Showing posts with label super hero. Show all posts
Showing posts with label super hero. Show all posts

Friday, December 12, 2014

Grrl Power - Sydney


Okay, so how many comics can you name that are based around a mostly female superhero group?  I myself can only name three (Birds of Prey, The Fearless Defenders, and Femforce) and that frankly is an appallingly low number for a genre packed to the gills with super team ups, many of them all guy.  Luckily the nature webcomics provides a bit more freedom in story concepts, which has yielded this rather nice little gem.

As the name implies, Grrl Power is a comic based primarily around a group of super heroines and Archon, the government overseen super hero agency they all work for.  Much of the comic centers around the things that you'd expect a group of super heroines to do.  You know, going on dates, discussing diets, saving the world, dismantling tanks, that sort of thing.  Pretty light hearted for the most part, but deffinately a read for any fan of super heroes.  (first comic)

Sydney
Sydney, aka "Halo," is the co-owner of a small comic book shop and the latest addition to Archon.  By far the nerdiest (and shortest) of the superheroines of Grrl Power, Sydney is constantly dropping references to nerd culture and is the most genre savvy of the group.  Her powers are derived from a series of seven orbs that orbit around her head, each with a unique ability, and can be activated when she grabs hold of one.  However this means she's limited to using two abilities at the most at any given time.

Sometimes Sydney's imagination get's the better of her
*le gasp*  The fiend!
Sadly the foot activated death ray just wasn't meant to be.
The power of the sun in the palm of my hand.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Spinnerett - Sahira

Heyo!  So I was planning on doing this entree later this month, but this week's been a long one and I needed a short post.  So without further ado, let's introduce this weeks webcomic gal:


Sahira
Sahira is Heather's roommate and snarky best friend.  She's studying to become a fashion designer and is the one responsible for making and repairing all of Heather/Spinnerett's costumes.  Later on it's discovered that she has the power to temporarily copy a superhero/villain's powers through contact with their DNA, although she has expressed a keen disinterest in super heroing herself.  She does find having six arms does help with the household chores though.







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Friday, September 12, 2014

Spinnerette - Heather

No, I haven't given up finding webcomic feet to review alternative rock bands.  Well, not yet anyway.  Instead, let me tell you about a webcomic known as Spinnerette.  At its most basic one can describe Spinnerette as being a American style super hero comic drawn in the style of a Japanese manga that draws upon tropes and visual cues from both.

The origin story of the heroine even draws intentional comparison to that of Spiderman's: a nerdy young student accidently gets infused with spider DNA and gains the abilities of a spider.  Donning the mask of a super hero she then goes forth to fight crime and keep the streets of Columbus, Ohio safe.  Hey, not every hero gets to be based out of New York, okay? (first comic)

Heather
Our intrepid heroine.  Super powers: spider abilities, meaning four extra limbs, super strength (and a nice lady six pack as a bonus), wall climbing, super regeneration, resistance to poisons, and the ability to shoot spider silk out of her butt a gland at the base of her spine.

 Despite being a teeny bit air headed at times, Heather is actually quite intelligent, being a grad student studding genetics.  Being the new kid on the block when it comes to super heroing, Heather often uses her intellect in combat to even the playing field against opponents who are much stronger or more experienced than she is.


There's a long story behind this.  We'll get into it in a future post.

But believe it or not these two are actually on quite friendly terms.

Man, everyone just hands up on bottom lefty.
During one of the story arcs, Heather gets hit by a burst of energy similar to the ray that infused her with spider DNA in the first place.  Unfortunately this causes her powers to go out of control and only the "super villain" Dr. Universe can save her life in time.



Perhaps not such a bad guy that Dr. Universe.

Linkage:
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=49
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=137
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=138
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=278
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=342
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=343
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=352
http://www.spinnyverse.com/index.php?id=391