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53. THE ARTISTS CORNER
7. WHAT THE FUCK WOULD WONDER WOMAN DO?
With two entirely differen’t styles, Fatale
You ever wondered what Wonder Woman would say to your interview’s Lionel Vance and Carmen Morenna on
problems in life? Well now you can find out with our agony their art and what inspires them.
aunt page where you can pour out your aching heart to the
amazon princess herself!
59. Zatanna’s horoscopes
8. COLOUR ME BLUE. The daughter of famed magician Zatara, Zatanna
is here to tell you what hero or villain you
Blue Charlie has been an avid role-player over the last decade, owning are based on your zodiac. Time to get totally
many role-playing websites and in her experience, the people can astrological!
either make or break a story making website. There is so much more to
fan-fiction, and incredible stories can be created using your favourite
characters!
40.OH MY GOSH!
Soho London is home to many different
cultures, and Fatale interviews comic
book store Nora to get an in-depth
perspective on Soho’s underground
comic scene.
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WOULD WONDER WOMAN DO?
International icon Wonder Woman has graced Fatale by offering out her help and guidance to us
civillians! Do you have a question for Wonder Woman? Send us your message at TheFataleMagazine@
gmail.com for a chance to be feature in next months issue!
All my life I had been shunned away from man and in the
end the supposed opposite to my gender didn’t exist in
my mind. Everything changed when I met Steve Trevor but
that didn’t last long. I am an Amazon, immortal and Steve
unfortunately wasn’t. Sometimes you meet someone and
you believe that they are the love of your life but in actual
fact, maybe they aren’t. You shouldn’t have to look for love. “Wonder Woman, I just turned 25. I’ve just lost my job due
Just simply wait and in turn, be the fiercest girl you can be! to major head trauma because the new guy at work closed
an industrial garage door on my head! I don’t know what
ASHleY to do now…I’m currently working at part-time gigs and I’m
selling off my possessions. Should I just saw screw it and
17 move far away and start over? I’ve lived in the same place
my whole life, and tried to leave a few times before. I’m
thinking that getting rid of the material possessions will
make it easier. What do you think?
“Im sorry that you lost your job. I once worked as a clerk
in a make-up store when I was trying to be in top-secret
disguise. That didn’t go down very well and I lost that one.
“I recently just broke up with my first boyfriend. We were But remember, you’re strong and you can get through this.
fighting so much all the time and we both agreed at first If you’re considering running away and changing your life
that we are better off as friends. The first few days after we around then by all means do it, but don’t run away from
broke up we were civil, and even texted, I replied to him late any problems that you have…because if you do, then no
and usually I reply to him fast, but why should he get special matter where you go, the issues you left behind will follow
treatment anymore? That made him upset and an argument you. Just remember that people as strong as us go through
ensued for a few more days before I told him that he’s better hard times, but don’t worry because you’ll get through it!
off without me in his life and that he will be happier. Remember that life has many obstacles; it just depends
whether you want to run away from those obstacles, or do
We haven’t talked since and I don’t regret getting him out
of my life. But, I can’t help missing him and when I see him
with other girls, I feel upset! I don’t love him anymore but
I want him in my life again. I know he has been trying to
get me to talk to him by making me jealous, and asking me
questions in a group chat, but right now I’m exhausted and I
don’t know what to do. I have assignments to do but I can’t
seem to get him off my mind. How do I get over this?
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Role-playing games have always been popular, especially
within the gaming industry. There’s something so freeing
about playing a character that’s fully customizable,
with a ton of options to choose from before setting
them out into a sandbox world, ready to start their
journeys to greatness.
Since the release of the life simulator, ‘The Sims’ in 1999, gamers have found joy in simply acting out
people’s everyday lives, playing God and either making their Sims rich millionaires, or sadistically killing
them off one by one (mwahaha!). Let’s be honest, who hasn’t taken off all the ladders of their Sims
swimming pools with your Sim still obliviously breath stroking through the waters? If you haven’t tried
boxing a group of Sims in a small room with no escape then that’s definitely something you should put on
your Sims bucket list!
With all said and done, playing a different role gives people the freedom to become anyone they want,
whenever they want, which is why forum role-playing has become such a hit with fans on the Internet.
