What's Red Lance? New heroes for a new generation? A brand new comic book
that doesn't have footprints in the early 20th century? New world, new stories
and new characters from Olympus Union creator Gary Bloom? I'll take "All
of the Above for $1000 Alex!"
Red Lance was initially inspired by the #wheresnatasha campaign, which
begged the question: why is Black Widow so left out? That campaign left the
Olympus Union creator to wonder what the world would hold for for his year old
daughter. Enter Cinderhawk.
Red Lance flowed out of the creation of a single female character,
Cinderhawk. 'Hawk would be strong, confident, upbeat and powerful. Based on the
personality and actual body type of a friend, this would be a character built
as a hero - and not a sex symbol - from the very beginning. It wasn't enough,
however; there needed to be level interest between men and women.
Expanding the concept, three other friends were pulled in as hero
templates. The real life brother of Cinderhawk's model became the template for
her in-story brother, Bricker. A methodical and even-keeled friend became the
template for speedster Raceway. Another woman agreed to step in as Stonefish,
lending her martial arts background to inspire another strong female character.
The comic now hand a strong super team, but needed a special villain set.
One, a brilliant technical mind, would be driven crazy by another, the villain
maker. Armed with a psionic push and a desire for fomenting chaos, Vycia
literally created Cataclysm from a lonely isolationist. As Red Lance moves
forward, we'll see more villains created by the sadistic with, whose sole joy
is the pain of others.
The only way that this comic can come into play, however, is with the
support of others. Pledging to a Kickstarter will help bring this unique
storyline to fruition. Strong female characters without a need for re-imagining
ages old heroines. A chase to stop a hellacious villain maker. A brand new take
on powers - the Drenals - where powers are finite. Help make Red Lance happen.
Go here and donate: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1340355997/red-lance-comic-book-heroes-with-gender-equality
Gary Bloom
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