Emily Strange
Emily Strange (also Emily the Strange ) is a comic character and a creation of the group cosmic debris , which was formed in 1993 around Rob Reger in Santa Cruz . Emily's artistic fathers are Rob Reger and Buzz Parker .
Initially, T-shirts and other merchandising products were designed with Emily motifs, and comics were added later. The drawings of the comics are printed in black and white with an additional spot color (red or pink), the hard covers are designed with glossy and embossed printing. Emily has now also received her own guitar from Epiphone with a paintwork specially dedicated to her.
Character description
Emily Strange is a 13 year old girl with long black hair, a black dress, black tights, Mary Jane shoes, and a very serious expression on her face. She walks through life in the company of her four black cats. Sabbath is a loner, Miles the fastest cat in town, Nee-Chee a nihilist, and Mystery is the leader of the group that has a very close relationship with Emily.
Emily's view of the world is gloomy and pessimistic. She is non-conformist and has little contact with other people and no need to change this situation. Due to the appearance of the figure, especially the typical 1950s hairstyle (such as Bettie Page ) and the girlish Mary Jane shoes, Emily items are often classified as rockabilly fashion. The great demand for the garments led to the original products of cosmic debris are difficult to obtain, are often cheaper Noname offered -copies.
The figure of Emily Strange was used illegally for advertising purposes by left-wing extremist groups and in 2005 by the right-wing extremist "girl group" of the Kameradschaft Tor in Berlin.
A similar character, who is depicted less aggressively, is the character Ruby Gloom .
A film adaptation of Emily the Strange is being planned with the participation of Mike Richardson , comic book publisher and producer of films such as Hellboy .
criticism
The character Emily is very similar to the character Rosamond from the Nick Nase books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat . But those responsible for these books never saw money for their character.
publication
So far five volumes with the figure have appeared. The first four were published in Germany by Achterbahn Verlag, here under the titles Emily the Strange - Chairwoman of the Bored , Emily the Strange - The cover is WEG , Emily the Strange - It'll be dark and Emily rocks . In addition, the novel The Disappeared Days was published in 2009 , in which Emily Strange lost memory and tried to find out more about herself and her origins. In the following year another novel was published under the title It's Getting Strangely . In this book, Emily duplicates herself, which has some consequences. A third novel was published under the title Dark Times .
In July 2011, a video game entitled Emily the Strage - Skate Range was released for Mac OS X and Windows , which was later implemented for iPhone and Android smartphones.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Research network women u. Right-Wing Extremism Anti-Fascist Women's Network (Editor): Brown Sisters? Feminist analyzes of women in the extreme right (paperback), Unrast Verlag, 1st edition, (March 2005)
- ↑ Emily the Strange movie
- ↑ http://coffeeghost.net/2006/12/30/emily-the-rip-off/