Nightmare Superman From Infinite Crisis

Check out Nightmare Superman from Infinite Crisis:

I hope this alternative version of the Man of Steel at least gets a one-shot special in the near future.

Women Wednesday: Poison Ivy Tree Poser

Yeah, I didn't post anything green for Saint Patrick's Day so consider this Poison Ivy as a way to make up for it:

Women Wednesday: Lady Liberty by Jeff Chapman

Lady Liberty by Jeff Chapman puts other busty super heroines in skimpy outfits to shame:

The Flash's TV Full Costume

Thanks to Blastr's Grant Gustin's full Flash costume has finally been revealed for the following picture:

I'm digging the classic chest logo and the lightning bolts down the side of his legs. However, his footwear appears to be a little off.

Women Wednesday: Mardi Gras at Superhero City

I finally managed to defeat the Mardi Gras raid at Superhero City that actually came out in 2013. I do like the cards that were given out as rewards since they featured some women like this Krewe of Sins card:

Yeah, I know this year's Fat Tuesday was yesterday but Mazikeen actually had her own Superhero City card last year for the Mardi Gras raid:

My favorite Mardi Gras card features Trixie:

The Flash's TV Mask

I dig the lightning bolt on The Flash's tv mask (photo courtesy of Comics Alliance):

Too bad the red is so dark but that's a minor complaint. I also think the chin guard makes sense.

Women Wednesday: Wings of Truth

The cover of Birds of Prey #28 from DC Comics features Artemis (Strix), Bluebelle (Batgirl), Warbler (Black Canary) and Eagle (Condor) aka the Wings of Truth in Gothtopia:

Obviously, Eagle is the only one able to fly while the women ride motorcycles (notice that Artemis rides with Bluebelle):

I would like to see an ongoing Gothtopia series just to see more women on motorcycles.

Goodnight To Ghostbuster Egon

Harold Ramis will forever be Egon from Ghostbusters to me. He passed away earlier today at the age of sixty-nine.

Superman Strawberry Candy Cane

I picked up the Superman Strawberry Candy Cane the same time I picked up the Batman Blue Raspberry candy cane. It too was forty cents and a leftover from the Christmas season. The Man of Steel is wearing his red trunks. His right fist continues to the side of the box.

The back also has a cool holiday decoration that can be cut out

The actual wrapper is clear with the familiar red and yellow S shield. Superman is written underneath that in red and yellow.

Batman Blue Raspberry Candy Cane

I actually picked up the Batman Blue Raspberry Candy Cane a few weeks ago when the Christmas merchandise was still on clearance. Originally, it was a dollar but I got it for forty cents. Batman is featured in his classic blue and gray costume. His right hand (our left) is actually on the side of the box.

The back has a cool holiday decoration that can be cut out:

The candy cane is wrapped in clear cellophane with the classic yellow oval bat symbol and Batman written in red.

Superman Chained Birthday Card 2014

My forty-ninth birthday was on Thursday, February 13th and I received a Superman chained birthday card from my mother and younger sister. The card cost $3.34 at the local Walmart and was produced by Hallmark. I actually picked it out myself since they didn't have very many superhero birthday cards to choose from (the other one was a lame Spider-Man birthday card). Superman is wearing his classic costume instead of the New 52 version. The front of the Superman chained birthday card features the upper part of him wearing chains:

The inside front features the a full figure of the Man of Steel in chains with pull tabs from the chin down to reveal a hidden picture while the opposite side features the text:

Here is what the revealed picture looks like along with the right side pull tabs open:

Here is the same picture looks like along with the left side pull tabs open:

The top of the back features Superman flying along with the S shield almost in the center:

The envelope is the same as the one I got last year with the retro Marvel Comics birthday card:

King Triton's Mermaids At Superhero City

Superhero City started a stat challenge for Valentine's Day that pits three sexy mermaids against their father, King Triton:

I love the fact that the mermaids include a blonde, a brunette and a redhead:

King Triton really doesn't stand a chance against the three beautiful mermaids:

So far, I have six Triton's Daughters cards and one King Triton card.

Happy Valentine's Day 2014 From Superhero City

Even though Superhero City is sunsetting, they are still celebrating Valentine's Day by offering a free card. Here is the banner for the offer:

This year's special Valentine's Day card is Distracting Defense and the masked lady sitting on the heart-shaped love seat is very distracting:

Shame that she isn't wearing bra and panties with the Superhero City logo.

Countdown To Valentine's Day Minus One: Women of DC Comics Lace String Bikini Panties

Today is my forty-ninth birthday so I thought I would post something that I like seeing my girlfriends wearing. Yes, I'm not married and not currently seeing anyone seriously. The Women of DC Comics lace string bikini panties are available with Batgirl, Supergirl and Wonder Woman logos:

Batgirl logo women's lace string bikini panty

Supergirl logo women's lace string bikini panty

Wonder Woman logo women's lace string bikini panty

I can't really say which one is my favorite for I like to give them all to those special ladies in my life for Valentine's Day. They don't always model them for me mind you but it's the thought that counts.

Colossal Madness At Superhero City

Superhero City is celebrating the Super Bowl by running a Colossal Madness: Tug of War contest (I picked Cavalry's Charge):

My character, Shadow Avenger, hit level 450 earlier.

