What happens when the biggest names in villainy collide in the Awesome Arena? You have one of the greatest tournaments in the history of comics! If you thought that the Tournament of Champions was good, wait until you see what we've got in store for you this time! The Tournament of Evil will be kicking off on Monday, July 7th. There's a couple of changes to the rules from our previous tournament but it's all very easily to follow. As with most things ... Read More

After months of combat, the Awesome Arena has come to a close with it's Tournament of Champions. In the first ever tournament, we saw the greatest heroes in comics take to the arena and settle once and for all who was the most powerful character in comics and pop-culture. Ladies and gentlemen, a champion has emerged... It's been a pretty rough ride for Batman having been involved in battles with some of the best that the comic book world has to offer as ... Read More

This is it! It's all come down to the final battle between two of the DC heavyweights. Last week, Batman managed to round up the strength to defeat the God of Thunder in one of two massive upsets. Meanwhile, Green Lantern, much to the dismay of Taylor, defeated Superman and has marched forward to battle the Dark Knight here today. If you're wondering how we got here, take a peek at the full ladder for the Tournament of Champions (Here). Otherwise, let's ... Read More

Words can barely describe how crazy this past week in the Awesome Arena has been. First, we had Batman taking on Thor for the first spot in the Tournament of Champions finals and for an encore, Green Lantern took on Superman. Somehow, after a very close battle, the Dark Knight has prevailed over the God of Thunder by a single vote! It's hard to say if people were voting on this round with their minds or their hearts but one thing is ... Read More

In an effort to move things along at a slightly increased rate of speed, we'll be taking out two birds with one stone this week and deciding exactly which two heroes will be making their way into the Tournament of Champions final, which is kicking off next Monday. This is also a test for future tournaments as each week will probably be following this format for the Tournament of Evil as well as any other tournaments. More details on that soon. In ... Read More

While the last thing I want to do is shift the focus away from current Tournament of Champions, it's time to get at least a couple details set up for the next tournament on Panels of Awesome, the Tournament of Evil. Last week, I showed off a list of twenty-two DC villains that needed to be voted on to see which eight would make it into the tournament ladder. It's now time to introduce the twenty twenty-one Marvel villains, eight of which ... Read More

The Awesome Arena continues this week with the 12th round in the Tournament of Champions. In our battle last week, we saw Captain America and Green Lantern clash in the third round of the quarterfinals with Green Lantern narrowly defeating the star-spangled Avenger by ONE VOTE. Wondering what the current ladder looks like? Here's a peek. As for this week, it's a full-blown clash of the titans as Superman and Hulk meet for the last spot in the quarterfinals. Who moves on ... Read More

With the fists still flying in the Awesome Arena's Tournament of Champions, it might seem a little early to be getting things ready for the next tournament we've got planned. Then again, I'm impatient as hell and this will not only make for a much better ladder next time but allows for a little bit more reader participation. Not to mention, I'll be nice to get this out of the way so that I have less work to do later. Hooray for ... Read More