The basics are simple: find a website that fits the theme of what you’re interested in, post up a character
application and start writing with hundreds of other players with their own original, or canon characters
that already originate from the sites theme. In this instance, the theme is DC Comics. There are many role-
playing sites that fit with the Batman-theme however Pittsburgh-born Blue Charlie is incredibly dedicated
to the site she has created, her members, and the vision she has for the future of her forum. Kicking off her
roleplaying obsession in college, Blue has become the face of popular writing website, ‘A Walk Among The
Tombstones’ and acquiring an array of different writers from across the globe, she has since moved onto
‘Jello-Shots’, ‘Darkest Before The Dawn’, and now her final prized possession, ‘Chaos Theory.’
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All of her forums have been Batman themed, taking elements from Faith Hastings is different because she’s an original character
the original Detective Comics and transforming them into her own developed by me. She's been a huge a character for learning how
vision. On ‘Chaos Theory’, the story goes that The Devil, Lucifer to role-play properly, and how to be open to change yet I see her
Morningstar has eradicated all of the angels on Earth, disrupting as a reflection of myself. She holds a lot of things that I love, like
The Earth’s natural balance and it’s up to the heroes to restore that Pokémon, dinosaurs, fashion, being out with my girlfriends, and
balance. However the plot changes with every person that joins the much more. I love the fact that she is so simple at the beginning but
site and the outcomes are always unpredictable. Most role-players she has really had a lot of emotional growth like going through a lot
are almost always faceless, including Blue who wishes to keep a of heartaches and she’s picked herself up from some of the more soul-
professional attitude when it comes to managing her own role- crushing moments in her life.
playing site.
What’s the whole point of roleplaying in your eyes?
Why do you love DC Comics so much?
There are a lot of points to roleplaying. Mostly it’s for fun and
DC Comics has always been there in my life in one shape or form. meeting new people but it has its benefits to help you out in the real
I grew up watching Batman and Scooby Doo, but when I got older world too. A lot of people learn to collaborate and work with people
I watched other shows and dabbled in comics. DC had a way of over ideas and stories, and the art of collaboration can be a tool that
always being at the heart of fun and love, not to mention that my roleplaying can help teach you that you’ll use in the workforce. There
husband and I bonded over watching Adam West. In fourth grade, are real-world concepts being used in role-play, and some of it has
I even went trick or treating as Batman. DC always inspired me; to do with dealing with people on different levels, learning how to
it always showed me I could be more than just a girl and I can compromise, and even learning how to write. Many role-players
be Batman if I wanted too! I could be a detective like Thelma. become novelists or web designers.
Nightwing, hands down is my favourite character and I’ve always
enjoyed Dick Grayson’s character. He’s the jovial man that taught Would you ever pursue writing as a career or is it a hobby?
me who I was in life through his story, and who I love. He defines
me. As a comic writer and opinion piece writer, yes, but I wouldn’t go
beyond that. A lot of role-players are people that enjoy writing novels
What inspires you to run a roleplaying website? and use roleplaying to perfect their skills as well as having fun but
most role-players see it as just a hobby and a way to relax.
Roleplaying interests me because my little world grows as a whole.
It’s not always the stories and characters, but its people and I’ve met A lot of people think that role-players are similar to cos-players,
some really amazing people! but the community stays on the Internet as opposed to going to
I actual conventions. That sometimes provokes a bit of controversy
t’s meeting them and learning about their world, in ways through because a lot of the public thinks people who are so deeply
their characters, imaginations, or simply just talking to them. As interested in comics, are nerds. Would you agree to that?
much as people can drive me crazy, I love them all to pieces. When
creating and joining role-play sites you can meet the best people and No. Cos-players are not role-players. Live action role-play is the real
they become like siblings. You find yourself hurting for them when action of role-play. In other words, it’s really just creative play for
they’re and celebrating with them when they reach their goals. The adults, but we used words instead of costume. Cosplay isn’t acting
happiness community brings me in general is well worth it. Also, the as the character you are embodying for a few days; It’s a different
basics of running a role-play site are not hard or even difficult. What creative process starting with costume design and develops from
the real difficulty is not in the function or deployment of ideas, but different and more distinctive artworks such a leather and metal work.
it’s the people in the middle. Running the site itself is not that hard.
