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Poderosa is stronger! She pushes Stellara up against the wall. Their tight costumes press against each other as Poderosa begins to pummel Stellara!
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Stellara gains some leverage and pushes back against Poderosa, forcing her back into the middle of the room.
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Poderosa is still stronger! She gains the advantage again and forces Stellara slowly to the ground, asking her if she is ready to submit
and be taken into custody.
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Stellara defiantly refuses surrender. Alrighty then! Poderosa punches her hard in the face. Wham! Stellara goes down for the count.
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Stellara is sprawled out on the floor unconscious...supposedly?
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Poderosa celebrates her victory with a power pose standing over Stellara who is defeated....or is she?
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You were wondering what happens next? Stellara was simply playing possum, getting herself into position.

She delivers a super blast of solar-powered heat to Poderosa's boots! (effects to be added in post-production)

The undersoles of the feet are covered with 20,000 nerve endings, making them one of the most sensitive areas on the body, and Poderosa is no exception. Suddenly Poderosa feels the heat of a thousand suns!
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Poderosa shrieks in pain as her feet undergo a torturous burning sensation.
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Poderosa collapses and passes out from the pain.
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Poderosa knocked out on the floor. We took this shot from two different angles, and both angles look amazing!
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Stellara smiles in celebration, after having defeated three heroines, each more powerful than the last.
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To drive the point home, Stellara stomps on the heroines' prone bodies, and kicks them as she leaves the warehouse, ready to claim
the highest price for her mercenary services!
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With the Stellara arc shoots complete for Episode 19, we're now off to our next story arc for the same episode,
which is supposed to be a supervillainess team-up of Sintilla and Fenneca (her return, with a new actress) vs two League heroines.
However, the new actress (Tara) was exposed to covid at work and needed to stay home to get tested (we haven't found out
her case status in over a week yet)...so we only did the parts of the script so far that didn't include her character.

You already saw some of the shots with Sintilla solo. Now here are the parts at the beginning of the story arc.

At the beginning of the scene, Hellfyra is waiting impatiently at the designated warehouse spot for Arctica to show up.
She rolls her eyes, then uses her super strength to pull a fixture off the wall in frustration.
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Then Arctica shows up. Hellfyra asks her to explain the situation and fill her in on the plan.
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Arctica demonstrates that the dark-energy detector (built by the superheroine X-Machina) indicates that superhuman activity
is straight ahead within the warehouse.
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Hellfyra picks up the Quexxon (TM) power dampener, provided to all members of the Heroine League to subdue their foes once they
are captured (we kind of got the idea from the power dampeners in the TV show Powers). She tells Arctica she will take point,
with Arctica to follow behind.
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Arctica, who is her usual passionate horny self, indeed observes from behind, commenting on the wonderful view of Hellfyra's costume as the flame-powered heroine leaves the room.
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Close-up of Arctica contemplating to herself what it would be like to have a go at Hellfyra's shapely body. She then follows her into the warehouse. (We have to give a big thumbs-up to Bridget for always doing Arctica's make-up so beautifully - it's really on point here!)
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This series has been amazing, and I cannot wait to see the newest episodes. I was wondering if at any point you would ever focus more on the superheroines, especially the ones who have to wear masks, protecting their secret identities.

I think it would be neat to see someone, like Stellara, unmask some of these heroines, and blackmail them with exposing their true identities.

Unmaskings are some of the best parts of the superheroine genre, and you have some awesome characters, such as Poderosa, Ex-Machina, and others that would be cool to see how they would react, once their mask is taken off.

Keep up the excellent work, and all these amazing updates.
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SuperMime wrote:
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This series has been amazing, and I cannot wait to see the newest episodes. I was wondering if at any point you would ever focus more on the superheroines, especially the ones who have to wear masks, protecting their secret identities.

I think it would be neat to see someone, like Stellara, unmask some of these heroines, and blackmail them with exposing their true identities.

Unmaskings are some of the best parts of the superheroine genre, and you have some awesome characters, such as Poderosa, Ex-Machina, and others that would be cool to see how they would react, once their mask is taken off.

Keep up the excellent work, and all these amazing updates.
Hi SuperMime - Thanks for the good words. So far, we have only done one full unmasking in the series, and that was of Gardenia's sidekick Zinnia, while she was tied up by the villains.

The thing about the masks is that some of heroines wear them to conceal their identities (such as Fianna - who is also a rookie cop - or Vendetta - who is a law student at Pitt - or X-Machina who is a mechanical engineer at Carnegie Mellon).

Then there are others who wear the masks because it looks fashionable and heroic (such Lunessa - who is publicly known as a goth DJ and tattooist/masseuse - or Poderosa - who is publicly known as a TV reporter).

And then of course, there are still other heroines who don't bother to wear a mask at all, either because their identities are publicly known (e.g. Savanna, Gardenia, Arcana, Frija) or because their appearance changes so completely as to be unrecognizable (e.g. Cybrina).

But it's a good point you bring up. In Episode 17, Sintilla found out Jinniyya's secret identity by stealing her purse, but she is keeping that info under wraps so far for blackmail purposes. So there are plenty of opportunities for unmaskings in the future, and we will think about how best to incorporate them.

In the meantime, we are on a short winter break, both because of covid shutdowns in PA and for the holiday season. Hopefully we will be back filming a couple more story arcs for Episode 19 in mid-January and through February.

Until then, Episode 18 (Parts 1 & 2) is doing well, and Heroineburgh Comics #2 is about to hit stores all over the Pittsburgh area next week (and then roll out across the continent like #1 did).
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Still making regular progress on shoots for Episode 19, covid or not.
This weekend we welcomed new actress Milo, who takes over the role of the pummeling princess of power, Dyna.

For those who didn't see Dyna's origin in Episode 10, she is one of the few characters in Heroineburgh who didn't get powers from the mysterious dark-energy meteor. Instead, she was Dinah Crake, a meek scientist working in the chemicals division of the Quexxon Corporation, but harbored a secret desire for power. So when Quexxon's CEO Olivia Queen (also known in the underworld as the Quingpin) posted a call for volunteers to try a new super-steroid serum, Dinah jumped at the chance.

The experimental serum was a success, and wound up granting her incredible strength. Her power fantasies fulfilled, she then renamed herself Dyna, and became the loyal henchwoman of the Quingpin, carrying out her criminal missions and occasionally battling superheroines. In Episode 10, Dyna was defeated by Jinniyya and Darbouka and was sent to jail for a time. Then she broke out, along with six other supervillains in Episode 14, escaping through the sewers.

Fans of the series will be able to discover what Dyna is currently up to when Episode 19 comes out. In the meantime we have some nice still photos from this weekend's shoot, which also included scenes from Arctica, Sintilla and the sidekick Peccadilla (not shown here). We still need to complete one more battle (between Dyna and Hellfyra) to finish the arc, and then we have one more arc to
shoot, in order to complete Episode 19 (probably a team-up between the Celtic and Slavic warriors, Fianna and Devana).

