Yume and Ever

[digital_femme]

Well, Black History Month has slipped quietly into Women's History Month and I've gone from doing character spotlights to creator spotlights over at Ormes. The most recent creator spotlight? Alitha Martinez (who you may remember from her past work at Marvel)! She's on the creator-owned road now (though I hope Marvel convinces her to come back temporarily for its "Year of the Women") with her work Yume and Ever. Four scans from Yume and Ever beneath the cut!

Comments

[q99]

Aww, they're a cute couple :)

I like that Ever's drawn really hot too.

[nezchan]

I've never seen this before, and I gotta say I appreciate a man who can rock traditional Japanese garb without giving in to temptation to be a ninja.

[birdofprey]

That is one beautiful man.

[kirke_novak]

That's some really neat art.

[akodo_rokku]

Motto. That art is quite pretty.

[rhythmbandit]

Is he flying into the garden/hotel on that one page? That's some pretty great art.

[digital_femme]

Yup! Ever has powers.

[rhythmbandit]

Neat! Is there any way to get this besides finding her at a convention?

[digital_femme]

Umm, not sure. I picked up my issues at a convention. Maybe try dropping her a note at her DeviantArt page?

[nezchan]

"Year of the Women"?

Does that mean they're putting Spider-Man on hiatus?

[digital_femme]

Well, they could always have Loki turn Peter into a woman for a year!

[rhythmbandit]

Marvel: A Year of Genderbending!

[darkblade]

So much potential.

[tanetris]

I would read the hell outta every bit of that.

[nezchan]

Oh, that Parker luck!

[halloweenjack]

Portia Parker would rule so hard. The thought of J. Jane Jameson is a bit scary, though--I'm imagining something along the Bea Arthur/Granny Goodness axis.

[skalja]

There is supposedly a Spidey porn film out there in which Spidey is a woman and her name is ... Patricia Porker.

Bea Arthur JJJ would rock, though.

[cleome45]

Well, there was that bait-and-switch where they killed Kazar in his own book for one month and changed the title to Shana the Savage and then...

Oh, never mind. Not important.

[ultimatecharm]

Wow! I feel tons better after reading the previous Red Skull and Cry for Justice scans. Thanks :)

[twigcollins]

Some really gorgeous art. Thanks for sharing this!

[crinos]

This is good. Also a big second on this as a cute couple.

[kintotech]

Whoa, nice art.

[leikomgwtfbbq]

Aw! This is cute! I must look further into it. (And this is from a person who usually goes "No superheroes? No zombies? No explosions? NEXT!" too! It must be good. :P)

[q99]

Hm, where can I find it? :)

[digital_femme]

Alitha usually attends the East coast comic conventions (NYCC, Philly). But if you live in a different region, you might want to try hitting up her deviantArt page.

[joasakura]

wow. this is BEAUTIFUL :D

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

Okay, that's some damn amazing art.

...but what is this series about, exactly?

[digital_femme]

A cataclysmic event devastates the superhero community, leaving only the powered youth behind.

[nagaoka]

Umm...."Mama-san"? Is she using that term for a reason here? It's not exactly....proper...or polite.


When I first read that it reminded me of my first visit to Japan with my Japanese aunt. Walking down Harajuku's main street a non-Japanese man (I assume, he was black) I guess was advertising the store he worked for (I....hope) started following my aunt, probably cause I was with her. "Hey Mama-san, come with me. Come on, mama-san. mama-san, please, mama-san. Don't break my heart, mama-san." and so on. It was rather freaky...


Very very nice art though. Gorgeous.

[cleome45]

:)

BTW, is there a specific term for the practice of having two versions of the same character(s) tell a story at the same time? [is curious]

[kingrockwell]

A variation of the Rashomon, perhaps?

[cleome45]

Well, that would be its opposite. Kind of. <---Knows just enough about manga and anime to be dangerous.

[halloweenjack]

This is some seriously yummy art.