The part that’s hard is dealing with issues that come up that people
create, because we always get our fair share of drama here.
“Mostly it's for fun and meeting new
Tell me about your characters that you play and why you play
them. people but it has its benefits to help
you out in the real world too. A lot of
I adore Dinah Lance but her alias is The Black Canary. She’s got the people learn to collaborate and work
typical girl-next-door person yet she’s a wonderful powerful house.
The point of her is not being reliant on her powers or godly abilities with people over ideas and stories, and
like Superman or Wonder Woman. Dinah does simply what she the art of collaboration can be a tool
does because she believes in the greater good of humanity, and she's that roleplaying can help teach you that
a woman who took the mantle of her mother and became a strong
woman. It's so much better than receiving your powers from the you'll use in the workforce.”
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why needs
fashion heroes
From the dawn of time, superheroes have always been a beacon of shimmering hope
for the innocent civilians on Earth. Superman for example, in the comic universe
is treated like a God and whilst a few bad humans don’t like that fact and try
to put an end to his reign as the greatest superhero alive, they never prevail.
Kryptonite is weakness but the human love of his life children running around in Batman or Spiderman outfits as
Lois Lane pushes him through even the most perilous a key example.
of situations, earning respect from humans around the
Earth. However Superman is iconic and well respected not The Director of Content Development & Editor at Marvel
because of the way he carries himself, but the way that he Comics comments that interpreting iconic superheroes in
dresses. fashion means that, “anyone can express their own unique
identity and individualism” which is incredibly accurate
The house of EL logo emblazoned upon his chest, followed to our comic book world. Every hero, villain, rogue, or
by the deep blue bodysuit and the red underpants are what vigilante is different in each way, with a vast array of
makes him so well known. Children walk around wearing superpowers and gadgets to help them save the day.
his logo because it gives them hope that there’s always
someone bigger and stronger than them to protect them. Fashion has always been about expressing your unique
Superheroes resonate with world issues and a perfect role- identity, and that gives people the freedom to look and feel
model like Superman is just what the world needs, both in what they want, rather than blend into the crowd.
the comic universe and reality.
Despite this, mainstream fashion has incorporated
There is far too much death and destruction in the world materials practically made for superheroes such as
and in those hard times, it’s natural to turn to the next spandex and latex. These superheroes always ensure that
person who can protect you from hardship. The iconic their costumes grant them maximum mobility in order
Superman logo radiates positivity and it’s no wonder why not to restrict their bodies, and not to mention the fact
the fashion world is so hooked on creating garments that that wearing tight clothes looks damn good whilst you’re
makes both women and men feel so powerful when they kicking someone face into the curb and saving the day,
wear them: like a real life superhero. right?
It’s hard to miss even some of the most obvious comic Spandex always comes to the rescue when it comes to
book references in fashion, which kicked off majorly when moving around quickly and precisely, allowing heroes to
‘Garage’ magazine launched their 10th issue, portraying move their body parts in ways that thugs will never see
famous models as iconic Marvel superheroes such as She coming and it’s no wonder why people in the real world
Hulk, Spider Gwen and The Avengers own, Black Widow. use lycra spandex in their active-wear. After all, who goes
Of course high fashion can relate to costume as much to the gym to pump some iron wearing clothes that can’t
as they want, and many looks are purely just for show allow them to move properly?
however buying seperate pieces of Marvel clothing makes
you feel like you’re that comic book character, with little Moving further into spandex, the material is a long-chain of
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synthetic fibre, created up of stretchable polyester that can also created spandex-inspired costumes such as ‘The Mad
stretch up to 600% times it’s normal size before reverting Max’ costume which featured in his Spring 1995 collection,
back to its original size, and, by the 1960s’ spandex moved in which the dotted pattern created an optical illusion
far beyond the confines of the corset and made its way every time the spandex stretched, creating a chameleon
into swimwear. effect. How cool would it be if there were a superhero
that had a bodysuit like that, and could blend into any
Gone were the days of blocky swimming costumes that environment and stay hidden? However these collections
restricted the female body, with spandex accentuating are a little dated, and it’s interesting to see how spandex
the body shape by tightening over the skin. Additionally has been manipulated and changed over the years.
