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@Hammerknight said:
It has to be set up that way in order to have time for the voting. On the old forum there was a Hero of the Week. It all comes down to time, not having enough to go around. Between the blog and the forums, it got crazy trying to keep up with everything. Moving HOTM to the blog is not a bad ideas, but right now I have time issue to deal with. After I get some other projects done I will look into bringing HOTM back.

Don’t take this wrong, HK, and I appreciate everything that you do to keep HM moving. Instead of 2 or 3 blogs and contests a day, post just 1 blog a day and 1 weekly contest. I’m a mech-warrior princess myself… I mean… don’t overdose yourself on the OCD.

At work, I delegate, relegate, substantiate, validate… when I get to the point that I opinionate, fixate, frustrate, and swear revenge… a strawberry ice cream cone refreshes.

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My first thought was “Slaves to the Rhythm.” New York… Grace Jones (who is one of my all-time favorites!)… Demolition Women… Or… “The Apple Corps” to keep with the NYC vibe. Yeah, pretty rotten of me.

Ooooh… a lot of us are doing the “50 states” theme… how about a Club 54? Their leader could be “Freakout!” Time to put on some Yvonne Elliman. Night night.

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Wow, I did not expect this many volunteers so quickly! Thanks, guys! I will be writing more soon. Sometimes, ideas come to me slowly.

Also, I am still accepting Chibis for the 2013 Creators’ Club Poster. My Laptop that had my graphics software on it died. So, I’m having to re-build it and I can’t find my discs! Send your Chibis to freethespam@cox.net.

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Both characters are great. Awesome effect with the smashed helmet.

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Firebird
Character by prswirve; Story by The Atomic Punk

Debbie Pendelton (Student, University of Iowa-Ames): “Yeah, sure, we went to high school with Cassandra.”

Alexis O’Shea (Reporter, WBIA): “What was she like? Was she popular? Participate in school activities? Prom Queen?”

Luna Perez (Accountant): “Oh no… she was… weird and annoying.”

AO: “Oh, how so?”

DP: “Ugh, where to begin? First, she was such a dweeb. Even the other dweebs though she was a misfit.”

LP: “Yeah, she went through all these weird phases. She would go around school telling people how famous she was going to be.”

AO: “What were her ambitions?”

LP: “One week, she was going to be on Doing the Tango with Famous People and the next she was going to be a racecar driver or start a motorcycle gang.”

DP: “The time she was going to be the next Britney or Cherrie Hart. She would walk around campus singing off-key.”

LP: “Yeah, yeah, yeah… then she was going to be a supermodel who designs her own clothes.”

AO: “Wow, sounds like she had a lot of dreams.”

DP: “No, she was just a freak.”

LP: “Like, the principal sent her home several times because of those outfits that she wore.”

DP: “Think she was messed up before. Her parents died in a car accident and she was in a coma for three days. Her parents burned alive but she was unscathed. When she came back to school, she told everyone that she had ‘risen like a phoenix’ or some other bat-[censored] crazy nonsense.”

AO: “When she flew in from the sky and defeated The Goldtooth Dragon, she probably saved a hundred lives.”

DP: “Yeah, that was pretty cool.”

LP: “She did help me with my math homework once.”

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Character Design Contest #19 “Great Balls of Fire”

Cinder is one of my Elementals, a servant of the Four Elements. She is “The Usurper,” known for her ambition to claim the title of Fire and break the other Elements. Another incomplete saga that I have worked off and on for years. Not happy with her eyes. Still, she is my favorite version thus far.

Cinder (3rd)

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Cinder (2nd)

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Cinder (HeroMachine 2.5)

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Character Design Contest #18 “Sci-Fi Pilot”

I was stuck for ideas so I stayed with the Cavalry theme. This particular soldier is piloting a mech.

Holding Down the Fort

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Too cute!

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Willkommen, Bryce! Red and black… always remind me of Stendhal.

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@madjack said:
The original Grimms tales? Really?!

Because theres a big difference between the original stories and the “softened” ones everybody knows. The originals were very gory and partly racy – so not really for kids than rather for adults…

Mutti (my grandmother) was not safe for children. She had a wicked sense of humor. I really miss her Kartoffelpuffer… mit Apfelmus… ok, I need to get some breakfast! Chow! I mean… ciao!

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Nice! Amazing detail in the machinery.

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Gargantua beat me to it! I am also burned out on designing characters but I want so much to write. I will do the same in a different format.

Weilyn.very intense!

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Der Rattenfänger von Hameln… Mutti would read us the story along with the original Grimm tales… in Deutsch. Great interpretation. Viele Erinnerungen…

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Thanks, Weilyn. The next few days are going to be busy… so, posting early.

Character Contest #H17 “Armed Forces”

We are in the midst of a sea change ourselves. I have been around long enough to remember that we had three television channels. Now we have cable, satellite, cell phone, smart phone, tablet… Yet, we seem somehow / somewhat prepared for it. Turn-of-the-century was very different. Still an incredible time to live. From horse to horseless-carriage, not at the speeds we know, but fast changes nonetheless.

I work in the transportation industry. A couple of things that I have realized. First, what is new either becomes common and familiar or a novelty or footnote. Second, life is energy and motion. Logistics and expenditures. Make sure to race your body as well as your brain. If you don’t do the former, the latter will immolate.

A Cavalryman circa 1910. He was a witness to the transformation of the American West.

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I don’t know what’s more disturbing about Jazz. Her teeth or her man-hands. Great characters.

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