"It's the most wonderful time....of the year!!!!"

That's right folks...FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK!!!!! And it wouldn't be a normal football season if I didn't do a pic to kick-off the new season! I was hoping to have this finished by opening weekend last week...but I'm still in the midst of the strangest art block I've ever had...it comes and goes when it pleases!

Fortunately, I was able to ride the wave to get this one finished! This year my team captain and MVP of my own OC's gets the nod, as it's none other than Nikki Vetter...formerly known as Diamond, now codenamed "Elite"!

For those of you that aren't football fans, she's wearing #1 which belongs to the Quarterback (the guy that throws the ball), Cam Newton. Cam Newton was the number one draft pick as well as rookie of the year last season, breaking nearly EVERY rookie record that was to be broken. Not only has he proven that he can throw the ball effectively, but he was a scoring threat with his feet, as he is a big (for a quarterback), fast guy that is very elusive!

Please, I implore you to watch this cool video set to the tune of Superman's theme! [link] Go ahead...I'll wait!

Pretty cool, huh? Notice how Cam would act like Superman opening his shirt whenever he would run one in for a touchdown. Well, that was the inspiration behind this drawing. I thought it would be cool to see Nikki do that with her symbiote and reveal the Diamond underneath...although that would've looked more like she was flashing folks! So, I showed her wearing a Cam Newton jersey underneath her symbiote! ...although I do like the idea of her doing this same pose sans jersey! She's my superwoman!!!

It's a new football year, and with a new year comes change. After being around for 16 years, the Panthers changed the design of their logo and the font that they use for the letters that spell out their name. You may notice that Nikki has some new details about her as well, from new lines in her symbiote, to more gadgets visible on her organic bits, to her pupil-less purple bionic right eye, to her new hairstyle (which is how I always meant for her hair to look like when worn in a ponytail), and of course with her new moniker. It was time to shake things up a bit with her design, as she was a bit plain. Although my block is so bad to where I can't even write a grocery list, I've been playing with the idea of even revamping her whole storyline up!

So what the Panthers lost the first game of the season...there's nowhere to go but up!!! This is my battle flag and I'm ready for another season of awesome action; I especially hope that my Panthers make it to the playoffs and on to the Super Bowl to finally win the big one!!! LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!

Sorry non-sports fans...now back to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress!

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Carolina Panthers Logo belongs to the NFL. Nikki "Elite" Vetter belong to me.