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Dyna and Sintilla are both given the location of a warehouse where a safe containing thousands of dollars is located.
Who is manipulating these two villainesses into a confrontation? (We'll find out later in Episode 19)

Dyna prepares to fight Sintilla for possession of the safe. She's got her two signature moves: 1) She removes her trademark Matrix-style black trenchcoat to reveal her shiny silver battle costume; and 2) She utters her catchphrase: "I am Dyna..and that means power!"
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Sintilla has her own wily skills. First of all, her precognitive powers allow her to avoid Dyna's crushing punches. Then, Sintilla pulls out her own signature weapons: her two hard-rubber fetish paddles, which can deliver quite a bruising impact (and they do, but you'll have to get EP19 to see that).
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Dyna retaliates with some tricks of her own. She's not only super-strong, but also a brilliant chemist, and carries inside her glove
a specially designed knockout gas...not enough to render Sintilla unconscious, but sufficient to cancel out her power to see into the near future. We'll be adding some special effects for the gas.
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With Sintilla's predictive power neutralized, Dyna goes on the attack. There are face punches and crotch blows that you'll see when the episode is released. In this photo, Dyna is choking Sintilla into submission.
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Jumping ahead to another scene...while Dyna is occupied battling Hellfyra, Sintilla tries to grab the loot for herself.
But Arctica catches her red-handed, and with her precognition still disabled by Dyna's gas, Sintilla is at a combat disadvantage
against Arctica's power to emit extreme cold.
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Arctica blasts Sintilla with her cold powers, temporarily knocking Sintilla out. However, Sintilla has taken precautions to insulate
her costume, so the battle continues in Episode 19. Here is a stunning photo of Sintilla unconscious.
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New Youtube clip from one of the outtakes. Arctica catches Sintilla with her hand in the cookie jar. More action soon!

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Still making regular progress on shoots for Episode 19, covid or not.
This weekend we welcomed new actress Milo, who takes over the role of the pummeling princess of power, Dyna.

For those who didn't see Dyna's origin in Episode 10, she is one of the few characters in Heroineburgh who didn't get powers from the mysterious dark-energy meteor. Instead, she was Dinah Crake, a meek scientist working in the chemicals division of the Quexxon Corporation, but harbored a secret desire for power. So when Quexxon's CEO Olivia Queen (also known in the underworld as the Quingpin) posted a call for volunteers to try a new super-steroid serum, Dinah jumped at the chance.

The experimental serum was a success, and wound up granting her incredible strength. Her power fantasies fulfilled, she then renamed herself Dyna, and became the loyal henchwoman of the Quingpin, carrying out her criminal missions and occasionally battling superheroines. In Episode 10, Dyna was defeated by Jinniyya and Darbouka and was sent to jail for a time. Then she broke out, along with six other supervillains in Episode 14, escaping through the sewers.

Fans of the series will be able to discover what Dyna is currently up to when Episode 19 comes out. In the meantime we have some nice still photos from this weekend's shoot, which also included scenes from Arctica, Sintilla and the sidekick Peccadilla (not shown here). We still need to complete one more battle (between Dyna and Hellfyra) to finish the arc, and then we have one more arc to
shoot, in order to complete Episode 19 (probably a team-up between the Celtic and Slavic warriors, Fianna and Devana).

Join in the fun:

Dyna and Sintilla are both given the location of a warehouse where a safe containing thousands of dollars is located.
Who is manipulating these two villainesses into a confrontation? (We'll find out later in Episode 19)

Dyna prepares to fight Sintilla for possession of the safe. She's got her two signature moves: 1) She removes her trademark Matrix-style black trenchcoat to reveal her shiny silver battle costume; and 2) She utters her catchphrase: "I am Dyna..and that means power!"

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Sintilla has her own wily skills. First of all, her precognitive powers allow her to avoid Dyna's crushing punches. Then, Sintilla pulls out her own signature weapons: her two hard-rubber fetish paddles, which can deliver quite a bruising impact (and they do, but you'll have to get EP19 to see that).

e19 sintilla challenges dyna.jpg

Dyna retaliates with some tricks of her own. She's not only super-strong, but also a brilliant chemist, and carries inside her glove
a specially designed knockout gas...not enough to render Sintilla unconscious, but sufficient to cancel out her power to see into the near future. We'll be adding some special effects for the gas.

e19 dyna gasses sintilla.jpg

With Sintilla's predictive power neutralized, Dyna goes on the attack. There are face punches and crotch blows that you'll see when the episode is released. In this photo, Dyna is choking Sintilla into submission.

ep19 dyna choking sintilla.jpg

Jumping ahead to another scene...while Dyna is occupied battling Hellfyra, Sintilla tries to grab the loot for herself.
But Arctica catches her red-handed, and with her precognition still disabled by Dyna's gas, Sintilla is at a combat disadvantage
against Arctica's power to emit extreme cold.

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Arctica blasts Sintilla with her cold powers, temporarily knocking Sintilla out. However, Sintilla has taken precautions to insulate
her costume, so the battle continues in Episode 19. Here is a stunning photo of Sintilla unconscious.

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New Youtube clip from one of the outtakes. Arctica catches Sintilla with her hand in the cookie jar. More action soon!

Wow. Sintilla looks gorgeous.
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Damselbinder wrote:
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Wow. Sintilla looks gorgeous.
Yes, we agree! Sintilla has one of the best costumes (and one of the best physiques) in our series.
And we finally figured out a way to knock her out, at least for a little while.
Alicia (the actress) is game for anything...having been a go-go dancer, a model, and a fetish-style frontwoman for a long-running
goth-industrial band in Pittsburgh, she is not only very open-minded, but very fun and enthusastci. We treasure her!

Also, Arctica (Bridget) continues to look amazing as well - not just the costume but also her gorgeous blue makeup.
And what was surprising was how well Milo's transformation worked as Dyna.
In her civilian guise, Milo is short-haired, rather tough and punk-looking, but when she put on the the Dyna wig, makeup
and costume, the ensemble looked quite fetching and powerful. And she hit it out of the park in her first scenes, with her
enthusiasm and bad-ass attitude. Perhaps some of Milo's prowess in that area comes from the fact that she works at a beauty supply store and has great skills with hair and cosmetics.

Here's a visual representation of Milo's transformation into Dyna (we're going to include a flashback which briefly retells her origin).

Dinah Crake, the chemist working for Quexxon, who tries out their experimental super-serum formula.
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A still from Milo's introduction video on our Youtube channel, where she re-tells her origin and supervillainous motivation.
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Dyna on the phone with her boss at Quexxon, who refuses to give her refuge while she's on the run from the law.
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Dyna close-up shot showing the transformation work that Milo did.
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Cast photo from the shoot: Sintilla, Dyna, and Arctica..all looking amazing. Unfortunately, one of the other actresses in this arc
got some covid cold feet after one day of shooting, and didn't attend the second shoot (her final battle with Dyna) that we needed to wrap it up, so we might not finish this arc until March. In the meantime, we'll be working on the next story (Devana & Fianna team up).
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Well...we haven't been posting quite as much on SHF because we've been busy, both selling comic books to stores, and doing more
shoots to finish up Episode 19. And we have good news and bad news...but mostly good news.

The brief bad news is that Krissy, depicted a few posts above, had to delay her involvement in Heroineburgh as Devana for a few months at least, because she is a nurse, and things are very hectic and busy for her with Covid, plus she has to distance or quarantine. So we'll get back to her later this year, but unless things change or we find an amazing re-cast, there won't be a return appearance by Devana for a while. That's OK, because in the videos, she's been "away in Serbia" cleaning up her brother's criminal past.

But the good news is that we finished all the shoots for Episode 19! We'll be compiling the clips and going into post-production in a couple weeks, with an eye on trying to release it in mid-spring. And meanwhile the second issue of the comic continues to sell to stores.

