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Due to the low numbers currently entering the Pop Quizzes, they will no longer be a weekly feature. Instead, the PQ will run on the first Saturday of every month for the foreseeable future. If, in time, it seems practical to increase their frequency, I will consider doing so. The next PQ will be posted on September 7th, 2013. Feel free to PM me if you have any topic suggestions or ideas. Thanks.

This week's winner is Atomic Punk for his jalopy. Congrats AP, and thanks to all who entered.

On August 10, 1968 - The Who's "Magic Bus" was released.
Your challenge this week is to create a 1960s inspired, psychedelic mode of transportation. So put on your favourite Ravi Shankar album and get groovy man. Peace.

You only get one entry so be creative, and above all else, have fun!

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.

This contest will close at 9am Eastern on Sunday, August 11th

John Mollo - Costume Designer

2 Time Oscar Winner: Gandhi, Star Wars Episode IV

1998-2003 Horatio Hornblower

1997 Event Horizon

1994 The Jungle Book

1993 The Three Musketeers

1992 Chaplin

1990 Air America

1990 White Hunter Black Heart

1988 Hanna's War

1987 Cry Freedom

1985 Revolution

1985 King David

1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1983 The Lords of Discipline

1982 Gandhi

1981 Outland

1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1979 Alien

1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

1999 The Alien Legacy (video documentary) (archival material)

1983 Wagner (TV series) (military advisor)

1983 Privates on Parade (technical advisor)

1979 Zulu Dawn (historical advisor)

1975 Barry Lyndon (historical advisor)

1971 Nicholas and Alexandra (uniform and military advisor)

1970 The Adventures of Gerard (technical advisor)

1984 The Jewel in the Crown (TV mini-series) (advisor: military costumes)

On his costume design for Star Wars: "George left me in no doubt. Audience mustn't consciously notice the costumes, he insisted. If they do, you have gone wrong."

Apologies to anyone who didn't know yet, but I am going to ask about what people think of the announcement of Peter Capaldi as the next Doctor. Good or bad call?

Personally I think it's a great idea. Not only is he a fantastic actor, but he's a life long fan, so we can expect great things from him. I'm glad that we have an older Doctor for this regeneration and Capaldi will be able to bring the gravitas and dominance of the situation that such a role would require. He could also play a calmer and darker Doctor, which would contrast nicely against Matt Smith's goofy, hyper-active (with the occasional darkness) portrayal.

Also I'd like to know which old Who bad guys you would like to see them bring back this series, to continue the theme from each passing series (Nestene/ Autons, Daleks, Cybermen, Macra, The Master, Sontarans, Davros, Time Lords, Silurians, The Great Intelligence, Ice Warriors). Personally I'd go Axons.

This week, I would like to look at the art of comics. Or to put it in a question, how much does the art affect the overall comic book experience?

Now, obviously we can't ask which is more important, art or writing, because if either was more important than the other we wouldn't have had the awful style over substance '90's. But still, some stories are so intrinsically  linked to a certain art style that it is very hard to imagine them any other way. Would Arkham Asylum or Sandman be considered as highly if they had been done in a style similar to say, The Killing Joke or maybe Dark Knight Returns, or does the quality of writing mean that the story would work no matter what the art? I'll leave that up to you to discuss.

Also, just out of interest, I'd like to know what/ who you guys like when it comes to comic book art and why.

I will be travelling this weekend so the Costume Blog and Pop Quiz will not appear this weekend. They will return on August 9th and 10th respectively.

Still having trouble loading pix using satellite internet, but please check the original post for this week's entries and winner. All the entries were very creative but I gotta give the win to Keith Kanin's hilarious take on the throne of swords. Brilliant! Congratulations!