| "Class Reunion" - The New Mutants![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Angelophile Marvel Comics 2004/1/24 14:29
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Finally finished this piece which has taken me just over a month in all to complete. Would have been done sooner but kept adding more characters.
In the end from left to right, with their actors and actresses, the characters are Sunspot Aka Roberto DeCosta (Wilmer Valderrama), Mirage Aka Danielle Moonstar (Karina Lombard), Meltdown Aka Tabitha Smith (Christina Applegate), Magma Aka Amara Aquilla (Unknown), Wolfsbane Aka Rahne Sinclair (Kiera Knightley), Karma Aka Xi'an Coy Manh (Jaymee Ong) and Cannonball Aka Samuel Guthrie (Christopher Masterson).
All work was done in Photoshop 7 using a mix of visual effects created with Photoshop's own filters in conjunction with Eye Candy 4000 and Alien Skin Xenofex.
Hope everyone agrees the end result was worth all the work. |
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| NOVA![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 Marvel Comics 2004/1/24 8:55
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This was done with pencil on a 8.5 by 11 white paper. I used my fingers to smug the pencil to make the smoke effect. And that is about it. |
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| EMMA FROST![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 Marvel Comics 2004/1/24 8:48
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This piece was done with pencil and white charcol on a comic book backboard. Size is 8.5 by 11 inchs. With a Adam Hughes style to it. |
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| SPIDER WOMAN![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 Marvel Comics 2004/1/24 8:40
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I know that this is a very simple piece. But I thought I would put it up any ways. I don't think that I need to explain how I did it. But if you look real close, you can see her eyes. Enjoy |
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| SILVER SURFER![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 Marvel Comics 2004/1/23 15:16
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This piece was done with pen and ink first then computer colored. Enjoy |
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| SAVAGE DRAGON![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 Other Comics 2004/1/23 15:06
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This was done with a black muscle man. New background. Added sun shades, and pants. Enjoy |
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| BARONESS![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 Other Comics 2004/1/22 16:03
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Another one done for ebay. |
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| Women of the X:The Australian Years![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Gouge Marvel Comics 2004/1/22 8:23
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Well I only have Storm to go. This pic dedicated to all the regulars that have made this place great. Thanks for making me push myself with all the hreat artwork you guys post! And as always to Hub for making it possible. |
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| ShadowMan By Winterhawk![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Winterhawk Other Comics 2004/1/21 19:35
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This is the third picture in my Hero's of Valiant series. for those not familiar with this character:Jack Boniface was a jazz saxophone player from new orleans. Unknown to him, he was chosen by a voodoo cult to become Shadowman to fight evil. One night he was bitten by a vampiric Spider Alien. Jack does not know what saved him after her poison knocked him out - only that when he awoke, she was gone. But she infected his blood with a poison that altered his use of the Darque Power when he became Shadowman. Since that night, with each sunset, Jack is overcome by the urge to seek and destroy evil. Drug dealers, in particular, are targets of his nocturnal patrols.
The manip it self started out as a picture of that guy from 2 fast 2 furious. All i really did was add the shirt, hair, and mask. I really like how the mask turned out. |
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| CATWOMAN![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
JustinBLong2003 DC Comics 2004/1/21 12:53
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NOTICE BATMAN IN THE REFLECTION. |
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| "Free" - Heath Ledger as Angel![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Angelophile Marvel Comics 2004/1/21 1:49
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Continuing my posting of my older manips.
A photomanip that sprung to mind for no particular reason other than it will get a few friends of mine swooning. :) The actor Heath Ledger (of A Knight's Tale fame) seemed to have the right features and 'look' for Warren as I imagined him. His face was a basis for the manip. The body came from a random tailoring site, while the feet came from another image. The background was also found randomly on the web. The wings are an amalgamation of those worn by Alan Rickman in Dogma and some worn by Jennifer Lopez for a FHM photoshoot. The image was compiled in Photoshop 7 and finished off using the Little Fluffy Clouds filter.
