#Issue 18

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[barrenclan]

“Issue 18: I Met Him Under a Warm Dawn”

This issue took some real time for me to make, but that’s mostly because it’s got quite a lot going on, and I really wanted to make sure I got the writing right. As mentioned, Slugpelt is one of my favorite characters, and getting the chance to explore her own past and personal traumas was a real treat. I hope you are all understanding of her. 

Cashew has such a pretty design it makes me even madder while drawing him. Him and Thrasher both, why did I give designs I like so much to these undeserving men?

Also, everyone congratulate Pinepaw on coming out to his family! Congrats, little guy. I realized about halfway through planning this one that these cats absolutely do not know the word “gay” and had some fun trying to write around that. I’m proud of you, my small blue son. 

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[dailydccomics]

awwwww *wink* Adventures of Superman vol 2 #6

[bourniebna]

[Discussion | Character Study]

The Artistry of Raven: Impression of a Soulful Dancer & The Unspoken Storytelling of Physical Expressiveness

ANDY: When you started developing the individual characters, the individual faces of the TEEN TITANS, who did you base the characters on? You’ve often said that Changeling was a young Mickey Rooney. But who were the others in real life? GEORGE: [...] Originally, Raven was Persis Khambatta, the actress who played in the first STAR TREK film, and later became a young lady named Fran MacGregor, who was a dancer, and I used some of her features, particularly her figure, for Raven. [...]

David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview #50: Pérez! Special Edition (1987)

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In 1987, George Pérez revealed that later in the series, he took inspiration from the appearance of a young dancer named Fran MacGregor to build the physique of Raven. This decision was brilliant as it truly helped visualise the intended grace of Raven’s characterisation as well as her otherworldly physical beauty.

Then, 12 years later, in 1999, the concept was revitalised in LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #18 by the artist Butch Guice, only this time Raven not only had the beautiful, lean stature of a dancer but also posed like one in a soulful, contemporary dance inspired choreography.

These unique, dramatic movements were given specifically to Raven during her monologues where she either lamented her fate as a sacrificial lamb or when she was overwhelmed with strong emotions, like bitterness, frustration, and newfound infatuation - the intensity of which could never be fully conveyed with the frailty of words within a few text bubbles.

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul,” was a quote from Martha Graham, a renowned American modern dancer in the 1900s. And the truth of the saying is evident in the way Butch Guice utilised the art of bodily expressiveness here to portray Raven’s unspoken tragedy (as well as her innocence of a fifteen-year-old girl in the wake of her womanhood).

The movements in themselves are already such beautiful storytelling.

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Bonus: These are some dance photography pieces that remind me of Raven’s beautiful movements in this issue.

[jesterraconteuse]

HSSJDBDHDJ

[jonathan-cranes-mistress-of-fear]

Every time someone says Scarecrow doesn’t have a god complex, I point them to this story. He literally calls himself GOD OF FEAR.

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #18  || Scanned at 300dpi

[guardian-angel12]

found a way I can read the first comic issue that featured the Guardians of the Galaxy, also Yondu's first appearance, without having to spend 100 plus bucks to get hardcopy and I have just one thing to say before I start reading:

Boys, put some damn clothes on 😭

[johannepetereric]

"Benkei, Kyoya, if you're watching..."

And Benkei and Kyoya ARE watching through hospital TV.

'Thanks to them, I was able to unlock the secret behind L-Drago's attack.'

'I have learned a lot from Kyoya's battle."

"Thanks, pals! I wouldn't have made it without you! 😄👍"

Benkei: "What a guy"

Grin: "You don't need to tell me."

[calyroco]

[beatsforbrothels]

QThree - Issue 18

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[barrenclan]

Tumblr decided to post today’s issue annoyingly early, and since I worked pretty dang hard on it I’m gonna make sure everyone reads it. Plus, I wanted to draw some art of Pinepaw for this anyways. Oh, what’s the quote here from? Read the issue and find out, huh. 

https://www.tumblr.com/barrenclan/712776367402582016/issue-18-i-met-him-under-a-warm-dawn-this?source=share

[dailydccomics]

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[a-crystalclearsquid]

*finds out superman revealed his identity to the whole world in canon

*is apalled and checks who the writer is

*it's bendis

"yeah that checks out"

[cantaffordtobuydoubles]

X-men # 18 Virgin Variant