First thing we did was film the other half of Dyna's phone conversation. This re-introduces oil baroness Olivia Queen (The Quingpin)
who was first introduced in Episode 9. Olivia tells Dyna that the heat from the authorities is too strong, and she can't help Dyna.
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Meanwhile, the Quingpin looks through her Rolodex to hire a mercenary to bring Dyna, who knows too much about the secrets of the Quexxon company to be allowed to run free. It's also the debut of Pumpkin Seed, Quingpin's evil lapdog, playing himself. Cute doggo!
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We also filled in a missing piece in the Sintilla/Dyna arc by shooting the battle between Dyna and superheroine Hellfyra.
Here, Hellfyra challenges Dyna when she spots her in the warehouse.
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Dyna takes up the challenge and strides over to fight Hellfyra.
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Dyna wallops Hellfyra in the face with her super strength.
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Hellyfra is bruised, but heals herself with a blast of her own hellfire! (to be added in post) It's painful, but effective.
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In true Nietzschean style, what doesn't kill shapely Satanist heavy-metal superheroine Hellfyra makes her stronger!
She locks hands with Dyna in a battle of super strength and (love under) will.
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With Dyna unwilling to give in, Hellfyra has no choice but to burn her, unleashing her hellfire power. (fire to be added in post)
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Dyna nurses her burnt hands, smoking from Hellfyra's attack. (smoke to be added in post)
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Hellfyra demands that Dyna put her hands in the Quexxon power dampener and surrender for arrest. Dyna, of course, refuses.
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And...it's a cast photo from that mini-shoot! Hellfyra played by Sasaya, and Dyna played by Milo.
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Next time, we'll post the final story arc from Episode 19. As we said above, Devana isn't going to be available for a while, so
it's going to be a team-up between the Irish superheroine Fianna and the new Spanish/Basque superheroine Indarra (who is
actually a supervillainous terrorist in disguise, as revealed in her origin in Episode 18). Two other characters also join the fray!
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Time for some great stills from the final story arc to be included in Heroineburgh Episode 19, involving criminal activity by the diabolical Dysphoria, a battle 'to the death' between Fianna and Indarra, and a brutal lesson taught by the mighty Frija.

Dysphoria breaks into one of the gym locations owned by Angela Schwarzwald, aka the mighty Frija. She is in search of a stash of money located in a safe on the premises.
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Dysphoria locates the safe, and removes her glove to release her incredible power of decaying anything she touches. The glove removal scene is hot! This actress (Steph) really knows how to play her supervillainy to the hilt.
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Dysphoria places her bare hand on the front of the safe, and blows it open! (special FX to be added in post production)
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Dysphoria then removes the cash box from inside the safe, and inspects the interior to find a sizeable bounty in the thousands!
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Dysphoria gets ready to depart the scene, but accidentally drops a small cash clip on the floor. She has so much loot that it's not even worth it for her to pick it up, since she's running out of time before the alarm will respond.
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And indeed, someone has seen Dysphoria enter the premises, and the Superheroine League has been alerted. The experienced Irish heroine Fianna (secretly rookie cop Fallon O'Shaughnessy) and the League's newest recruit Indarra (secretly Basque super-terrorist Isabella Vazquez) meet at the scene of the crime. Both of them are proud warrior women, and they compare notes on which culture is more ancient - the Celts or the Basques......
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Fianna and Indarra catch Dysphoria in the act, just as she is about to leave the scene. But Dysphoria is not caught flatfooted. Even though she can't match the physical prowess of the heroines, she carries a secret weapon: a hypno-gun! The evil Black Faction genius Crainiac has built it especially to simulate the hypnotic powers of the hypnotic supervillainess Mesmera.

First, Dysphoria fires the gun (FX in post production) at Fianna, who reacts with confusion as her mental tenacity is challenged.
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Then, Dysphoria shoots Indarra with the same hypnotic ray, producing much the same effect in Indarra's brain as well.
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Before Dysphoria makes good on her escape, she plants a hypnotic suggestion in the minds of the heroines to keep them busy. She commands Fianna and Indarra to battle to the death!
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With Dysphoria disappearing from the scene, Fianna and Indarra begin to circle each other menacingly, newfound hate in their eyes.
The hypno-ray has brought out their most destructive tendencies, and they truly intend to kill each other!
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Both heroines deploy their powerful force blasts (FX in post production), but Fianna's red blasts are equally matched by Indarra's green blasts, and their efforts end up in a stalemate.
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Seizing the advantage, Fianna unleashes her Irish banshee sonic scream...temporarily incapacitating Indarra who holds her hands to her ears in excruciating pain!
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What will come next in the deadly confrontation involving this heroic duo? There is definitely more peril to come. We'll post more stills from the shoot in a few days.
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Posting more stills from the Dysphoria story arc which will be part of Episode 19.
I just got finished compiling the final Episode 19 script that the editor will use as a master script for post-production.
It's 31 pages long, which means we can probably look forward to another two-parter just like Episode 18. We've been prolific!

Millionaire Republican entrepreneur Angela Schwarzwald is working out, lifting several metric tons on one of her modified exercise
machines. She gets a security alarm alert on her phone about a robbery in one of her gyms.
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Annoyed by the interruption, she vows to teach the criminal a serious lesson, flexing her super-strong muscles to give a taste of what's to come as she runs off to change into her Frija costume.
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Meanwhile, Fianna is beating the hell out of Indarra, who is stretched out over a large monster truck tire in the gym.
If you get the episode, you'll see some nice close-up shots of Fianna belly-punching Indarra.
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Since she is super-strong herself, Indarra quickly recovers from the beating and goes on the offensive, charging at Fianna full bore.
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Indarra throatlifts Fianna against the wall, preparing to choke her to death.
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Here's the second camera angle of Indarra trying to choke the life out of Fianna, who is now gasping desperately for air.
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Just then, Angela arrives on the scene in her Frija costume. She expects to see a criminal robbing her gym, but instead she comes upon two of her fellow Heroine League members, fighting each other to the death! "Was ist? Die superheldinen?" she says. (We have lines in Gaelic, German, Spanish and Basque in this episode. It's tons of linguistic fun!)
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Frija wastes no time remedying the situation. She grabs hold of Indarra's body and pulls her off Fianna, hurling Indarra across the room.
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Indarra is momentarily stunned from Frija's attack and takes a moment to recover.
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Fianna tries to attack Frija with one of her force blasts (FX to be added). But it's like a flyswatter to Frija's impervious skin.
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Frija has had enough with the games, and tosses Fianna roughly like a ragdoll.
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Fianna hits the floor and is knocked unconscious. That's one down. More fight stills from this story arc in a couple more days.
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Before we resume the photo stills from upcoming Episode 19 in this ongoing Heroineburgh Season 2 thread.
here is a treat for those who have been following along with us: two unlisted videos from our Youtube channel
featuring more outtakes from scenes in EP19. Youtubers don't get to see these - only you do, if you click from the SH Forum!

The lovely Christina spinning around in the pool during her extended swimsuit scene. A different take of this will be in the episode.



Christina (Poderosa) and Casey (Stellara) getting a bit out of control with an unscripted catfight. A more controlled
version of this will be in the episode.



Frankie, the owner of the MMA studio where we filmed a couple weeks ago, posing with three of the four actresses
from the shoot (Steph W aka Dysphoria had already left, as her scenes were completed). He's included a short clip
of us shooting a fight scene between Emily (Fianna) and Sarah (Frija). Also shown is Barbara (Indarra).

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More fun news, before we get back to posting more stills from upcoming Episode 19 (in post-production right now).

