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DRINK SPECIAL -- THE SUPER HERO HAPPY HOUR CONTEST WINNERS
January 19, 2004
I have to say, of all the contests we've had here, this one was maybe the most fun. I guess allowing comic geeks to include their second-favorite hobby, binge-drinking, in one contest, just brought out the best (and some of the worst) in people.
Before listing the winners, I'd like to just thank everyone for participating, and especially to writer Dan Taylor and artist Chris Fason for the SUPER HERO HAPPY HOUR trades for the giveaway. And to Dan and our own COMICS 101 Professor, Scott Tipton, for helping with the judging.
As always, judging is entirely subjective, so some of you who didn't win didn't do anything wrong and indeed, if I had more copies of the trade or if the world was a more fair, just place, you would've won. But keep trying, there's new contests up all the time.
One note: homophobic or racist entries is never a good way to win over the judges...
This contest's parameters were pretty basic -- offer up one drink and the super hero you think would be most likely to drink said beverage. The connection could be tenuous, sure, as long as it was amusing or original. And quite a few were.
The most popular drink of choice was, of course, the Fuzzy Navel, most often ordered for the Beast or Sasquatch. And the Bloody Mary got a few orders, too, for everyone from Blade to Dracula to Bloody Mary (DC's Helix series written by Garth Ennis) herself.
Some of the better entries that didn't win but were a lot of fun to read anyway, included:
Roy Rogers -- Rawhide Kid
Four Horsemen -- Apocalypse
Mai Tai -- Thor (get it?)
Shoiley Temple -- Machine man (get it?)
Dancing Leprechaun -- Puck (I know Puck's not really a Leprechaun, or even a dwarf, if you believe that old ALPHA FLIGHT tale, but this entry, from our own Jon (MONKEY MAN) Sukarangsan, cracked us up
Absolut Mandarin -- Iron Man
Vodka Red Bull -- X2's Nightcrawler (no, the drink itself isn't so funny, but entrant Tom Harrington's explanation certainly was)
Purple Passion -- Jessica Jones
Car Bomb -- Punisher
Sex on the Beach -- Namor and Sue Storm
Flaming Dr. Pepper -- Human Torch
Comfortable Pirate -- Corsair (any Corsair mention makes me happy)
Brain Hemorrage (Brainiac, and also Professor X, who was also suggested for a Mind Eraser, as was Wolverine and...hmm, this is getting confusing)
Guinness -- Banshee (also, Screaming Orgasm)
Alabama Slammer -- Cannonball (Sam Guthrie, but it was also suggested for Gambit, because, as it was explained, "he's nailing Rogue and she's from the South")
Rocky Mountain Bear Fucker -- T.C. from PREACHER (I've never heard of the shot but the choice of character was funny, anyway)
Slippery Nipple -- Iceman
Kamikaze -- Thunderbord (John Proudstar)
Manhattan (Dr. Manhattan and/or Spider-Man)
Suffering Bastard -- Batman (another drink I'd never heard of, which was one of my judging qualifications)
Harvey Wallbanger -- Mikaal Tomas (funny for the explanation and just for the sheer obscurity of choices)
Mudslide -- Sandman
Sloe Dog -- Flash (when he wants to slow down, of course)
Grasshopper -- Iron Fist
Cerebral Hemorrage -- Ultimate Iron Man
White Russian -- Omega Red (also, Black Widow)
Scotch and water, hold the Scotch -- Aquaman
Orange juice, extra pulp, not from concentrate -- Superman
Jaeger Bomb -- Nitro
There were lots of other good entries, too, these are just some of 'em.
And now, the five winners (in random order):
1: Sex on the Beach -- Flex Mentallo (courtesy of Jason Wright, Atlanta, GA)
2: Zombie -- Brother Voodoo (courtesy of Will Harris, Chesapeake, VA)
3: Remo-Martin XO -- Rom "What else would the Spaceknight drink but Brandy?" (courtesy of Malachi Kenney, playing right into my old affection for Rom, whether he knew it or not)
4: Cement Mixer -- Clayface (courtesy of J.C. Ciesielski, Bridgeville, PA)
5: Harvey Wallbanger -- Juggernaut (courtesy of Kep!, High Point, NC)
Thanks again, everyone! And all you students, keep your eye out for another new contest going live on Tuesday, January 20.
/chris ryall
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