Carja

Moonlight Densetsu

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Nov 072012
 

When last we left our heroes, they were channeling the spirits of the Moon Princess and her friends. This week, we return to the world of Sailor Moon. Click to embiggen the pictures.

First up, is Red Rich as Tuxedo Kamen. Who else to dress up in all that finery?

Next, how about Sass as Sailor Jupiter (my personal favorite of the Sailor Senshi)? Sass is the character I least had to cheat with the proportions.

Moving right along, we have Zoë as Sailor Venus. I chose a picture from later in the series for Sailor Venus after the senshi costumes were slightly revamped, so Zoë’s look is a little different from the others.

Usually when I pick a theme, there’s a lack of female characters to choose from and the girls have to play male roles. This time, there weren’t enough male roles (amongst the main cast anyway). Two male characters would end up losing the lottery and have to dress up as senshis. The first is Todrick, who doesn’t seem too happy about playing Sailor Mercury. He’s had practice dressing up as a girl before though.

The second was previewed on Facebook, so it should be no surprise to see Barnaby as Chibi-Usa. At first, I wasn’t going to do Chibi-Usa. I only wanted one boy dressed as a girl so Barnaby was going to be Helios, but I decided that was too obscure a character (I had to dig around to find him). Then I contemplated leaving Barnaby out completely. Finally, I decided it wouldn’t be so bad to have Barnaby dressed up as a girl too. He’s also done it before. It also works on a level that the bears play Sailor Moon and Chibi Usa and that it’s the big bear who’s dressed up as “Mini” Moon.

Anyhoo, that’s it for this week. Come back next week for the start of a new theme.

Why Do I Do What I Do?

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Nov 052012
 

My head would be a lot nicer place if I just stayed out of it.

That’s me trying to be clever in describing my mental state this past week. I spend a lot of time in my head (don’t we all) and it sometimes keeps me from enjoying myself. This was definitely the case at Reunion Stellaire. One week later and I still hadn’t quite moved on. My disappointment was still bothering me. That weekend, I couldn’t get out of my own head which is something that occurs all too often I’m afraid. So instead of having an awesome time like my friends, I felt like this:

That strip was about as autobiographical as it gets for me. When I said Cyran was a reflection of my insecurities, this was the main strip I was referring to.

This is all building up to what I wanted to talk about this week. Why do I work on this site so much? Heaven knows it’s not because I have a huge following. I wish I did, and I’m slowly (so slowly) working on building one. No, I do it because when I’m drawing a strip or mash-up or writing a story it’s one of the few moments (other than when I’m at work at my paying job) I’m able to stay out of my head. The negative thoughts don’t come as often. I’m happy. That’s what makes this site so important to me and why I want it to succeed. So I can feel justified that all this work I’m putting into it is also being appreciated or enjoyed on some level by others.

It makes me so happy when someone mentions something they read or saw on the site. If they liked it, that’s even better. If you want to make my day, leave a (non-spam) comment on the site. If you see me in public, let me know who your favorite character is and why. I’m always interested in talking about my work with others but I don’t usually initiate though unless there’s something I’m really proud of. Of course, this only works if you sincerely want to know more about the site. If I think you’re just patronizing me, that’ll just send me back into my head.

In the meantime, I’ll write every post as though I have an audience. I’ll ask questions to generate feedback. Someday, somewhere, someone may care what I have to say, so I might as well practice.

 

 

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