We had to re-cast Slavic huntress warrior Devana again, because the most recent actress selected for the role (Krissy) is a nurse
who was put on 24-hour call during the covid crisis. Krissy says she'll let us know when her job allows her to not be on-call anymore (hopefully by the fall of 2021), and at that point, she'll probably be involved in Heroineburgh in a supervillainess role. I've wanted to bring back energy succubus Morphia for a while (her sole appearance was in EP6) so maybe Krissy will take on that part instead.

In the meantime, please welcome Josie, who tested for Devana today with flying colors! Not only does she have drama experience, but she's also a bad-ass MMA fighter and is very buff and athletic. So now, Devana has both a nice bust *and* big guns! What more
could you ask for? Josie will debut mightily in Episode 20 in a superheroine teamup scene.

Previous episodes starring Devana were: Episode 4 (her origin episode where she teams up with Italian superheroine Vendetta)
and Episode 13 (where she reports from Serbia by Skype). You can get those on our website.

Now on to the great new photos of Josie. We can't wait to work with her in EP20!
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Josie's intro video as Devana, recorded today!

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Fantastic news:

- New actress Josie will film her first action scene as Devana in a brief but intense battle against Dark Spectra. She will be defeated but she will swear bitter revenge. We'll be filming it outdoors a new pop-up minigolf course in a couple weeks. That will be our first shoot for Episode 20.

- I went over the "rough cut" of Episode 19 today with our editor, and it looks great. Editing, dialogue, foley and soundtrack are almost done (just some tweaks here and there) and next we move into the effects phase. Episode 19 is still very much on track for release at end of April.

- As usual, our episode are named after 1980s postpunk songs, and for Episode 19, we've settled on the title "Headhunter". If anyone knows the reference, they win a gold star for knowledge of the greatest band from Belgium!
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- Also, Jason finished the fourth "Anti-Heroineburgh" supervillainess character sticker, and here it is below. It will debut in the Episode 19 intro sequences, and will also be inserted into the next round of comic books we are sending to stores.
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And now, on to the finish of the promo stills from Episode 19:

Still under the hypnotic influence of Dysphoria's raygun, Indarra attacks Frija in a rage.
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Closeup of Indarra furiously trying to blast Frija in the belly to little effect (FX to be added).
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Frija brings down her hammer blow on Indarra.
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Indarra is knocked out. She looks great unconscious in that tight suit!
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Concluding that series of promo photo stills from upcoming Episode 19.

Having defeated two of her fellow superheroines, Frija the Uberfrau gloats that she is the strongest and
should therefore be the leader of the League (in Episode 13, her might was challenged only by that of Poderosa).
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After the heroines awake from their hypnotic state, Frija debriefs Fianna and Indarra on the incident. They have large gaps in
their memory, but thanks to the dead comic shop employee in the hallway, Frija easily deduces that Dysphoria was to blame.
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Frija invites both Fianna and Indarra back to headquarters. Fianna goes with Frija but Indarra lingers behind. Why?
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Because Dysphoria dropped a cash clip when she was stealing money from the safe. Indarra picks it up, and...
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...unzips her costume, stashing the money inside. Despite masquerading as a new member of the Heroine League, Indarra
is really only for one cause: freedom for her Basque people. And she will steal whatever money she can get away with to
support "La Causa". We'll see more of her duplicitous subterfuges later on!
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As Episode 19 undergoes post-production with the addition of special effects (FX pass this Wednesday. Final pass next Wednesday.)
we are already planning Episode 20. As stated above, new actress Josie is now playing Serbian warrior goddess Devana, and we completed her first scene yesterday, filming in public in the university section of the city (some lookie-loos snapped photos, but I
haven't seen any evidence of them on the Internet yet). It added extra urgency and excitement to the film shoot.

In this scene, Devana has returned from Serbia and is helping the Heroine League dedicate a new mini-golf course which celebrates the achievements of the high-tech Pittsburgh Innovation Center (it's a real thing, and so is the golf course!). The newly transformed Dark Spectra (formerly the spurned superheroine Spectrina) interrupts the proceedings to blast Devana with her powerful laser beams, threatening to destroy her and the entire Heroine League.

But Dark Spectra (played by Erika) isn't done yet. As she strides arrogantly from the screen, she notices Pete the Cameraman, who is the boyfriend of the superheroine Poderosa, capturing footage from the scene. Finding him attractive, she decides to kidnap him as her sex toy and force him to film her evil exploits, dealing another insulting blow to Poderosa and the League.

This is all coming later this year as one of several exciting story arcs in Episode 20.

After making a short dedication speech for the mini-golf course, Devana (Josie) flexes her strong muscles for the crowd.
Camerman Pete catches the event in the background.
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Dark Spectra appears on the scene, challening Devana. She superheats the golf club Devana is holding as a weapon (red-hot FX to be added), causing Devana to drop the club.
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Devana then raises her bo staff against Dark Spectra, but it also gets incinerated.
Dark Spectra grabs Devana's throat, threatening to burn her to a crisp, but leaves her alive to carry a message to the League.
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Devana glares after Dark Spectra as she departs, promising to show no mercy on their next meeting.
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Dark Spectra hits on cameraman Pete, desiring to steal him away from Poderosa.
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Dark Spectra kidnaps Pete and drags him back to her lair to make him a slave to her evil whims.
He yells back at the crowd, "Call Channel 16!"
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As we are getting ready to release Episode 19 (next week!), plans for Episode 20 are well underway.
In addition to the scene already above with Devana and Dark Spectra, there are several plots being written
for Episode 20 which will be shot in May and June (which will also be busy Comicon months for us...finally!).

One of them is a plot co-written by a native of Birmingham (UK) named Ajay. A fan of the series and purchaser of various episodes,
he sent me some various predicaments for the heroines to be involved in, mostly involving mind-control and turning evil.

So, in Episode 20, our technological heroine X-Machina (secret identity: mechanical engineer Dr. Kimberly Chiang) is going to be turned evil by our cabal of villains. Undergoing a nanotech transformation, she will re-emerge as the collective machine entity MECHA-MACHINA (think The Borg meets Ultron, with some influences from The Engineer of Warren Ellis' The Authority series) with a new mission to "assimilate" all the heroines into a new techno-organic transhumanist utopia. Her best friend, fellow hi-tech heroine Cybrina the Queen of Cyberspace, will attempt to change the logical emotionless Kimberly back into her old self..we'll see if she succeeds!

Our lovely actress Serra (who has played X-Machina in Episode 15 and 16) was out of rotation during the covid times, but is now fully vaccinated and back in the mix. She stopped by today to do the final costume fitting and test shoot for the Mecha-Machina character, and everything went great. You can see the results below. Serra will star in Episode 20 to be released in the early fall!

Prepare to be assimilated by Mecha-Machina, puny fleshling!
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The Mecha-Machina character introduction on Youtube.



And now, here's a fun trivia question if you read this far...which comic book character's costume did we modify to create
Mecha-Machina???

While you think about (and research that), it's time for this awesome video by Erika (who first played Spectrina, and now plays the evil Dark Spectra) to get a lot more views for this Instagram video she made while we were filming Episode 18 in downtown Pittsburgh. Some great moves she did while moving around in her beautiful spandex costume. She has really embraced the evil campiness of the character. Erika will return for more Dark Spectra schemes in Episode 20. Enjoy!

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Long day of filming as we completed most of a story arc co-written by our friend Ajay from Birmingham, England (he's a fan!).

After we introduced the idea of Arcana Mistress of Shadows (aka nurse Arielle Kane, played by PJ) and Arogya the Healer (aka doctor Marty Gupta, played by Nupur) falling in love at the hospital after Arogya saved Poderosa's boyfriend Pete in Episode 17....