not only was Spandex designed to stretch, the fabric
dries very easily which is why making swim suits were Continuing into mainstream fashion, superhero films
incredibly popular, hence why the superheroes that we all are becoming increasingly relevant and which self-
know and love use Spandex in their costumes. You don’t respecting girl DIDN’T dress up as Harley Quinn for 2017’s
want to be weighed down by heavy water when fighting Halloween? The highly anticipated ‘Suicide Squad’ film
sea monsters, do you? In modern day times, spandex has rocketed Harley Quinn’s character into the mainstream
been incorporated into every day fashion such as active- and every girl wanted a t-shirt which read “Daddy’s Lil’
wear and in 2011, there was 20.5 billion clothes bought, Monster” emblazoned over it. Wearing clothes that are
all of which was spandex in America. In turn, the more derived from Harley Quinn’s fashion, makes girls feel like
people that began to buy spandex and use them in their they can actually like their fictional role-model, giving
daily lives, the more that spandex adapted to peoples them comfort not only over their chests, but in life also.
waistlines. Because the material is so tight yet stretchy, Since “Wonder Woman” was released in late 2017 also, it
even plus-sized people can wear the material, which allows sent even “The Suicide Squad’ packing with critics calling
ease when moving around. it the best D.C film released. There’s something about
Wonder Woman and ever since her debut in 1941, she
hasn’t changed a bit: innocent, courageous and touchingly
Furthermore Spandex has become much more popular on
human.
the catwalks over the past few years, mostly appearing
in sports-wear however high-end brands such as Chanel
Top Critic Leah Pickett comments that, “Jenkins tries not
have in-cooperated leggings into their haute couture
only to include men on Wonder Woman's side but also
collections. The reason why this is so outrageous is
to make male viewers feel better about a woman saving
because the French term ‘haute couture’ translates into
them.” This is true because the film itself is set in the early
‘high fashion’ in English, and couture must be handmade,
20th century, and there hasn’t been a better time to show
created from scratch within Paris. female empowerment during World War One, typically seen
as a man’s world. Everything from the tunic, emblazoning
Traditionally, couture has always been focused on a gold plate above her chest, her tiara, the lasso matched
delivering beautiful and traditional gowns, accentuating along with her steel gauntlets, Wonder Woman has been
the female figure into impossible shapes of opulence and a fashion icon in the comic world for years, long before
wealth. However recently, fashion brands are bending Harley Quinn was even a thing since her own debut in
the rules of beauty, manufacturing their own Lycra and Batman’s Animated Series in 1997.
creating glamorous superhero’s of their own. Even
superheroes need to wear spandex and look glamorous Much like Superman, little girls and boys want Wonder
whilst beating down on the baddies! Thierry Mugler’s older Woman’s face on their clothes, not to mention high fashion
couture collections are a perfect example of superhero editorials such as the obviously named ‘Wonder Woman’
fashion, including his F/W 1997 collection, which featured for W Magazine 1997, using supermodel Christy Turlington
an array of supermodels wearing incredible pieces made to depict powerful shots of her stature. Whilst she isn’t
from spandex and rubber. exactly wearing Wonder Woman’s outfit, the concept
resonates with the idea of having someone as a role-
Furthermore, designer Jean Paul Gaultier in the past has model, and using a supermodel like Turlington inspired
women across the globe that they are indeed, WONDERful.
Often seen as a nerdy favourite heroes, but superheroes have always been
slotted into comics to play out a role that reflects our own
since then evolved into Often seen as a nerdy getaway, comic books have since
then evolved into mainstream fashion, with society using
mainstream fashion, with fictional idols to substitute the violence that is quite a
reality in our world. For fashion itself, designers cover
society using fictional their models in tight spandex, leather and heroism is
used as a novelty or as costume, however fashion itself
idols to substitute the can be costume and can inspire millions, just like a real
superhero. Fashion can be used to make a statement such
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models painted head to toe in colours varying from
green, purple, and blue, like alien heroes in disguise.
People always want someone to look up to and whether
it be runway fashion, high street clothing or references
made in superhero films, heroism makes people feel
like they can turn to fictional characters and wear their
costumes themselves, shielding themselves from the
pain that our reality offers today.
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Twenty-four year old Nora has been working in Gosh! Comics for over two years now,
a gem located on the corner of Brewer Street in Soho, London. Thinking back to Soho
you can imagine the mixture of smut, drag queens, indie culture and neon lights that
illuminate the district and nighttime, but what really goes on in the underground
comic scene?
