Super Hero...Super Lame

[IPostedWhat]

question: ive seen IPW and a couple other ppl on here upload pictures that i assume they did on photoshop, i got the photoshop part down but how do you get them to post in the thread?

I created an account for free on Photobucket, and I upload my pics there. Then I just post them on here using the Insert Image Tab at the top.

 

[IPostedWhat]

THE ORIGIN

About 12 years ago, Tony Chargin, now the executive vice president of GMW creative affairs, was home for Thanksgiving when he asked his nephews if they wanted to go outside and toss around the football -- but they weren't into it.

Chargin began to think about the disconnect between professional sports leagues and generations of young fans growing up in the digital age. What would make a kid today interested in a sport he or she wasn't already fascinated with?

Chargin turned to his own childhood, when he was obsessed with superheroes, and had this brainstorm: Turn each team in a pro sports league into its own unique character, and there's your entry point.

Stan Lee, the legendary former president of Marvel Comics, joined the effort about seven years ago. They first took the idea to the NFL, only to walk away from a deal with the League, according to Baratta. The reason? The NFL wanted to cast active players as the superheroes, something the creators felt had obvious pitfalls because you can't always anticipate the mistakes and poor judgments of real people.

"At the time," recalled Baratta, "they wanted to center it around Michael Vick."

Whoops.

There is more about the whole thing in this link:

The NHL Guardian Project origin story: Behind the scenes of hockey's most controversial new marketing effort - Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

There's a new sheriff in town? Really???

GIFSoup

 

[trev0914]

more logical redwing.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

There is more about the whole thing in this link:

The NHL Guardian Project origin story: Behind the scenes of hockey's most controversial new marketing effort - Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

 

[Automattic]

more logical redwing.

HA! You should use that for your avatar.

 

[IPostedWhat]

The Coyote is a drifter and he is happiest when wandering the desert country he calls home. The Coyote is human in appearance with a noticeably feral attitude. He has extremely long retractable claws on his hands and a set of teeth with unusually sharp canines. His outfit is reminiscent of a mysterious plains drifter complete with a huge duster that flows behind him as he moves. He possesses the power of summoning in that he can bring forth a pack of coyotes from the void in his coat. He can also fire cactus quills from inside his coat as well. He has the power to conjure up the spirits of the earth and his ancestors in order to get advice as well as to get help when needed.

The Coyote is very adaptable; he easily survives and even thrives in 130-degree heat as well as -60 degree cold. He's a mysterious multifaceted character that, although he doesn't always show it, is as dependable as the Phoenix heat

 

[IPostedWhat]

Wow, I have no words for the amount of fail that is The Coyote.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Wow, I have no words for the amount of fail that is The Coyote.

A drifter who can withstand extreme heat as well as the coldest of colds? Sounds like they have him set up perfectly for the move back to Winnipeg.

 

[IPostedWhat]

He possesses the power of summoning in that he can bring forth a pack of coyotes from the void in his coat. He can also fire cactus quills from inside his coat as well.

What would happen if he went to a bar to play some darts and he accidently throws out the wolf pack from his coat?

And what the fuck is the deal with the T-Rex in the pic behind him? Is that supposed to be the "duster" that follows him?

 

[Automattic]

They should of just said "The Coyote. She is one broke bitch."

 

[IPostedWhat]

When they were handing out the powers to the Guardians, The Coyote must of been out back taking a piss.

 

[elocomotive]

From the Puck Daddy article...

"We are teasing this in a way that has no frame," said Baratta. "The truth is that I fully expect that when people understand the depth and the passion that we have to stay true to hockey while at the same time staying true to Stan Lee's fanboys, they're going to be blown away by the thought process that goes into this."....

So we're working with the teams to tailor these characters for their cities," said Baratta.

What does that mean? How about the Los Angeles Kings Guardian either raising his sword in celebration or slamming it down in anger during a home game, depending on what the team does on the ice?

Wow, what an insane level of depth. I would never be able to understand why he might do that if not for these elaborate back stories.

So are the NHL Guardians like a second tier of mascots for NHL teams? "These guys are not mascots," said Baratta, curtly.

They cheer and react to the team in the arena wearing funny costumes... Yeah, that's not at all like a mascot.

"Mascots are cute and cuddly and really for the very young fan. Superheroes are the kick-ass tough guys that represent the spirit of the team."

Yes, tough guys are always into super heroes. I remember back in high school when all the jocks were into super heroes and the nerds and dorks would make fun of them.

Many hockey fans have greeted this bold marketing initiative with clever ridicule or outright scorn, rhetorically pummeling these characters like a Marvel piñata on message boards, blogs and social media.

Well, not on THIS board at least.

Stan Lee, the legendary former president of Marvel Comics, joined the effort about seven years ago. They first took the idea to the NFL, only to walk away from a deal with the league, according to Baratta. The reason? The NFL wanted to cast active players as the superheroes...

OMG, why would the NFL want that? Just because it actually would relate to marketing the sport rather than something that connects to it? That football league thing is never gonna make any money.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

If I ever go to the Joe and see some cartoon dude on the video screen wearing red underwear prancing around and throwing hubcaps every time Henrik Zetterberg scores a goal, I just don't know what I'll do. Gordie Howe, Sid Abel, Ted Lindsey, Alex Delvecchio, Terry Sawchuk, Steve Yzerman, Nick Lidstrom... all that history, all that tradition, all that class and aura.... and it's going to be plastered over with some glorified Pokemon.

If my kid likes hockey, it's going to be because he/she likes playing the sport and watching the games. If your kids are interested in the games because every time The Blackhawk goes on a power play, his online Pikachu Blackhawk Guardian avatar gets double Guardian points in battles with his nerd friends, they are just going to watch the scores update on NHL.com while they play their online game.

Hey, maybe they should change Batman's costume, and every week he'll wear a different NHL team's logo! Instead of a Bat-signal, it'll be a St. Louis Blue's Nabisco Power Play Signal, and he will throw razor sharp Tampa Bay Lightning Spears! Then Stan Lee can lure NHL fans to his comic book world! Win-win!

 

[SLY]

The Avalanche has a problem with authority and hates being told what to do. Denver was originally a frontier town populated by gamblers and miners and as a result, the Avalanche has a deep-rooted gambler mentality. He's willing to take chances that most of the other Guardians wouldn't dare, not because he actually believes that he can accomplish the act in question, but simply because he wants to see if it's possible.

The Avalanche is frozen, more specifically; he's a giant piece of walking frozen rocky earth. He takes this form as a direct result of Denver's location at the base of the Rocky Mountains. To keep him frozen, the Avalanche has a cryogenic titanium suit and has the ability to freeze anything he touches. He has the super ability of cryokinesis, which allows him to control the frozen environment around him and he has the ability to induce an actual avalanche whenever he chooses, provided of course that conditions allow for it.

 

[SLY]

Colossus in a space suit?

 

[davnlaguna]

he has the ability to induce an actual avalanche whenever he chooses, provided of course that conditions allow for it

Yeah but the Kings can cause an earthquake with his sword.

 

[Dacks]

This is the worst rip-off yet. Usually they combine powers from other well-known superheroes (Cyclops with Iceman's abilities) but this is just Mr. Freeze, abilities AND weird glass head-dome.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

He can cause an avalanche, provided the conditions allow for it? What conditions? Does his superpower only work if it's cold, snowy, and he's on a mountainside? He'd better hope he doesn't ever have to fight any villains in Mississippi, he'd be useless.

 

[TiLoBrown]

He's probably no help to The Devil if he has to go to hell