...Ajay ran with the idea and decided to co-write a plot with us involving a diabolical mind control story with the central character being our supervillainess Mesmera, Mistress of Hypnotism (now played by the amazing Stacy).

The tale began today with Mesmera invading the psychotherapy office of Doctor Harry Switzer (known to longtime Heroineburgh fans as the former villain Dr Shvitz, who reconciled with his arch-enemy Gardenia, queen of the plant world, back in Episode 3, and is now working to help her Gardenia Foundation as of Episode 15.)

Mesmera wastes no time attacking Switzer - throatlifting him to demonstrate her super-strength, then hypnotizing him into a deep sleep and tossing him aside like a rag doll.
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For extra measure, she ties up Switzer with some metal coils so he can't use his powers or get away before her plan is set in motion.
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Next, Mesmera poses in the guise of "Dr. Melissa N. Thrall", a substitute psychotherapist at Switzer's office, and asks her patient Arielle Kane if she would like some "light hypnotherapy" to relieve the stress of her job as a hospital nurse.
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Little does Arielle realize that as soon as she goes under, the therapist rips off her lab coat and reveals herself as Mesmera, mistress of hypnotism. Mesmera implants a suggestion in Arielle that will be triggered later by a sonic device.
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The next day, unsuspecting Nurse Arielle goes out on a date with her girlfriend, Dr. Marty Gupta. They enjoy a leisurely meal and express their affection for each other as being more than just physical - they are falling in love!
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But the diabolical Mesmera has concealed herself just out of sight of the heroines, and as the ladies are getting cozy, she suddenly triggers the sonic device which emits a special sound frequency.
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Triggered by the sonic device, Arielle suddenly becomes jealous and spiteful, accusing Marty of cheating on her with the superheroines Arctica and Spectrina.
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Filled with rage, Arielle transforms into her superhuman form, becoming Arcana, Mistress of the Shadows.
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Afraid that her girlfriend might hurt someone in her angry state, Marty rises resolutely to the occasion, assuming her power stance.
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In an explosion of light (to be added with special FX), she is once more the beautiful and compassionate Arogya the Healer, with the power to both heal herself and heal anyone's ailments with her powerful energy touch.
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Arogya begs her girlfriend to listen to reason - she only wants to help Arcana calm down and abandon her angry visage.
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However, Arcana refuses to be touched (this is part of the subliminal instructions from Mesmera) and lashes out, extending her shadow tendrils (added with special FX) to choke Arogya as punishment for her infidelity.
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Now this is the part that Maskripper (and hopefully some others) are going to enjoy.

The valiant Arogya the Healer slumps into unconsciousness after being choked by Arcana's shadow tendrils.
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Suddenly, Arcana begins to emerge from Mesmera's trance. She suddenly realizes what she did to her girlfriend and cries out, "What did I do? Oh, Marty!". Of course, Mesmera can't tolerate insubordination, and quickly puts Arcana back under her control
using her hypnotic powers. Mesmera commands Arcana to disappear until she is needed again, and to remember nothing about this
incident. Arcana become invisible and disappears!
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Next, Mesmera looks at unconscious Arogya, and realizes that she has a great opportunity to get a bonus payment from the evil Black Faction. She crouches down and very carefully and deliberately unmasks the heroine, exposing her beautiful face. This is the angle from the second camera, but there will be two amazing views of this shot.
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Mesmera takes a photo of Arogya's secret identity with her cellphone.
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Then Mesmera escapes the cafe by the rear entrance, cackling with satisfaction at her doubly diabolical deeds.
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The story ends with Marty waking up, rubbing her face and realizing that her mask has been removed. She panics with embarrassment, assuming correctly that someone is going to reveal her secret identity to the world. Can she continue
to be the superheroine Arogya, or will she be in mortal danger?
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I finally got my copy of Heroineburgh #1 from my local comic shop! Cool stuff!
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dajinx1 wrote:
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I finally got my copy of Heroineburgh #1 from my local comic shop! Cool stuff!
Great, thanks so much! Did you happen to see Issue #2 there as well?
There should be one copy that we sent Demetrios a few months ago...unless it already sold!
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shevek wrote:
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I finally got my copy of Heroineburgh #1 from my local comic shop! Cool stuff!
Great, thanks so much! Did you happen to see Issue #2 there as well?
There should be one copy that we sent Demetrios a few months ago...unless it already sold!
I asked him and it seems like he didn't have anymore.
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dajinx1 wrote:
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dajinx1 wrote:
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I finally got my copy of Heroineburgh #1 from my local comic shop! Cool stuff!
Great, thanks so much! Did you happen to see Issue #2 there as well?
There should be one copy that we sent Demetrios a few months ago...unless it already sold!
I asked him and it seems like he didn't have anymore.
Demetrios says the #2 is somewhere within the store (because their sales system says it didn't sell yet), they just can't find it. :)
He says hopefully it's in a box of stuff that they have to add to their database. Ask him again in another couple weeks.
So far, you're the only customer who has bought a Heroineburgh comic in that store, so I really appreciate it!
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We've got a shoot near the Pittsburgh jail coming up this Sunday!
(jailbreak content)

I'll have photos from that in a few days, but first, check out two abbreviated 10-minute clips from
the hour-long interview ("Round 5") which Josalynn (Vaporia) and Mauricia (Vendetta) did last Sunday
on the Start the Beat Podcast (hosted by Brian Sikes Howe - it covers Pittsburgh area music and arts),
discussing their involvement in Episodes 18 and 19.

Brian was a prison guard who got "zapped" by Devorra and Mesmera in our previous "jail break" scene from Episode 14!



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Jailbreak shoot for Episode 20!

Two different camera angles of the supervillainesses Pagliaccia, Mesmera and Dysphoria striding away from the jail.
(adding CGI explosions to the background)
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Mesmera (Mistress of Hypnotism) tells her fellow villlainesses how she put many of the prison guards in a trance.
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Pagliaccia (Clown Princess of Fear) tells them how she used her phobic powers on the guards, who were running away screaming like little children.
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Just then, another prison guard approaches the trio with a power-neutralizing gun. He warns them to surrender or be rendered powerless. "Powerless?" mocks Dysphoria (Dominatrix of Decay). "My very touch is death!" She slowly removes her protective nanotech glove, and grasps the guard's weapon.
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With a little help from CGI (to be added in post-production)..the gun turns into dust and disappears in a puff of smoke.
The guard looks at his hands, bewildered - what just happened?
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Continuing the Jailbreak scenes from Episode 20:

Mesmera doesn't just have hypnotic powers - she also has super strength, which she uses to grab the disarmed guard by the
scruff of his neck and slam him against the wall.
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She throatlifts him to demonstrate his strength and cower him into submission.
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Next, she strokes his body suggestively, saying that she wants to "play sexy games" with him. He is submissive to her advances.
Mesmera loves to be in control!
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But Pagliaccia doesn't have time for such recreational activity. She taps Mesmera on the shoulder, reminding her that the other guards will shortly be on their tail.
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Mesmera agrees and steps back, allowing Pagliaccia to use her fear powers on the guard (CGI fear rays to be added in post) making him shriek with fear and run away like a screaming baby.
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Pagliaccia and Mesmera then move along to their rendezvous with the corrupt Detective Mark Drake (of the evil Black
Faction). Dysphoria tells them she'll be along in a second, but launches into a short monologue first. She says she's accustomed to
working alone, but is very impressed with the malevolence of her fellow supervillains, and comments that "these ladies mean business when it comes to crime!" Dysphoria then joins them at the rendezvous location.
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Actually taking a break for a bit from shooting scenes for upcoming EP20 because we have a Comicon coming up
and we are also about to shoot our very first paid custom! (and we're working with a customer on a script for a second custom)

But in the meantime, we've had some great feedback from fans, including some recent requests for autographs.

