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Main : ! 2D Art ! : Original Characters :  O.C. - The Spirit of Kwanzaa

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O.C. - The Spirit of Kwanzaa
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Submitterdarth_paulMore Photos from darth_paul   Last Update2012/12/26 20:27
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After making a trio of Jewish/semi-Hanukkah inspired heroes, and a whole slew of Christmas-themed heroes, I decided to try my hand at creating a character for the third most prominent of winter holidays, Kwanzaa. "Spirit of Kwanzaa" here is the result. I do not celebrate Kwanzaa myself, and before I created this character, I knew zero about it other than that it involved lighting candels much like people do during Hanukkah. So, it was very interesting doing the research about all the concepts and ideals that make up the celebration in order to work it all into an origin for him and bring it all together as the basis for his powers and abilities. Also, while he has a tragic origin involving gun violence around a winter holiday, I want to make it clear that I am in no way making any kind of political statement in light of similar tragedies that have occurred during this 2012 holiday season. I wrote this long before any of those events occurred, and anything I have written for this character is purely and oddly coincidental. (I would never make light of anything like that anyway.) My intent was strictly to create an impactful origin for the character in the vein of similar "avenging spirit" types such as "Deadman" or "The Specter."

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darth_paul
Posted: 2012/12/31 6:55  Updated: 2012/12/31 6:55
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 Re: O.C. - The Spirit of Kwanzaa
Thanks guys, I truly appreciate all of your love for my work. Here's to hoping that I can keep up the good work with many more interesting characters and stories in 2013!
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Posted: 2012/12/28 19:25  Updated: 2012/12/28 19:25
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Joined: 2004/5/16
From: Kamloops, BC, Canada
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 Re: O.C. - The Spirit of Kwanzaa
Cool character. I really respect both the inclusiveness of your universe, and the amount of effort you put into getting the details right. Nice work!
pijon
Posted: 2012/12/28 13:48  Updated: 2012/12/28 13:48
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 Re: O.C. - The Spirit of Kwanzaa
Sure, why not? You've done a fine job with all the other holidays and you've really done just as well on this one too. I like the hero's ability to imbue powers in others and I really see this as having the potential to be a great comic and one with a social conscience too. Good job, Paul.


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