Monday, May 30, 2016

Teahouse Ladies Fashion Details
















Gothic Kestrel in Words

PENELOPE SHAW, from Page Five, shows up again in the Teahouse on Page Nine, and in Victor's study on Page Twelve. On Page Five we call her American Kestrel (1970) and on Pages Nine and Twelve we call her GOTHIC KESTREL, because she's all clockpunk gothic badass dominatrix super-she-villain now! She's mad as hell, and she showed up here at the climax of the issue to kick some ass!!!!!

Beautiful African-American Woman (approx. 45 years old)
Medium Height (5'5")
Nice Figure (130 lbs., 36C-24-35, fit, trim, athletic)
Very Stylish: Steampunk Gothic Victorian Scary Bird of Scorned Unrequited Vengeance
Changed Her Hair Style?
All Black and Silver (Steel) Unless Indicated
Leather-and-Lace Corset
Lots of Leg
Little Gothic "Spiked" Heel Platform Boots
Lace-and-Feathers "Victorian" Choker and Sleeves
"Bird's-Eye" Makeup (makeup as mask?)
Sharpened Finger Nails? and/or Leather Gauntlets with Claws?

NOTE: Most important of all - ON PAGE TWELVE SHE HAS THE REMOTE!!!!!

AND SHE'S WITH ALEX...


Gothic Kestrel for Dropbox













Who, Again?

Page One: Victor Frankenstein, with Elizabeth's Skull in his hand

Page Two: Empress Nadira, Bamboo Dancer (1870), Sky-Pirate Amazons

Page Three: ditto

Page Four: Ant-Queen, Inspector Yi (Spacesuit), Dark Stranger

Page Five: Bamboo Dancer (1970), Western Spy (1970), American Kestrel (1970)

Page Six: Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth's Skull, and Ziz the Megakaiju

Page Seven: ditto, except dear Elizabeth is no longer with us...

Page Eight: Sibley Odenwald, Steampunk Western Spy (1870), Inspector Yi (1870: plainclothes)

Page Nine: Alex Frankenstein, Gothic Kestrel (1870), Waiter, Teahouse Ladies, Army of Giants

Page Ten: Silver Arm, Golden Lion

Page Eleven: see above, plus: 3 Kirin, 2 Pixiu & a Bixie, Gargantua, Pantagruel, farm family

Page Twelve: Victor Frankenstein, Alex Frankenstein, Gothic Kestrel (1870), Bamboo Dancer?


Taraji P. Henson as The Kestrel

African-American, 45 years old, 5'4", 132 lbs., 35C-25-36







Gothic Kestrel: Details - Hair, Nails. Makeup, etc.











Pages Nine & Twelve: Gothic Kestrel Costume