One fan named Kenneth requested an autographed photo of his favorite heroine, Gardenia (queen of the plant world).
I told him as long as he ordered the two comics through the mail, I would make sure to enclose an autographed Gardenia
photo and a couple of other goodies. So he did!

And here is amazing actress Laura, very graciously signing her photo as "Gardenia". If you order Episode 19, you'll see the Gardenia scene which is a parody of a Hollywood film that was shot in Pittsburgh 2 years ago. And if you come to Steel City Con in Monroeville PA in August, Gardenia will be there on the Saturday date (Aug 14) to greet fans.
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If you haven't checked the "2021 Comicon" thread..you can also meet the lovely Arctica (Bridget) at Terrificon in Connecticut next weekend July 30-Aug 1 - she'll have enough publicity photos to sign for the first two dozen fans who buy our comics and merch. Below is one of the photos that will be available with her autograph. Arctica is the Gorgeous Ginger That Will Never Be Swapped! :)
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We're all having so much fun this summer!
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The fun continues this summer! Last weekend we made guest appearances on the Spine Ticks and Global Frequency Youtube channels.

And tonight 8/4/21 - in about an hour at 11:30 ET - Heroineburgh will be featured on the 656 Comics channel based out of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, and hosted by Oliver Arce and "Happy Harry" Ray Ramos. Those are the guys responsible for the creation of the Indiegogo funded comics 'Undead Border' and 'The Cryptidnals'. We'll have a lot to talk about, including the latest episodes and issues, new episodes and customs coming up, more upcoming Comicon appearances and more! Tune in and post in the chat.

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After attending a whole bunch of Comicons and completing three shoots for customs, we're going to back to shooting story arcs
for Episode 20. Last night, we completed an entire story arc based on a request from our actress (and fellow comic book creator)
Mauricia, who plays Vendetta, the Italian spirit of vengeance (basically a ninja cross between Huntress and Mockingbird) whose
secret identity is Mafia princess and Pitt law student Veronica Benedetti.

Mauricia wanted her character to become more of an anti-heroine like a Punisher or Painkiller Jane, killing her enemies for both
justice and vengeance. Since Mauricia is a great friend and an amazing actress, we obliged her with this story arc in Episode 20, and what better character to team up with than fellow anti-heroine and League colleague Red Gina (aka punk-rock computer coder Gina Garibaldi), whose specific moral mission is to go after those who commit domestic violence on women (similar to Malibu's Elven or Marvel's Typhoid Mary). This is the first appearance of Red Gina (played by Jessica) in quite a while, because the actress was busy getting married, buying a house, and managing a busy retail business, but she will be returning more often and also resuming some appearances at Cons.

The plot of this story arc involves Vendetta enlisting Red Gina to bust into a meeting of Mafia capos, and hopefully capture her nemesis Carlo, who killed her best friend Angela and took over the Bloomfield mob by ousting her father (see Episode 4). Red Gina's character has evolved - at first she transformed whenever she flew into a rage (similar to She-Hulk), but by taking adrenalin pills prescribed by the Heroine League, she now has complete control over her transformations, and now thoroughly enjoys becoming her alter-ego Red Gina and just generally kicking ass.

Here are some stills from the four-scene story arc which we shot tonight. We only have one more arc to go (which sees another mainstay character undergo a superheroine transformation) to finish all of the principal filming for Episode 20, so if all goes as planned, we should have it out by early 2022.

Veronica checks the secret Mafia message board (she still has her Dad's password) and finds out that Carlo has come out of hiding.
She calls Red Gina for backup, and removes her glasses to prepare for battle.
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Vendetta has an entire costume zip-up scene (similar to Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl) where she puts on boots, gloves, belt and mask. In the mask clip, Mauricia tosses her hair so that it cascades over her shoulders, which looks fantastic.
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Vendetta meets Gina in the warehouse hallway. Gina is still in her civilian gear (she usually dresses in goth/punk clothes).
She pops a couple of the adrenalin pills prescribed for her by the Heroine League.
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Gina feels the adrenalin surge through her body as her rage level increases, and she groans with anticipation of the power.
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Now fully transformed, Red Gina revels in flexing her powerful, super-strong muscles in her tight, shiny red bodysuit, while Vendetta looks on in admiration. Veronica likes guys, but she admits to having a "lady crush" on her sexy amazonian bestie. The pair discuss a plan for action: attack the wiseguys from both sides, so they can't escape.
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Vendetta and Red Gina surround the Mafia capos di tutto, who are playing a game of poker while discussing plans to unite their respective clans. Vendetta accuses Carlo of murder, while Red Gina promises to punish the criminal activities of the other two, Giuseppe and Enzo.
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The battle begins as Giuseppe tries to shoot Vendetta with his gun. Skilled in such combat, Vendetta uses her escrima sticks to
deflect the bullets, and one of them ricochets and hits Giuseppe in the leg. He goes down on the ground.
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In the meantime, Enzo attacks Red Gina with another gun, but she leaps forward and crushes his gun hand, so that it clatters
on the floor. Not giving him a chance to regroup, she beats the stuffing out of Enzo and then throatlifts him, crushing his
windpipe.
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Giuseppe is still threatening to kill Vendetta, so she ends his protestations by bringing the escrima down hard on his skull.
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Vendetta and Red Gina gloat in their victory over the two Mafia dons, but they lament that unfortunately, Carlo got away in the confusion. They'll look for him to resurface at some point.
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Unable to contain all of her rage from the battle, Red Gina unleashes it by tossing the poker table with her incredible strength.
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Now satisfied, Red Gina gets ready to grab a coffee with her bestie. All of this bloodlust has made Vendetta very thirsty for a cappucino! (maybe La Prima Espresso in the Strip?)
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Filming the final scenes needed to assemble Episode 20 - these involve the saga of Captain Peggy Moyers (the 'superheroine liaison' for the Pittsburgh Police Department who has made regular appearances in the Heroineburgh series since Episode 5), and how she loses her political power and is forced into the role of a vigilante superheroine, which is going to be based on a blend of the DC characters Vigilante, Batwoman and Nightwing. Her costume is being created as you read this, by our fabulous seamstress Beth!

The first step is for Peggy (played by Elizabeth, since Episode 5!) to have her motivation for her transformative change, and we filmed this scene today: Peggy meets with corrupt police detective Mark Drake (secretly from the evil Black Faction criminal group), and finds out that she has been deposed and demoted by the police chief in favor of Drake.

