The Fade Out
So here's the craziest thing that's ever happened to me: I'm in a comic book!
Well, my face is anyway.
A few months ago a reader emailed me asking if I'd read The Fade Out, because she was pretty sure one of the characters was based off of yours truly. When she sent me a snap of the character, I had a twilight zone moment, like whaaaaat? That me. In a Brubaker comic. Am I also married to Chris Evans and we have five pink cats? Because that's unreal.
So I posted on Twitter about it, and the artist confirmed that he had indeed used a photo of me as inspiration for Dottie Quinn. I went right out to my local comic book shop, I Like Comics (aka best comic book shop eva), and picked up the issues they had. And now the Volume I paperback is out, so I get to have that on the shelf.
It's definitely a mature work, with Hollywood, murder, and the dark side of glamour gracing the pages.
You can find The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser here, or better yet support your local brick and mortar comic book shop.
12 comments:
That has to be the coolest thing ever!
Allie
Through the Alley
AH! That is too neat...
Oh that's really cool :D
Now that's about the best compliment ever. Way to go beautiful gal.
She Knits in Pearls
Love your posts! Nice to see someone else from Washington on here who has similar interests. I hope we talk more as my blog starts to take shape! I will be keeping tabs on yours, it's great!
www.originsofalandgirl.com
you're so cute omg. and that even looks like you. what can you say though, you're awesome, girl! thank you for sharing this with us, it's cool.
What a super cool suprise! The artist has captured your smile perfectly!
Coolest thing ever! The artist should invite you to a convention sometime to be at the booth with them <3
Congratulations! This is a dream comes true, right? :)
WOW!!!! How awesome is this??!! What a wonderful thing to have and keep... And to be someone's inspiration!!
Gemma
Faded Windmills
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT I love "The Fade-Out"! Dottie is like my favorite character, too! This is AMAZING.
That is so many degree of awesome! What a touching, fantastic homage to your style and the immense inspiration that it has been to countless folks the world over for years now.
♥ Jessica
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