SpRiTe Of ThE wEeK cOnTeSt #53's Theme

[DARKTALBAIN]

Since Acey won the sprite comp 2 weeks in a row, the choice of the theme went to the second place winner. Here was his suggestion

Week  #53's theme is .....

" Trumpets sound "

Superhero Revamp

In honor of Wonder Woman's new look, sprite your favorite superhero in a more modern look. You can take any hero you like & revamp the costume to a different style

Anyway there you have it , good luck to you all . Same deal as before, PM me your submissions . I will not accept sprites that are just palette swaps . You will actually have to do some alterations to the sprites or make them using a different base than they are .  

You have until Friday July 16th at midnight to enter your submissions

[ATiC3]

So basically.. modernize your favorite superhero huh...

[Enso]

Does it mean that I have to use my favorite superhero, based on the latest look of Wonder Woman? Or does it mean I sprite it into the old look of Wonder Woman?

[♦ßlôödÑinjå♦]

I think he means Wonder woman as an example just take your fav hero and give him a "modern" look.

For example

[SanjiSasuke]

Funny example. *half serious russian laugh*

Hard to pick a character...

[Hien]

Hmmm... so basically Re-make any superhero costume. Mhm... Sounds Good

[DARKTALBAIN]

Yes remake any super hero costume. That is correct

[Spidermew]

An example of this being done in the real world is "Just Imagine Stane Lee creating the dc universe"
It was a series of elseworld books where Stan Lee re-imagines all the DC characters.
Here's what Stan did, hope it inspires some of you

Batman

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Batman, real name Wayne Williams, debuted in Just Imagine Stan Lee with Joe Kubert Creating Batman (September 2001). Creators Stan Lee and Joe Kubert based this version on the character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

Like the original one, this Batman has no superpowers. However, he is in excellent human physical condition, and has a vast personal wealth which allows him access to custom equipment including: night vision lenses in the mask, Kevlar-made costume and electronic sensors that magnify sound, cape-like bat wings so he can glide. Contrary to Bruce Wayne, Wayne Williams is African American, not Caucasian.

Wayne Williams' father was a policeman who was shot and killed. He is framed for a crime he didn't commit, and vows revenge on "Handz", the gang leader who set him up. In prison, Williams befriends a scientist named Frederick Grant who teaches him how to "develop his mind", as well as sewing and bodybuilding.

While incarcerated, Williams learns his mother is dead and blames Handz. After rescuing the warden, he was given a full pardon. On the outside, Williams feared Handz killing him, so to keep a low profile, he shaves his head. Williams needs money, so he becomes a wrestler under the name "Batman" and makes sure to never unmask in public. In a few short weeks, "Batman" has become a big name in wrestling and is one of the wealthiest men in the world. Wayne Williams finds Grant and entrusts him with his secret. Wayne Williams has the money, skill and strength to fight Handz, but Frederick Grant has the know-how, so the two became partners. To keep a low profile, Wayne gives Frederick a mansion and acts as his bodyguard. Batman eventually tracks down and attacks Handz, who accidentally falls to his death in the conflict. No longer seeking vengeance, Batman begins a mission of justice to fight crime and protect the innocent from villains like Handz.

Superman

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Lee's version of Superman, real name Salden, debuted in Just Imagine Stan Lee with John Buscema Creating Superman (November 2001). Creators Stan Lee and John Buscema based this version on the character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

His powers include super-strength and super-speed. Salden was the weakest member of the Kryptonian Police Force. He used a flying harness and managed to capture a dangerous criminal in a teleportation lab. However, the criminal put Salden and himself on a one-way trip to an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet: Earth. The two men arrive separately, and both discover that they have gained enhanced physical abilities. The criminal sets himself up as the king of a primitive tribe. Earth is too primitive but it has the potential to develop the technology Salden needs to return to his homeworld. The problem is the world has too many big obstacles in the way to the future: war, crime, poverty, etc. Salden decides to become a superhero in order to rid the world of all the obstacles.

Green Lantern

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Green Lantern, real name Len Lewis, debuted in Just Imagine Stan Lee and Dave Gibbons Creating Green Lantern (December, 2001). Creators Stan Lee and Dave Gibbons based this version on the original character created by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger.

A professor is looking for something called "The Tree", mentioned in Norse legends as Yggdrasil, and in Christianity as the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. He finally traces the tree to an area in Africa. But when he finds the Tree, his assistant shoots him, steals a cutting, and runs, intending to sell it to the highest bidder. But the tree shows the professor part of its history, which includes a race of prehumans, then grants him some of its power, to serve as a lantern in these dark times.

Wonder Woman

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Wonder Woman, real name Maria Mendoza, debuted in Just Imagine Stan Lee with Jim Lee Creating Wonder Woman (October 2001). Creators Stan Lee with Jim Lee based this version on the original DC character created by William Moulton Marston.

