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Description Well, This is basically a scene from my favorite book The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson. It's about the lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Calico Jack. Origianlly I was going to make it simply Mary and Anne but Then I remembered the contest at and decided I'd make them into Raven and Starfire. I tried to make Raven's face more feminin but tried to keep it boyish since she was masquerading her whole life as a boy. So if she looks boyish that's on perpous.
Raven as Mary Read and Starfire as Anne Bonny.
It's a great novel. Anne is a total hellcat and is incredibly passionate. So you just automatically fall in love with her. and Mary is just so kick ass and reasonable.
Basically Anne marries a man and then falls for Calico Jack and runs away to sea with him. Then they attack a dutch merchantman and they allow Mary(masquerading as a man) to join their crew because she speaks english. Anne grows tired of Calico Jack and wants Mary so she takes her down to a room in the ship and tries to kiss her and such so Mary has to come clean and reveal her true sex. And all the while Jack becomes more and more angry with Mary and Anne and bursts in on them and tries to kill them and Mary just kicks his butt. The end is so sad. I loved it tho. It was brilliant. And based on a true story!
Any way I drew the scene where Anne is hitting on Mary. Hope you like!
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Comments: 35

beyondbackup [2011-09-14 03:34:29 +0000 UTC]

I loved reading that book, well done on the knock up!

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freeza-frost [2009-05-27 06:33:51 +0000 UTC]

sweeet! raven's so boyish here!! is that the kind or hair mary read has?

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nashoba-lusa [2009-04-01 15:47:58 +0000 UTC]

That's just plain awesome!

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Mystika91 [2009-03-04 01:48:22 +0000 UTC]

I'M READING THAT BOOK RIGHT NOW! As an independent reading book that I'm gonna write a review on for my english class.

I'M SO HOOKED ON IT!

I' like this pic btw! When I saw the title, I kmew I just had to look!

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evix77 [2008-06-20 01:11:07 +0000 UTC]

the fist time i looked at this it reminded me of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen from the book "Twilight"

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shoelace-AD [2008-02-27 02:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Have you read 'The Sweet Trade' yet? Its like 'The Only Life That Mattered', but differant.
Its one of my like, top five books ever.
I really like this. Raven is a total Mary Read.

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Rocul [2007-04-01 13:58:09 +0000 UTC]

I want to read that book!!! D:

nice pic btw

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Arisu-sama [2007-01-05 06:02:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome pic!! And the book looks amazing too... Iยดll try to find it.
Anyway, good luck with the contest!! You totally have my vote!!

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welcometothesixties [2006-12-29 23:23:51 +0000 UTC]

An Anne Bonny and Mary Read book? awesome! I love them!

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DaiHelsing [2006-12-23 19:15:16 +0000 UTC]

Looks awesome. Great picture.

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PriestessOfNox [2006-12-23 09:15:27 +0000 UTC]

I love their expressions and Raven as a cross dresser. Good luck in the contest.

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hoTO-Deamon-Doll [2006-12-15 03:04:06 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful!

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kiwifairy [2006-12-09 18:10:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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KleeAStrange [2006-12-08 06:46:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh, awsome! I gotta find this book now! I've heard only a little about these women, but I'd love to learn more. ^_^ Plus, it helps to have Rae and Star as visual aids.

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Fast-Dangerous-Wolf [2006-12-06 22:46:05 +0000 UTC]

i love how boyish raven looks, now i totally want to read that book!

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hatredtheblack [2006-12-03 23:28:59 +0000 UTC]

I would almost pesture the publishers to release another edition of the book with this as the cover art. Fantastic work. I like the chemistry and personality you've given them.

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wishIwasBeastGirl [2006-12-03 22:41:35 +0000 UTC]

I like this alot. You drew Star very well, and Raven looks hot as a guy! lol XP

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Twinsnake-Coatl [2006-12-01 02:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Lovely, and very touching.
I saw a special about these two a couple of years back. For a biography, it was quite entertaining.

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chamzi In reply to Twinsnake-Coatl [2006-12-01 04:16:47 +0000 UTC]

Ooo, damn. wish I could have seen that. Anne and Mary are my heros!
Thanks bunches!

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xRavenWolfx [2006-11-26 04:20:04 +0000 UTC]

the arts really good eventhought im not into the whole lez stuff. but im not a homaphabe (<-- i cant spell )

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CloneWarrior [2006-11-25 23:41:54 +0000 UTC]

Great work indeed. The pose and facial expressions are perfect for them, and the colouring is excellent. I especially like Starfire in this.

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steel-wings [2006-11-24 10:01:27 +0000 UTC]

I love this <33 *faves*
I wonder what the ending is... no one dies right? ;-;
You've got me interested now ^^

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chamzi In reply to steel-wings [2006-11-25 05:17:09 +0000 UTC]

Well, I wouldn't want to spoil the ending, cuz it's absolutely brilliant. You simply need to get a copy and read it. It made me cry at the end. But it was still a damn good ending.
Thanks!

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savannamayer [2006-11-24 05:11:03 +0000 UTC]

are u gonna start the story soon?

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chamzi In reply to savannamayer [2006-11-24 05:16:28 +0000 UTC]

umm, nope. it was just an illistration for a contest. it's based off of a real book. The Only Life That Mattered by Jame L. Nelson. It's a brilliant book.

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savannamayer In reply to chamzi [2006-11-24 05:24:21 +0000 UTC]

aaaaaawwwwwwwwww crud

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scotty9359 [2006-11-24 03:27:58 +0000 UTC]

awesome pic! Love how you drew Raven Sounds like a good read

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Darth-Chaltab [2006-11-24 02:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Nice job, though if I remember the historical context correctly, the two female pirates were never in love: Calico Jack just thought they were when he thought Mary was male.

Maybe the novel distorts, this, though, not read it.

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chamzi In reply to Darth-Chaltab [2006-11-24 03:27:44 +0000 UTC]

They weren't in love with each other. But Anne was attracked to Mary until she found out that she was infact a she. lol

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freeza-frost In reply to chamzi [2009-05-27 06:48:59 +0000 UTC]

some think they were in love. but i don't know. wikipeda doesn't say she's a lesbian. i see mary as like joan of arc; a strong-wille lass that was pretendig to be a boy.

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Darth-Chaltab In reply to chamzi [2006-11-24 04:20:34 +0000 UTC]

That doesn't surprise me though. People and especially women of that era were all kinds of repressed. It's a wonder that there weren't more Anne Bonnie's out there.

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chamzi In reply to Darth-Chaltab [2006-11-24 05:20:10 +0000 UTC]

yeah, I was reading about them. They were the only 2 female pirates of the time but there were more women that dressed up and joined the armies and such like Mary.

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lazarus-666 [2006-11-24 01:23:55 +0000 UTC]

awsomeness! i love your lezbian stuff, its so very "i dont care what things are supposed to be weird" cuz gay/bi stuff rocks! and people who see contreversy in it blow. you are my hero.. still.. .

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chamzi In reply to lazarus-666 [2006-11-24 01:27:39 +0000 UTC]

I know. I'm like Superman! but female... and from earth... and with no superpowers... or secret identity... or spit curl...

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lazarus-666 In reply to chamzi [2006-11-24 03:00:12 +0000 UTC]

hooray! i like spitcurls! but not on men.. or women.. or superman...

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