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I come out of my hiatus momentarily today, just to pass on the sad news -- if they hadn't heard -- that artist extraordinaire, Al Rio, has apparently passed.  I don't know the details, but it is all over DA and Facebook.

Very few drew the female form -- or any form -- as well as Mr. Rio, and I was inclined to color several of his pieces, like the one below, cause I thought them as outstanding!

He was a frequent cover artist for multiple comic companies and did interior art on numerous books as well.  His contributions to the comic and art community will be sorely missed.  R.I.P. Al!

Hi all,

I would like to offer a belated Merry Christmas, it's that time of year where we stuff four faces full of turkey, drink that bottle of wine that we got from the office Christmas party raffle and generally make merry with the Christmas pies.

It's been a interesting year for SuperWomenMania, we have moved from old forum software to a completely new site set-up, something that is still getting tweaked, the storybank is getting filled up with the old stories, the tracker is still something that is a long ways away from getting right.  We are still tweaking the site and it will be right, one thing that I can say with absolute certainty is that the site will be perfect.

We have seen the promo for a new Wonder Woman series and seen our hopes and dreams dashed by uncaring TV execs who have no idea what they are doing.  We have seen the demise of some legendary comic book artists and have seen how DC comics are shooting them selves in the foot with another reboot.

In this Christmas message I would like to thank one person who has made this site possible.  Lfan has made this site what it is by oeprating with a gentle hand and allowing me the chance to develop new and useful features and putting up with my occasional woopsies, he has written a Christmas message which he has agreed to for me to add to this message.

 

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Merry Xmas, All!  If you are receiving this, I wanted to wish you all the happiest of holidays and let you know that I've been purposely "off the grid" for a while and will continue to do so for the short-term.  Due to some personal issues and "perfect storm" kinda stuff, I feel the need to concentrate on my personal life right now, so I wanted to let you all know the reasoning.   I feel that I converse with you enough or have a close enough bond with you that I felt I owe you some explanation if I stay gone for a while.  I'm not one for publicly announcing "I'm Leaving" on the forums, so this is the most I'll do for now.

 

I am logging in regularly to check the forums, and I might chime in, but the time & effort into doing writing, creating, posting, and content for SWM is gonna be on hiatus for a while.   Hopefully Fats will keep the ship sailing.  Inevitably, I will return -- probably not too far away --, as I've discovered I'm kinda wired this way and cannot just walk away. :P

Best to you and your families this holiday season,
ELF

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I know that if anyone wants to help me develop new content or ideas for the forum then you are more than welcome.

We have a little matter of a poll winner to announce, and it's good one, we have a draw GeekSeven and JKIJ have tied with 17 votes each, I need to have a chat with Lfan as to whether we announce this as a draw or hold a run off for an absolute winner, so for now I’m not going to declare the winner until we have a solution in place, sorry about that.

I would like to say thank you to all the members who have posted content, whether that be pics, stories or just general chatter in the forums, without you this place would be a boring place to be.  Hopefully we will have a better 2012 over what has been a rather interesting 2011.

So with that in mind I would like to offer my heartfelt salutations and say a Merry Christmas and a Joyful New Year.

Fats

hi,

The Storybank - SWM Workshop 'Fall 2011' is new up for people to have a read, i'll be creating a poll on Monday 5th December for people to decide who has written the best story.  The Winner will be announced on 25th December, that's right the winner will be chosen on Christmas Day

We have 6 excellent stories now in the competion (one more to follow from LFan).

The stories titles are:-

• Crimson - By Shadar
• Invincible Beauty -  By Anon
• Three Superwomen on Multiple Earths - By JKIJ
• Ultimate Crisis Prelude, Part 1: Escape - By GeekSeven
• Ultimate Crisis Prelude, Part 2: Rage - By GeekSeven
• Ultimate Crisis Prelude, Part 3: Destiny - By GeekSeven

The winner will be able to choose the next topic as well as win an original art pinup of the winner's 'creation' (artist selected and complexity of pinup subject to approval by SWM and the author)

Fats

Just a reminder that the Fall 2011 SWM Writer's Workshop entries are due on November 30th to be eligible for the prize of a paid commission of your character (single character).  Hope everyone is writing away!  I will be traveling around that time, so they might not be posted till the 2nd, so if you need more time buffing it, submit a version on the 30th and you can re-submit it a day later.

In the meantime, to whet your appetite for ubergirl fiction, Dr. Muttonchops gives us his latest endeavour. Panic in the Sky, featuring Superwoman with a classic Fleischer-esque spin to it.  Please check it out in the Fiction Gallery and help me thank Dr. Muttonchops for his continued contributions!

Sorry, Adrianne...you never stood a chance! 

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I've made it known that I fully disagreed with NBC's decision to not green light the WW Pilot.  While my various theories usually involved the conclusion that NBC just didn't like genre television or that David Kelly butchered the script, I've had time to think about it and, in light of new information, it's become quite evident that there's a more reasonable explanation:  no one at NBC has even a shread of common sense when it comes to programming.

It's almost laughable to try and think of NBC's "must-see" program...Friends?  Seinfeld?   E.R.?  Meanwhile, their executive team continues to set records in churning out Fall Schedules year after year that aren't suitable for the lining in my parakeet's cage.  Playboy Club and Prime Suspect this year were approved and summarily cancelled even before they began.  Keep in mind, these are the ones that got "chosen" over Wonder Woman and bumped The Event off the Fall Schedule. While we're flaming their 2011 Fall Shows, I'm sure they'd switch out Whitney as well, if they had anything better.  Is there a more laugh-track-ladened and unfunny show in existence??? 

NBC speaks in a language that would make Webster blush!  The definition of Re-imagining apparently has been "reimagined" to be "turn into crap"!  Exhibits A,B, and C for NBC being Bioinic Woman, Knight Rider and Wonder Woman.  But now, NBC has annouced a NEW "reimagining":  The Munsters!  Yep, but this time, they are turning the old-time, kitschy classic comedy into an hour-long drama....DRAMA!?!?  Jesus, not only are they not original enough to come up with their own concepts, they are obviously trying to tag onto the Twilight/vampire craze by making it more 'serious'.  Anyone seeing the Munsters, could describe it in a variety of about 100 adjectives with "serious" never being considered!

Might I select a new network slogan "NBC, bastardizing your childhood since 2007!"

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