Early Drawings

Although I know I'm no artist here are my first attempts at drawing Silverlight. On the left you see her while she is a regular princess and on the right is when she is on the road. The colors didn't come out when I scanned but the primary colors for the sketch on the left is grey and pink and on the right it is brown and green.

                                                     

Wonder Woman 604

                                                                  

       This issue really struck at my heart strings. I was saddened to a great extent as the battle that Wonder Woman faced was against the being who killed her mother. The issue commences with his introduction and Wonder Woman discovering this charred being used to be a regular man or at very least a being in a human's body. He was a soldier who was hired by governments to kill and torture. He murdered so many people and didn't even think twice about it. He liked killing. However, one day his plans go askew and the friends and family of those he killed capture him. He is torturned and lit on fire but right before he dies he makes a deal with an evil being that if he can kill all the Amazonians he will be returned to his former self. He takes the offer and does a good job at killing those beings.  Wonder Woman and he fight an epic battle. The charred being wraps her in the famous lasso, however, Wonder Woman discovers that fire hurts him. She is willing to die in the fire with him but her mother saves her as she has been in the fire all that while.  Her mother finishes the battle for her and Wonder Woman lives. Wonder Woman quickly gathers her senses and wants to capture the rest of the evil crew but they fly away. Although, what she has suffered is great Wonder Woman ends her day happily as she learns to  fly and for a split second she has hope.       
         This issue was a real emotional one. Wonder Woman suffers a lot of grief meeting her deceased mother and having to fight the charred being who murdered her is no small feat but she does it. I felt the intensity  of the entire issue and felt myself rooting for Wonder Woman. The next issue does not come out until late December and though the project will be over I know Ill get that issue as well.

Wonder Woman issue 603

                                                      
 This issue of The All-New Wonder Woman was pretty intense. She has finally escaped from those who are trying to capture her, however, when they meet up with the mercenaries who are to help them find their new safe haven they find that they are all dead. Wonder Woman sees that it has happened quite recently and so she searches for the culprits only to find that they are these evil looking harpies. She starts this epic battle but the other Amazonians can't see these harpies so she is left to fend for herself. These evil harpies steal her soul and send her to the underworld and Wonder Woman discovers that Hades has been missing for quite sometime and that the underworld is in utter chaos. Charon the man who usually escorts the souls into the underworld informs her of all the happenings in that world and tells her she needs to fight Cerberus to escape the underworld.  She meets up with the Harpies again and defeats them but when she meets up with Cerberus (the three headed dog) he simply just bows down to her. When she finally escapes the underworld and returns the  men who were following her have caught up as she was in a deep slumber when all this was happening. The men, however, make a deal with her that if she meets their boss that they will let the other Amazonians go. She agrees. The other Amazonians go and she meets the evil being that killed her mother. They are  to fight.

                                                              

     This issue illuminated a lot of issues. It basically showed how everything in regards to this Ancient Greek world is in utter chaos. If the underworld is in bad shape one can only imagine how the other gods are faring. Yet, I can't help but think about all the plot holes this issue has. For one, why couldn't these men have finished off Wonder Woman when she was asleep? Why did they wait for her to wake up? If the evil boss man was really this evil then why would he give Wonder Woman such an opportunity? I just thought that part was pretty comical. Overall, though the issue did help foreshadow the utter chaos that is about to ensue. I can't wait for the next issue.
                                                                     
In addition, if some of you aren't really aware of the awesome  might of Wonder Woman or can't really envision what she is capable of check this clip out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsS1MPnA-vs&feature=related

Women in Comic Books

      In class a topic that is constantly being conversed about is whether the depiction of women in comics is a good one. In the early Wonder Woman, although she is saving the day she is constantly swooning over her love. Why couldn't the writers just depict her as this sole hero like Schuster did Superman? Why did she need a love interest that seemed to inspire all heroic actions?In Fantastic Four, Susan (Invisible Woman) plays let's say for a lack of a better word a silent role. Although, she has all these amazing powers her contribution to the group is that of nurturer. I find her ability to be invisible, build force fields, and throw back energy to be much better than that of Mr. Fantastic's stretching ability then why was she thrown in the background?  In X-Men, Jean might have had an aggresive role more so when she was the Phoenix but this is seen as a bad thing as she is soon taken down by the team. Why is that the comic world which normally plays a progressive role in discussing today's issues is so behind in the depiction of women?
      In my paper I plan to delve into the role of women in comics. How are women depicted as a whole in the world of comics taking the good and bad as we have only just touched on but a few comics? Why are women depicted in such a way? How does this affect the comic book reader?  Has there been any progression? Before this class I did not even think about the depiction of women in comics, however, as the comic book world is looking to revamp itself and gain more readers would changing the way they depict women have them gain many more readers? What I mean is if women were to be depicted in a more positive light couldn't they gain a much bigger audience? These are but a few questions I hope to answer and research.

What makes a Superhero?

