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squidd82 [2022-03-27 16:47:54 +0000 UTC]
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seeker36340 [2021-11-09 19:56:06 +0000 UTC]
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capodicapo [2020-03-12 15:34:08 +0000 UTC]
'SUPA'!
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iramar51 [2020-02-04 04:49:40 +0000 UTC]
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ala33 [2019-07-27 04:05:56 +0000 UTC]
lower the fuel rods and place them where ever u want we don't want to kill her
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lilvinman21 [2019-01-21 17:39:43 +0000 UTC]
Supergirl in kryptonite perilΒ
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Dangerguy01 [2018-10-02 03:59:39 +0000 UTC]
Impressive! Great work on the posing and composition as well as the effects. The robots closing in around her really convey the threat even more than the green glow of the Kryptonite.
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Doozer73 [2018-10-01 19:14:39 +0000 UTC]
Fantastic.Β Absolutely fantastic!Β She is so beautiful in defeat.
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DrDominator9 [2018-08-22 22:57:13 +0000 UTC]
Love this rendering! Great pose, interesting peril, nice composition.
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Haywire3 In reply to DrDominator9 [2018-08-23 07:52:14 +0000 UTC]
Excellent picture. These robots have been well programmed, and doing better than Metallo. Nasty.Β
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Torqual3D [2018-08-18 02:00:04 +0000 UTC]
This is great!Β And the cape is well posed too....
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Torqual3D In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-24 17:20:21 +0000 UTC]
Oh I know that cape model well. Used here
It's utterly frustrating and only just about usable when a character is standing up.
What's your 'new solution'?
It's the double misery of long hair and cape that stopped me from ever making Supergirl, despite loving the character.
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Torqual3D In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-26 00:11:07 +0000 UTC]
I did use the same cape, I just transmapped a lot of it into invisibility.Β That one is the only one I know of.
dForce is a Daz Studio 4 thing?Β Is it possible to make dynamic clothing yourself with it or is it a developer tool?
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Lamplighter1968 [2018-08-17 21:54:18 +0000 UTC]
Nice tip-of-the-hat to the "Phantom Zone" mini series in Kara's thought bubble! Lovely vulnerable pose and the submissive plea in her spoken dialogue totally sells it and keeps her in character with the demure personality we fell in love with back in the '70s.
As a white knight nut, I can't help wondering.....if you tossed a few green glow-sticks off down a nearby corridor, would the robots chase after them, giving you the chance to run in and pick up Supergirl and dash away, while she draped her arms around your neck and kissed you thankfully on the cheek.......?
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-18 05:54:14 +0000 UTC]
Yay for the save!
Yes, you're right about the occasional verbosity. The "show, don't tell" principle was still gaining traction back then for sure...haha!
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Transformerman In reply to Lamplighter1968 [2018-08-18 10:08:00 +0000 UTC]
I wonder if "show, don't tell" has gone too far in modern comics. Used well, the additional text adds depth. Of course the really old stuff ("Superman flies through the sky." [Picture of Superman flying]) is ridiculous today, but there was somehow more meat to some of the older comics compared to today. They could cram a story that today would have been 6 issues into a single comic.Β
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-18 13:52:27 +0000 UTC]
I'd say there's probably several facets to that. Certainly the ongoing storyline was the exception rather than the rule back in the '70s where a story was nearly always concluded in a single issue, and whether that's a good thing or a bad thing probably varies a lot by situation and personal taste. I imagine marketing played a fair part in that trend, as "To be continued next issue!" virtually guaranteed a purchase of the next issue if the story was sufficiently compelling.
Still, I totally agree with you that the dialogue and thought bubbles certainly fleshed out scenes. In normal (I.E. novel) prose, an author can devote a paragraph to describing the physical sensation of being stabbed, for example, but that's not available to comic writers who need to rely on visual cues and dialogue/thought bubbles to convey the same thing.
Even such simple things as the form of the bubbles to convey stress, and the descriptive vocalisations helped to establish characterisation. A fairly dramatic example that comes to mind is the notable difference in the depiction of cries of pain from female characters. While the "high pitched" cries such as "Iieee!" were typical of the more feminine DC heroines of the '70s and '80s, the more butch heroines of the Marvel universe such as She Hulk and Ms Marvel were expressed with "Argh!" etc, effectively denoting their distinctive personalities.
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-18 17:08:36 +0000 UTC]
Oh, yes, big time! The shape of the text bubble alone (and if you've ever tried to draw one you know it's a seriously complex shape to create!) can change the whole mood of a scene. There's a reason lettering is a profession all on its own along with the pencillers and colourists.
