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So, I just recieved a very belated birthday gift in the mail from my sister and her family. Really nice picture frame, complete with great picture of me and my niece.

The other gift, though, was something that...well, I don't really need. It's a box set of a number of Marvel's live action movies. I either already own them - on BluRay, no less - or plan on buying them or...in the case of Elektra and X-Men 3, just plain 'ol don't want.

BUT, that's not going to stop me from putting this set to good use. Rather than sell it for a couple of bucks, I'm going to run a little contest of my own.

This is for the artists among us. I need a new, awesome forum avatar. And someone negative rep'd me for no longer having a Superman avatar. So, here's how you win...

How to Win: Draw a picture of me in a Superman-related style. This could be an homage to another Superman cover or something totally different. Go nuts. Just, you know, something clean and classy that'd make a good avatar.

If you need reference: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

OR

Draw a picture of the main character of my current novel: The Armadillo! Picture a five-foot-nothing mutant nine-banded armadillo who looks...well, like an armadillo standing on its hind legs, wearing a trenchcoat and fedora. His ears poke through cut-out holes in the fedora. He also has a gun he calls the Daymaker (of the "go ahead, make my..." variety) that others call The Clint, The Eastwood or the "Oh sweet leaping Jesus, don't shoot me with that! I'll talk!" He totally acts like Bogart, smoking a cigarillo and all. Real surly, pulp detective kinda guy.

Reference, of course: http://www.larryditto.com/gallery/a...ormal_nine-banded-armadillo-2_Larry_Ditto.jpg

The Prize: The Marvel Heroes DVD box set. Includes the following movies: X-Men 1-3, Daredevil (Director's Cut), Fantastic Four 1-2, Elektra. Also includes a DVD of the first bunch of episodes of the most recent Fantastic Four cartoon, as well as a CD of digital comics. Unopened, so brand new.

Judges: Myself, naturally. Maybe someone else, such as Dave or Cajun, will volunteer to help judge.

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I'll PM you with where to send it.

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Yeah, leave those of us with no drawing talent out of it, why don't you? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CONTEST AROUND HERE! :humph:

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Dude, I can't draw either. Which is why I'm having the contest.

But yeah, it sucks to be a non-artist. What else do you suggest?

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phil said:

[I'll PM you with where to send it.

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Let's...uh...let's let some others have a crack at it first, eh?

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Yeah?

Well... uh... it's spelled impromPtu!! SO THERE! HA!

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hehehehehehe, you said "eh"

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Calleja said:

Yeah?

Well... uh... it's spelled impromPtu!! SO THERE! HA!

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Pfft. Yeah, that's how I spelled it. Man, you gotta lay off the marijuana.

Hmmm, think I'll have a crack at this tomorrow. Or today. I'm about to go to bed at 6:00 a.m.

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Calleja said:

Yeah, leave those of us with no drawing talent out of it, why don't you? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CONTEST AROUND HERE! :humph:

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You're whining when you could be cooking something for the official August contest! You don't even have to draw the food first... I mean... unless you wanted to, I guess.

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Cajungal;414467][QUOTE=Calleja said:

Yeah, leave those of us with no drawing talent out of it, why don't you? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CONTEST AROUND HERE! :humph:

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You're whining when you could be cooking something for the official August contest! You don't even have to draw the food first... I mean... unless you wanted to, I guess. [/QUOTE]

wait I have to draw food first (correction my wife does) and I just make them into cookies, cakes, and cupcakes!

Welcome to my world, Nick. I give away free shit and people complain that my contests suck or leave them out. *looks at Calleja*

Of course, he also think there's nothing west of Acapulco...

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Chibibar;414530][QUOTE=Cajungal;414467][QUOTE=Calleja said:

Yeah, leave those of us with no drawing talent out of it, why don't you? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CONTEST AROUND HERE! :humph:

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You're whining when you could be cooking something for the official August contest! You don't even have to draw the food first... I mean... unless you wanted to, I guess. [/QUOTE]

wait I have to draw food first (correction my wife does) and I just make them into cookies, cakes, and cupcakes! [/QUOTE]

D'ah, I forgot about your beautiful baking! Man, this contest is gonna be interesting.

