I picked up a Wonder Woman graphic novel the other day and when I flipped through it, I found a element with a shocking resemblance to my own story in In Between Days.
Now Superficial and Wonder Woman have similar themes of mythological characters intermingling with the modern world. Both stories have the characters homes being in secret places, however, I DO NOT remember Wonder Woman's mythic island of Themiscyra being guarded by giant sharks like Blanca/Lamia does for the world of the gods in the Bermuda Triangle.
I don't know if this is a case of all great minds think alike. However, if it isn't, I would've at least appreciated a nod of acknowledgment from writer Gail Simone of DC Comics. I am really hurt! Moreso, I am afraid that when I finally print In Between Days, DC will sue me.
It's time I registered my work with the government. Some scripts are, but not all. Oh, an what's more: Wonder Woman brings home a man she plans to marry to mother...and he's an olive skinned blonde.
Comparing images below.
Wonder Woman Ends of the Earth Part 3 of 4 published in 2008
This issue of my comic was web published in 2007 and featured on Animation Nation
I just checked out a a fascinating graphic novel from my library called: The Photographer. It's about a Doctor Without Borders group knows as Medecins Sans Frontieres ( MSF) in the novel, who work in war torn Afghanistan during the 1986 conflict with the Soviets.
The story is told through sequential art with illustrations by Emmanuel Guibert and photographs by the late Didier Lefevre. Images are gripping and will often times make the reader cry or set the book down in horror and outrage, but there are glimmers of hope in the Photographer's pages as well. However, one still gets a sensation of guilt from U.S and former superpower hegemony and dependency theory.
Why must industrialized countries annex and or marginalize countries that are depended on for food and energy resources? It makes no sense to me now. Perhaps more life experience will provide an answer. There is one eye opener in the books introduction and that is the origin of Afghanistan's relationship with Osama Bin Laden.
Osama Bin Laden's father was a self-made man from Yemen who made his fortune on Saudi Arabia and developed a friendship with Saudi royal. Growing up with such a privileged background and obvious networking skills from his father, Osama became very influential. He used his inherited charisma and family wealth, Osama helped the Afghans fund a successful opposition to Soviet occupation. In return, the Afghans gave Bin Laden their friendship for being instrumental in the liberation of their country. Unfortunately, Bin Laden wouldn't drop the habit of forming and funding militias and now turns his miniature army towards any country he sees as a threat, including the U.S who helped him come to power in a short-sighted alliance bring down the Soviet Union. I guess the man hates super-powers of any kind no matter how reasonable and wishes them all to be eradicated. The paradox is, if Al Qaeda succeeds, Osama will becomes exactly the sort of power juggernaut he hates.
Enjoy these scans from The Photographer. i hope you pick up the book. It's a humbling story that will open the mind and suppress the practice of altierity.
Boyfriends can pull some pretty effective puppy faces when they know they are in trouble. Giermo gets a divine spanking from every goddess on earth in the final issue of In Between Days: Giermo, so he will pull plenty of them. However, those big reddish-brown eyes won't fool anybody, at least not until they reveal the sincerity everyone is searching for. I had a BF was was so darn cute, he could puppy face his way out o every conflict with me. I was very young then and that doesn't work on me nowadays. However, puppy faces are still cute, so in honor of BF manipulation and I am posting a few gems from cinema.
Enjoy!
Marcello Mastriani from Yesterday Today and Tomorrow.
Thiago Soares of the ballet, Sylvia. He played the villian Orion, but oh what a pleasant smile when he's out of character. Just perfect for a puppy face!
Finally Miguel. The ultimate puppyface manipulator!
I'm sure Ranma has sported a puppy face or two, but nothing is coming to mind right now. If anyone can think of any more puppy faces in the media, let me know!
Yuki-onna appears on snowy nights as a tall, beautiful woman with long hair. Her inhumanly pale or even transparent skin makes her blend into the snowy landscape (as famously described in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things). She sometimes wears a white kimono,[2] but other legends describe her as nude, with only her face and hair standing out against the snow.[3] Despite her inhuman beauty, her eyes can strike terror into mortals. She floats across the snow, leaving no footprints (in fact, some tales say she has no feet, a feature of many Japanese ghosts), and she can transform into a cloud of mist or snow if threatened.[4]
Kwaidan: The Yuki Onna ( Snow Woman)
Some legends say the Yuki-onna, being associated with winter and snowstorms, is the spirit of someone who perished in the snow.[5] She is at the same time beautiful and serene, yet ruthless in killing unsuspecting mortals. Until the 18th century, she was almost uniformly portrayed as evil. Today, however, stories often color her as more human, emphasizing her ghost-like nature and ephemeral beauty.[6] In many stories, Yuki-onna appears to travelers trapped in snowstorms, and uses her icy breath to leave them as frost-coated corpses. Other legends say she leads them astray so they simply die of exposure. Other times, she manifests holding a child. When a well-intentioned soul takes the "child" from her, they are frozen in place.[2] Parents searching for lost children are particularly susceptible to this tactic. Other legends make Yuki-onna much more aggressive. In these stories, she often invades homes, blowing in the door with a gust of wind to kill residents in their sleep (Some legends require her to be invited inside first.) What Yuki-onna is after varies from tale to tale. Sometimes she is simply satisfied to see a victim die. Other times, she is more vampiric, draining her victims' blood or "life force." She occasionally takes on a succubus-like manner, preying on weak-willed men to drain or freeze them through sex or a kiss.[2] Like the snow and winter weather she represents, Yuki-onna has a softer side. She sometimes lets would-be victims go for various reasons. In one popular Yuki-onna legend, for example, she sets a young boy free because of his beauty and age. She makes him promise never to speak of her, but later in life, he tells the story to his wife who reveals herself to be the snow woman. She reviles him for breaking his promise, but spares him again, this time out of concern for their children (but if he dares mistreat their children, she will return with no mercy. Luckily for him, he is a loving father).[6] In a similar legend, Yuki-onna melts away once her husband discovers her true nature.
Ugetsu
Lafcadio Hearn's version A long time ago, there lived two woodcutters, Minokichi and Mosaku. Minokichi was young and Mosaku was very old. One winter day, they could not come back home because of a snowstorm. They found a hut in the mountain and decided to sleep there. On this particular evening, Minokichi woke up and found a beautiful lady with white clothes. She breathed on old Mosaku and he was frozen to death. She then approached Minokichi to breathe on him, but stared at him for a while, and said, "I thought I was going to kill you, the same as that old man, but I will not, because you are young and beautiful. You must not tell anyone about this incident. If you tell anyone about me, I will kill you." Several years later, Minokichi met a beautiful young lady, named Oyuki (yuki = "snow") and married her. She was a good wife. Minokichi and Oyuki had several children and lived happily for many years. Mysteriously, she did not age. One night, after the children were asleep, Minokichi said to Oyuki: "Whenever I see you, I am reminded of a mysterious incident that happened to me. When I was young, I met a beautiful young lady like you. I do not know whether it was dream or she was a Yuki-onna..." After finishing his story, Oyuki suddenly stood up, and said "That woman you met was me! I told you that I would kill you if you ever told anyone about that incident. However, I can't kill you because of our children. Take care of our children... " Then she melted and disappeared. No one saw her again.
Mr. Bolle is going to be the model for Giermo in the final comic. I prefer a non-threatening physique with low to moderate pectorals with good strong legs.
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