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| Black Canary![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
QuantumFX DC Comics 2004/1/16 17:37
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Well, I thought this little side project would get done after my villian manip. |
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| Wonder Girl (redo)![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Tazman DC Comics 2004/1/14 20:55
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| Dagger![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Tazman Marvel Comics 2004/1/14 20:26
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| "Ecstacy" - Angelina Jolie as Stacy X![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Angelophile Marvel Comics 2004/1/14 5:02
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Continuing my posting of my older manips while I play catch up with my New Mutants pic.
Stacy isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I was just beginning to really like the character when she was binned from Uncanny X-men. So this is my tribute to a character with a lot of potential. Got to love the self proclaimed 'first X-man to make a living on her back'.
The snake skin effects were produced with photos of various snakes from the web,combined with other reptile pics, and then imported with use of the opacity and hue and saturation control panels in Photoshop 7.
The background image came from a performance troupe called the Fluffgirl Society. Don't ask me what they perform, I didn't dare guess from the pic.
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| Shadowcat![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Aharmona Marvel Comics 2004/1/13 20:09
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Unknown as the playful Kitty Pryde. |
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| Arrowette by Heroglyph![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Heroglyph DC Comics 2004/1/12 17:00
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From the pages of Young Justice. I cranked this one out rather quickly, about 3 hours. It definitely needs a new background. Comments welcome. |
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| New Mutants Taster![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Angelophile Marvel Comics 2004/1/12 15:27
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Just a preview of the manip I'm currently working on - this is the part for Dani Moonstar that I finished tonight.
Hopefully it leaves people wanting to see more. ;)
Comments always appreciated so I can get it right on the final version! |
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| "Intangible" - Lacey Chabert as Shadowcat![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Angelophile Marvel Comics 2004/1/12 3:18
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Since I've been a bit tied up working on a new manip, I have a couple of old pieces still to post. This is one of them. Obviously inspired by the comic look for Shadowcat, Lacy Chabert sprung to mind after her appearance in Lost in Space and she seems to have the right look for the young Kitty Pryde.
Images came from various sources - the clothing is a blend of actual clothes and in some places simply the manipulation of skin with the Smart Blur tool to give a leather effect. The basic pose is Kelly Brook, and for once I didn't do an awful lot beyond adding clothing, combining various elements from fashion websites. |
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| Colossus![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Brick Marvel Comics 2004/1/10 21:10
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This started out as a simple exercise using Opticals metal tutorial... (see the rest in the first post). |
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| Firestar by Dark Knight![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Dark_Knight_DK Marvel Comics 2004/1/9 9:44
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My friend nightowl gave me this pic and I couldn't resist to do a firestar, what do you think? |
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| X-treme Call to arms (the poster) by the Heromorph Gang![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Winterhawk Marvel Comics 2004/1/9 7:29
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Team 1 from the last group project. Sunfire by Aharmona Rogue by Dark Knight Mystique by Magestyk7 Blink by Winterhawk Compilation by Winterhawk and Aharmona Kick ass Background by Aharmona |
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| X-treme Call to Arms (the comic) by the Heromorph Gang![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Winterhawk Marvel Comics 2004/1/9 7:29
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Team 2 From the last group project. Mystique By Brick Magma by Angelophile Feral by Angelophile White Queen by Sleepenemy Bad cover design and compilation By Winterhawk |
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| White Rabbit by Heroglyph![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Heroglyph Marvel Comics 2004/1/4 16:46
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This obscure villain made her debut in Marvel Team-Up #131 (July, 1983)in which Spidey teams up with Frog Man. She has only shown up two more times since her first appearance.
