You’ll notice these characters are all female, some transgendered. I do this because I like women, and like seeing women in hero costumes. You’ll also notice that these characters are going to be from very diverse backgrounds racially. I do this because I like reading about characters from backgrounds other than mine own--Hell, I would find it boring to write only about white guys in late middle age. If you find this objectionable, then this month is not for you.
I am still looking for artists who are willing to donate a little time to make a sketch--it doesn’t have to be an elaborate finished product--visualizing these guys. I don’t want to present a parade of Hero Machine’d lookalikes. If you’d like to participate, please DM me through Twitter (@NocturneTomDeja).
If you are a Domicile of Dread Patreon, you’ll get a short podcast discussing the creation process for each character. If you’d like to hear these podcasts and can spare at least a dollar a month to support my efforts to Make The World Stranger, go here to sign up.
Please enjoy, and please donate.
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| I know this is a WWII Wonder Woman cosplay... but you gotta admit, it's wicked cool! (Shout out to Judy Zajec!) |
Name: Elizabeth Ross
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Occupation: Former Reporter
Elizabeth ‘Betts’ Ross was a rising star serving as an investigative reporter for WRWB-TV. During one investigation, she discovered a Serpentine recruiting base disguised as a charity reaching out to disadvantaged youth. In retaliation, she fell prey to a Serpentine hit squad, who shot her and left her for dead. Luckily, city services discovered her in time and sped her to a nearby hospital, the staff of which brought her back to health.
Except....
Elizabeth Ross did die. She did attempt to go into the light to the Other Side...but she was stopped by a young woman at the threshold of our world and the next. The woman claimed to be Betts’ ancestor Betsy Ross, and insisted she return to Earth. Things were changing in America, and the spirits of the Founding Fathers worried that it was turning away from being a shining beacon of democracy. To help balance the scales, the spirits of the American Revolution was going to empower her as a symbol of their idea of the American Dream. Her ancestor wrapped her in what appeared to be the original flag and pushed her back into our reality.
When Betts woke up on the operating slab as her body was being transferred to the morgue, she had changed. Her body had been honed to physical perfection, and she found her interpersonal abilities enhanced. The weirdest aspect of her transformation wasn’t the ability to fly (although she discovered she could do that soon enough), but the way her strength and speed were even more enhanced as long as the people around her believed in her.
For a brief time, Betts tried to live a double life, but soon discarded the pretense of a secret identity as she began to believe in and embrace the mission given to her. She is Lady Liberty full-time, contributing her skills to make this country into a better place...although lately, she’s begun thinking that she needs some help to keep America together.
Maybe a Strikeforce of some kind.....
Next: It’s time to even the playing field with the dazzling Madame Zero!
The Updated List
Here is the list of names that remain. If you donate to RAINN here https://fundraise.rainn.org/fundraiser/2016672, you may ‘sponsor’ one of those names and will get a chance to put your own spin on the character, or you may give me a name of your own devising for me to make a character instead.
ACE OF BLADES
ATMOS FEAR
BLACK ANGEL
BULLFROG
CAIRO JONES
CEREBEX
ELECTRIC RAY
FANTOMAH
GREY LADY
JANE DOE
LEOPARD WOMAN
LOA
MADAME ZERO
NOCTURNE
PATCHWORK GIRL
POLYCHROME
RED RUBE
SILENT VIOLET
UGLY SISTERS
WHITE FLASH
WILL O’ THE WISP
X OF THE UNDERGROUND
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