The first was here
WOWIO.COM has turned me onto The Razor Kid. Another Asian super-hero. A teenager. And a hero who's difabled. (Differently abled is too damn long to type out, and disabled feels weird. Welcome to Willow's comic blog vocabulary).
Unlike Superhero G who started off Japanese, I'm unsure which Asian ethnicity Alexander Tanaka is. His surname seems Japanese, but right now I'm not assuming.
Alexander lives in a world where superheroes need certification to do their jobs. He didn't start off wanting to be a hero. He's a genius and he was intending to follow the flow of his own brilliance. Then he stumbled into a horrendous conspiracy that then cost him his arms and he found his heroism.
I am seriously wishing there was a Pay for Download digital format for this comic. Because I'd spend the money for each installment. I want to support this product, this character.
Put out by Ronin Studios, whenever #2 comes out it should be available at Indyplanet.Com and ComixPress.
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It's only one issue, with some backstory on the main site. But I'm really giddy about an Asian hero. I realize that the loss of the arms might seem skeezy to some. That some how the Asian man had to be hurt etc. Truthfully I only realized that perspective several days after my "OMG! Asian Hero Kid! Genius Smarts! OMG Difabled Kid Kicked ASS!"
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Faces of Colour
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Oh wow... I just went over and read it and I love it! I don't want to be too detailed and spoil it for other people, but what I find especially important is how Alex isn't only treated as a valid person when he's wearing his cyber-arms, but also when he's not... that's such an important distinction in a world where often, people only get tolerated if they can do stuff that allows other people to pretend they are not dif- or dis-abled or do not have an invisible condition.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the rec! I'll look forward to talking with you about this series...
Pandora: :)
ReplyDeleteYay!
I'm glad you liked it and you can see why I liked it. His personality and how he expects to be treated and how he is treated and how he gets people to just see him - I absolutely loved it.
I look forward to mad fannish analysis with you too :)
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ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome comic :D Ty so much for talking about it. :] I rly love the characterization and the writing of his thoughts and feelings and everything :) He comes off as very real :)
Yayyyy Alex!!! :D
Oh man, I adore that comic too!
ReplyDeleteI found it through DeviantArthttp://therazorkid.deviantart.com/
I'd suggest taking a peek at the Razorkid account; there's a ton of extras in the gallery :)