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Cajungal;414539][QUOTE=Chibibar;414530][QUOTE=Cajungal;414467][QUOTE=Calleja said:

Yeah, leave those of us with no drawing talent out of it, why don't you? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CONTEST AROUND HERE! :humph:

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You're whining when you could be cooking something for the official August contest! You don't even have to draw the food first... I mean... unless you wanted to, I guess. [/QUOTE]

wait I have to draw food first (correction my wife does) and I just make them into cookies, cakes, and cupcakes! [/QUOTE]

D'ah, I forgot about your beautiful baking! Man, this contest is gonna be interesting.[/QUOTE]

well I am going to try for a full course meal with dessert I have to design it and make it. Of course my wife would be more than happen to eat it

there are several great cooks here on the forum. I get hungry when some of y'all start talking about food

Dave said:

Welcome to my world, Nick. I give away free shit and people complain that my contests suck or leave them out. *looks at Calleja*

Of course, he also think there's nothing west of Acapulco...

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The only contest I've been able to participate in is the World Cup pool, where I was THIS CLOSE from winning. All other contests don't ever come into my demographic... I mean, cooking, seriously? Do you WANT me to burn down my house?

Oh, and also

THERE'S NOTHING FLOATING WEST OF ACAPULCO, DAMMIT!!!!!

The superhero contest was so easy that Phil B could BLOW MY ENTRIES OUT OF THE WATER!

STILL BITTER!

(j/k)


on topic though, Day 2 and so far? Things are coming up Phil 'round here.

Still nothing? You disappoint me, Halforum.

:smug:

I got this in the bag.

Give me a couple of days, I haven't been on the forum much and some drawing might do me good.

Please do, Frank. For frig sake, we cannot let Phil win!

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love you too, bro.

Or if you prefer to keep it real in the land of the free:

Hoho, wow.

This is how I have reacted to this thread.




:?
:hm:

D:
:noidea:

I'm workin' on something. Whether I like it enough to post when it's done, we'll see.

Stay on target~


Work in progress. Debating on going greyscale for that noir look instead of color, though.

Okay, I totally geeked out on both. Leaning toward Philosopher's right now, but 'ol Dill's not finished yet, so we'll see.

Sorry Phil. You just got blown outta the water.

Chugging along

Work in progress

Awesome as usual, Amy.

Anyway this is as far as I'm getting today, I think. Maybe play with it some more tomorrow, or try it in a grayscale.

*sob* Three big winners and damnit, I'm going to have to choose ONE, aren't I?

Maybe I could send the runner up something, too? I'll be selling my Matrix box set soon (own it on BluRay). Or maybe a copy of the magazine where my depression story was published.

You're not closing the contest, are you? Still got my work in progress:

Still August, ain't it?

Hot damn.

Yeah, no amount of work on mine's gonna top that.

I still really like yours. Is that an armadillo detective?

CynicismKills said:

Yeah, no amount of work on mine's gonna top that.

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and by that i mean your pic

Cajungal said:

I still really like yours. Is that an armadillo detective?

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Yeah, I decided to do his character. And I likely still will, Amy, I'm sure there's more I can do with it.

I would give my left nut to be able to draw like you guys.




Not that I'm using it...

I turned up John Williams' Superman theme and just got nostalgic.

I need to learn to draw some real peoples..

Dave said:

I would give my left nut to be able to draw like you guys.




Not that I'm using it...

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I would gladly give up Davels left nut to be able to draw like them as well

it's really more of an homage yo one of my favorite painters.

I too paid homage to an amazing artist.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

I too paid homage to an amazing artist.

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for the motherfucking WIN haha

Oh God hahahaha

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

I too paid homage to an amazing artist.

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Liefeld? No. :humph:

My hopes and dreams....

Nice rack, Nick.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

My hopes and dreams....

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Totally won the contest in my book. Hands down, man.

That part of Linkara's song always cracks me up.

Winners!

So, we haven't had any activity from this in awhile. And for some reason, I called this an August contest while starting it in the middle of July. So!

First Place: BUMBLE! You, sir, are the proud recipient of the Marvel DVD box set!
Second Place: AMY! You, m'lady, if you wish, may have a free copy of Open Minds Quarterly; specifically the issue where my story, The Never Ending Battle, was published.
Third Place: Cynicism! Well, I don't have anything to give you, but for drawing an AWESOME pic of Dill? Should I ever get The Armadillo novel finished, and more specifically published, how about a free copy?

So, winners, please to message me with your snail mail addresses as soon as you can.

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Also, Bumble, if you could please resize that so it'll fit as an avatar, that'd be great.

More people have entered yours than mine - and people SCREAMED for the cooking contest!

I keep meaning to enter it, but I just haven't had the time or energy to cook much, as of late.

Dave said:

More people have entered yours than mine - and people SCREAMED for the cooking contest!

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I have twelve days! I will enter. It will be amazing. (And delicious but you won't know about that.)

August isn't over, old man.

My entry is coming up this weekend, possibly another one next week.

I have my next cooking contest pictures taken. I still need to post it.


Also re: this contest.

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, YOU'RE COOL, fuck you I'm out.