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Character Spotlight: Jalissa, Kirklynn & Alexus
From the online webcomic The Dog Years, meet Jalissa, Kirklynn and Alexus! After a knock-down drag out fight with her significant other, Jalissa is feeling down. Kirklynn and Alexus do their best to try to cheer her up. And by best? I mean absolute worst. Visit The Dog Years website to read more about these flamboyant characters! |
Posted on 03/29/10 @ 11:04 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Lee Wagstaff
From Zuda's online comic Bayou, meet Lee Wagstaff. Lee's a young girl living with her sharecropper father in Charon, Mississippi during the Great Depression. Charon is a strange place full of pain, magic, misery and delight. And Lee, no more than eight or nine, manages to endure or enjoy whatever the tiny town sees fit to bless or curse her with. Visit the Bayou website to read more about Lee and the amazing world that artist Jeremy Love has created. |
Posted on 03/29/10 @ 10:53 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Miranda Mercury
From the Archaia Studios Press comic series The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury, meet Miranda Mercury! Join Miranda and her loyal assistant Jack Warning as they embark on a mysterious quest involving the Riddle of the Rebel Ronin! Five scans after the jump![Read More] |
Posted on 03/29/10 @ 10:41 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Cecilia Reyes
From Marvel's Uncanny X-Men, meet Cecilia Reyes. Don't remember her? Let's see what Wikipedia has to say...
"Cecilia Reyes decided to become a doctor when her father was gunned down in front of her as a child, and she was unable to do anything to help him. The X-Men tried recruiting her when it was discovered that she was a mutant, but Reyes had no interest in being a superhero. However, when Operation: Zero Tolerance, a government-backed anti-mutant task force, targeted her, she was forced to join forces with the X-Man Iceman and other mutants to escape New York City and track down Bastion, Operation Zero Tolerance's leader."
Cecilia's first experience with the X-Men was a bit rocky, but she managed to earn the respect and admiration of the team. Five scans after the jump. Welcome to the X-Men, Cecilia...you know the rest!
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Posted on 03/29/10 @ 01:20 AM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Arisa Hines
From Dark Horse's Perhapanauts, meet Arisa Hines! She's one hell of a telepath and the reluctant team leader of a group of "special" government agents. She's also studied extensively in the field of bad-ass. Six scans beneath the cut.[Read More] |
Posted on 03/28/10 @ 10:04 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Jasmine Callihan
From Bad Kitty: Catnipped, meet Jasmine Callihan! I'll let Tokyopop set the stage.
"Trouble seems to follow aspiring detective Jasmine Callihan. Or maybe it's that Jas (who apparently never learned what Curiosity did to the Cat) follows trouble. All Jas wanted to do today was hang out with her pals (and her superfantastico boyfriend, but, shh, don't tell The Thwarter, aka, her dad, who's trying to keep her under permanent lockdown). Simple. Straight forward. But catastrophe was lurking. First Jas stumbles upon a school mate's lost purse. Then there's the jewelry store heist, the wrongly accused man, the clueless cops, the seven words that destroy her relationship and…well, before she knows it, Jas has got a lot more than brunch on her plate. Now it's up to her, and her mega-cool crew, Roxy, Polly and Tom, to catch the thief. It won't be easy—not with Jas' cousin Alyson and her Evil Hench Twin Veronique tagging along for the ride and having to elude the Thwarter with his All-Seeing Eye. Oh, and her heart breaking into a million tiny pieces. Trying to right wrongs and have brunch with a hot guy shouldn't be this taxing, should it?"
Three scans after the jump![Read More] |
Posted on 03/28/10 @ 09:18 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Boy
From Vertigo's The Invisibles, meet Boy! Boy, a former member of the NYPD, has left the only life she has ever known in order to avenge her brother and bring down the Outer Church. During a quiet moment of reflection, Boy focuses on the events that have led her down her current path. Six scans beneath the cut.[Read More] |
Posted on 03/28/10 @ 08:16 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Geneveive Cray
From Deathblow: Byblows, meet Geneveive Cray. Wikipedia will bring us up to speed.
"In the three-issue mini-series, Deathblow: Byblows (1999-2000), written by Alan Moore with art by Jim Baikie, it is revealed that I.O. have created several variant clones of each Team 7 member, using the DNA collected from them without their knowledge. In the event of a Team 7 member's death, their clones are released in a simulated environment with the intention that only one survive to act as the member's replacement. However, the series is concerned with Deathblow's clones only."
Five scans after the jump![Read More] |
Posted on 03/28/10 @ 07:07 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Aletheia
From Image's Aletheia, meet Aletheia! Thea for short, or course. I'll let Image set the stage.
"Thea's life as an adrenaline junky becomes a Greek Tragedy after mythological gods kill her boyfriend and destroy her town. Bewildered and heartbroken, she fights to avenge his death in a full-throttle confrontation...all while the balance of power between divinity and humanity rests in her making it out alive!"
Four scans under the cut, folks![Read More] |
Posted on 03/28/10 @ 05:16 PM EST | Link
Character Spotlight: Mandy
From The Apocalipstix Vol. 1, meet Mandy! All she wants to do is rock out with her girls at the end of the world. And humanity has given her the chance. Mandy and her bandmates Megumi and Dot travel from coast to coast during Armageddon, picking up gigs and solving problems along the way. Five preview pages after the jump, folks![Read More] |
Posted on 03/28/10 @ 04:53 PM EST | Link
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