We’ve got a winner in last week’s Bat-Libs II contest! The winner gets a Dark Knight Rises Funko POP! Batman figure, courtesy Superheroden.com.

First, the runners-up. The first comes courtesy dasbookpimp:

It is a cheap time in Gotham City. Koalas run rampant through the streets. Absent for years, the time has come for the Batman to rise and prevent his greatest enemy from sending the people of Gotham. Aiding the hero in his quest is a cast of characters including Catwoman, Commissioner Gordon, and Phil.

Ah yes, those dark days when koalas threatened the people of Gotham, and Batman had to call upon his greatest ally: Phil.

Next we have one from BubbaShelby, who chronicles the Gotham Religious Riots of 2003, when the Quakers fought for the city block by block with the Mormons, who were led by their current standard bearer:

It is a grouchy time in Gotham City. Quakers run rampant through the streets. Absent for years, the time has come for the Batman to rise and prevent his greatest enemy from probing the people of Gotham. Aiding the hero in his quest is a cast of characters including Catwoman, Commissioner Gordon, and Mitt Romney.

And finally here’s the winning entry by Joshua Raymond:

It is a surreal time in Gotham City. Sea monkeys run rampant through the streets. Absent for years, the time has come for the Batman to rise and prevent his greatest enemy from massaging the people of Gotham. Aiding the hero in his quest is a cast of characters including Catwoman, Commissioner Gordon, and Abraham Lincoln.

I’m pretty sure Batman actually did team up with Lincoln once in the comics…probably sometime in the fifties. There was some weird crap going on back then.

Also, it’s kind of a dick move for Batman to prevent his enemy from giving massages to the people of Gotham. After everything they’ve been through, what with being conquered by Mumbly Joe and having a nuclear weapon detonated six miles from the city which must have given radiation sickness to thousands, they could use a rub-down.

So I’ve made my choices for the three runners-up and grand prize winner for the Joker contest. Before we go further, I want to thank Figure of the Day for donating the Joker figure!

This was an interesting contest to judge. I feel like I learned a lot about many of you – in particular, your fondness for farts. (more…)

In celebration of their two-day sale of the Arkham Asylum Play Arts Kai Batman and Joker starting tonight (March 13, technically) at 3amET/12amPT, Figure of the Day has graciously offered up a Play Arts Joker as a contest prize here at PGPoA! (Read a review here.)

So here’s how to enter: Post a comment below in which you invent a funny new Batman villain. I don’t want you to try to pitch some serious grim ‘n gritty supervillain – I want something so goofy it makes me laugh (although, feel free to pitch an over-the-top grim ‘n gritty supervillain based on something ridiculous, like a serial killer who’s obsessed with Don’t Let the Pigeon Ride the Bus or something).

Then I’ll pick my favorites. Three runners-up will get a Poe Prize; one grand prize winner will receive the Play Arts Joker! (more…)