Drake lords it over Peggy, flashing his fancy sunglasses and sporting a new "Guy Gardner" haircut, as he breaks the news to Peggy
that she's no longer in charge of police relations with the Heroine League.
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Peggy does some online sleuthing and discovers Drake's secret....which will motivate her towards a career in superheroine vigilantism!
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The very last scene in this Captain Peggy arc will be filmed in early December once her new heroine costume is ready. I guarantee you that Elizabeth is going to look powerful and alluring in her new suit! Look for more developments in this thread.
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Really excited about the way that Captain Peggy's superheroine outfit is coming together.
Here is her assassin hood - which is going to look somewhat like Blackbird from Black Lightning (Maskripper will be happy about that).
And I just got her sexy stompy shiny platform combat boots in the mail.
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Finally, our amazing seamstress Beth took a photo of her picking out the red and blue spandex which will be sewn onto the
costume to represent her large "double V" logo (a tribute to both Batwoman and Nightwing). Beth always does a fantastic job - she's responsible for the logos of Sintilla, Arogya, Dark Spectra, Jinniyya and more.
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Maybe we could have a contest to see if fans can guess her superheroine name using the clues given. Anyway, the costume should be ready in the next two weeks so that we can complete the very last footage we need to move forward with editing Episode 20!
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While we're waiting for Captain Peggy's new superheroine costume to be ready (courtesy of our talented seamstress Beth) so we can finish Episode 20 photography, we're already planning one move ahead for Episode 21: yesterday we confirmed a new actress to play Lunessa ongoing for Heroineburgh!

She is lovely and has a gorgeous smile, plus she is already experienced in both acting and cosplay, so she feels very comfortable
in a heroine costume. She even has a perfect superheroine name: Indigo!

You'll meet her on all of our social media in the next couple days, but here are some photos to give the SHF a nice advance preview.
Indigo will debut as Lunessa early next year when we begin shooting the very momentous Episode 21! (Season 2 finale)

Lots of great expressions! Ending with a shot down to the boots.
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Finally, the last piece of the puzzle is in place for Episode 20, as we filmed the fun scene last night for the origin of Vigilanta!
It took a month for our seamstress to create the costume but it was finally ready for the shoot.

As you can see, the costume very much has a DC / Gotham City feel to it: Vigilanta takes some influence from the Adrian Chase/Vigilante character in DC Comics, and a bit of a tribute to both Batwoman and Nightwing with the red and blue "V" stripes
overlaying a sexy shiny black catsuit. Fingerless gloves, a low-slung belt, a red mask, shiny black platform boots, and a mysterious
black hood complete the ensemble, but the centerpieces are the bracelets with black gems on them, which allow the heroine to transform her "nano-suit" back and forth from her civilian form of Captain Margaret 'Peggy' Moyers. The high-tech suit will provide her with a whole gamut of powers, from augmented strength and speed, to special features like infrared detection and stun bolts.

As to why Peggy is motivated to become a superheroine 'scourge of the night', and who helps her with the costume, you'll find out when Episode 20 is released early next year. But a pretty good hint comes from the scene's cast photo here, which features a certain high-tech villain in a wheelchair who has plagued the heroines with his diabolical devices in several previous episodes (and issue #2).

Here are some stills from the upcoming intro video for Vigilanta which we'll post on Youtube after a transformation effect is added (the first time we've used an effect in a Youtube clip!).

Captain Peggy Moyers in her civilian form - casual daily wear. She presses the button on the bracelet, and....
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...she is transformed into the hooded heroine Vigilanta...relentless champion of justice!
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Still photo of Captain Peggy and Crainiac on the set (Elizabeth and Josh).
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So...all of the parts of Episode 20 are now with our talented editor, Trey: video, soundtrack, foley, credits and more.
It'll be up to him to assemble it in the best fashion possible, which we'll be working on together over the course of January,
and I can't wait to release EP20 in February. In the meantime, we're taping two more customs (Customs #4 and #6) in the
next week, so that'll keep us busy.

But first, I'm excited to announce that we have found a new Serpenta to follow in the footsteps of the previous actresses who did
such a great job with this supervillainess character (Olivia and Sarah).

Please welcome the lovely and talented Jessica B, who is a singer, actress, dancer and all-around creative bombshell.
Now married and living outside Pittsburgh, Jessica is originally from Indonesia where she already had quite a career, even
as a radio announcer on a commercial network.

For those who need to catch up, Serpenta is Dr. Sarah Pentini, a rogue herpetologist who was fired from the Pittsburgh Zoo for illicit experiments with the venom of snakes in her care. Combined with the meteoric dark energy, a dose of her own snake serum imbued her with an incredible array of snake powers: mental hypnosis; augmented strength, speed and senses; and a venomous bite. She also took on a cold and calculating reptilian demeanor, working selfishly for her own gain as a mercenary for greedy developer Mason Brick (EP9, her origin) and vengeful supervillainess Industria (EP18). When the Black Faction comes calling, she'll take their money, too!

With her cultural background, Jessica is an even greater asset, as she will be adding elements of Southeast Asian "Naagkanya" (snake woman) legends to her character. Don't be surprised if you see a twistingly hypnotic Snake Dance performed by her in a future episode....luring her victims into a trance, and to their doom after she administers her deadly bite.

Here are some stunning photos from the Serpenta launching session we did today with Jessica, and her introductory video
on the Youtube channel. What a great way to start off the year - it's gonna be a great 2022!
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It's been a while, so I thought our supporters would like to see the two actresses we have cast to participate in the big Episode 21
finale of Heroineburgh Season 2 which will be filmed in the next three months. There will be two main story arcs: an epic battle between good and evil involving over a dozen spandex-clad characters, and a separate adventure involving Cybrina and X-Machina, where one of them turns to the dark side (can you guess which?).

Joining the fray for Episode 21 will be two new talented actresses: Heather (who will play Cybrina, queen of cyberspace) and Sana (who will step into the role of Kaliyuga the Destroyer, as previous actress Anna has moved to Texas).

Heather, the lead singer and guitarist of a local Pittsburgh goth-pop band, looks fantastic as Cybrina! She'll be joining X-Machina in a special adventure (suggested by one of our fans from Birmingham, England!) which might remind you a bit of "Age of Ultron". Cybrina will have to use her powers of electricity, and also plunge deep into the dark recesses of the Internet to save the day!
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Meanwhile, new actress Sana (in real life, a graduate student in computer engineering!) is taking over the role of Kaliyuga the Destroyer. The evil geologist (aka Dr. Kalima Balakrishnan) breaks out from prison and agrees to help Dark Spectra and the Black Faction humiliate the Heroine League, for a price. But will she wind up bringing the entire building down around their ears? Episode 21 will tell the tale this summer! (Sana wanted to try a special superhero landing pose)
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We have a new actress for the role of Arogya the Healer (our previous actress in that role, Nupur, moved to Brooklyn to pursue her dream of professional acting, and has gotten some parts on Netflix and Amazon shows!) who will be shooting her intro clip and stills on Apr 13. So, as long as she passes muster (and I don't see why not), I'll be posting about her after April 13.

