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mcityI would like to inform the fine folks here of a new comic called Exposure. I think it examines post-cultural zeitgeist post-feminist issues in an interesting and unusual perspective.
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The art is done by a Mr. Al Rio's. Note how the clothing and weapons are attractive, yet simultaneously practical. Ironically, only the one in blue is an actual professional who handles guns for a living. Mr. Rio's art lends the comic a certain depth and dignity it might not have otherwise.
After a hot nun is attacked in the bathroom, just after leaving the shower, by a vampire who burst in the window and is searching for some sort of silver coin, all of this intercut with images of Jesus' crucifixion, (all done very tastefully and subtly) we meet Officer Diaz in the blood spattered living room of the convent.
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Apparently, her pants are latex.
Note Diaz' dramatic hand thrusting toward her traumatized sister, in an almost showmanlike manner, like a musician's.
Now, gentle reader, you may be asking why Lisa, who is Diaz' long-lost friend, is dressed more for a date than a crime scene, and why neither woman seems to have thought fit to pull their hair back. Clearly, they are simply brash and unashamed of their sexuality in an all-too-repressive world.
The team finds a naked woman in the closet.
Turns out she's the attacking vampire, who transformed himself into a woman on the off-chance that the nun who had the coin he was seeking would show up and be allowed into an active crime scene while holding the coin in an easily-grabbable manner. Luckily, he did, and Officer Diaz points a gun at him. Oddly enough, this trick is never used by any other vampire for the duration of the comic that I have seen. Once his only real trick is used, he is rendered ineffectual and impotent.
Not how easy it is for the male aggressor to cut through her literal and metaphorical defenses-her clothes. Also note that not a single person at the crime scene, even the coroner, seems to be wearing booties to avoid contaminating the evidence. also, the blow was so hard that it managed to destroy Diaz's clothes, fling her into the air, turn her partially around, and knock the hat off her head, yet does not break the skin.
As it happens, the cops know about vampires and other things that go bump in the night, but hush it up, which is perfectly logical. Our heroines are Shawna Diaz/McMatta and Lisa Shannon, and Lisa has somehow found time to change into a new outfit, but not spent enough time talking to the woman a few feet away with her clothes ripped off. Also, they knew each other 16 years ago, as kids.
And so, having rediscovered each other, the ladies go on a date, to one of those fantastic parties forensic labs are known for hosting.
The portly, erudite gentleman in the background who seems to have thrown a leather jacket of his PJs is a symbol of how appearances can be deceiving. After all, how often do large, poorly-dressed neckbeards end up rolling in hot women? All the time, is how often.
Our heroes are attacked by another naked vampire.
Lisa, displaying a resourcefulness in weapon improvisation normally associated with Jason Bourne, dispatches the bloodsucker by driving her wooden heels approximately three milimeters into his torso.
As it happens, more naked vampires, some inexplicably wearing earrings and hair decorations, but not clothes, happen to head straight for blood bank, while an armed robbery of black-market organs is taking place.
Oh, and Lisa's a bit psychic.
Anyway, our girls arrive at the hospital, and do pretty well, especially considering that one of them is a coroner with no prior mentioned firearms experience.
Our girls end up in a costume shop. Their already-damaged clothes are further harmed by the impact (again, with no bodily harm) Their defenses stripped bare, they adopt personas, represented by costumes, from the nearby shop.
This is familiar ground; the girls aren't afraid of their sexuality, as well as being empowered. After the massive, public invasion of the hospital, high-speed chase, and very public property destruction, the plot continues. And I digress.
Disclaimer: Everything preceding this post is intended in a sardonic, satirical, and insincere manner. MCity does not, in any way, endorse the webcomic "Exposure". Quite the opposite.
Creator: Al Rio, Medium: Webcomic, whatever tag if any denotes snarky commentary
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The art is done by a Mr. Al Rio's. Note how the clothing and weapons are attractive, yet simultaneously practical. Ironically, only the one in blue is an actual professional who handles guns for a living. Mr. Rio's art lends the comic a certain depth and dignity it might not have otherwise.
