sketches are done, but not scanned

song+ not a song, but i've been listening to a comics podcast
book+ my Birds of Prey back issues
scent+ erm.. milk? does milk have a smell?
quest+ getting kyu's present before next week
upper+ i know what i'm getting kyu for his birthday
downer+ sooo tired..
attire+ green peasant top and black capris
drink+ milk! as per usual..

anyhow, i've done the sketches for this year's costumes, and i'll try to post them tomorrow, when they're coloured. for today i've got reference pics and brief character bios. xD cause i'm a ginormous dorkbutt.

first up is Zinda Blake, aka Lady Blackhawk. in the 40s she was a pilot and markswoman with the Blackhawk Squadron, but she was pulled through a time warp and ended up in the present day, where she discovered all her comrades had died. she spent some time with a green lantern before joining the Birds of Prey, Barbra Gordon's crimefighting organization. she mainly acts as their pilot, operating their jet (the aerie one) or the helicopter (the aerie two) she has been known involve herself in the action though. she's an accomplished linguist too, most proud of being able to order beer in thirty languages. xD

moving on, we've got Misfit, legally known as Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe.. Charlie for short. she was living in a poorer region of gotham with her single mother and younger sister until a fire killed them. Misfit is the single most powerful teleporter known in the DCU, but nothing living survives "bouncing" with her, so she was powerless to help her loved ones. she also has slightly augmented strength and an immense healing factor. she was shot int the stomach once and had recovered a few panels later, the eqivalent of about fifteen minutes real time. recently Babs discovered misfit's situation and more or less adopted her. she's not one of the Birds, but she's bounced her way into two or three missions already. the next few storylines are supposed to focus on the family dynamic of Misfit, Zinda, Barbara and Helena rather than the militaristic team aspect. i'm really looking forward to them. the writer is the same one taking over Teen Titans and he's known for being able to write realistic relationships in a way that doesn't make you feel infantile for liking it. should be really fun.

next up, the White Queen. born into a wealthy boston family Emma Grace Frost was somewhat neglected. around her junior year her mutant ability manifested and only her teacher was able to help her past the migranes her pshychic abilities were causing, helping her to graduate at the top of her class. Emma was so inspired she decided all the wanted was to be a teacher. this seriously upset her father and after a big argument, she walked away from the Frost fortune, swearing she'd make her own way in life. she became a dancer at the Hellfire Club, reading the minds of the millionaires to learn how to make her own way. she taught at two different mutant schools. the first school closed when her students were murdered and she was left in a coma. later professor xavier helped find her a position teaching in the mutant nation of genosha. that came to an end when a swarm of mutant-hunting sentinels slaughtered every last life on the island, excepting Emma. she survived when a secondary mutation manifested, allowing her to turn her body to diamond. after she was granted the position of co-headmaster of the xavier institute for gifted children by the professor. she's finally found love in the form of Scott Summers, Cyclops.. the other headmaster of the school.

last but not least Laura Kinney, designation X-23. created in a science lab, she's more or less a clone of Wolverine. the genetic sample the facility had was damaged, so certain strands were altered making her more like a twin genetically. she was trained and conditioned to be a weapon, and spent the first 11 years of her life enslaved by her creators, until the woman who'd carried her to term and thought of her as a daughter set her free and gave her a name. Laura has sharpened, adamantium coated claws in her hands and feet. after escaping she found her cousins, but decided they wouldn't be safe if she was with them, so she faked their murders and helped them escape the country. she spent the next year in new york, some of it as a prostitute before finding the X-men and joining other mutants her age at the institute. she and Emma had a great deal of friction in their relationship at first, but recently they've come to an understanding of sorts that the last thing either of them wants is to lose more of their loved ones. Laura wears a locket with a picture of her mother, and one of her cousin. and has a somewhat gothy sense of fashion, possibly due to all the ickyness that's happened in her life.. or just cause writers think all thirteen year olds should be goth. whatever.