As I said in my last post, I’m trying to write a comics story by first designing the characters, which is totally backwards and wrong. But why not? Every story is different and gestates differently.
I’ve been working so hard on Mielikki the Ice Maiden that my other protagonist was getting a short shrift. Red-Eye is basically a thinly-veiled Green Lantern ripoff. That’s no secret. Check out this panel from Neon Girl #0:
Not terribly original. I thought the guy deserved to be fleshed out, so I started with a redesign that pays a more subtle homage to GL while still being its own thing. I came up with seven costume designs. Here are my four favorites. I’m leaning towards the last one. What do you think?