After a hot nun is attacked in the bathroom, just after leaving the shower, by a vampire who burst in the window and is searching for some sort of silver coin, all of this intercut with images of Jesus' crucifixion, (all done very tastefully and subtly) we meet Officer Diaz in the blood spattered living room of the convent.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Apparently, her pants are latex.
Note Diaz' dramatic hand thrusting toward her traumatized sister, in an almost showmanlike manner, like a musician's.
Now, gentle reader, you may be asking why Lisa, who is Diaz' long-lost friend, is dressed more for a date than a crime scene, and why neither woman seems to have thought fit to pull their hair back. Clearly, they are simply brash and unashamed of their sexuality in an all-too-repressive world.
The team finds a naked woman in the closet.
Turns out she's the attacking vampire, who transformed himself into a woman on the off-chance that the nun who had the coin he was seeking would show up and be allowed into an active crime scene while holding the coin in an easily-grabbable manner. Luckily, he did, and Officer Diaz points a gun at him. Oddly enough, this trick is never used by any other vampire for the duration of the comic that I have seen. Once his only real trick is used, he is rendered ineffectual and impotent.
Not how easy it is for the male aggressor to cut through her literal and metaphorical defenses-her clothes. Also note that not a single person at the crime scene, even the coroner, seems to be wearing booties to avoid contaminating the evidence. also, the blow was so hard that it managed to destroy Diaz's clothes, fling her into the air, turn her partially around, and knock the hat off her head, yet does not break the skin.
As it happens, the cops know about vampires and other things that go bump in the night, but hush it up, which is perfectly logical. Our heroines are Shawna Diaz/McMatta and Lisa Shannon, and Lisa has somehow found time to change into a new outfit, but not spent enough time talking to the woman a few feet away with her clothes ripped off. Also, they knew each other 16 years ago, as kids.
And so, having rediscovered each other, the ladies go on a date, to one of those fantastic parties forensic labs are known for hosting.
The portly, erudite gentleman in the background who seems to have thrown a leather jacket of his PJs is a symbol of how appearances can be deceiving. After all, how often do large, poorly-dressed neckbeards end up rolling in hot women? All the time, is how often.
Our heroes are attacked by another naked vampire.
Lisa, displaying a resourcefulness in weapon improvisation normally associated with Jason Bourne, dispatches the bloodsucker by driving her wooden heels approximately three milimeters into his torso.
As it happens, more naked vampires, some inexplicably wearing earrings and hair decorations, but not clothes, happen to head straight for blood bank, while an armed robbery of black-market organs is taking place.
Oh, and Lisa's a bit psychic.
Anyway, our girls arrive at the hospital, and do pretty well, especially considering that one of them is a coroner with no prior mentioned firearms experience.
Our girls end up in a costume shop. Their already-damaged clothes are further harmed by the impact (again, with no bodily harm) Their defenses stripped bare, they adopt personas, represented by costumes, from the nearby shop.
This is familiar ground; the girls aren't afraid of their sexuality, as well as being empowered. After the massive, public invasion of the hospital, high-speed chase, and very public property destruction, the plot continues. And I digress.
Disclaimer: Everything preceding this post is intended in a sardonic, satirical, and insincere manner. MCity does not, in any way, endorse the webcomic "Exposure". Quite the opposite.
Creator: Al Rio, Medium: Webcomic, whatever tag if any denotes snarky commentary
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Date: 2011-07-10 04:56 am (UTC)Just another generic comic. Well drawn, but generic. What's the problem now? lol.
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Date: 2011-07-10 05:10 am (UTC)It's cumulative argh what, not the mean level.
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Date: 2011-07-10 05:17 am (UTC)Also, is this the only city where weird stuff happens?
Also, there's a plotline later on where a guy marries a foreign woman with a powerful fear of cameras. Right after taking her to a therapist, he informs her he hopes she'll come to him with a dinner, where there'll be TV cameras. And then he reaches for the camera he just bought.
Inexplicably [/sarcasm], she gets so panicked she runs off the balcony.