Elephant Man

June's character(s) have been chosen by JLF 'Elephantman.... but either Hip Flask with Miki, Ebony Hide with Savannah or Obadiah Horn with Sahara' So two for the price of one really!

Elephantmen is an American ongoing monthly comic book published by Image Comics and written by Richard Starkings with art by Moritat and a number of other artists. Issue #1 was released in July 2006. You can read more about the characters here and here (can't be arsed copying and pasting to be honest!) 

We're a bit light this month, but we'll put it down to holiday and work commitments or that the choice of character was bobbins!! 

July's character has been chosen by Mark1up and is Tank Girl... say no more!!

By JLF - Ebenezer Hide

By JLF - Obadiah Horn & Sahara

By Mark1up -  Obadiah Horn

By Mark1up -  Obadiah Horn

By Bhuna - Obadiah Horn & Sahara

By Buddha Rex - Ebenezer Hide

Namor - The Submariner

May's character has been chosen by Buddha Rex and is Namor - The Submariner.

Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for Funnies Inc. Sub-Mariner first appeared publicly in Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939) – the first comic book from Timely Comics, the 1930s–1940s predecessor of the company Marvel Comics. During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with Captain America and the original Human Torch.

The mutant son of a human sea captain and a princess of the mythical undersea kingdom of Atlantis, Namor possesses the super-strength and aquatic abilities of the Homo mermanus race, as well as the mutant ability of flight, along with other superhuman powers. Through the years, he has been alternately portrayed as a good-natured but short-fused superhero, or a hostile invader seeking vengeance for perceived wrongs that misguided surface-dwellers committed against his kingdom. 

June's character has been chosen by JLF and is a bit different than previous months.

Elephantman.... but either Hip Flask with Miki, Ebony Hide with Savannah or Obadiah Horn with Sahara 

On with the art.....

By Bhuna

By Bhuna - Back in Black

By Incident Report - It's Hammer Time!!

By JLF - Ronny Kray

By JLF - Reggie Kray

By Mark1up - Is that a Trident in your trucks
or are you just pleased to see me?

By Mark1up

Strontium Dog

April's character has been chosen by TinRobot and is Johnny Alpha - Strontium Dog

The series was created by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezquerra for Starlord, a short-lived weekly science fiction comic, in 1978. When Starlord was cancelled the series transferred to 2000 AD. In 1980 Wagner was joined by co-writer Alan Grant, although scripts were normally credited to Grant alone.

The most famous and respected of the Strontium Dogs is Johnny Alpha, whose mutant eyes allow him to see through walls and read minds. He is responsible for such legendary achievements as destroying the Wolrog homeworld, leading the mutant uprising on Earth, and bringing Adolf Hitler to the future to face trial. His legendary career and his assistance to mutants in trouble - such as donating a large sum of money to the Milton Keynes ghetto in "Mutie's Luck" - has made him an icon to Earth's mutants. He is a highly skilled and dangerous fighter.

The next character is Namor - The Submariner and have been chosen by Buddha Rex

On with the art.....

By Tin Robot

By Bhuna

By Mark1up

By JLF

By JLF

By JLF

By Incident Report

By Buddha Rex

Daredevil - The Man without Fear!

March's character has been chosen by Incident Report and is Daredevil - The Man without Fear.

Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby and first appeared in Daredevil #1 (April 1964).

Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, Matt Murdock is blinded by a radioactive substance that falls from an oncoming vehicle. While he no longer can see, the radioactive exposure heightens his remaining senses beyond normal human ability.

His father, a boxer named Jack Murdock, supports him as he grows up, though Jack is later killed by gangsters after refusing to throw a fight. After donning a yellow and dark red, and later an all dark red costume, Matt seeks out revenge against his father's killers as the superhero Daredevil, fighting against his many enemies including Bullseye and the Kingpin. Daredevil's nickname is "the Man Without Fear"

Aprils character has been chosen by TinRobot and is 2000ad's mutant Bounty Hunter Johnny Alpha - Strontium Dog.