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inspiration so they’ll buy our comics,” she explains, revolutionary the movie actually was for feminists.”
“Many people that come in here are always looking Nora speculates.
for something fresh, and considering that Soho hosts
an array of different stores, they see Gosh as unique In Nora’s eyes, there are pros and cons everywhere in
because we sell a lot of underground issues that don’t the world of female portrayal, and it’s a lot harder to
particularly get enough exposure as they should.’’ determine these factors in superhero films. When you
think about it, the directors best interests are somewhat
However, there’s always the issue when it comes to at heart and taking Marvel’s Storm for example; she’s
girls getting enough exposure in particular, but Nora shown to have major power over the rest of the men
remains impartial to the subject. and she can physically control Mother Nature itself,
bending the winds to her every whim. On the flipside of
“This tricky to discuss because there are major that, we can only determine whether she’s objectified
positives and negatives,” she says, pulling out a John through the use of costume.
Allison issue of ‘Giant Days’, “In our store we sell a
lot of individual publishers and it’s always these guys ‘’It’s so difficult because I love all superhero films,
that want to portray girls in a different light, whilst big but people need to realise that directors can’t get it all
publishers like Marvel and DC want to portray girls in right. We’re living in a world where we’re scrutinised for
the shape of what the mainstream audience want to every single thing we do and I just think it’s incredible
see. ‘Giant Days’ is a good example because it’s about that superhero culture is getting so much exposure in
these three girls that move into a university dorm and the mainstream. Ever since the first Spiderman movies
it’s the first time they’ve ever been away from home. came out, that was when I felt people started taking
It’s all about their journey through university and it such an interest in these types of films but Mary-Jane
describes girls in a raw light and it’s pretty close to real played the usual ‘damsel in distress’ role but what do
life. When I went to university and read this issue, I was you expect? For the time it was a progressive movie but
laughing the entire time because it’s so true!” now you get these incredible women that can do things
on their own like Anne Hathaway in ‘The Dark Knight
Following up on this, it’s pretty interesting to discuss Rises’. Did she need the help of Batman? Not really,
how different artists and writers portray girls in comics which is why it does annoy me when she gets together
because there has been so much controversy over the with him at the end of the film. Maybe that’s something
years about the representation of women, especially directors need to work on because in my opinion, not
in the film industry. Strong women in Marvel and DC everything needs to be so focused on love.’’
Comics movies have never been more relevant, what
with big movies dropping last year like ‘Suicide Squad’
and ‘Wonder Woman’, however Nora remains somewhat
impartial to the hype. “The problem with ‘Suicide
Squad’ is that they made Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)
the star of the movie, but they didn’t portray her in the
way that the audience wanted her to be shown as,” she
“Wonder Woman was a
says, rolling her eyes a little, “Obviously, Harley was
never inherently evil and The Joker had manipulated
good movie! But there were
her into the murderess that we all know and love today,
but their relationship was quite abusive. Probably the
still things about it that
best portrayal of her is her depiction in The New 52
comics because she does manage to get rid of The
could have been explained
Joker, form her own gang, and she finds a boyfriend
that doesn’t try to murder her every five minutes!”
better, or the fact that
Whilst ‘Suicide Squad’ didn’t get the highest critique
even though Diana is this
reviews, scoring an average on IMBD of 6.1 out of 10,
‘Wonder Woman’ has been declared as the best DC film
warrior-like princess from
to date, scoring a hefty 92% on Rotten Tomato’s and
The Guardian’s Wendy Ide described Israeli actress
an unknown dimension, but
Gal Gadot as a, “gloriously badass breath of fresh air.”
