Being a female police detective in the (more or less) 50's was probably unheard of. I'll have to look more closely at how she managed it as time goes on. Being a closet lesbian detective in the 50's opens up a lot of room for depth and drama that DG just hasn't developed yet. Reynolds probably faces what we would consider sexual harassment on a daily basis. She definitely gets less serious cases and gets thrown the perverts so the guys can laugh at her.
In some ways they're mirror opposites. DG rarely has to worry about consequences. She is, after all, a devil girl. In order to maintain her charm she has to be fun and more or less get away with being true to her nature. Detective Reynolds is all about the cost and consequences of being a self-directed woman in that era. She works because being true to her nature is not easy for her. She's also shaping up to be DG's consequences incarnate. When the two finally meet up its going to be epic.
I'm still not entirely satisfied with the art style but I'm learning as I go. The filters I use to give the strip an illustrated look seem to like bright light, so my next challenge will be to mess with the light and contrast levels to get the nice thick lines while still making some scenes look dark.
The editor's notes make the strip fun for me. They're a chance to drop the narrative voice and make some comments in my own, more light-hearted style.
I'm still exploring the possibilities of DG (and maybe even Detective Reynolds) tie-ins in SL. I'd really love to see a DG brand chopper out there.
As this raw outtake shows, the spots do indeed go all the way down. It also shows that I'm her date, but let's all just let that slide. It was late and I would have had trouble finding a second model for this sequence.
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