A Great Villainess, Diana from "V"

There are a few series that I could watch over and over again at anytime and have the same amount of enjoyment. One of these is the original "V" series from the Eighties and I'm including both miniseries and the 1st and only season of the show. This series is a lot of fun to watch, the mini-series were a bit deeper and thought provoking while the TV show had it's fair share of exciting stories and unpredictability.  There were a lot of twists in story lines and over the top characters  despite it limited budget and dated special effects by today's standards. A brief description of this series is that aliens arrive on Earth posing as friendly human looking explorers in need of our help but in reality they are actually a reptilian, war-like race that wants to steal our natural resources and sees humans as food. Soon, their true colors show and they try to conquer the world with their superior technology and all that stands in their way is a small rebellion of humans and a few compassionate aliens.

That storyline alone is pretty cool but what makes this show memorable and a joy to watch is  the main villain of the series...Diana. This character is so evil, vicious, sinister and over the top comic style bad guy that she practically steals every scene she is in. She has a lot of unique traits, One of which is that she  enjoys eating mice and other mammals...including humans. One of the most iconic scenes is when we get a glimpse of the true nature of the visitors (nickname for the aliens) when she eats a live hamster and as you can see in the picture above, under the fake skin is her true reptilian self.

This character is so conniving, not even her own allies or crew are safe from her aspirations for power. She kills her commanding officers if they get in her way and schemes to get rid of anyone that she doesn't like or possibly poses a threat to her power and that's with her own alien kind. For humans, her wrath is much worse. Besides simply eating us, she is also a scientist and revels in experimenting on humans. She dissects people physically and mentally. She takes great pleasure in mentally breaking her prisoners and turning them against their friends as sleeper agents. She usually lets others and subordinates do the dirty work for her but is not above shooting the enemy herself even if its to their back. Only on rare occasions does she willingly fight in hand to hand combat but when she does she is quite formidable. It should also be noted that due to her alien background, she does have some attributes that gives her something of a super-human abilities (by human standards). For example, she could spit acid that could blind or even paralyze her foes. She is also bullet resistant, I'm not sure if it's from the armor of her clothing or her skin but she has been shot by regular guns without being severely harmed.

One of the main things that makes this character so iconic and memorable is the actress that played her, Jane Badler. She captures the perfect villainess qualities and is so good, I can't imagine Diana being played by anyone else. Even when we had the new 2009 "V" series, the main baddie is Ana (inspired by Diana) was nowhere near as devious as the original which I think hurt that newer series. I believe even the producers knew then needed something to give that show a real shot in the arm and they brought in Jane Badler to re-introduce Diana. It was not the same Diana from the Eighties series but she had some of the same qualities. Unfortunately it would be a little too late and the show was canceled. I believed if they let Diana be Diana earlier in the series, it would have bought in more viewers and be much more fun t watch. As for my own productions, I've tried to think of a villainess as awesome as her and the closest I've gotten is Devla. I'm still going to try and create a closer character to this awesome villainess.

As I'm writing this blog post, I am watching the series on DVD. The SyFy channel used to play these as marathons but unfortunately haven't done it in awhile and it's not on Netflix nor Hulu at this time so the best way I'd say to see her and this great series is to get the full DVD series on Amazon.com.

Web Series, "We Might Be Superheroes..."

Hey folks, I hope everyone will enjoy this labor day weekend. So let's start off with a rundown of an entertaining web series that can be found on youtube called "We might be Superheroes".  It features a girl super heroine team/ partnership. A butt-kicking, serious heroine named "Hope" and her partner, a less experienced but overly enthusiastic friend named "Faith". This series has been going on for a few years now as they tackle petty crooks, super-villains and an occasional monster and the series only seems to improve as they go. The characters are smart, funny and relatable as you get to see their normal day to day lives outside of the super heroics like enjoying a beer after a tough case or going on a road trip.