But in the meantime, a couple of announcements:

1) Our interior artist Benjamin Zeus Barnett has his first art gallery show this month til the end of April. On Sunday (yesterday), he held forth at the opening, and sold five pieces right off the bat! (including one tarot deck). The subject of his work are depictions of the great magicians and alchemists of history, as depicted both on purchasable wall prints, and on a 72-card tarot deck which he has released in a limited quantity. As with anyone who has worked on Heroineburgh (and really, anyone who has created or enjoyed comics before 2014), Ben is a great appreciator of the heroic female form, and here is an example of one of the cards which shows it. If you are in Pittsburgh in April, stop by Black Forge Coffee House, 1206 Arlington Ave in the "Allentown" neighborhood of Pittsburgh, during their normal operating hours, and take a gander at Ben's prints. You can buy one on the spot if you're so inclined!
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Heroineburgh will appear on Don Chin's Youtube channel this Wed 4/6 at noon EST to preview Issue 3 and EP21, announce our appearance this weekend at Steel City Con, and give away a copy of Issue 2 to one lucky winner in the chat. Get ready for Comics and Coffee with Don Chin! (publisher at Parody Press, and creator of Adolescent Radioactive Blackbelt Hamsters)
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I know its not really "the point" here but I wish the outfits were more sexy. 90% of them involve pants. Would like more pantyhosed legs on display, like Poderosa. And maybe some more chloroform ko's? To my knowledge, youve never done a substantial one.
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I'd like to give some advice here, not sure if you already know this, but when shooting on a greenscreen, you want as much distance between your subject and the backdrop as possible to help eliminate shadows. Also helps to shoot with a shallow depth of field. I know these aren't actual promo pics that you're shooting but, again, just a little FYI.
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MightyHypnotic wrote:
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I'd like to give some advice here, not sure if you already know this, but when shooting on a greenscreen, you want as much distance between your subject and the backdrop as possible to help eliminate shadows. Also helps to shoot with a shallow depth of field. I know these aren't actual promo pics that you're shooting but, again, just a little FYI.
Yes, thanks, MH! I'm aware that shadows need to be eliminated for actual greenscreen footage, otherwise you can't key properly to the color. We've done that for flying sequences, and for scenes in "cyberspace", and we'll be doing it again soon. But these photos and clips that you're seeing posted in this thread only use the green screen as a *background* for the shots, not to be keyed for footage. It's just a backdrop, nothing more complicated than that.
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I know its not really "the point" here but I wish the outfits were more sexy. 90% of them involve pants. Would like more pantyhosed legs on display, like Poderosa. And maybe some more chloroform ko's? To my knowledge, youve never done a substantial one.
A majority of the costumes are catsuits (not 'pants') but they are usually very tight-fitting, so I would consider that sexy (on a PG-13 level). We have several characters with skirt and tights, leotard and tights, and leotard and bare legs. But you're right: only one with pantyhose (Poderosa), and she is the most popular. Hopefully we'll continue to keep her busy. Thanks for being a fan of hers!

There's a chloroform rag scene in Episode 14, and in Episode 11 and 18 (Pt 1) the character "Chlorina" acts as a human chloroform machine. That's about it so far. I prefer to knock out the characters in a diverse list of methods - since almost all of them have superpowers, they might as well use them instead of just pulling out a damp rag. So we've done everything from asphyxiation, pain shock and electric discharge to 'bliss hormones' and blunt trauma. However, if anyone wants to see an elaborate chloroform sequence, I'm sure some of our actresses would oblige in a custom.
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Anyway you can post the links to the videos with the chloroform scenes?
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Anyway you can post the links to the videos with the chloroform scenes?
No problem, Warrior!

To further explain, in Heroineburgh Season 1, Episode 11 introduces the character Chlorina, who literally knocks scientists out
with her chloroform powers, and is also knocked out herself by Arogya (and chained down). Hopefully you will find her intriguing.
Like I said, we find a lot of different ways to knock characters out, so chloroforming is not a frequent priority among those methods.

Just go to Episode 11 and purchase it at this Season 1 link: http://www.heroineburgh.com/video-store/

In Season 2, Episode 14 contains a chloroform scene where Drake places a knockout rag on Red Gina's mouth, but it doesn't totally knock her out (she's a tough customer), so Vaporia adds her vapor powers for asphyxiation, and then Gina falls unconscious and gets dragged away. She is later tied up and taunted by Vaporia while being pummeled by her henchmen (Eeny, Meany, and Miney), but gets her revenge on them eventually.

Also in Season 2, Episode 18 Part 1 features the return of Chlorina who 'recharges her powers' by drinking toxins and then uses her chloroform powers to mind-control Vendetta. Eventually, though, Chlorina gets her comeuppance and must flee to fight another day.

Both of those episodes can be purchased at this Season 2 link: http://www.heroineburgh.com/season-two-video/

Hope that helps, and thanks so much for your inquiry!
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So essentially every single one is terrible and an afterthought lol
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So essentially every single one is terrible and an afterthought lol
If you mean every single knockout, that is definitely not the case. There are knockouts built into many episodes, and they are not an "afterthought" - they are integral to how the story progresses. (For example, in Episode 17, Arogya drains all the 'negative energy' out of Kaliyuga, making her faint and knocking her out, so that she can be restrained for capture).

Neither was the chloroforming an "afterthought" in Episode 14 - it was built into the actions involving the kidnapping and detention of Red Gina, but I wanted to make sure that Vaporia was also able to use her asphyxiation powers to add to the sinister nature of the plot.

So I'm not exactly sure what you mean by this statement. Perhaps you can explain it further. Thanks so much!
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I just think that Mamooche24 was just having a bit of fun with you, Shevek.
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The "Heroineburgh Season Two update thread" will conclude later this summer, after we shoot all the scenes for Episode 21 (the Season 2 finale) and introduce any new actresses who will debut in EP21 and continue on to Season 3.

Here's our first EP21 shoot!

In her plan to take over the city, Dark Spectra/Dr. Katrina Spector (Erika) is recruiting some powerful allies. And there are perhaps none more powerful than Kaliyuga the Destroyer (aka spurned geologist Dr. Kalima Balakrishnan, now played by stunning new actress Sana). Here's the scenario for this scene which we shot on Sunday right after Steel City Con.

Dark Spectra is in her warehouse lair, inspecting the propaganda posters which she will plaster all over the city once she takes over.
The population of Pittsburgh will obey Dark Spectra if they want to live!
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Dr. Balakrishnan walks into the warehouse, annoyed to be summoned. She has the destructive powers of a goddess, and she feels that working with other villains is beneath her. But Dark Spectra begins to change her mind. Dr, Balakrishnan suddenly realizes that Dark Spectra used to be the superheroine Spectrina, whom Kaliyuga tried to destroy in Episode 15. Obviously, she wasn't successful.
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Dark Spectra rips off her lab coat, revealing her tight, colorful costume. But Dr. Balakrishnan isn't impressed. She chants her phrase, "Give me the dark power!" and transforms into Kaliyuga the Destroyer.
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Here's a side-by-side comparison as the resentful science nerd becomes the super-hot supervillainess. You know we love our heroine transformations!
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Kaliyuga attacks Dark Spectra, trying to destroy her. But Dark Spectra merely absorbs Kaliyuga's destructive blasts, and comes out stronger. (Here's an outtake clip. The finished version will have sounds and FX, of course).



In her old guise as Spectrina, Dr. Spector was afraid of Kaliyuga when she transformed, because it almost led to her death. But now that she is a hundred times more powerful as Dark Spectra, she finds Kaliyuga's transformation and her destructive attacks to be incredibly sexy, and this triggers her bisexual desires. Dark Spectra flirts with Kaliyuga by rubbing her up and down her arm and kissing her hand, while complimenting her "beautiful tight costume."
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But Kaliyuga is still a creature of rage and destruction, and she initially rejects Dark Spectra's advances. However, after being offered absolute over the university area of the city (which would allow her to destroy the buildings and kill the professors), she
warms up to the idea of an alliance with the Black Faction. Dark Spectra then tells Kaliyuga that she has a "handsome man" (Poderosa's boyfriend, Pete the Cameraman) tied up in a secret location, and invites Kaliyuga to go there for some recreational activity before they challenge the Heroine League. Recalling her cheating boyfriend from Bangalore, Kaliyuga's emotional desire once again begins to stir.
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Kaliyuga and Dark Spectra then leave the warehouse hand in hand to have some fun with Pete. Is this the beginning of a torrid but tumultous romantic relationship between the two most powerful supervillainesses in the city? Find out in Episode 21 when it comes out later this summer!
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