That provoked yet another eye roll from Nora, and she
she still falls in love with
laughs, “No I’m joking, it was a good movie! But there
were still things about it that could have been explained
Steve at the end. It’s a
better, or the fact that even though Diana is this warrior-
like princess from an unknown dimension, but she
little bit confusing.”
still falls in love with Steve at the end. It’s a little bit
confusing, I suppose? We all know that Steve is more
socially aware because he’s a part of our society and
because he’s so aware, that makes Diana look a little
too naïve for my liking.” Nora does have a point when
it comes to ‘Wonder Woman’. Whilst it was a brilliant
movie that showcased Diana Prince’s brute strength
and Amazonian compassion, it does seem a little
strange that she would fall in love with Steve Trevor
despite the fact that she mentions that men are only
used for pro-creation and nothing more. “It feels like
Trevor pushes the human norms on Diana when she
isn’t used to that, and that makes me question just how
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Hot On
Netflix is a very clever organization. The UK version of Netflix has been renowned
for not particularly having an amazing collection of films and series’ to their ser-
vices, yet their Netflix owned series’ are usually very well received. That does
sound like a bit of a coincidence considering that with $6 billion dollars in revenue,
Netflix actors are very well looked after, with Kevin Spacey earning over $500,000
per episode when starring in hit series ‘House of Cards.’ Series like ‘HOC’ and ‘Orange
is The New Black’ were pivotal kick-starters for an onslaught of incredible Netflix
originals, and today we quick-review a collection what we like on netflix right now,
and what everyone else is watching!
OUR RATING:
****
The show that everyone’s speaking about at the moment
entirely. Altered Carbon is a brilliant mix of past
is sci-fi thriller ‘Altered Carbon’, based on the 2002 novel
memories from two-hundred years ago, dystopian
under the same title and written by English author Richard
idealisms, sci-fi action and fantasy all compressed into
K. Morgan. The main plot takes place in a dystopian Earth
one short series, and the show has already announced a
almost three hundred years into the future where everyone
season two, premiering sometime in 2019.
can come back from the dead, but at a hefty price. Implanted
with a device called a ‘sleeve’, the contraption stores a
human’s every memory, personality and emotion and the
sleeve can be taken out and placed into another empty
human body. However if the sleeve is destroyed, then this
causes real death.
OUR RATING:
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in a vibrant beach paradise, until another species
causes the ultimate destruction of their planet.
The City of a Thousand planets itself however
was originally created by the Space
Station we have today and hundreds
of years into the future, the station
had evolved into a cosmic city with
thousands of alien species living
there, and sharing their knowledge
with others. You can imagine just
how beautifully Besson depicts these
strange creatures and his imagination
has really run wild.
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Earlier this year, the groundbreaking 2003 film ‘kill bill’ took some heat due to a lack
of care when it came to director Quentin Tarantino’s treatment of uma thurman. dur-
ing a behind the scenes moment, actress uma thurman’s car lost control and smashed
into a nearby tree, giving her concussion and the potential threat of never using her
legs again.
It’s been 15 years since Quinton Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” Many female actresses have spoken about the various
was released to the world, with actress Uma Thurman injustices done to them by directors or other male
slashing away at O-Ren Ishi’s Crazy 88 with her Hattori actors however in February 2018, Thurman released a
Hanzo sword. What isn’t to love about Kill Bill, a short video montage of her filming the opening of Kill
film about an unnamed assassin who was killed in a Bill Vol. 2, a scene in which Thurman delivers a vengeful
massacre in El Paso, Texas at her very own wedding monologue whilst driving a car through the deserts of
rehearsal but the real plot twist was that she wasn’t Mexico at 40mph and if you were thinking that she was
murdered. The bullet shot through her head by Mr. in front of a green screen this entire time, then you’d
Bill didn’t kill her, and in turn she embarks out upon a be wrong. The video Thurman posted on Instagram
rampage of revenge against her fellow assassin’s; the depicted a disturbing turn of events when the real-life
same ones that orchestrated the massacre. Since then, car she drove ran dangerously off the dirt, ramming
the yellow tracksuit lined with black stripes has become directly into a tree, severely injuring and hospitalising
a favourite at Halloween, kitted out with the samurai Thurman. Her injuries included a serious concussion
sword, and even Gogo Ubari’s Japanese school-girl and caused permanent damage to her knees. Whilst
outfit, equipped with the swinging ball and chain, ready Thurman noted in her Instagram memoir that Tarantino
to slice up a few enemies. was “deeply regretful and remorseful”, Tarantino had
allegedly pressured Thurman into driving a car that
Surely then Kill Bill is a monumental movie that wasn’t fit to be driven in any way to the point where
promotes the sheer power that’s inside every female, the car was falling apart at the doors. It provokes the
and instead of two women fighting to the death just question as to why Tarantino didn’t want to simply
for the hell of it, at least The Bride has a pretty darn use Zoë Bell (Thurman’s stunt double) to perform the
good reason to be going around and slashing up her stunt. It was understandable that Thurman had an entire
other female ex-co-workers. Tarantino’s masterpiece, monologue to deliver yet did Tarantino believe that
compiled between a unique mix of Asian martial arts and putting Thurman’s life at risk worth the script?