Animal Instinct Cards At Superhero City

I'm still playing Superhero City and will be until the final day. Earlier this week, the online game released a set of Animal Instinct cards. Here is the banner:

The Animal Instinct cards include Animal Attack, Supremium Claws and Attack of the Feet (the artwork for all three feature women):

They had a very limited edition Chinese New Year card but they went quickly and I missed it.

Jesse Eisenberg Set To Play Lex Luthor

Wow, according to Warner Bros. Casts a Surprise Lex Luthor and Alfred for Superman/Batman, Jesse Eisenberg is set to play Lex Luthor. Here he is at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in 2011:

The same article states that Jeremy Irons is set to play Alfred in the same movie.

Women Wednesday: Catbird vs Catwoman

Catwoman #27 is another story set in Gothtopia. Here is the cover featuring Catbird:

Catbird battles Catwoman in a very weird dream sequence:

Vending Machine Superman S Shield Pencil Top Eraser

I tried my luck at the local vending machine dedicated to pencil top erasers featuring superhero symbols from DC Comics. I picked up two more Batman pencil top erasers along with a Superman S shield pencil top eraser. I can't say that I'm really super impressed with this one because it actually comes in three parts: the thick red base with two holes, a super thin yellow layer and a thin red S cutout with two pegs. As you can tell from the pictures below, the two layers do not mesh well with the base (yes, I tried squeezing them together in hopes of a tighter seam but it didn't happen)

Sad News For Superhero City Fans

I went to play Superhero City earlier and found this:

The second thing I noticed was that the name of the game had officially changed from Superhero City to Supreme Hero City (the game was rebranded last summer when Capital Games took it over). I did some digging on the forum and found Final Days of Supreme Hero City with the following announcement:

Heroes,

Beginning Thursday January 23, 2014 Supreme Hero City will begin the process of sunsetting. This will culminate in a total game / server shutdown sometime after Thursday March 27, 2014.

PvP events will continue to run thru February 13, 2014, after which the game will remain live for at least another 6 weeks.

If you have any questions regarding what this means to your account you may send in a support ticket and we will work to get you the answers you need. You can also check our Terms of Service and Digital Serve agreements for quicker answers.

That was the business end of the message, now onto what we mean…

For almost 5 long years this "City" has been alive, thriving in a way that has made other gaming companies envious. We are simply overwhelmed by the connections we have with you, we are often left speechless by your passion and dedication to this little project that was started so many years ago, with such a simple and modest goal. Never intending to redefine the facebook gaming space, we did. Never seeking to change the rules by which success would be measured for core games in the social space, we did.

The good, the bad, the mediocre… it all had a profound impact on us, our game and our relationships with you, the player.

Remember…

Raids, animated boss fights, Mascots, the old UI, Diffuser cubes, attack orbs, Zigonian Invasion, the catastrophic total game shutdown of 2010 (we mean ninjas, yeah ninja attack!,) SHC Labs, foil animated cards, holiday events…. SO MANY HOLIDAY EVENTS!!!! League wars, Brawls, Duels, Shadow Knight shuffle introduction, the "winning" defense card, "off-facebook" site, IGC scandal, load outs, City Mastery, Donut Challenge, avatar make-over, stat-challenges, LW Rings, Final Judgement's Snack Bar, Astronicus, Angela vs. Angela, Direct SKS purchases, Sin City, The Foundry, Achievement introduction (took down the game with that one,) gifting limits, weapons, equipment, costume contests, masquerade balls, Haxxor's antics, sexy Haxxor antics, old support ticket email address (ugh), MP Lottery (Shadow slots,)

The entire team at Klicknation / Bioware / Capital Games had a vested interest Superhero City. We lived and died by this game. It would be difficult to overstate the importance Superhero City has in our company's lore and learnings. It is you, the players, that brought so many of those lessons to light, that brought so much complexity and thoughtfulness to the game that we had to step-up our commitment. Lost weekends, holidays, consistent 12, 14, 16 hour days… all because we, like you, were passionate about this City and never wanted to see it decline.

With the landscape of Facebook gaming in an ever-constant state of flux and the state of online gaming growing at a blinding pace we regretfully have to call this chapter just about closed (we're giving you about 9 more weeks to play with your accounts.) We are taking all of the lessons learned, the experiences had, and moving them into our next project. We will build a better, more engaging product the likes of which the world has never seen. And we have you to thank for that.

Enjoy the final weeks, we've put just about everything on sale and hope that you all get a chance to purchase that card you've always wanted and battle your friends (and foes) one last time.

That about does it for the "official" post. Look for some of our team members to make personal posts in the coming days / weeks. We are fraught with emotions, and as they cool down we certainly will want to share some more of our experiences and memories with all of you.

Thank you all,

LucifersDaddy 

Women Wednesday: Bluebelle and Daybreak

Batgirl #27 (March 2014) is another Gothtopia-related story.

In this issue, Barbara Gordon aka Bluebelle teams up with Daybreak:

I have to wonder why she is called Bluebelle when she has a bat-symbol on her chest. Shouldn't she be called Bluebat or Batbelle?