sneakly wrote: ↑10 months ago
Two thing would have improved that show. First, would the Egyptians have thought of Bras and and panties? I think not.... Second, if you have a beautiful demi-goddess, are you going to have her match wits with someone that doesn't want to follow proper school bus etiquette in a small town? No, she is should be facing flamboyant lesbian drug dealers with a flair for the dramatic.
(sorry for getting slightly off topic, but I'd like to respond, since there's only much you can say about pantyhose)
Well, actually, she should be facing supernatural threats from gods, demons and monsters. Which is exactly what happened in the 8 issues of the Isis comic. The TV show itself was targeted to k*ds, and had a budget too low for massive costumes and effects, let alone not even remotely possessing the same hallucinogen-addled sensibility that the Krofft Bros did.
But in the comic, Isis immediately faces threats like The Scarab, Creature from Dimension X, the evil god Set (whom I imagine would be her ultimate nemesis), and a Native American lake monster (I love how they made up some fake Indian mythology to explain it - that's very 70s!). I love the fact that all eight issues have at least *one* transformation scene. They didn't recycle panels - they drew it differently each time. Even most Wonder Woman books don't have that.
And of course, later on, when Isis becomes part of the Shazam family in the DC universe (as Adrianna Tomaz instead of Andrea Thomas) she encounters whatever mystical threats they do and of course has that love affair with Black Adam. The transformation scene in the issue of "52" is one of the most epic and sexy TF scenes of all time in comics.
In addition, since much like Thor and Zeus, she's a public domain name who can't really be copyrighted, there was a whole different comic series on Image and Bluewater called "Legend of Isis" which portrayed her in a sexier, tighter costume with mostly J Scott Campbell-style art. There were mythical foes there, too. I doubt there's a single comic book issue of either Isis character where she merely saves a high schooler from a bully or even a busload of them from driving off a cliff, etc.
It is a shame that it's been almost 20 years since Isis has been in a comic book, due to the fear of using a name associated with a t*rrorist organization, and that they had to redesignate her as Persian in Legends of Tomorrow to even be able to mine the same DC lore. If the media had called that group "Da*sh" from the beginning (their own internal designation), we might have a lot more recent Isis content, especially due to her diverse Middle Eastern origins. The short-lived Scarab villainess from the Moon Knight show is basically a nod to that same mythological character.
If I was to create a modern version of this character different from the two comic versions which have existed, I would make her different enough that there could be no possible disputes. In my universe, she would be an Egyptian Copt (this would alleviate any issues about the character being haram, either too sexy or too pagan, while being Muslim) who grew up in the Church but was taught the old stories and the Coptic language by her grandmother or grandfather. She becomes a respected archeologist in her country, and one day on a dig finds the ancient amulet which awakens the ancient spirit of Isis. The goddess tells her that only one descended from the stock of ancient Egyptians (who worship her and can speak the ancient language) can wield the powers, and it is then that our modern archeologist realizes she qualifies precisely.
Much like the original TV show, the archeologist transforms from a nerdy and timid glasses-wearing professor into the beautiful goddess wearing a tight and revealing costume. She fights mystical threats from the Egyptian past, supervillains from today's scientific world, and violent Middle Eastern foes like terrorists and organized crime. And maybe on a rare off day, she rescues a boy and his camel who got lost in a sandstorm, or something like that.
Maybe she also has a busy and conflicted romantic life, and even swings both ways, balancing a torrid affair where she is seduced by another sexy female goddess, while also pursuing a relationship with a handsome male Egyptian news reporter, who alerts her to danger and crime from his office in Cairo. Maybe that goddess could even become insanely jealous of that male suitor, going on a rampage destroying the city and turning the citizens into snakes! There are a lot of creative ways this could go that nobody who wrote Isis before has even thought of.
