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On the "super small, cute girl with ridiculously high strength" thing:

I think we have Japanese cartoons and comics to blame for that.  One of Anime and Manga's Cardinal Rules is:  The Smaller, More Petite, and Kawaii/Cute It Is… The More Likely It Will Destroy The Planet.

One of my first faves that kindled my interest in J-Pop was the film Project A-ko.  And yes, they had the stereotypes in her fights:  Mari (Fist of the North Star in drag) and Liza Chichi in the Vs. movies.  (Liza imparticularly sparked my interest a little in the "bigger is better" kick I'm on now… but it didn't happen overnight.)

I think BTX hit the bullseye in his Stunt Fu analysis.  I have mixed feelings about the message sent to the ladies in the theater seats:  You don't have to be a overbuilt stacked colossus to kick butt.  Positive reinforcement, sure, but when schoolgirl Eiko throws the tank in the film, then I'm afraid we big girl fans are gonna be left out in the cold.

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Gratuitous giggles here!  😀

Cute, sweet, funny, and all too real.

You and Satsu ought to team up!

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I feel like I could copy and paste most of what you wrote and slap it under my post, Hunter. 

That's why you're on my fave list on strong woman art.  We're both definitely on the same page.  (Your copy just has the lovelier picture on it.  😉 )

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Now that's a pretty nice first pic! ^_^y

If that's your kick-off, I can hardly wait to see how good your drawings are with more practice.

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Thanks kindly, Fonk.  🙂

Though to be honest, I'm not sure what I do differently when I write Deena's transformation to Dyna.  I know I lean into what's going on in her head more than the body around it. And I delve into whether or not she enjoys the change into a bigger, stronger woman.

As for the still-gentle personality of the now-amazon, well, I'm all for it, but yet I'm more fond of her being the fierce protector.  Just like I did in The Stray: the tiny sweetheart slowly grows into a mighty massive colossus right before the bad guys' eyes.  Then after a quick fight (or even a vicious glare or demonstrative flex or destruction of property) that sends the thugs running away yelping, she turns to her intimidated, nervous, now-smaller, frailer boyfriend, helps him up, hefts him up, hugs him close, nuzzles his face to her immense, billowing bodice, and softly coos, "You all right, baby?"

Yes, she's still loving and lovable.  She still likes plushies and wearing pink.  She signs her letters with Xs, Os, hearts and smiley faces.  And she'll gladly open any pickle jar for you. 

But don't mess with her loved ones or friends.  EVER.

At the transformation's end, she's strong and massive, but still sweet.  Like how I make my dark chocolate. 🙂

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I gotta concur, Merc.  She-Ra + muscles in drawing = makes Xena look like a CK model/waif.

But… Why not a She-Ra film? 

I can think of two reasons:  :-

(1) Madam Razz
(2) Loo-Kee

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Same here, too.  At the very least, there's no "edit" or "modify" icon for our own posts.

I was wondering if you'd taken a policy like Newgrounds and removed it to prevent flame war provocateurs from going back, rewriting inflammatory posts, and pleading "I never wrote ANYTHING like that!"  ::)

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I thought I'd heard everything…

Until I "heard" meeck, meeck, meeck as a car alarm onomatopoeia.

Excellent page, as always.

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Jasmine Picture? 

Oh ho ho….. sounds like someone's throwing down the gauntlet in front of ArchangelDreadnought!  ;D

Oh yeah… and faboo work on Aurora! 🙂

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I love the new look, Lingster.  🙂

I had a LiveJournal that looked kinda like that.

You still have a thing for orange, it seems.

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