This pair of super heroines goes on crime-fighting adventures that has a tone of campiness of the 1960's Batman TV show but with a 21st century edge. It is produced by, Amusement Films . This Production company has experience in producing low budget films that are more heroine centric that ranges from comic book superhero stuff to campy horror themed adventures. Most of their productions have great fight choreography with some peril situations but is mostly girl-power themed and is PG rated type fun that fans of all ages could enjoy.

El Frenetico and Go-Girl

Girls from H.A.R.M

I've also got to mention the production team behind this series because they should get special recognition for excellent work. I've been a fan of "Amusement Films" for over ten year now since they produced films like "El Frenetico and Go-girl"and "The Girls from H.A.R.M", which I'll review in an upcoming posts. As I mentioned they have a flair for fun campiness but with modern stories, hip music and great fight choreography.  They make the most out of their small budget with creative stories, excellent choices in locations and simple but effective costumes. You could tell that they really love what they do as it shows in their work and they really now how to stretch a stretch a dollar to get what they want.

"We might be Superheroes" episodes can be seen on youtube via their channel https://www.youtube.com/amusementfilms or at their website at http://www.wemightbesuperheroes.com and their episodes usually run for less than 10 minutes so it's a great distraction and it's free. I'd like to wrap up this short post by saying that this series is an excellent little gem for the super heroine fans and the production gives me as a producer ,motivation to create what I love on my own limited budget.

UltraHeroix.com spotlight and Return of Lady Ultra...

Lady Ultra from UltraHeroix.com

Hi all, This posting will serve a duel purpose. To spotlight our flagship character, Lady Ultra and her latest story lines .

Lady Ultra from UltraHeroix.com

Lady Ultra has always been my oldest and favorite creation, which is why she's always been the main character for my stories. I created her way back in 2001 while I was taking a web design course and one of our assignments was to create a website on anything that interested us. At that time, I was (and still is) a comic book fan but I wanted to make my site more unique. At that time I was a big fan of Sooperhero.com and their photo-stories of super heroines in peril so I decided to create my own character that I could write and draw about and "Lady Ultra" was born. She was the focus for my first website, The Adventures of Lady Ultra and Co. She was inspired by supergirl with a few variations. She was not an alien and the origin of her powers were left ambiguous. I also made it a point to giver her an African-American background. There are so few racially diverse characters out there, especially super heroines that I wanted to make her even more unique.

Lady Ultra from UltraHeroix.com

I had so much fun drawing and updating the site, which filled with cosplay of comic book and anime super heroines that I updated almost weekly for years. Then almost ten years later I had the opportunity to create another website; UltraHeroix.com to showcase my own video stories and it was a no-brainer that my flagship character would be Lady Ultra and she starred in the first few stories before I branched into other characters.

So who is Lady Ultra?
I created an origin but it will be tweaked and re-vamped as we move on, especially when I start plans of doing a full movie which should be sooner than later.

Her real name is Monica Chase and lives and based out of the fictional city called "Sol City". As of right now, her civilian life will be pretty flexible because her main focus and passion is being Lady Ultra and everything else comes second. The source of her powers are a mystery even to her. One day she just found out she had powers and she believes she was given them in a spiritual sense for a purpose  to do good in the world.  She is a natural leader and inspires the other super heroines in her world.

"Dark Embrace" video at UltraHeroix.com

She has super strength, invulnerability, flight and the ability to shoot energy from her hands. Her weakness is the if she uses her energy projection too much it weakens her. She is also at times over-confident which causes her to under-estimate her enemies.

So where is she now in her current storyline?
The last few videos, she was brainwashed into serving a criminal organization called C.L.A.S.H as "Dark Embrace" by their leader Domintia and became the villainess, Dark Ultra. She was instrumental in their growth of

"Dark Betrayal" video at UltraHeroix.com

seen in
power as she defeated her fellow allies/super heroines. She was recently brought back to her senses when she was rescued by Crimson Cat and both heroines defeated Domintia and crippled C.L.A.S.H. Now she is focusing her energies in bringing in the former leaders of C.L.A.S.H to make sure the organization stays dead and they answer for their crimes.

