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22 Nov 2012 10:23 pm
NitztheBloody
Happy Thanksgiving
T-Minus Two Days until the Big Comic. It'll be big. That's all I'm saying for now.
30 Oct 2012 10:21 pm
NitztheBloody
2012's Halloween Cosplay!
Another year, another excuse for me to put my characters in the costumes of my favorite characters from other stories! I think it goes without saying that none of this is even remotely canonical, but it's enjoyable, and it's a tradition I enjoy. So this year;
Moray is Lucifer from Welcome to Hereafter, one of my favorite webcomics. Created by Bry Kotyk, it deals with the town of Hereafter, where all the gods from all the different mythologies live and work. In this world, Lucifer is the landlord of the sounds-entirely-legit Hell Apartments, and spends his days trolling the other gods, including Lordon P. God (the endearingly dowdy rendition of the Big Judeo-Christian G). If you can handle all the sacrilege, it's utterly hilarious.
Elise is Raiden from Metal Gear Solid 2, the blonde young man (yes, man) who unexpectedly replaced Solid Snake in his own series. It remains the greatest practical joke ever played on gamers, and resulted in a post-modern masterpiece. Granted, nobody really cared when I replace Ruby with Elise as protagonist, but the idea of the bait-and-switch came from Hideo Kojima's PS2 classic.
Jiro is Iron Man circa the Fear Itself storyline, when he tries to avert the end of the world and petitions Odin's help with a sacrifice-- in this case, Tony Stark's own sobriety after years of staying sober. The story was written by Matt Fraction, who just concluded a long and brilliant run on the character. This is in some small way a tribute to Fraction's writing, which was always unique and thought-provoking, and tore apart the power fantasy cliches attached to Iron Man.
Ruby is Amy Pond from the latest Doctor Who series, in her iconically fan-servicey police girl kissogram costume. I'm still a bit sore about how they wrote her and Rory out of the series, having made both of them (particularly Amy) finally learn to be responsible adults and move past the Doctor's wacky Peter Pan adventures, only to ditch all that and get themselves killed. Grr.
11 Dec 2012 11:30 pm
NitztheBloody
The Official Ruby Nation Timeline!
If you've been confused by the non-linear chronological dickery of the comic,Go Here!
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