the spaghetti Western genre has successfully kept his
fan’s blood rushing for 15 years…or that’s what you’ve Stunt coordinator Keith Adams told The Hollywood
been led to believe. Reporter, ‘No stunts of any kind were scheduled for the
day of Ms. Thurman’s accident,’ which makes it slightly
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In all, I’ve killed 33 people to get to this point right now.
I have only one more.
The last one: The Film Industry.
“Negligent to the point of criminality”, was the words
“I post this clip to memorialize it’s full used by Thurman and it’s disheartening to know that
exposure in the New York Times by Maureen Tarantino and his team had covered the incident up for
over a decade when the public believed that Kill Bill
Dowd. The circumstances of this event was a movie that celebrated the aggressive side of the
were negligent to the point of criminality. woman, mixed with an array of brutal gore and comedy.
I do not believe though with malicious
Behind the façade of the fancy costumes and show
intent. Quentin Tarantino, was deeply lights, there’s an underlying issue when it comes to the
regretful and remains remorseful about treatment of female actresses in film and lack of duty of
this sorry event, and gave me the footage care towards Thurman isn’t the first time that incidents
like these have happened. In Thurman’s statement on
years later so I could expose it and let it Instagram accompanying the disturbing video clip, she
see the light of day, regardless of it most wrote;
likely being an event for which justice will Following this quote, even film producer Harvey
Weinstein, known romance film ‘Shakespeare in Love’
never be possible. He also did so with full in 1998 was accused last year of sexually harassing
knowledge it could cause him personal famous female actresses including Gwyneth Paltrow
harm, and i am proud of him for doing the who said she was harassed by Weinstein at the age of
twenty-two years old. Not to mention Angelina Jolie
right thing, and for his courage. The cover spoke about his unwanted advances towards her
up after the fact is UNFORGIVABLE. For this, during the production of ‘Playing by Heart’ in the late
I hold Lawrence Bender, E. Bennett Walsh, nineties, with other women claiming that Weinstein
was physically intimating towards them. Weinstein’s
and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely spokeswoman told the New York Times last year
responsible. They lied, destroyed evidence, that, “Any allegations of non-consensual sex are
and continue to lie about the permanent unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein
has further confirmed that there were never any acts of
harm they caused and then chose to retaliation against any women for refusing his advances.
suppress.The cover up did have malicious He will not be available for further comments, as he
intent, and shame on these three for all is taking the time to focus on his family, on getting
counselling and rebuilding his life.”
eternity. CAA never sent anyone to Mexico.
I hope they look after other clients more This quote is problematic itself purely because that
respectfully if they in fact want to do the it’s not even the famous director that’s speaking,
it’s his spokeswoman and therefore another woman
job for which they take money with any who is trying to cover up the allegations made by the
decency.” actresses. However true or not true, you can’t deny the
multiple allegations against him which enforces this
idea that behind the scenes of your famous movies,
there could be a dark past from behind the scenes.
suspicious as to why that was, and it’s easy to believe that
Thurman’s accident happened simply because of malicious
intent. On the other hand, Tarantino defended this statement
commenting that, ‘none of us ever considered it was a
stunt. It was just driving.’ Thurman would’ve been more
comfortable if it was simply just driving in a car however
she’d previously stated to Tarantino she wasn’t sure about it, Scenes from the near-fatal accident that almost
describing the vehicle as a ‘deathbox’. Tarantino responded cost the life and the legs of Uma Thurman during the
by assuring the actress that it was simply a straight road shooting of “Kill Bill, Vol.2”
however there was an ‘S’ turn that the director knew about.
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Nineteen-year-old Lionel Vance grew up on the west coast in Portland, Oregon and
focuses deeply on emotion within his work. Now attending the Cornish College of
The Arts in Seattle, Vance spends his time working on a series of portraits of people
who embrace sadness, showcasing what mental illness feels like upon the outside.