Maria is an activist, protesting against the corporate excavation of an ancient holy site near her village. The CEO has a plan: gain power from the site and take over the world. When Maria sneaks onto the site, she finds a large plaque, and agrees to decode it. When she does, two spirits (one of light and one of darkness) come out of the plaque. The light-spirit bonds to Maria, giving her solar-powered abilities. The darkness-spirit bonds to the male CEO, turning him into a monster. He vows to destroy the village to retrieve both spirits if that's what it takes, then leaves. To save her family, Maria flies to Los Angeles and disguises herself as a normal woman.

The Flash

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The Flash, real name Mary Maxwell, debuted in Just Imagine Stan Lee and Kevin Maguire Creating Flash (November, 2001). Creators Stan Lee and Kevin Maguire based this version on the original character created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert.

A normal college girl with a scientist father, Mary's life was very dull and she longed to live the life of the superheroes in the comic books she read. But one day, enemies from her father's past named STEALTH (Special Team of Espionage Agents Licensed to Target and Hit) returned and killed him, but just before he died, he injected her with the DNA from a humming bird, to save her from a life-threatening disease that slowly drained her energy

Robin

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Stan Lee's Robin, co-created with John Byrne, is an embittered teen who works for the major villain of Lee's Just Imagine universe, the Reverend Darrk (who has appeared in all the Just Imagine books). Darkk sends Robin out on various assignments, all the while promising Robin something in return. The book opens with Robin attempting his current assignment: to kill Lee's version of Batman.

Shazam

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Lee re-imagines the original Captain Marvel/Shazam premise by having the hero be a mild mannered Interpol agent, Robert Rogers. Teamed with the beautiful, and much tougher, fellow agent, Carla Noral, the two of them are in India searching for the megalomaniac master criminal, Gunga Kahn. This version is co-created with Gary Frank, and is based on the Bill Parker-C. C. Beck character.

Rogers, unbeknownst to himself, is given the power (through an ancient spell conjured by none other than the wizard Merlin) to transform himself with intonation of the magical word "Shazam" by a fakir dying on the streets. In his transformation, he becomes a hairy red monster bearing fangs and a necklace of bones.

Aquaman

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Co-created with Scott McDaniel, based on the original Mort Weisinger-Paul Norris character. Marine biologist Ramon Raymond is experimenting with dolphin DNA to see if humans can live underwater—and, as comic book scientists so often do, he decides to use himself as a test subject. But, when he swims through a glowing patch of seawater, he finds he can now transform into a being of living water

Catwoman

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Supermodel Joanie Jordan and her cat Ebony are struck by strange green lightning, creating a link between them and giving Jordan catlike abilities, including super agility, heightened senses, and a set of razor-sharp claws. Co-created with Chris Bachalo, based on the original Bob Kane-Bill Finger character.

Sandman

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On a manned mission to investigate Saturn's moon Titan, astronaut Col. Larry Wilton is out on a spacewalk when his tether is cut by his traitorous colleague Maj. Bryan Bleier. Left for dead, Wilton instead drifts into a mysterious green cloud and finds himself in a bizarre realm of which he always dreamed as a child. It is here that a beautiful girl named Melana grants him the awesome powers of the Sandman. Co-created with Walt Simonson, based on the character created by Gardner Fox and Allen "Bert" Christman.

[Vitamin]

I'm surprised no one mentioned ironman getting a new suit.  I guess people are more worried about Wonder-Woman and her attire. I'll try to join this contest, but I'm not making any promises.

[Odin787]

Iron man always changes his armor, that's what make him cool and probably why nobody mentions it that much, I for one have mixed feelings about his new armor but it will grow on me with time, got a little of topic there, anyways, this theme is interesting I may give it a shot if i get the chance.

[G.P.O.A - GatlingPunchRalf]

I'm having a really tough time with mine. Those little details really mess everything up if you focus on them too little or too much. I'm going to skip those for now and continue with what else I have to do.

[AncientBehemoth999]

an interesting contest..

[DARKTALBAIN]

Anyone is welcome to enter 

[SanjiSasuke]

Does that mean no entries yet?

[DARKTALBAIN]

Does that mean no entries yet?

What would make you think that?  I have many entries already. I just always try to promote the comps as much as possible. I like to get as many entries as we can. More entries means a more interesting the comp. I would like to have at least 15 entries every week 

Remember you all have to submit your entries in by this Friday

[Acey]

What would make you think that?  I have many entries already. I just always try to promote the comps as much as possible. I like to get as many entries as we can. More entries means a more interesting the comp. I would like to have at least 15 entries every week 

Remember you all have to submit your entries in by this Friday

I actually thought it ment no entries as well... 

[Spidermew]

Crap, its due today. Ive had a rough couple of weeks with various family and construction related problems. I had some ideas but didnt have a chance to get them out of my head and onto gimp. I'll try to get on the next contest.

[Enso]

I couldn't sprite lately. I've been taking a lot of break from spriting.