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Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:35 -0400

megakato: A sketch concept of WW for something I’ll hopefully...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:15 -0400

A sketch concept of WW for something I’ll hopefully fully render something of the sort the near fuuuuutttuuureee. It’s like… Spartan…. flowery warrior thaang.
Wonder Woman you’re such a champ here’s a crown of flowers.

Anyway my display piece for the art table I’ll be at for Free Comic Book day at my favorite comic shop. I’ll be there with Silly and Jade.
At the table I’ll be there to help promote building an art community for the store and the surrounding area. Plans shall be to hold workshops for comic and art related things at the store! Busay, busay. We’re trying to get as many local artist to participate as much as we can : ).

Happy Free Comic Book Day and may the fourth be with you, errone!

hello-deano: “It’s not his powers, it’s not his costume, it’s...

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:51:06 -0400

hello-deano:

“It’s not his powers, it’s not his costume, it’s not his heritage. It’s that, unlike his myriad counterparts, he has more faith is us than we have in ourselves […] that faith elevates and redeems the human race.

Notice how the men and women of Superman’s world, from Perry White to Jimmy Olsen to even the loutish Steve Lombard, have so clearly been fortified with Superman’s courage and reverence for truth and life. And most important, watch how Superman achieves his ultimate victory - not with a swing of his invulnerable first but with a gift of understanding. In every fight, Superman punches when he must and grapples when he has to, but at the end of every battle, he wins his best and most decisive victories when he allows his foes to see their world - our world - through his eyes.

When Superman, without a second’s hesitation, takes time from his world-building feats to embrace and comfort a suicidal young girl. When he tells her, “you’re much stronger than you think you are”, they become the most moving words we have ever read in Superman history. And they are perfect because they reveal, in one sentence, the fundamental secret of Superman and why we love him so:

Gods achieve their power by encouraging us to believe in them.

Superman achieves his power by believing in us.”

Mark Waid, 2008

Wonder Woman by Pen-umbra.

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:29 -0400

Wonder Woman by Pen-umbra.

geekeryandhockey: contagiouscostuming: 95% done with my armor...

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:49 -0400

geekeryandhockey:

contagiouscostuming:

95% done with my armor set for Hippolyta! All the main pieces are finished, it just needs the lion details for the calves and the harpy for the front.

HOLY. SHIT.

“This was a new idea, down to the hair color. I knew people...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:04:52 -0400

“This was a new idea, down to the hair color. I knew people would want to talk about my hair color. It was going to be a thing. […] Zack told me he didn’t hire me to play someone else. He hired me to play Lois Lane. It’s a whole re-imagining.” — Amy Adams [x]

eschergirls: ami-angelwings: A single panel comic created by...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:41 -0400

eschergirls:

ami-angelwings:

A single panel comic created by York University students Jane Kim, Shayna Lauer, Helén Marton to raise awareness about sexual assault and combat victim blaming.

Article from the Toronto Star about it here.

This sounds like a good campaign, and taking a different tactic to raising awareness and getting people’s attention, hopefully people get the message and don’t just laugh it off.

I know the obvious point is “it would be ridiculous if Superman was blamed because he wore tights right? So why are we blaming rape victims by what they wore?” But, I think using Superman is also really powerful, because (besides the use of him in tights to send the message about clothing) it shows that no matter how physically powerful you are, or if you’re a man, you can still be assaulted. The clothing message is the obvious one, but by using a powerful superhero icon, there’s also the messages about not victim blaming people by speculating on if they could have fought back, or inventing ways of how they could have fought back (and therefore should have) or “but you’re so much bigger than them”, “why didn’t you try to escape?”, or that you must believe somebody has to be “weak” to be a victim of sexual assault (either claiming they must have wanted it because they’re not that “weak”, or insisting that they are because they were assaulted).

And if we can believe Superman can be assaulted, then maybe we can believe the non-powered people we meet IRL when they say so too.

I wanted to share this because it’s about superheroes, feminism and using superheroes to get a really important message out.