Message-ID: <16130eli$9810070533@qz.little-neck.ny.us> X-Archived-At: From: Ann Douglas Subject: {AnnD}"The Adventures Of Ultra Woman And Mega Girl "(FF )[2/7] Newsgroups: alt.sex.stories.moderated,alt.sex.stories Followup-To: alt.sex.stories.d Path: qz!not-for-mail Organization: The Committee To Thwart Spam Approved: X-Moderator-Contact: Eli the Bearded X-Story-Submission: X-Original-Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981006202719.006fb478@pop.tiac.net> Hello once again. As in the past, comments are both appreciated and encouraged. Suggestions are also welcome. Please respond by E-Mail as it makes it easier for me to get your reaction. One thing I do ask is that you now include your first name and age in your comments. It gives me a better idea who my audience is. The Adventures Of Ultra Woman And Mega Girl Part Two by Ann Douglas “Hmm,” Jackie murmured as she looked at a few of the drawings. “Most of these are pretty good.” “You really think so?” Jo asked, her eyes lighting up. “Yes I do,” Jackie answered, surprised at the level of professionalism in Jo’s work. The girl had definite talent -- that was sure. If it wasn’t for the fact that she might be faced with laying off staff in a few months if sales didn’t improve, she might consider hiring Jo as a staff artist. She was certainly better than some of those she inherited from her Uncle. “You are talented,” Jackie repeated. “Didn’t they tell you that when you went to any of the other comic companies?” “Oh I haven’t gone to any other companies,” Jo replied with a new confidence in her voice. “I wanted to come here first.” “Why here?” Jackie asked out of curiosity. Usually the kids hit the big companies first. “I grew up reading Creative Comics,” Jo grinned. “I used to dream about writing and drawing my own and having them appear under the CC Logo.” “I guess we should be honored." Jackie smiled back. In her mind she was trying to think of the best way to let this talented girl down. "We're pretty well staffed here right now," Jackie lied as she looked at a few more drawings. "You might want to try some of the other companies and. . ." Jackie paused in mid-sentence as she opened a thick sketchbook. Laid out throughout it was the equivalent of at least a half dozen completed issues of a comic. The title on the front page was "The Adventures of Ultra Woman and Mega Girl." "What's this?" Jackie asked. "That's just a strip that I created for fun." Jo said. “I forgot it was in there." She added a little embarrassed. “I think this is very good." Jackie said as she flipped through the pages. "Very good indeed." "It is?" Jo asked in surprise. Jackie was indeed impressed. Every aspect of creation was there. Pencils, inks, coloring, lettering - all of it done professionally. "How long does it take you to do a page?" Jackie asked. "You mean doing everything?" Jo asked, to be answered by a nod of Jackie's head. Her answer made up Jackie's mind. Even if it meant firing some of the useless jerks her Uncle had kept on staff, she was going to hire Jo Simon. "Well I couldn't offer you a lot, at least at first." Jackie smiled. "But what would you think of this as a starting salary." She asked as she wrote down a figure on a blank piece of paper. "Oh yes!" Jo gushed as she looked at the figure on the paper. It was more money that she was earning in Taylor's Dry Goods back home. “It's really not a lot," Jackie admitted. “Especially if you plan to live here in the city. But you would gain a lot of experience and hopefully in time I'd be able to increase it." “I’ll take it." Jo said. "When can I start.?" She was eager all right, Jackie thought, almost as eager as Jackie herself was a few years back. "How bout you come in Monday morning and we'll get you settled in." Jackie said. “I'll see what department I think you should start out in." "Oh thank you, Ms. Kirby." Joanna said, her voice filled with the excitement of a dream come true. "Do you mind if I keep this for the weekend?" Jackie asked as she held the home made comic. “I'd like to read it and see if you're as good a writer you are an artist." "Okay," Jo said a little hesitantly. It was obvious that she didn't really want Jackie to read the story but wasn't about to risk her new job. “Fine, then I'll see you early Monday morning." Jackie said as she escorted her new employee out the door. That had been four years ago. Over that weekend, after reading “The Adventures of Ultra Woman and Mega Girl" a dozen times, Jackie changed her mind about where she would put Jo. Rather than make her an apprentice to one of the more experienced authors or artists, Jackie had decided to let her take on her own title. In fact, she had decided to publish the Adventures of Ultra Woman and Mega Girl. That decision had been met with some derision from her staff. That she was out of her mind was one of the louder comments from the 'old hands'. That she was throwing away money the company could ill afford was another. The bottom line, however, was that it was her decision. One of the senior editors went so far as to call Mike Kirby and tell him what his crazy niece was doing to his company. Mike Kirby had called his niece five minutes later and asked her one question. Did she really believe in this book? Then he wished her luck. When the first issue of The Adventures of Ultra Woman and Mega Girl appeared on the stands, it was an instant sellout. For the first time in the history of Creative Comics, a book went into a second and then a third printing. With it came a storm of controversy, which only increased sales. People either loved or hated the book. There seemed to be no middle ground. At first look, the series seemed to be an unlikely success - having almost none of the elements of any of the current popular titles. In an industry where publishers seemed to find hot concepts such as mutant superheroes and then work it to death, it seemed too risky to go out on a limb on something new and different. First of all, the series was set in the late 1940's, a time few comic readers were familiar with. At first glance, the two main characters followed an old familiar formula. Ultra Woman was the secret identity of a policewoman who had tired of being delegated to traditional 1940's female roles. Mega Girl was a teenage girl she had saved from the streets. Neither had any special powers, relying instead on training and an assortment of gadgets. The stories were pretty basic too, although they seemed to carry an underlining sexuality that you no longer found in Batman and Robin - the series they were most often compared to. In fact, just like the early years of Batman and Robin, there were complains from certain quarters that the underlining sexuality of the series was one of homosexuality. Or more appropriately in this case -- lesbianism. That accusation had made Jackie laugh. Aside from a single clothes-changing scene where you saw the two heroines in bra and panties, there wasn't a single slightly erotic scene in the book. In fact, unlike many of the costumes wore by present day heroines, Ultra Woman and Mega Girls were almost comical in the amount of clothing they wore. No more amply endowed that Jackie or a vast majority of the women in the office; Ultra Woman hid it under a full double-breasted red tunic that resembled the police uniforms of that day. Mega Girl wore a simple long sleeve white pullover blouse with red trim and cape. The skirts both of them wore would do a catholic schoolgirl proud. Of course the bad guy, or girl in this case, wore something a lot more daring. Yet even that was more than most girls wore on any public beach. A year after the first issue hit the stands, Jackie was able to walk into the office with a pride in her decision. Each issue outsold the last and it wasn't long before the series went from a bi-monthly book to monthly and then just last week to a twice-monthly publication. ********************************************************* Comments are the life blood of any amateur writer, the currency in which they are paid. It only takes a few minutes to send off a few lines, which is little to ask for in exchange for hours spent creating a story. 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