"Return of Lady Ultra" video at UltraHeroix.com

In "The Return of Lady Ultra", Lady Ultra is back to her old self and wearing her traditional costume. Her first target is one of CLASH most powerful members, Death Punch. The villainess has taken over a gang after defeating the super heroine of their city "Nightfox".

In this one video, Lady Ultra fights a villain that rival her in strength but surpasses her in ruthlessness.

So, where will we go now with Lady Ultra?

She will be facing a major old foe from the past for and episode or two and then encounter a major evil force to be reckoned with. This particular villain is brand new and so powerful, Lady Ultra must not only team up with other heroines to try and save the day but to just survive this new foe. During this storyline, I will have her suffer her most brutal defeat and her slow rise from the pit to overcome this threat.

Lady Ultra has always been my pride and joy and she has been a favorite of our fans too. I've been lucky to work with great actresses that was able to bring her to life and I look forward to where her stories will take her and I'm sure you will too.
Here are a few samples of Lady Ultra videos that can be found at Ultraheroix.com :

The "Electra Elf and Fluffer" Show

Hey all, For this update I want to review another show based on an little know super heroine but is definitely in the super heroine in peril genre called "Electra Elf and Fluffer". I used to watch this show on a public access channel on Mondays at midnight and I found it kinda cool and fun, although something you would have to be aware of is that it has a strong liberal political but sexual undertones.
It had some interesting stories and the special effects, although definitely not top notch by any standards it does a good enough job to get the story across like when Electra Elf is flying in the sky fighting demons or is underwater challenging mermen.

The main character is a reporter named Jennifer Swallows, whose secret identity is that of "Electra Elf". This character is played by an actress named Rev Jen and she does a great job playing the heroine as powerful, cocky and campy but knows how to play the peril part very part very well too. Her powers appear to be flight, ability to shoot beams of energy and super-strength when she changes into her elf-like form. Every episode has her in some sort of peril but is able to overcome it and wins in the end.  She usually wraps up the episode with a moral message.  This heroine is joined by her talking-dog sidekick called Fluffer, I'll admit the dog sidekick is unique but gets annoying after awhile with it's squeaky voice.


The villains are pretty hit and miss, some are pretty cool with good costumes while others look kinda lame with combination of knock-off costume parts but most of the time they get her in good perilous situations with traps and fight scenes.  I must admit, This show also gives me some inspiration for future stories that I plan to do in the future for UltraHeroix.com, like having the heroine fight monsters and other creatures and using more of the green screen. Although they look campy, it does help the story along and I do enjoy the
campy look. One of my favorite episodes is when Electra Elf infiltrates a fraternity that has a criminal influence and is captured and tortured by the frat brothers only to be rescued later by an unlikely hero.

In the end, The series was fun, campy and will be always be guilty pleasure. If you are a fan of the super heroine in peril genre then this is worth a view."Electra Elf" was one of those shows that gave me the motivation to do something that I would enjoy in UltraHeroix.com in that you don't need a huge budget but a love in what you do and the end result will be an enjoyable one.  Although there has been no new episodes for years, you could still find the whole episodes on youtube by just doing a search under "Electra Elf". Here is a youtube channel to check out Grave Rob Youtube channel .
Here is the trailer/intro for the show.

UltraHeroix Spotlight: Crimson Cat

Hi all, I hope everyone will enjoy this July 4th weekend and to start it off by enjoying this overdue post.
For this outing I'm going to put the spotlight on one of my (and a lot of fan's) favorite, "Crimson Cat". She was the second character I created over 10 years ago after Lady Ultra and I used her in a few drawings in my original website, so I was especially eager to bring her to life when I created Ultraheroix.com.

When I was thinking of character I knew I wanted a Ninja. Someone with no super-powers but great fighting skills. She also had to have a lethal side and questionable background in that she was also a mercenary. I was able to touch on this in her first solo adventure in "Crimson Clash" as she took on "Mauler".

Here is her original origin:

Little is known about the masked adventurer known as as the "Crimson Cat" other than she is a trained ninja. She has been known to do mercenary work for both law enforcement  and criminally inclined employers although she has in recent times fought solely on the side of good. Due to her background and nature, she prefers to work alone and sees other heroines as amateurs.