Who are you and what do you do? and build from those features and colours that the photos
provide to make my drawings. I draw pencil outlines and
I draw portraits and work with print making in my free then layer marker to form the shading and colours. I often
time. I grew up making art and have always been involved finish with a white gel pen and create highlights.
in schools that support the arts. grew up making art
and have always been involved in schools that support What was your background like?
the arts. I am currently working on a series of portraits
of people embracing the emotion of sadness, crying, I grew up very independent and I’ve had support from
and bleeding. These portraits showcase the physical my parents to pursue art, but almost everything I know is
manifestation of what mental illness within feels like on self taught. I was told to work hard for what you want and
the outside. I myself deal with mental illnesses so the try your best and I try and live up to those expectations,
series works to show what I myself feel on the inside, and especially within myself since I set very high standards
others alike. I do what I do because it is a release for me, for my own practice.
(and) making art grants me the ability to feel something
that I otherwise have trouble with vocalizing. How has your practice changed over time?
How do you work? Over time I have grown to accept my own stylization. I
used to punish myself when making hyper realistic art, or
I work mostly in the refrains of my studio, playing music, trying to make art that was realistic that didn’t come out
and drawing. I use reference photos of myself and others perfectly. Over time I just accept my art for what it is, and
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strive to learn more facets about what I am capable of. I
don’t hold myself back anymore, even if ideas don’t come
to me easily.
Opinions on superheroes?
“Ready To Explode”
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Escape from Rio
De Janeree-no!
Carmen Morenna is a twenty-one year old artist who is trying to make a life
for herself, living in a small apartment in the heart of one of the worlds most
dangerously notorious cities: Rio De Janeiro. “Born and raised in Brazil, I’m just trying
to know what dreams are truly made of.”
Do you prefer drawing men or women, and why? What do you like to draw more on? Digital or by hand?
Women! I don’t know what happens but I can’t draw men By hand! I like the paper texture when I scan something. If
very well, and sometimes I try but it’s not my forte. Also I I create a digital drawing, I always end up putting a paper
feel like it’s easier for me to draw women because I like to texture onto it.
use myself and my feelings as an inspiration or subject.
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Here are some
of Carmen’s
favourite pieces
that she has
created over E.V.O.L
the years.
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carmen also spends a lot
of time creating parody
versions of fashion ad
campaigns and magazine
front covers, including in-
cooperating harley quinn
and catwoman into a versace
and moschino campaign.
“I just love combining
different characters from
alternate universes and
putting them in human
publications. it creates a
whole new fantasy for me,
like we’re all living in a
fictional world” she says.
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“My main inspiration for
this series was The Batman:
Arkham Knight video
game. Being able to play
as these strong female
characters was just
incredibly empowering for
me, especially Harley Quinn
living in a world without
the man who abused her.
She really takes control
in this game, and fashion is
about owning whom you are.
I thought to myself, “why
not mix the two up?”
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zatannas horoscopes
One of the greatest magic users
in all of the D.C Comics Universe,
Zatanna is the daughter of Zatara,
the most brilliant magician alive.
Working hard to fufil his legacy
when it comes to all things occult,
Zatanna speaks backwards when
casting her spells. For instance, if
she wanted to stop something she
would say “pots!”
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You got Catwoman! Sometimes
considered the alien of the You got Wonder Woman! You You got Poison Ivy! You fight for
star signs, you are intelligent, are strong-willed and patient control and domination, taking the
cunning and spontaneous, however you have a great deal of lead in whatever situation you’re in.
hungry for adventure! ambition!You are well-educated However you can be modest when
and disciplined but your personal you want to be and even a little shy!
problems get you down sometimes.
Stay strong, girl. Not everything is
as bad as it seems!
You got Huntress! You are You got Wonder Girl! You are
You got Black Canary! You have
highly reliable and practical, generous, faithful and hardworking.
an authority and charm that no
however you can be stubborn to You will do anything for anyone
one else can match, but you are
other methods of approach. You however your ego can get in the way
an incredibly secretive person.
can be overly self-reliant and of your amibitions.
Sometimes it’s good to tell and talk
that can land you in some hot
to someone so keep that in mind!
water if you’re not careful!