Vito Delsante

After a week off, I’m back. I’ve been having some medical…ah, who cares? Back to the characters!

RECAP: In November 2010, I participated in the 30 Characters Challenge and created 35 new characters. In December, I gave them all away (for the most part). I decided that one of my projects in 2011 would be to add to that list of 35 and, by December 2011, create 100 new characters total. Every Monday, I will post a new character. This is the nineteenth:

Epitome

Let’s review: A few months ago (sometime last year), Alan Moore (who doesn’t need an introduction) said that American comics have, more or less, become stagnant in the wake of Watchmen. Writer Jason Aaron took umbrage with this. There were a million replies and comments when these two hit the blogosphere, and a cultural firestorm ensued. I sat back and wondered what the big deal was. I am a huge fan of both writers, and I enjoy my yearly reread of Watchmen. But they’re just rejiggered Charlton characters…anyone can do that, right?

(I know what you’re going to say…it’s less about the characters and more about the story. You’re right. Please keep reading.)

Here’s your chance to write “Watchmen.” (Note the quotes…I’m not making up a group name so have at it.) I have come up with a group of characters that, if you’re so inclined, you can use as a version of the Watchmen. I’m not going to give you anything but their name and a simple description. Go with that and create.

Epitome – the perfect man.

I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that there’s no image attached above for the character design. That’s because I didn’t have a design in mind, but, rather, an actor.

Idris Elba, in a suit, IS Epitome. If you’ve ever seen the BBC’s Luther series and Masterpiece Theatre’s Sherlock, then you have an idea of who and what Epitome is.

And, as promised, you are free to use this new open source character with this Creative Commons license:

Epitome by Vito Delsante is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.vitodelsante.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.vitodelsante.com.

ARTISTS – If you’d like to take a swing at drawing Epitome (daily sketch, etc), let me know so I can post your art here on the site!

See Also:
#36: Effigy – aka, Christopher Sinclair
#37: Die Twenty
#38: The Gear(s)
#39: The Scout
#40: Nightmare
#41: Sparta
#42: Primus
#43: Agent Mummy
#44: Eclipse
#45: Samhain (open source)
#46: Balor (open source)
#47: The Phantom Queen (open source)
#48: The Gaffer (open source)
#49: The Bloke (open source)
#50: The Bird (open source)
#51: Black Flag (open source)
#52: Strix (open source)
#53: Felidae (open source)

You won’t have to wait long for #55…coming up in a few hours!

Copyright © 2011, Vito Delsante

RECAP: In November 2010, I participated in the 30 Characters Challenge and created 35 new characters. In December, I gave them all away (for the most part). I decided that one of my projects in 2011 would be to add to that list of 35 and, by December 2011, create 100 new characters total. Every Monday (this week, Tuesday, due to traveling), I will post a new character. This is the eighteenth:

Felidae

Let’s review: A few months ago (sometime last year), Alan Moore (who doesn’t need an introduction) said that American comics have, more or less, become stagnant in the wake of Watchmen. Writer Jason Aaron took umbrage with this. There were a million replies and comments when these two hit the blogosphere, and a cultural firestorm ensued. I sat back and wondered what the big deal was. I am a huge fan of both writers, and I enjoy my yearly reread of Watchmen. But they’re just rejiggered Charlton characters…anyone can do that, right?

(I know what you’re going to say…it’s less about the characters and more about the story. You’re right. Please keep reading.)

Here’s your chance to write “Watchmen.” (Note the quotes…I’m not making up a group name so have at it.) I have come up with a group of characters that, if you’re so inclined, you can use as a version of the Watchmen. I’m not going to give you anything but their name and a simple description. Go with that and create.

Felidae – feline femme fatale

She’s got a weird name (weird in the sense that it doesn’t flow from the tongue very well), but it’s appropriate. By the way, she’s a RetroFix of the Golden Age Black Cat.

NOTE: Due to weird HM usage rules, I’m not posting the images of the initial designs, so feel free to clicks the link to see them.

And, as promised, you are free to use this new open source character with this Creative Commons license:

Felidae by Vito Delsante is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.vitodelsante.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.vitodelsante.com.

ARTISTS – If you’d like to take a swing at drawing Felidae (daily sketch, etc), let me know so I can post your art here on the site!

See Also:
#36: Effigy – aka, Christopher Sinclair
#37: Die Twenty
#38: The Gear(s)
#39: The Scout
#40: Nightmare
#41: Sparta
#42: Primus
#43: Agent Mummy
#44: Eclipse
#45: Samhain (open source)
#46: Balor (open source)
#47: The Phantom Queen (open source)
#48: The Gaffer (open source)
#49: The Bloke (open source)
#50: The Bird (open source)
#51: Black Flag (open source)
#52: Strix (open source)

Next week, another Watchmen inspired character…I think. Not quite sure yet…so, it’ll be a surprise for all of us.

Copyright © 2011, Vito Delsante

RECAP: In November 2010, I participated in the 30 Characters Challenge and created 35 new characters. In December, I gave them all away (for the most part). I decided that one of my projects in 2011 would be to add to that list of 35 and, by December 2011, create 100 new characters total. Every Monday, I will post a new character. This is the seventeenth:

Strix

Let’s review: A few months ago (sometime last year), Alan Moore (who doesn’t need an introduction) said that American comics have, more or less, become stagnant in the wake of Watchmen. Writer Jason Aaron took umbrage with this. There were a million replies and comments when these two hit the blogosphere, and a cultural firestorm ensued. I sat back and wondered what the big deal was. I am a huge fan of both writers, and I enjoy my yearly reread of Watchmen. But they’re just rejiggered Charlton characters…anyone can do that, right?

(I know what you’re going to say…it’s less about the characters and more about the story. You’re right. Please keep reading.)

Here’s your chance to write “Watchmen.” (Note the quotes…I’m not making up a group name so have at it.) I have come up with a group of characters that, if you’re so inclined, you can use as a version of the Watchmen. I’m not going to give you anything but their name and a simple description. Go with that and create.

Strix – Avian inspired inventor

By the way, this is why his name is Strix. And in reality, he’s more of a RetroFix of Black Owl than he is a take on Nite Owl.

NOTE: Due to weird HM usage rules, I’m not posting the images of the initial designs, so feel free to clicks the link to see them.

And, as promised, you are free to use this new open source character with this Creative Commons license:

Strix by Vito Delsante is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.vitodelsante.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.vitodelsante.com.

ARTISTS – If you’d like to take a swing at drawing Strix (daily sketch, etc), let me know so I can post your art here on the site!

See Also:
#36: Effigy – aka, Christopher Sinclair
#37: Die Twenty
#38: The Gear(s)
#39: The Scout
#40: Nightmare
#41: Sparta
#42: Primus
#43: Agent Mummy
#44: Eclipse
#45: Samhain (open source)
#46: Balor (open source)
#47: The Phantom Queen (open source)
#48: The Gaffer (open source)
#49: The Bloke (open source)
#50: The Bird (open source)
#51: Black Flag (open source)

Next week, another Watchmen inspired character!

Copyright © 2011, Vito Delsante