Recently though, she has been coming to the aid of her fellow suer heroines and becoming a vital team player against the criminal organization "C.L.A.S.H", especially Lady Ultra whom she has developed a deep friendship. 

Over the various story lines, we have seen her character evolved into more of a team-player, often coming to the aid of her fellow super-heroines and leaving her mercenary ties behind. I've had the pleasure working with same actress who portrays Crimson Cat from the very beginning to now. She has always been our most gung-ho worker and always have a lot of fun playing the part which really translates well in the videos and made her and Crimson Cat a fan favorite.

What we have in store for Crimson Cat is more adventures with our feline heroine, fighting other villains and monsters. Including some old foes that are itching to have revenge on her so she better be careful cause she's running short of her nine lives.

Here are a few videos featuring Crimson Cat:

Crimson Duel

Crimson Clash

The first Wonder Woman movie...

Hi all,
Sorry for the delay in getting the latest posting up. I'm happy to say that I was a little busy last week with the birth of my first child and beautiful daughter. It was definitely an experience I'll never forget but I've never been happier or prouder.

Now back on track, I wanted to write a bit about the first Wonder Woman that was done in 1974, starring Cathy Lee Crosby. That's right, not Linda Carter. It's true that Linda's Wonder Woman is more iconic and we have a lot of fond memories about it but surprisingly her Wonder Woman was not the first.

Cathy Lee Crosby beat her by a few years with a very different looking Wonder Woman and different back ground. She had blonde hair and instead of the classic costume she wore red tunic and blue tights. In my opinion I thought this was a very cool and sexy look and it's a shame we don't see more of this costume today. She still had a connection to Steve Trevor like in the series but this version was more of a super agent than a super hero.

In the movie, she goes after a spy that stole some secret files played by Ricardo Montalban, who gave a very suave performance. The first part of the movie, she wasn't in costume due to it being more of spy-like story but in the second half she is in full costume. During this period, she is in a few fight scenes and escapes a few traps but unfortunately she never really seems to be in much peril as she handles each challenge easily.

In the end, this is a definite must see for all Wonder Woman and super heroine fans. It's a part of super heroine history that is easily overlooked. Again, I am a huge fan of that costume and I'll be looking to recreate for a new super heroine that I am thinking up of.

New Upcoming show, "Team Unicorn: Saturday Action Fun Hour"...

Team Unicorn

Hi all, So I wanted to spread the word on a new show that will hopefully be coming out soon on the Cartoon Network during their "Adult Swim" block called, "Team Unicorn: Saturday Action Fun Hour". It will feature four super heroines that forms a team and will have adventures fighting robots, super villains and etc. From what I read from IGN.com This series will be produced Seth Green, creator of the popular "Robot Chicken"series on Cartoon Network along with three of the Team Unicorn members.

Seth Green and Team Unicorn

From an article from IGN.com: ign.com/teamunicorn
The super heroines are played by popular cosplayers and producers: Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Milynn Sarley and will be joined by
new comer Alison Haislip (Attack of the Show). These ladies produced similar type of stuff on their websites but this will be their first official show. From what I've seen so far, from the costumes to the bits of info we got I am extremely excited to see this show!

I could only imagine what to expect from these multi-colored super heroines but it looks like it will be fun.

According to the actresses and producers:
"Team Unicorn is in the spirit of Sailor Moon and The Powerpuff Girls with a sprinkling of Voltron and Josie and the Pussycats," said Grant and Vanderbilt."



Yep, I'm sold!
This sounds like the type of show, Superheroine fans has been waiting for a long time, great looking characters, action-packed adventures with hopefully some peril and content for and older audience which is why it'll be on a later as part of Adult Swim. So far, the pilot is being made and hopefully it will be a success.

I'll be sure sure to add more news as it develops but in the meantime, enjoy these links!

http://teamunicornftw.com/
https://twitter.com/teamunicornftw
TeamUnciorn YouTube Channel