back!!

Posted on December 26, 2012 | Comments Off on Logan wants his mask back!!

This weeks victim of the SuperHero fashion police is Image Comics resident Wolverine wanna be Deadlock!

 

 

As I said Logan wants his mask back and he is super mad that Deadlock seems to have gotten some bleach on it!!! I know that a fair number of image's character are total rip offs of Marvels work but I have to say I have never been a fan of Wolverine's taste in costumes, and this little number takes all the bad fashion ques from Logan's attire and then makes it worse!!! I am just surprised that his this is from image that the character isn't toting about a huge Gun or sword, and doesn't have spikes or pouches littering his person though he does have move then his fair share of apparently unless straps and buckles!

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Poll Position: Firestar vs Firehawk

Posted on December 25, 2012 | Comments Off on Poll Position: Firestar vs Firehawk

I think this weeks poll is going to be a heated one!!

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That's right, this week I pit the microwave wielding Firestar vs the nuclear powered Firehawk. Both ladies though using a different form of radiation but use that power to similar effect. Both are capable of flight, both can throw around  bolts of fiery heat, and both are able to focus heat on a object from a distance by concentration alone.

 

For those who are not familiar with the characters let me link you to some info on them:

Firestar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestar#Powers_and_abilities

Firehawk: http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lorraine_Reilly_(New_Earth)

I find it difficult to select a winner on this one. On first blush one would think Nuclear power would be stronger then Microwave energy however firestar has demonstrated at time what would appear to be great levels of power then her revival in this contest though not on a consistent basis.  I am going to go on my gut and my personal preference  on this one and declare as my choice Firestar as the winner.

 

Well you have seen my choice on the issue, vote for yours and please leave a comment below telling us why you choose as you did!

 

 

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The 90’s Just Make You Wonder!

Posted on December 19, 2012 | Comments Off on The 90’s Just Make You Wonder!

This week I present for your viewing ,, umm pleasure horror this 1990's redesign of wonder woman.

 

Now I don't know about you folk but this outfit  just doesn't say Amazon princess, nor does it give that American Patriot vibe of the classic Wonder Woman attire. No what I get from this is more along the lines of a visit to Sturgis North Dakota during bike week, or perhaps a visit to the local "Gentlemens" club. I know that Wonder Woman has a very shall we say checkered past, However this ensemble really pushes that boundary and shoves it in our collective faces.  In the end all I can say is the Wonder Woman was just another victim of the 90's and its EXTREME outlook.

 

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Poll Position: Young Justice vs The Young Avengers!

Posted on December 18, 2012 | Comments Off on Poll Position: Young Justice vs The Young Avengers!

This  Weeks Poll Pits Young Justice against The Young Avengers, specifically the following team members:

Young Justice: Robin, Superboy, Impulse, Wonder Girl, Arrowette, Secret, and Empress

VS

The Young Avengers: Iron Lad, Hulkling, Patriot, Wiccian, Stature, Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), and Speed

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Looking at this one on paper I am not sure who has the advantage in this one. At first blush I'd say the DC team has the bigger Guns with the likes of Superboy and Wondergirl on the team however Wiccian could be a big game changer in this one.  In the end if I had to choose a winner I will have to give it to Young Justice.

That's my opinion on the matter, but I want to know what you think. Leave a comment below defending your choice in this poll!!

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DJuby’s Pop Quiz #3: Isn’t it ironic!

Posted on December 15, 2012 | Comments Off on DJuby’s Pop Quiz #3: Isn’t it ironic!

Guest Poster and Judge: Herr D

Greetings and salutations. Some of you may know the term dramatic irony, and I’ll bore you with a simplistic definition--sorry. Dramatic Irony is when we know something that he /she / it / they don’t know.

 

So in today’s Pop Quiz, the audience (us, but most importantly, me) MUST know something that --

A: A character in foreground does not know.

Or

B) Clear majority in background does not know, but character in foreground obviously DOES know.

 

In general, I value creativity and humour highly. I’ll be judging somewhat late, so I apologize in advance for your wait. Oh, yeah--NO ONE HAD BETTER MAKE THAT GIFTED STUDENT FROM ‘THE FAR SIDE’ PUSHING THE DOOR THAT SAYS ‘PULL.’ We still have to avoid any semblance of copyright violation.

All entries must be in JPG or PNG form (BMPs are too big), posted to a publicly accessible website (like the HeroMachine forums, ImageShack, PhotoBucket, or whatever);

Entries must be made as a comment or comments to this post, containing a link directly to the image and the character name;

The image must be new and designed specifically for the Pop Quiz;

Please name your files as [your name]-[character name].[file extension] before you upload it. So DiCicatriz, for instance, would save his “Bayou Belle” character image as DiCicatriz-BayouBelle.png.

Please make the link go directly to the image (like this) and not to a hosting jump page (like this). See this post on how to get the direct link for most sites.

You get one entry, so make it your best!

This particular Pop Quiz contest closes Sunday, December 16th at 9:00pm eastern time and will be announced in forum sometime on Monday.

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By The Power Of Asgard!!

Posted on December 12, 2012 | Comments Off on By The Power Of Asgard!!

Believe it or not folks, this is suppose to be Thor Asgardian God Of Thunder! To me he looks more like the love child of He-Man and Jean Grey. Words fail me on describing this outfit except to say this does not make one thing Viking God, but instead its screams S&M body builder!

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