                                                                             

 Lately I've been debating the subject on what makes a superhero. The other day a few friends and I had a heated debate about what makes a superhero super. A lot of my friends immediately jumped to the conclusion that it was their special powers that made a person  a superhero, however, when I thought about my favorite superheroe I did not so much think it was their powers but more so their character. My favorite superhero is Superman the most powerful superhero known to man and it is not his power that  make him my favorite superhero but more so his "farm boy" values. He stands up for what is right no matter what and he has the best moral compass amongst all the superheroes.

    

           In additon, many famous superheroes don't have superpowers. Two famous superheroes without powers are  Batman and Green Arrow. However, when bringing these two characters into the picture I don't think my argument stands. When I think about them I don't think it is their character that makes them super because though they both have strong characters I would not put them on the same level as Superman or even on the same playing field. So then I'm back where I started. So what makes a superhero you guys?

My Super Hero- Silver Light

Hey Guys! So I've been working on my own superhero as of late. Here is the basic skeleton. I'm hoping to have some sketches on by early this week and am also hoping to have at least one comic strip up as well. Please comment.

Silverlight

Abilities

·         Creation and Manipulation of Fire

·         Super Strength

·         Super Speed

Origin Story

Silverlight was once the Crown Princess Josephine. Her family ruled over the proud and noble house of Fierca. Her kingdom was one of peace and prosperity until the day her exiled uncle came knocking on her door leading an army of hundreds of thousands of beings from the underworld. Her father’s army did not stand a chance and as the fight came to a close it was only her and her father who remained. Her father has her go through the secret passage in the castle beseeching her to go seek her mother. He fights of the evil beasts long enough to see her go safely. He dies at the hands of his brother.

 Crown Princess Josephine does not go to the safe haven her mother can provide but seeks vengeance for her father. She has distinctive features and can not simply go around her nation as her normal self so her family after hundreds of years of practicing security measures for the royal household created necklaces that changes a person’s appearance while wearing it. While wearing her plain molten rock necklace and activating it with her fire she can change her appearance.  No one outside royal families know how what the real Firecan appearance is so when she takes off her necklace to do a heroic deed no one has inkiling of who she is.  She goes on many adventures in her quest for revenge and quickly changes into her battle attire when trouble calls.

Origin of Powers

Josephine was born with her powers. The Royal families in her world all have some sort of power and are defined by that power. Her grandmother who was Fiercan married into the Poderoso clan and her children gained the powers of Strength and Speed. Although, her father married into the Iglean clan neither Josephine or her brother have demonstrated any ability to manipulate water. The Royal families in this world have had these abilities for as far back as they can remember it is a part of who they are.

Silverlight’s Physical Description                       

Before Transformation

·         15                                                                           

·         Brown Hair ----- Removal of Necklace her hair is Silver

·         Green Eyes---- Removal of Necklace her eyes are Pink

·         Tan skin

·         5’7

The Incredbiles

            The Incredibles a Pixar creation came out in 2004. I was 14 at the time and it became and still is my favorite animated movie.              The Incredibles is a movie about a family with supernatural abilities. The protagonist Robert Parr ( Mr. Incredible) has superstrength and a heightened resistance to harm. His wife Helen Parr (Elastigirl) can stretch her body and shape it to whatever form she wants it to have. Their eldest child Violet Parr has the ability to turn invisible and create spherical force fields. Dashiell Parr is their second child and his supernatural ability is superspeed. Jack Jack Parr the youngest seemingly has limitless supernatural abilities.
             The movie follows Robert Parr and his utter frustration at having to have to give up his hero persona. There was a time when his wife and he use to save the day in the city of Municiberg but after many lawsuit of bystanders claiming they were hurt due to their doings they have to give up their jobs as superheroes. Time goes by and in those years Robert and Helen Parr grow their family and have relocated to Metroville. Robert Parr looks to be having a horrible time living a life where he has to work a 9 to 5 job and come home to his three children. He does not feel fulfilled and it also appears that, that is causing a rift between his wife and he. He eventually loses his job as he loses his temper with his boss for not letting him save the day as he has been doing undercover.
          However, he is unable to tell his wife as he is offered a large sum of money by a mysterious woman who wants him to stop a robot in a remote island. It ends up being all part of the supervillain's plan Syndrome who used to be Robert Parr's sidekick and who was taking his revenge out on Robert for denying him as his sidekick all those years before. It ends up taking all the Parr family and Robert's best friend Frozone to defeat Syndrome and his robot Omnidroid. In the end, the family becomes closer together and Robert feels rejuvenated. 
            In recently reading Fantastic Four, I can not help but see the amount of similarities these two families have. Mr. Incredible's powers remind me a lot of the Thing. Elastigirl appears to have a lot of the leadership abilities and the supernatural abilities of Mr.Fantastic. Violet has a lot of the abilities of the Invisible Woman. Dash does not have the same abilities of the Human Torch but their mischvieous personalities are also very similar. In addition, one can not miss the family aspect that both superhero families have. It appears the superheroes of today can not escape the influence of yesterday's superheroes.
            The storyline also reminded me a lot of Watchmen due to the whole idea of the government hiding the superheroes as the public no longer wants them a part of their lives. The characters then getting utterly frustrated trying to find a new way to live and "fit" in.
             The movie is an absolute joy to watch and one I totally recommend. If you haven't seen it go check it out.