Miranda was shy as a child and even more shy as a teenager, always hiding behind her long fringe.
In the late 1990s, I created a superhero team called the Freaks — five heroes inspired by felines, canines, fish, insects, and goats. Drawing from Ancient Greek mythology helped me avoid American superhero stereotypes. Here’s the final character design and the story behind them.
The following sketches show the final character design of five heroes I developed in the late 1990s. They are members of a team called the Freaks.
Inspired by the superhero comics I read, I started to draw my own heroes. By using and assimilating elements from Ancient Greek mythology, I tried to avoid — as much as possible — similarities to American superhero stereotypes. I just hope I was successful.
The heroes I designed represent:
I am thinking of adding two more characters that will represent reptiles and birds.
One of my characters is called Cerberus, named after the beast that guarded the gates of the Underworld in Greek myth. He is the one who looks like a werewolf.
I initially placed Cerberus on another team. You can see part of his origin in several pages in my next post.
Hopefully, I will use all these heroes in a present project someday.
Stay tuned!
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