Category Archives: Challenge Prizes

Rob Rogers and I have finalized his winning prize for Caption Contest 20. He chose one of the main characters from his excellent novel, "Devil's Cape" (on sale now, go get your copy if you haven't already, it rocks!), named "Doctor Camelot":

This was a fun one to do, I don't usually have an entire novel of source material from which to draw. Rob gives great direction and feedback, too, which also makes things both easier and more fun. Hope everyone likes it!

And don't forget, you too could win your very own custom black and white illustration if your entry is selected in Caption Contest 22!

We've finished the prize for Caption Contest 19, won by HeroGallery. We decided to do one of his HeroMachine creations, Callavera (seen here). The first rough "pencil" sketch looked like this:

HeroGallery requested some changes, specifically "could you made him stand, and one gun is pointed at the viewer and give him an angry expretion [sic] too". So it was back to the drawing board (well, drawing mouse pad anyway) and we finally settled on this version:

It's not too late for you to win your own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like thanks to Caption Contest 21, going on now!

Jester and I completed his prize for winning Caption Contest 14! Here is the description he sent me:

He's about ten feet tall, and has a slightly broader chest and shoulders than the Heromachine image. The helmet he's wearing was surprisingly close to my initial vision of him, but it would be nice if you could shave off that... tower-looking thing on the top, remove the spikes and shorten the "tusks" coming off of his cheeks. Also, I'd like to change the spikes on the shoulderpads into studs, and get rid of the chain connecting them.

I'd like the insignia tweaked abit if possible; it would be really neat if you could make it look like the design was etched into his chestplate, rather than having a picture of a castle on his chest.

His right gauntlet is a little tricky... His giant ball-and-chain mace-thing is actually attached to it, and it contains a forearm-mounted mechanism that can "reel" the chain back in if his whirls the chain or tosses the ball. So his right gauntlet should be kind of bulky and mechanical, if you can kind of picture what I'm trying to describe.

As for his pose... It would be neat if he was sort of sideways to the veiwer, his shoulder thrown back as if he was going to swing foward and stab someone with the giant spikes on his sheild (which, coincidentally, is strapped on to his armored left arm). The "mace's" chain should kind of be dangling and twirling, as if he had just released the mechanism in his gauntlet, allowing the chain to drop. He should aslo be gripping a length of the chain, to keep the mace from hitting the floor. Her sould be glaring at the veiwer, his eyes (which are dark; ignore the white-eye look in the HM image) barely visible beyond the eye-holes in his helmet.

And here's the HeroMachine character he created as a guide:

Finally, after the jump is the illustration we settled on as his prize.

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xStacy's prize for winning Caption Contest 18 is complete! Here's the summary he sent me:

A buff girl in a wifebeater, jeans, armored boots, and heavy gloves with some armor on the forearms and elbows. A pair of welding goggles (either worn or slung around the neck) completes the outfit. Carries either a smith's hammer or a big wrench--whichever you think looks better.

And here's the image we came up with:

Overall I think it turned out quite well. If I were doing it over again, I'd probably give her a different haircut (I thought maybe a pony tail would be more practical for forge work) and maybe dirty up her face with a clean space around the eyes where the goggles would go. But, aside from that, I'm very happy with it.

Also, note fellows that xStacy has a girlfriend who games. So now you can be super-duper envious of him!

Niall Mor and I have finished his winning prize for Caption Contest 17, "Celtica":

(Click for a larger version.)

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!

Rick and I have completed his winning prize for Caption Contest 15, "Emissary". The description Rick sent me was:

[T]his is a future alternate reality version of a hero I created. His right hand is a conduit for a destructive form of energy. The use of this energy corrupts his mind and body each time he uses it. In his heroic version he avoids using it at all costs. In this version, tragedy has driven him to give in to it and become the Emissary. I see him in flight with an arrogant pose, looking down on the world or just above a crowd of people. I kind of had the final version of "Micheal" from the Korvac Saga in The Avenger in mind when creating him if that helps.

He attached a HeroMachine image he'd created:

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A bit late, but here is "Der.Kork"s prize for crafting the winning entry for Caption Contest 13, a concept he calls "Cyborg Ranger":

Thanks again to him for his great entry. Your chance to win your own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like (within reason) is going on now with Caption Contest 16, so get busy!

We finally have the winning prize for Caption Contest 11 finished! I am happy to present DJ Kill, by commenter Frankie:

You can win your very own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like (within reason) by entering Caption Contest 15, going on now!

xStacy and I have completed the prize for the Caption Contest 12 winner. The description was:

Female, light hair, in standard gunslinger gear--boots, jeans, shirt, tied-down revolver, duster, a Confederate cavalry hat--with a fan of five cards in her left hand. Maybe facing off with a giant tarantula or two somewhere in the Arizona desert.

I wasn't able to work in the giant tarantulas, but here's what I did come up with:

Thanks to Stace for coming up with a cool concept. And don't forget, if you want to win your very own custom illustration, you can try your hand with Caption Contest 13: Naked Guy Edition going on right now!

Grizz and I have completed the prize for his winning Caption Contest 10 entry, the armor-clad J3er1ch0:

If you want to win your own custom black and white illustration of whatever you like (within reason), now's your chance: Caption Contest 12 is going on now, so put on your creative thinking cap and make your entry today!