Another series that I love with all my heart, is Sailor Moon. I was lucky enough to be a small part of the dubbing process in Mexico (As I was learning how to translate for dubbing when it aired, and in fact, my first test for translation was an episode of Sailor Moon R), and I have a ton of sweet memories around them.
That’s why I was very happy when they won the weekly poll in my facebook, because I got the chance to draw them again.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a series that changed my life. I’m not kidding, it came on just as the first issue of my first pro-comic came out, and while not the same thing, they had somethings in common (In particular, the main character was a chosen one, and her best friend was a witch. Oh, and her sort of mysterious mentor a Vampire). So of course I loved the hell out of Buffy.
It also had some great characters, like my absolute favorites, Xander and Spike. And helped a lot of my friends to find themselves, and was one of the very first series that had real representation for LGBT+ characters that I saw (Even if I still have some issues with it’s bisexual erasure and I still think it would’ve been more logical for Xander to be Bi. But whatevs)
Nowadays, I don’t consider Joss Whedon the best director in the world, nor the best writer. But I still have a soft spot for Buffy and the Scooby Gang. Because for me, they were always there to make me feel like I was not alone.
Elf Quest was one of the very first Independent Comics I ever read. Much later I discovered the amazing Strangers in Paradise, that became my absolute favorite, but Elf Quest was the first American non-superhero, non-Archie comic I ever read. And I was completely enthralled by the story of Cutter, the Wolfriders, and the world of two moons.
And years later, I still think that Wendy Pini’s style is both gorgeous and HARD as hell to follow given the proportions. Still, I just had to give a tribute to the comic, as it just recently ended.
I have a very, very conflicted relationship with DC Bombshells. When the original figures came out, I didn’t pay much attention to them. Then came the covers and while I wasn’t offended or anything by them, I was a bit confused on how exactly portraying every single DC female as a pinup girl was supposed to be great. Then came the comic. And omg the comic is so amazing. In fact, it’s my favorite comic and I am so, so sad it’s ending soon. Because that comic? Is easily the BEST comic that DC is doing right now. It has EVERYTHING you want in a female-led comic. Every character is great, no one has rape as their backstory (yep, not even Harley. In fact, this may be the ONE Harley Quinn that doesn’t have “horribly abused by the Joker” as her backstory) and the batgirls are so cool. I have to draw them soon too.
And yes, it has a lot of great LGBT+ representation, from loving couples to girls experimenting, to bisexual men, to probably asexual girls, to heterosexual healthy couples… all the spectrum is right there.
I love Scooby Doo.
This is not a joke, I don´t mean it ironically. I really, really love Scooby Doo. When I was a little girl, I adored watching it -yep, even the Scrappy Doo episodes- although some jokes and cameos went right over my head. I think the only series I disliked were the 13th Ghosts (Because Riff Raff is a bit worse than Scrappy), and some of the Shaggy-only movies because I didn’t like the Scooby Gang being separated.
Hell, I OWN the two Live action movies. And have the soundtracks in my Ipod.
So of course, I also have a collection of “Dark” Scooby Doo reimaginings and when DC announced Scooby Doo apocalypse, I was one of the five people who REALLY wanted to see where it went. Spoiler alert: It has been going to some amazing places.
Fred, for example. He’s Daphne’s cameraman for a Paranormal Investigation TV Show that only like, five people watched before the apocalypse. Completely in love, and always ready to defend Daphne even if she ends up saving him more often than not. Rumors say he might die, but I am crossing my fingers they won’t go there as I adore him.
Then you have Daphne. The rich girl who decided she wanted to do something off her life and started doing TV journalism. Only she one bit too much, and was sent to a bad cable network to investigate fake ghosts. Oh, she also is hard core survivalist and the undisputed leader of the group.
Velma is a basket case of issues. Very anti-social and insecure, she joined her brothers to “improve” humanity with a nano project that went a bit out of hand. In her defense, she tried to stop it, but was too late. Now she’s trying to atone for all she did with the help of the Gang, even if she and Daphne butt heads more often than not.
Shaggy is adorable. A very pacifist man who ended up working for Velma’s project as dog handler because he LITERALLY didn’t read what he signed up for, and then managed to save Scooby from termination. They are the bestest friends. And he is always ready to help even if he’s terrified.
Scooby also is terrified more often than not. A “failed” Smartdog prototype, he can sort of talk, and express himself with a smart-holographic emoticon producer. Yes, it sounds silly, but it works. And while he’s not as cowardly adorable as his original counterpart, he is still afraid and only vanquishes that fear to help his friends.
Unfortunately, I can’t speak much about Scrappy without giving BIG spoilers. So let it just be said that while you might start hating him as much as you hated the original counterpart, he does grows on you. Like fungus. And then you feel bad for laughing at that joke.
I mean it.
Finally, we have Daisy. She’s Velma’s sister in law, and… another spoilerific character.
Seriously, read the comic. You won’t regret it no matter what your feelings of the original series are.
Oh, btw, all these were drawings of my weekly color practices, this time done with colored sharpies.
I really love the Equestria girls. They’re so cool, and they have a very interesting palette. That’s why when I don’t have a fandom for my daily drawings, I default to them.
Of course, if you are interested in the fandom polls, they happen in my facebook (link on the sidebar) and my Patreon (same). And well, I hope you enjoyed the video process of Sunset Shimmer I posted a few weeks ago.
Enen no Shobutai is one of those mangas that grabbed me by surprise. I’m not a big fan of Shonen anymore, and I hate Chosen One narratives, but the rich world where fire fighters actually FIGHT fire rather than extinguish fire kind of caught me fast. Like, well, a wild fire. Every character has a great arc, and while there’s one -not portrayed here- that has waaay too much fanservice for my tastes, it’s still a VERY recommended read.
BTW, thanks to some friends there’s a patch that allowed me to scan enough pictures to keep on Calico Chimera updated on time, but any help to get a more permanent solution will be really appreciated in both Patreon and Ko-fi.
I’m sorry I have not been updating Calico Chimera as religiously as I had, but unfortunately my computer decided my scanner was too old and uncool so it no longer recognizes it. I’ve tried to solve the issue, but it’s looking it’s going to take a while (And, well, if you want to help a bit by becoming a patreon or sending me some money through ko-fi, the links are on the sidebar always).
In any case, I am trying to do more digital art so that I can share it with you, and other fun stuff. Like coloring videos for my youtube channel and for my patreon. The first one is free for all to see, so here’s how I drew Sunset Shimmer from last week’s daily drawings.
It’s no secret I love Zombies. Well, horror in general, but zombies have a special place in my heart because I adore almost every story that has zombies. So it was no surprise that I completely fangirl over I Zombie despite being a bit behind due to Netflix LA not bringing season 3 soon enough (and when I was in Orlando, I was a bit too busy to binge on the season) Still, on the series of daily drawings, I just had to draw the cast of the best zombie series on tv, hands down.
So I love Dungeons and Dragons, and I love Equestria Girls. Which is why, of course, I had to mix both in one series of images. From Twilight Sparkle the Sorcerer, to Pinkie Pie the Bard, this is one party of adventurers that is sure to have fun no matter what.