More Lesbian Superheros? Yes please.
I was recently contacted by Paul J. Salamoff about a Kickstarter campaign he is working on for his graphic novel called Discord. Now why would I be telling you about some dude’s graphic novel? Well because one of his main characters is a lesbian! Her name is Iridian and she is a strong female role model.
Yay for men that actually see lesbians can be positive role models!!!! And double yay for a man that’s been in the industry for over twenty years and is contributing to the positive image of lesbians in the public view. Think of all the young people that might read this and it could be the first time, they’re seeing homosexuality dealt with in an empowering way!
In any case, please take a look at his campaign and if you or someone you might know want to contribute please do! Tweet it, FB it, talk about it …. let’s see if we can’t do our part to make sure a lesbian superhero gets her day in the sun. 😉
I mean really ….. take a look at these! Who hasn’t had coffee with a girl, liked her, wooed her and then in your mind, wanted to sweep her off her feet and be her hero??!!! Or, maybe you dream of meeting your hero? Either way, these pictures alone make me hope his project gets funded! Maybe if Wonder Woman had been saving Sally instead of Steve when I was a little girl, it would have helped me come out YEARS earlier!!!!
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I have heard about this on FB, but never actually looked. Lovely artwork, I’ll be sure to check it out.
Okay, watched the video. The whole concept seems really cool, although, if I’m not mistaken, it seems that the lesbian character we’re going to learn about and fall in love with ends up killed and a piece of her is then contributed to the resurrection of the superhero we see in the first (not chronologically, but published) graphic novel? Tad depressing there, but still, I’d hope to have an example of a well fleshed out and loving lesbian relationship. I also see that so far they’re here:
$3,684
pledged of $11,000 goal
8
days to go
This project will only be funded if at least $11,000 is pledged by Sunday Jul 1, 5:29pm EDT.
Donated!
Thank you so much for this beautiful posting! Iridian is one of my favorite characters and is an integral part of the DISCORD universe which aspires to be a new voice in the world of superhero comics.
I have a number of gay and lesbian friends and one of the greatest compliments I have received as a writer is how they felt my script for TALES OF DISCORD: IRIDIAN was not only well told but extremely sensitive to the gay & lesbian community. Not being gay, my biggest fear was that it might come off exploitive (This was written long before Green Lantern came out). However, I do know what it’s like to be an outsider growing up, so this story in particular definitely speaks from the heart.
Thank you again for your support it is most sincerely appreciated 🙂
Very best
Paul J. Salamoff
In response to ELEGY’s Comment:
Iridian does die in DISCORD (along with the rest of Team War Hammer) but ***SPOILER ALERT*** her non-superhero lover Teresa becomes a member of the new TEAM WAR HAMMER at the end of the DISCORD graphic Novel.
When Chromatic is reassembled as DISCORD, they fused part of Iridian’s skull and brain onto his, so he starts to have Iridian’s memories, something only hinted at in DISCORD but will be the main trust of DISCORD – Part 2.
There is also some other things VERY specific to IRIDIAN in DISCORD – Part 2, but that is a BIG SURPRISE that I don’t want to ruin 🙂
But with this said IRIDIAN is the central character in her TALES OF DISCORD comic.
Hope that helps,
Paul S.
Yay, faith restored, with a bit more piqued curiosity as well. Best of luck with this!
And, for anyone reading who may be confused, Paul’s comments hadn’t been approved from moderation yet. 🙂
AHHHH nooooo the dreaded “spoiler altert”…. but still very talented and I’lll check it out for sure.
Nice, it sounds really good. That last picture of the girls intertwined in air and kissing, sparked a slight emotional chord, I like that and I like how it had that effect on me. I am now reminded of the song, Hooverphonic – This Strange Effect (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu2nSWSgFa8), which is absolutely lovely, I might add.
Hey Virgo,
I listened to that song and it made me smile. I can definitely see the correlation between Diego’s Art (my amazing artist for IRIDIAN) and this music. I will share this with him 🙂
@Paul J. Salamoff – Thanks! As a music aficionado, I enjoy sharing and expanding peoples taste.
Virgo, It sort of reminded me of the music that the Actress Sarah Polley sings in Atom Egoyan’s movie THE SWEET HEREAFTER (a GREAT movie if you haven’t seen it!)
@Paul – I’ll have to check it out, thanks.
That’s so awesome!! definitely gonna keep up to date on it!
Thanks Lee “ButchKitty”
Anything you can do to help me get the word out would be truly appreciated. I’ve got less than a week left to hit the funding goal, so the more people who know about it and support it the better. This is definitely going to “take a village” 🙂
Paul – Try autostraddle.com as well, there is a huge demographic there that may be interested in this comic.