On with the art.....

By Incident Report

By Buddha Rex

By Bhuna

By Mark1up

By Mark1up

By Mark1up

By JLF

By JLF

By JLF

Does what ever a spider can!

As the song goes....

This months character has been chosen by Bhuna. The Amazing, The Spectacular, The Sensational SPIDER-MAN

What can you say about Spider-Man? A geeky teen bitten by a radioactive spider and probably one of the top 5 most famous comic book characters of all time! And yes Stan Lee, Steve Ditko did create the character! 

We have a guest who has kindly agreed for us to feature her work. Shooky-Spoo is Bhuna's sister-in-law (talented family or what!) 

We also have to doff our hats to JLF who's really pushed to boat out this months....

On with the art!!

by Bhuna - Spider-Man vs Venom

By Spooky-Spoo - Spider-Man vs Venom

by Mark1up - Spider-Man vs Sandman

By Incident Report - Spider-Man vs The Lizard

By JLF - Spider-Man vs Venom

By JLF - Spider-Man vs Black Cat (read the brief JLF)

By JLF - Spider-Man vs The Green Goblin

By JLF - Spider-Man vs The Rhino

By Mark1up - just swinging by!

March's character has been chosen by Incident Report and is Daredevil - The Man without Fear.

Mongrol SMUSH!!!!

If you're into your gaming Ste is one half of the Pickford Brothers who have been developing and producing games for over 25 years. Welcome Ste. As Ste's our newest member, he's had the choice for January's character which is  the A.B.C Warriors behemoth Mongrol!

The ABC Warriors were created by Pat Miils and was first published waayyy back in 1979 (god I feel old!)

The A.B.C. Warriors are a team of war robots designed to withstand 'Atomic', 'Bacterial' and 'Chemical' warfare. They were built to take part in the long-running Volgan War. Each robot has a distinctive personality – often one programmed by its human creators – but each is more or less able to act with free will.

The immensely strong Mongrol was originally commander of an ABC paratrooper platoon, and the only survivor (save Zippo) of the disastrous drop into Volgan territory at Vilnus – so disastrous it was nicknamed Zarnhem after Arnhem. Only his head remained undamaged and remained on the battlefield. A scavenger named Lara, daughter of executed robot manufacturers, salvaged his head and built him a new body with other robot parts as an act of defiance against the Volgans. She was caught and executed, and Mongrol was tortured by electricity for information – this inadvertently activated his body and he broke free of his captors.

The torture and Lara's death reduced him to near animal-like behaviour "Mongrol smush!", and he was regarded as a threat by both sides. He was recruited when Hammerstein earned his respect by beating him in hand to hand combat. Mongrol's belief that he would go to heaven and meet his beloved Lara once more became the driving force of the metal ape. After being told by Deadlock that only good robots go to heaven, he became determined to live a hero's life and see his beloved again.

Right enough copy and pasting from Wikipedia!!

February's choice is Bhuna's and he's got for The Amazing, The Spectacular, The Sensational SPIDER-MAN. But this months it's Spider-Man vs ...... The choice Spider-man's villain is down to the artist! 

On with the art! 

By StePickford - 'Mongrol Smush!'

By Bhuna - 'Mongrol Smush!'

By Mark1Up - 'Gggrrrr' 

By Mark1Up - 'Smush-Shaka-Laka!'

By Incident Report - From the Black Hole

By Tin Robot

By JLF

By JLF - Mongrol CRUSH!

Frank Castle - The Punisher

This months character has been chosen by Mark1up and is Marvels  resident psychopathic vigilante.. The Punisher.There's not a lot you can say about him other that he's a psychopathic vigilante who wears a big skull on his chest! For more info on The Punisher you can go here.

This months character has been chosen by new blog member 'StePickford'  and is the A.B.C Warriors behemoth Mongrol! 

By Mark1up

By Mark1up - How big are my guns!

By JLF

By JLF

By Incident Report

By Incident Report - Blood!

By Bhuna - 'You should see the other guy!'