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| honkey-tonk woman![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Daruma TV and Movies 2004/1/4 11:50
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Faye Valentine and Ein from the "Cowboy Bebop" anime series. If you don't know about this show, rent the dvd with the episode "mushroom samba" next time you're at the video store. Anyway, I nearly gave up on this one, but once I had the idea to put the dog in, I couldn't resist. Then I found the page curl tool and did the "old photo" effect. Not crazy about tha actual manip, but I liked the concept. Enjoy! |
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| The Apprentice by Scarlet![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Scarlet Marvel Comics 2004/1/3 9:30
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Scarlet Witch by Swofford; Dr. Strange by Webspinner. Rendered in Bryce 5. |
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| Vampirella![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Aharmona Other Comics 2004/1/2 14:48
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Aria Giovanni (again) as the vivavicious Vampirella. |
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| Silver Surferess sneak peek![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
BadDog69 Marvel Comics 2004/1/2 12:34
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working on a Heralds of Big G theme (no, it won't be called that!) consider this a WIP |
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| Wonder Woman (2) by Heroglyph.![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Heroglyph DC Comics 2004/1/1 23:42
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I started this one a few weeks ago and forgot about it. Finished it up tonight. |
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| The M.O.A.P.![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
QuantumFX Other Comics 2004/1/1 8:12
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Behold... the Mother of All Photoshops!!! |
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| "Mall Rat" - Victoria Jolly as Jubilee![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Angelophile Marvel Comics 2003/12/16 11:28
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I'd been toying with the idea of a Jubilee manip for a while, but didn't get around to doing anything about it until fairly recently - for Jubilee's actress I've used model/actress Victoria Jolly who seems to have the features and youngish looks that Jubilee has always had. I've had fun with this image, lifting elements from around 30 other model pics to create the image - for example, the coat is actually made up from 3 different jackets, the top Jubilee is wearing is from Christina Aguilera, the legs are Donna Air's, the hair came from a style catalogue, the hands belong to Krista Allen and Pamela Anderson - there's the usual Frankenstein's mix of body parts there. |
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| Black Cat by Dark Knight.![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Dark_Knight_DK Marvel Comics 2003/12/15 14:38
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Since I have a photoshop 6, I try some of the techniques from Serayala |
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| Ice christmas by Dark Knight.![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Dark_Knight_DK DC Comics 2003/12/15 14:36
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Merry christmas to all !!! |
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| Fathom![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Squedge Other Comics 2003/12/15 14:28
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*updated production notes* If I keep getting all these compliments, I'll get a big head! (Not that I mind...)
I keep getting asked the question, so here's a pretty basic answer:
How did I do the Fathom pic? Well... I'll try to explain it. I started with the concept. I wanted to do a Fathom pic that both showed her body and her powers in an interesting way, so I settled on the concept of her in water form swimming in the ocean.
I went into Poser and used the Poser 4 Nude Female model, and played until I was happy with her positioning. I relaized pretty early on that I wanted a real face. There are some things you can cheat away with poser, the face isn't really one of those... I wanted the clear lines and a definite pose, though, so scrounging through hours of source pics didn't appeal to me. For some reason, whenever I see a Fathom comic, I think of Claire Forlani, so she was my first (only, really) choice for the facial model. I scrounged up a decent pic of her and went searching for a base pic for the background. I ended up grabbing a pic that someone rendered in a 3d program of the sea bed.
Next, I set about attaching Claire's lovely face to the poser body, both of which I had desaturated. I matched the greys as closely as I could and then inverted the image to a photo negative. I applied the "plastic wrap" filter to the image with a fairly high highlight strangth, a medium level of detail, and a low level of smothness, to give the "watery" appearance. I duplicated the layer, and set one layer to a "hard light" setting with an opacity of 36%, and the other to a "luminosity" setting at the same opacity. The low opacity and layer settings allow the figure to seem transparent but solid at the same time.
Then I created a new, empty layer with the following effects: drop shadow, inner glow, inner shadow, bevel and emboss. I played with the seetings on the layer, changed the opacity to 74%, the fill to 3% and painted hair on her with a small paint brush using the color white. Unhappy with the lack of "motion" of the piece, I did another layer, similar to the hair layer, but with an outer glow, as well, and the opacity and fill set to 100%. In this layer, I used a specail brush made of lots of individual dots. I "painted" the air bubles around her in white with it, staying roughly around the frame of her body, deleting or undoing any I didn't like.
I added a bit of grain (noise filter) to the background, to make it more photo-real, and then did the logo and signature.
