Returning to the pyramid for an unfinished job, Octobriana follows the pattern of the original old school adventures invented by Petr Sadecky.
The comic artist Clifford is imitating the old comic style of the 1970s.
In this 5 pages "comics remake" the action takes place in an unknown exotic oriental city were an ancient mummy is rising (again) from her tomb, while Octobriana rushing in on her pterodactyl will save the day (or maybe not).
PS : The Samizdat "14453" was generated with the PPP toolkit.
Another October treat, a nice surprise from Czech ground
this month Karel Jerie has published "Candide 2" this little gem that is featuring Octobriana not as the principal character, but nevertheless she appears a lot in the album.
Octobriana in old photograph probably from the late seventies. As you can see a very historical discovery - of this "authentic" photo taken in Moscow in what appear to be the "Red Square".
Octobriana’s month .. thank you visitor, subscribers and commentators … your support is very valuable and appreciated.
As you all know October is the “Octobriana awareness month”
The time to (re)discover the extraordinary character of Octobriana, her
underground adventures, her weird missions involving herd of buffalo, Walrus, and
atomic suns ...
It is the glorious time to put back the focus on Octobriana the Spirit of Eternal Youth and Revolution … with class.
Because what’s really “hot” is to behold a woman in her power!!
A time for celebration
To celebrate have a little picture of Octobriana in the wild
This is Toni Darling in one of her magnificent cosplay of the villainness "Mother Russia" (from the movie Kickass 2) - white hair, tough looking, impervious to physical pain, hard-body, strict look, a patch on the eye ; she certainly could be a reminiscence of Octobriana, maybe a cousin that turned bad...
So far, Octobriana hasn't been lucky enough to be made into a cosplay - or I might be wrong, who knows?
Why all Russian women are so cliché? either the dumb blond bimbo, or the powerful dominatrix, another thing to ponder at 3am ...
Definitely left-handed, for political reason.
In the black and white version, you might see 6 fingers on the left hand, I don't think it was intentional.
I just noticed a very interesting card design too - a paper collage with a very nice "underground" feel.
Octobriana always find a way to come back.
Rockets boomed somewhere overhead
but she did not hear them.
Novas exploded in the galaxies
and she heard only the cry of migrating birds
right overhead
and those flocks drove her on.
The white woman's big breasts leap in the gallop.
"The Black Widow of the Amazon" by : Russell Platt, Boo
with additional art by : Noah Whyler, Jason Martin, Dan Taylor, Daniel Mendoza,Konrad Baumheier.
When I first stumbled upon a drawing made by Russ Platt, I instantly liked it ; his efficient (almost surgical) drawing is mesmerizing.
And basically, that was the first reason to purchase the comics above, the second reason is the "Amazon" mentioned in the title - since Octobriana is also known primarly as "Amazona".
The details on the PDF are on the lulu website or on author's deviantArt link.
A little intro about the main character "Black Widow", she is depicted as a topless humanoid with the recognizable orange-reddish bow-tie (or hourglass) on her lower abdomen, it had me research a bit on this lethal spider .. and it's a really scary lady ... if you're not familiar with it, you can check a National Geographic's video here.
Now without further ado, I'll give you a little peak inside the book, there's actually 2 separate tales with full-page illustrations of the lady spider in between.
The first one (called "Deep in the Amazon") is 4 pages long (story and art by Boo) and you will follow the Amazonian black widow as she confronts a Nazi treasure hunter and his goons. The drawings are quite modern, stylish and close the the look of the "Danger Girls" comic book series by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell.
My feeling is that the author was influenced by Indiana Jones type of adventure, there's a temple (or a sanctuary) a golden idol, etc ... and before that first adventure is either a 5 pages intro, or a different story which starts with the word "My last job", featuring the lady spider and a villain with a skull mask.
The second story (called "To catch a Widow") is 8 pages long (story and art by Russ Platt), and goes in another direction (than the treasure hunt), there's more text, and this time the scenario is more about the origin of the Black Widow, and my feeling here, is that the author may have been influenced (?!) by Sarah Kerrigan the female Terran psychic turned later as a Zerg mutant (from the Blizzard's StarCraft game).
I already mentioned the great quality of the author's art and you won't be disappointed, it looks great, and it's a good finale for the book.
NB : This is my second review (the previous one was about the "Heart of Empire" CD with the Adventures of Luther Arkwright), sorry if my English isn't perfect, I wanted to share a bit of my impressions on this little book.
PPP Toolkit in Action, last week dices were rolled and the result was 1-4-4-5-3 ; Here is the result :
Returning to the original adventures invented by Petr Sadecky, using more or less the same pattern as 'The living sphinx of the Kamchatka radioactive volcano, 1934' or 'Octobriana and the Living suns of Comrade Mao' - in this 5 pages comics the action takes place in an exotic city were a mummy is rising from her tomb, while Octobriana riding her pterodactyl (nicknamed Pepsi) will save the day.
Hopefully there will be more, maybe a monthly samizdat ?!
PS : The Samizdat "14453" was generated with the PPP toolkit.
It was time for a remake - Halloween is coming, and the last post about Octobriana outfit was a bit old.
Here's the new one :
Octobriana is blond her hair are supported by a scarf (or a leopard skin), another scarf is used for her bra, she wears a snake bracer on her right arm, cowboy leather boots and a pistol attached to her belt (you can add a second weapon which is a kris), a necklace with shark teeth and a round piece in front of her, optionally she can also have a chain across her body, and a snake-skin pants .
Anyway there's room for improvisation but ... don't forget the red star tattooed on her forehead, and the Russian accent.
After Octobriana in Bikini, and while the whole world seems to be into the FIFA opening ceremony 2010 - We can behold a new artwork of Octobriana back to her roots of fighting evil Nazis in Stalingrad's rubble.
Octobriana is a Russian Super Heroine, like the American Wonder Woman but from the Communist era - Well, in fact, this isn't totally what it seems ... because she was the creation of a Czech artist, who was the propagator of a big political mystification.
But nevertheless, Octobriana is a lot more than that, she's the Spirit of Eternal Youth and Revolution ... and the Legend still lives!
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