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Without a doubt, Zombie's Possession sequence is my favorite in the comic to date. So when Donda agreed to cosplay Unzombie for any photoshoots I wanted to try pulling off, I immediately went for this. Granted, with our limited budget, time, skill, etc, it'd have been impossible to recreate the visual sensation of the entire comic sequence, so we did our best to simulate the feel of Unzombie's Locked Room.

We ran into the minor snag that none of us knew how to actually fold a paper crane until Tryster (~IBTryster our resident Hanna cosplayer for the weekend and Cosplay Ninja MacGyver) piped up and made one for our shoot. Thanks dude, you're a lifesaver.

Donda as { . . . } the UN!Zombie

Photography by myself


Title comes from "Locked in a Room" by Oren Lavie



{ . . . } the Un!Zombie is from Hanna is Not a Boy's Name © Tessa Stone (*vert-is-ninja )

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Comments: 91

Demyrie [2011-01-17 18:46:32 +0000 UTC]

YOU HAVE NOOOO IDEA

HOW LONG I HAVE LOVED THIS SHOT

And, like, thought about it. Creepily. Going 'MAN. THAT SHOT.' I just, ggggh. The composition in this alone is breathtaking and I fucking LOVE the focus and the perspective and the topsy-turviness AND the simplicity. Damn you and your simplicity! This is just, AGH, has to be one of my favorites ever. Donda looks awwwwwesome, and so INTENSE.

CRANECRANECRANE <3

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bazzhunter [2011-01-15 19:27:31 +0000 UTC]

que sexy que sexy que sexy que sexy que sexy que sexy que sexy que sexy que sexy !!!! yo lo quiero!!!

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konatacutecute [2010-11-03 01:34:02 +0000 UTC]

badass =w= simply badass

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ManaFromHeaven [2010-08-26 18:03:07 +0000 UTC]

UNFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. you are gorgeous, end of story.
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donda In reply to ManaFromHeaven [2010-08-29 19:21:03 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks! ^^'
I'm glad you like it!

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ManaFromHeaven In reply to donda [2010-09-17 05:53:17 +0000 UTC]

For sure! You're so cute~
And it seems you're friends with a bunch of my online Hanna friends! 8'D cool! <3

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donda In reply to ManaFromHeaven [2010-09-17 06:46:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh jeeze, now people I haven't even met in person are deciding I'm cute. Whatisthis? ._.

You mean the NoCSUN guys? I went to high school with most of them.

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TheLeporidCastle [2010-08-26 16:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow, awesome! This is real fab, I am serious. ^ ^

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to TheLeporidCastle [2010-09-16 05:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ~donda makes such an amazing Unzombie!

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TheLeporidCastle In reply to ADRAWER4EVER [2010-09-17 02:21:07 +0000 UTC]

The photo is wonderful too.

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to TheLeporidCastle [2010-09-22 01:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly! It was a group effort! Hee.

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donda In reply to TheLeporidCastle [2010-08-29 19:19:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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onecoolc [2010-08-26 15:27:54 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, ffff. Sorry, I find it funny that no one knew how to fold a crane, just because *despite* the fact I've always loved Origami, I'd never done it either until the Get-Zombie-To-A-Thousand-Cranes group came up. XD (The petal fold is a pain in the ass and takes a few cranes to get used to)

Right, comments about the actual photo.

Donda makes an awesome Unzombie, although I'm totally biased because Unzombie is my favorite character ever. But, seriously, fantastic Unzombie. Not many people can get the feel of Zombie's temperament and subtlety to look right, and she always does a wonderful job. I hope to see her do more of him in the future. :3

The photo itself is also awesome, and does a great job of duplicating the atmosphere of Unzombie's possession sequence. The slightly tilted angle and your lighting work together quite nicely, and I congratulate you on your fishing-pole-style-floating-crane. XD Whatever works.

(I'm no expert on anything, so I probably have no clue what I'm saying. :I But I still love everything about this Deviation. )

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donda In reply to onecoolc [2010-08-29 19:18:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

I'm glad to hear that I do it well! Normally, I'm pretty bad at staying in character when I dress up/portray something, but I guess Zombie's more suited to my normal temperament.

Drawer always does a great job of making the photography look like the original!

Hey, we're no experts, either. We mostly just made this stuff up as we went along. Sometimes, having no idea what you're doing/saying can be a perfectly valid strategy, I feel.

(Also, I love your signature. That's one of my favorite Doctor Who quotes ever. XD)

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RowenaKillz [2010-08-26 12:59:38 +0000 UTC]

wow Donda looks great even as Un!Zombie , and you did great capturing that awesomeness! And the floating paper crane is awesome as well =], all around this whole image is great. Good job!

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donda In reply to RowenaKillz [2010-08-27 22:16:03 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't sure if I could pull it off, but the general consensus seems to be that I did okay.
Thanks for all the kind words!

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RowenaKillz In reply to donda [2010-08-29 17:51:26 +0000 UTC]

You did GREAT, and no problem

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link8 [2010-08-25 01:27:53 +0000 UTC]

omg
awesome!

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to link8 [2010-08-25 22:01:55 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you kindly.

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link8 In reply to ADRAWER4EVER [2010-08-26 03:34:20 +0000 UTC]

your welcomes luv!

