Page 10 Wonder Woman
skyangel on March 16, 2024
The blessed naivety of youth!
In my early days dressing up was something all kids enjoyed doing and I always envied a friend who had a dressing up chest in their basement which was mostly full of theatrical type costumes and they even had a dress up Dalek which I've come across pics of now and realise how crude it was, but back then it looked to me like a real Dalek.
Anyways mum's reaction wasn't quite what I expected as we'll find out next week!
Curiously enough I've noticed my old comic Simply Sarah has mysteriously bounced back into the top ten again this week and I'm not sure why unless perhaps a few ‘Nikki’ readers are going back over the archive, but it's very heart warming to know it's still being read!
InkyMoondrop at 3:04PM, Feb. 6, 2025
Uh-oh.
Genejoke at 11:10AM, April 28, 2024
I can imagine what's coming.
edniz at 4:33AM, March 24, 2024
Nick is a very sensory-oriented child! As a little girl I loved dressing up but I never remember I ever paid any attention to the way a clothing felt on my body. And it's interesting how much dressing up elevated Nick's mood and made him so happy. I wonder what it would have been like for me if I had to dress in boys' clothes and suddenly tried girls' clothes one day, if I'd be that happy too. But I think Nick is even more attuned to feminine clothing than me.
skyangel at 12:51PM, March 26, 2024
There is something very special about a dress in my eyes. I often liken a dress on a woman as a flower in full bloom, it's purpose to attract attention and excite the onlooker. I've often wondered if even young girls are intuitively aware of this which is why they sometimes hate to be forced to wear one! The saddest reason though I think most women are don't wear dresses is because they are afraid they don't have the figure for it. Clothes swapping comes up in a few pages time too! XD
DarkVisor at 10:10AM, March 22, 2024
More Wonder Girl than Wonder Woman, but most people have forgotten her from the 70's show (believe she was only in a couple episodes?) let alone the series prior to the Linda Carter one
skyangel at 12:16PM, March 23, 2024
This was an awkward costume to put Nikki in as the WW costume is pretty specialised and in red and blue too so I had him do what most kids do, which is to improvise as best as he could. I must admit I don't remember Wonder Girl or a previous series to Lind's one. It's lovely to find stuff like that online though nowadays!
Ironscarf at 5:18PM, March 20, 2024
I can't help noticing the sense of uplift this page conveys. The colour scheme is brighter, with lots of fruity harmonies and the previously murky green roof is edging towards sky blue. The poses have a lightness about them which complements your use of light, floaty and dancing for the inner dialogue. By panel five we are practically floating on air with Nikki's optimism, until Mum's expression brings us back to earth with a bump. I have to wonder if you plan all these elements, or if it all comes intuitively, or some combination of the two!
skyangel at 2:23AM, March 21, 2024
Ironscarf: Pretty much the same as you do with your own comic I think in using colour and contrast to try and add to the atmosphere. In panel two I was intending to depict Nikki standing directly under the light bulb in a triangle of light but when it came to it I felt the dress looked bright enough in itself so left that. I think the nicest thing about being in control of the whole page is that the colouring is an extension of my own my emotions which is something I often felt troubled by when using a separate colourist, despite them both being very talented artists themselves.
Othosmops at 11:46AM, March 17, 2024
Grandchildren alarm red!!
skyangel at 5:07PM, March 18, 2024
;)
UnderTheBlackHat at 8:45AM, March 17, 2024
We'd like to think that all of us had those places where we played at being who we fantasized about being. Your first time in a real dress (as opposed to a romper or the like) and learning to move and sit and yes, dance in it. Giving you a feeling of being so grown up along with a wonderful a sense of pride. We can imagine Mum's reaction to 'wonder woman' showing up in her living room. But then again, why stifle the imagination of her youngest? Dad on the other hand... Best not spoken of just now. But it's also so nice to see these private moments of Nikki just beginning to form hmm? As always, lovely page and we look forward to the next installment.
skyangel at 5:06PM, March 18, 2024
UBH: I was really surprised at how 'floaty' some skirts and dresses felt to walk in which felt like great fun but I was also fascinated by all the special fittings like back zips, shoulder straps, poppers and clips, etc to hold the garments a certain way. In many ways I think working these things out for myself not only made the garments more interesting but also rewarding to finally get on! Things do get more exciting once we're through this childhood stuff but I wanted this to be a fairly detailed account on aspects not normally covered in movies or books etc.
carora13 at 8:31PM, March 16, 2024
I remember those days. I was 12 when puberty hit and I used the early internet to figure out why I wasn't ok with it and found the words to describe myself. Went to my parents and said "I'm trans and would like to start transitioning. Here's the info for the therapist I'd like to begin seeing." Apparently there were societal expectations and norms and beliefs I was defying and my parents weren't cool with it. That was also in '98.
skyangel at 4:48PM, March 18, 2024
Carora: I hope you got your wish! I was born pre-internet so my awareness of my differences took a long time to discover as you will find out a little later on in the story. When I did realise the whole truth I was about 15 and too frightened to confide in my parents.
tommym at 6:48PM, March 16, 2024
Dear Sky, "naivety of youth" Indeed! Nikki's mom looks like she is in shock and about to freak out. tommym
skyangel at 4:43PM, March 18, 2024
Tommym: Nikki certainly doesn't get the reaction he expected!