Yes, there are an infinite number of little tweaks I gave the pic all the way through the process, but I can't remember them all without going through each saved version of the image (I save A LOT so that I can remember how I did a particular effect, or go back a step if necessary. Repeating your successes is much easier that way, as is avoiding repeating those elements which are particularly unsuccessful.) This is just the bare bones of how I did the pic.
Whaddya think? |
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| Ultimate Captain America![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Squedge Marvel Comics 2003/12/15 14:01
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(My original post got screwed up... so I'm reposting, cause the pic isn't there anymore... Here's most of the original text of my post...)
I've long had a pipe dream of being able to manip in photo-realism, and (while still not there by a long shot) this is a big step forward, compared to my older stuff.
I rendered the body in poser, with the 'nude muscle man' figure as the base (of course, I tweaked it a little...) The face is that of David Boreanaz, which is a reasonably close match to Brian Hitch's Cap. I've never liked the idea of Brad Pitt as Cap, or nearly all of the other suggestions that have been made. I think Boreanaz is a suitable compromise of looks and talent. After all... this ain't Shakespeare.
I replicated the costume fairly faithfully. I left out the shoulder patches (cause I really don't like them, even if the Govt. *would* put them on the costume) and tried to make the costume materials as realistic as possible, in terms of what might be used as a movie costume. I know that's not realistic looking scale mail... But I don't think they'd use realistic scale mail. I'd bet they'd use neoprene with a shiny finish, so that's what I shot for.
Fabricated/painted all the clothes with the following exceptions: I frankensteined the pouches and boots, and the wrinkles, too. All the other tidbits are mine: the seams, the wrinkles, the textures, the shadows.
For the shirt, I copied the selection to be textured to it's own layer, desaturated it, and locked the transparency. I used the gaussian blur filter to take away the detail, and the smudge, blur, color burn, and clone tools (variously, and with various opactities, but never more than say... 30% on any one of them) to remove the nipples. This gave me the base for the textured image. I duplicated the layer again, to have a layer to play with, and used the texturizer function (with the load texture function, I used a texture called scales which comes with Photoshop 7, but I reduced the total .pdf size before I used it, to make the "scales" smaller) to do the rough scaling of the shirt. I used the fade last effect function to back off the scaling a little bit, then opened the Liquify filter and applied the image to a wireframe I had custom made for the image, to vary the consitency and add a bit of dimension to the scales. They tend to be pinched together in the "lower places" (grooves, curves, etc...) and fuller in the broad, flat, or raised areas of the body, like the meat of the pecs and shoulders. I pulled the opacity of the layer down a little to help take more of the stark edge off the "scales," blending it with the blurred layer beneath it. I then duplicated the layer again, filled the non-transparent bits with a solid blue, and set the layer to color. I duplicated that layer again and set the layer mode to color burn. Then I played with the opacities of the two color layers until I was happy with the coloration. The shield he stands on was made from scratch, using concentric, painted circles, then merging them. I used the free transform:perspective tool, and nudged it into an acceptible angle, then used the plastic wrap filter on it, twice, and faded the plastic wrap a bit on the second time (using Poser 7's fade the last effect feature).
Covered it all in a bit of noice (monochromatic, gaussian) and faded it a bit as well.
Whaddya think? |
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| Christian Bale as Batman![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
PowermasterJazz DC Comics 2003/12/12 5:39
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I went with the comic book look. |
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| Lindsey Vuolo as Harley Quinn![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
PowermasterJazz DC Comics 2003/12/12 2:49
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Playboy Playmate as Joker's girl. |
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| Christi Shake as Batgirl![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
PowermasterJazz DC Comics 2003/12/11 14:04
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Playboy Playmate Christi Shake as Batgirl |
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| Tiffany Taylor as Wonder Woman![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
PowermasterJazz DC Comics 2003/12/11 13:50
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Playboy Playmate Tiffany Taylor as the Amazon princess. |
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| Pt. 2-Elektra Boogaloo![Popular Popular](http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/images/pop.gif)
Daruma Marvel Comics 2003/12/11 0:14
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Tweaked it a little, added the sai. I think I'm done messing with it. |
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