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ladytania [2018-08-16 19:39:22 +0000 UTC]
That's awesome, and love the compu-talk of the baddies. I am glad you are back doing some art!
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ORcaMAn001 [2018-08-15 05:59:34 +0000 UTC]
This is EXCELLENTΒ
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starryvoid [2018-08-15 04:40:37 +0000 UTC]
Wow.Β Such an excellent picture.Β POOR SUPERGIRL.
As Danorian said, it's a lovely posture, her body clearly stressed from the Kryptonite radiation hitting her.
(There's another school of thought/art which would have her curl up into a ball, trying to minimize the ... 'surface area'? ... of her body subjected to the Green K radiation.Β I've seen Superman in that sort of pose over the years, not so much Supergirl.Β But a curled-up Supergirl gives us less Supergirl to examine, so such a pose is only recommended in a full sequence of images.)
You know, one TINY change I would have made?Β In her out-loud speech bubble - center of the picture, white against the dark floor, the eye is driven to itΒ - I would have added the word 'Kryptonite' after 'The fuel rods'.Β Sort of gives one the punch line, the climax, to your introduction at top left, and also targets the source of her distress.Β "She is horrified to learn what substance is powering the reactor core ... 'N-No!!Β The fuel rods -- KRYPTONITE!!Β Oooohh ...".
Continuing to look at the picture I'm struck by ... no, waitaminute ... hold on .. heh ... ha ha ... HA HA HA!!!
Sorry.Β Dunno if that's supposed to be legitimate Java - .NET? - C#? - programming, but none the less, that robot's program in the top right ... HEE!!
Okay, Kara, look up ... look over your left shoulder ... READ that program ... you know what you have to do ... somehow make one of those statements throw an exception ...
Okay, I've got it ... Supergirl uses her super-ventriloquism - I'm sure that's been mentioned as part of the Kryptonian power set over the years - and causes her voice to appear to come from the *far corner of the room*.Β The robot will think its audio recording is malfunctioning ... the AUDIO.RECORD() statement will fault and throw an exception ... that robot will SELF.DETONATE(), destroy the other robots in its proximity ... and OUR HEROINE WILL BE SAVED!
(Although there'll be lots of Green Kryptonite dust and detritus that might still cause her problems.)
I'VE SAVED SUPERGIRL!!!Β YAY!!
Wonderful picture.Β You continue to excel yourself.
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ala33 [2018-08-14 01:11:28 +0000 UTC]
wack her untilΒ shes out
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danorian [2018-08-08 03:58:16 +0000 UTC]
Lovely kryptonite sprawl! Also nice to see the hot pants/blouse outfit. Too rarely used.
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-17 21:56:41 +0000 UTC]
NONONONONO!!!
It is literally IMPOSSIBLE to "overuse" the classic "peasant blouse/hot pants" costume....that would be like overusing chocolate, or a Laura Branigan record.
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-18 05:52:01 +0000 UTC]
Omigod.....not a Laura Branigan lover?! I need to check your pulse.....
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-18 13:35:08 +0000 UTC]
Globally, she had a lot more than a couple of hits high up on the music charts, but I never believed she got more than a fraction of the recognition she deserved. Her story is so amazing though, not just for her impressive natural talent, but what she overcame to have the career she did. She was a victim of severe bullying in school, and as a result suffered from what would now be considered crippling social anxiety (of course, back then we simply called it being shy). She once described being at an interview and pulling her hair in front of her face to hide from eye contact. Her own family tried to dissuade her from pursuing a singing career, and pretty much disowned her. There's a web page somewhere that shows the results of the auction they held to get rid of her things after she died, including her bed and her wedding dress....it was heartbreaking.
I could go on for ages, but she was a personal heroine of mine and probably inspired me more than anything else to press on with flight training when my own instructor told me I had no natural ability and should think about saving my $35k and dropping out. I could say I owe my pilot's licence in no small part to Laura Branigan
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Lamplighter1968 In reply to Transformerman [2018-08-18 17:06:35 +0000 UTC]
It really is. Best part of all is how genuinely sweet and humble she was as a person. Everything I've ever heard/ read/ etc says she was extremely kind, even taking the time to talk with fans who recognised her in day to day life. It bothers me that people like Theoren Fleury and Mike Tyson have movies made about their lives and Laura hasn't. With the rise of rock biographies in the last couple of decades, it's a freakin' travesty.
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