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SabienStrange [2010-08-24 23:57:25 +0000 UTC]

awesome picture is awesome. <3

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donda In reply to SabienStrange [2010-08-27 22:00:24 +0000 UTC]

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donda [2010-08-24 23:55:18 +0000 UTC]

*deer in the headlights*
Holy crap, I don't even know how to handle compliments, let alone that many. *dies of appreciation*

Drawer: No worries about the wait! You've done such an amazing job with these (especially a select few edit-heavy ones!) that it's worth the wait to see the final product.
Also, take your credit, JEEZE. All I did was dress up as UnZombie and stand around dumbly until someone (you) told me what to do and how to pose. It doesn't really matter if I make a good Zombie/UnZombie or not without the photography to make it look awesome.

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Skippy-the-Demon [2010-08-24 22:58:06 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap that is an amazing picture! I recognized the pose immediately, very well done! And I love your outfit.

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donda In reply to Skippy-the-Demon [2010-08-27 21:50:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! We try our best!

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n1njap1rate [2010-08-24 21:08:17 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic. *_*

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to n1njap1rate [2010-08-25 22:03:15 +0000 UTC]

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Skookin [2010-08-24 20:26:28 +0000 UTC]

this is so awesome, in all the ways that a cosplay should be awesome

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donda In reply to Skookin [2010-08-27 21:39:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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MellieBels [2010-08-24 19:25:14 +0000 UTC]

SQUEE Great job, it's epic~~!!!! This was my favorite part, too! I'm planning on animating it! XD

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donda In reply to MellieBels [2010-08-27 21:38:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.
Holy crap, that would be amazing! I want to see that!

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MellieBels In reply to donda [2010-08-28 03:10:19 +0000 UTC]

~^-^~ It's gonna be fun! I just need voices >__<
-_- It's always a problem with the voices...

I made a Dota dance with them already! Check it out---> [link]

It's not the best, but I was on a time limit. You'll see by the quick little animation I did at the end of the video that I can do way better. Lol XXDDDD

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donda In reply to MellieBels [2010-08-29 18:52:45 +0000 UTC]

Ha, cute!

I don't know if it's your style, but I've seen some pretty decent animations done with speech bubbles that fade in/out and/or float around. Might be worth a try if finding the right voices slows you down too much! Just a thought. Though it would be pretty awesome with voices, too.

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MellieBels In reply to donda [2010-08-29 20:50:29 +0000 UTC]

Hmmmm, that does sound interesting. >3 I'll see if I can find decent voices for it, and if not, as a last resort I'll try that. ~^____^~

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freakwithashoe [2010-08-24 19:12:33 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful cosplay, of course, but the most fun thing is the photography! You did a great job emulating the style of the comic - it looks awesome!

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to freakwithashoe [2010-09-16 07:12:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It was my favorite sequence so far, so I wanted to do it as much justice as possible! :<

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donda In reply to freakwithashoe [2010-08-27 21:36:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
always does a very good job of making sure our pieces look like the ones we're imitating!

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IBTryster [2010-08-24 19:00:57 +0000 UTC]

Woah. Woah, seriously, this turned out amazing. Donda is so awesome! Drawer, you're so awesome too!!! *fail* THIS TURNED OUT SO GOOD!

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donda In reply to IBTryster [2010-08-27 19:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Haha, that's kind of our default response to all of these, it seems.

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IBTryster In reply to donda [2010-08-27 20:21:20 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yeah! For being so creative we're pretty unoriginal, huh? xD It's like we're always surprising ourselves and each other with this stuff.

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donda In reply to IBTryster [2010-08-27 21:34:13 +0000 UTC]

I think it's mainly because being behind the scenes doesn't actually give you a good idea of what the final product is going to look like. Also, Drawer's photography/editing skills are awesome, so there's that too.

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IBTryster In reply to donda [2010-08-28 04:55:40 +0000 UTC]

Quite true, quite true.

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MiikoAshida [2010-08-24 18:26:56 +0000 UTC]

This is so...perfect. You make a totally legit un!Zombie!

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to MiikoAshida [2010-08-24 18:39:19 +0000 UTC]

is the talent here, I'm just the photographer.

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Crackers42 [2010-08-24 16:12:34 +0000 UTC]

Such an excellent job!! Plus, I'm absolutely loving how you guys are emulating the comic pictures!

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to Crackers42 [2010-08-24 18:38:25 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks. This was actually our first attempt at recreating a scene from the actual comic strip!
It's an interesting challenge trying to channel the feel of Tessa's phenomenal art into our cosplays.

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Crackers42 In reply to ADRAWER4EVER [2010-08-24 18:50:03 +0000 UTC]

I can imagine it'd be quite tough, but I think you did an amazing job!

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siriuslylostwerewolf [2010-08-24 15:54:06 +0000 UTC]

Paper cranes are the only origami I know how to make. I taught myself when I was a wee little girl. XD
This is awesome, as always. I love how Donda's expression is so set on the crane. Keep these comin'. <3

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ADRAWER4EVER In reply to siriuslylostwerewolf [2010-08-24 18:32:04 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome! I can barely make a flyable paper plane, much less anything origami related. :T

I'm a huge fan of Donda's expression here, since it sort of embodies how Hanna (both in the context of the possession as well as in general) has engaged him and given him a sense of focus to his... unlife.

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siriuslylostwerewolf In reply to ADRAWER4EVER [2010-08-26 04:11:49 +0000 UTC]

Mine don't look as pretty as that one though. Do the wings flap on that one or no?

Yes, exactly! <3333

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