Babe-a-rama

Being sick means I can't sleep properly and while I would love to write the stories I have decided to use this post to shamelessly put out some pieces of inspiration to me.

at this point you people should not be surprised.

Not really.

I know terribly sexist of me and for some probably degrading to women or some such. You notice me caring about that kind of un-necessary PC trite then congratulations you have just met my changeling.

I love my women as women: curves required but one thing is mandatory. Brains. I know, I know. On the above pic it's not brains you see at first, but I'd like to think so. Otherwise it is just a glorius waste up there.

In women at their best there is both, the inner beauty and strenght and the outer looks. And what wondrous creatures they are. I have no problem delving into mindscape of martian warlords or street tough guys but to write about females... it's scary, challenging and more alien then xenomorphs.

And I find it a bit peculiar why there are so few female heroines out there. I mean women and girls can relate to them better then at the male scarred warveteran down on his luck and for the guys(and more than some girls) it has added bonus of catching their attention better. Once they snap out the drooling phase, that is.

So there are already a couple of irons in fire on my account, since no one else seems to be doing it, i am very lucky to have an partner, both in our artistic disorganized crime and in life, that does things like this: I know that the androidwoman is a fictious character, but see the strenght? The resolve? Beauty and composure and all the immensity and complexity that she possesses? I for one am in love, or the very least swept off my feet in infatuation with the maturity and sensuality the character has.

It's funny to think though. I have been lucky to work with both my dark gothy queen Sari Sariola(who still has a script or two, or three(or more..) to work on) and afore mentioned Julia Riitijoki and dumbfoundingly talented Katja Louhio. All are good, if not great, artists in their own right, but they can breathe life into female characters in subtle ways so simply that it is unfathomable for most male artists. I like my women as smart, strong and sexy on their own terms and rights in real life. And these talented women can make it happen in comics pages too. I don't know if world needs that, but that's what I want.

And that's what I am going to do and if dark gods of comics are on my good side these art goddessess shall come to my rescue and will plow down any and all resistance in their way.

Seize the day back for heroines in comics.

And on an endnote: those of you who stumbled or googled here because of the name and expected too see sexy pics of Rama, one of best female comic artists northern europe has to offer in her own right(no Rama, it really is true )you better check Ms Mandus Oblivion High to see that, then boy are you in trouble because I happen to know her.

She can kick your ass so watch out.

Grabbing your attention

Now at this point most of you wont even notice this text anymore, but hey! This works better than the hypnotic gestures of Mandrake the Magician.


And this is one of most important tricks of the trade. Get the attention and keep it. If you have anything you want to say make sure they listen in the first place.

Or in this case :read.


Ok, so most dont read now what I am writing at all, but are mesmerized nevertheless.
This proves a general rule in life: if it is stupid and it works, it's not stupid.

So that it's clear:My ambition is to be a hack.

No, not Cassie Hack from Hack/Slash (Now there is one good comicbook everyone should read, I am more like shorter version of Vlad. Hurr.), but hack in the way of pulp writers.

There are people who have noble artistic visions and they want tell moving autobiographical stories.
I am not one of them.

If I want tell something it's in the subtext and not by forcefeeding.


more like... well, have you ever heard of the spanish flu?
It was pandemic of epic proportions that begun in march 1918 and continued till june 1920.
It killed from 50 to 100 million people. and back then population was mere 1,6 billion so it had a global impact.

Yes, nearly hundred years ago.

so what about ancient history, who cares?

Exactly.

Avian and swine flu were just scares bit like that mad cow's disease stuff.....

Damn.

You guys aren't still reading this because you are going back to top of the post.

I am telling you important piece of...wait.

See, I got your attention, again. The flu is sort of relevant once more and because I used cleavage twice well, heck: he's going to do it again! Maybe even bare breasts then?

Now you have to read what I got to say if I put in another pic of a female mammaries to either for your viewing pleasure or so you can revel in rightous fury over my clear and misogynic objectification of women.

either way: I win.

And you will listen when I bablle about importance of inoculation, medical advancement or how huge plague-proportioned crisis will bring the best and worst of people out then. But mainly you will read out of curiosity.

I have now made my point. You can tell anything if you can reach your audience. How you do it really doesn't matter much.

A small step back. In previous blog "Lessons in bad-assery" I outlined some thoughts of hardnosed detective story with occult undertones and after recently speaking with artist I am now quite pumped over it.

More on that later on. And those few who remember King Kong vs Bin Ladenstein that comic needs to be done, if any artists feel the need please contact me.

but so while waiting those updates next time I will talk more about superheroics of the welding and other kinds.

And those twisted ones of you expecting more tits move along or I will sic Supergirl to kick your ass!