Spike heels and cigarettes: A sketch

During a random instant-message conversation, it was decided that I’m changing my name to Marta Betskova, moving to the Ukraine, and starting up a new crime cartel [emphasis on cocaine and arms dealing]. My new partner, the platinum-blonde ice queen Amaru, will join me at our Scandinavian bat-cave to plan the particulars of our quest for world domination.

There will, of course, be poison stilettos, motorbikes, and mutated monster snow kittens.

At any rate, I decided the concept needed to be illustrated, and as such have done so. Unfortunately, I can’t draw guns, heavy machinery, helicopters, the Pyrenees, explosions or anonymous henchman, so it’s basically just a fashion sketch. But there you have it.

Afterthought: Under advice from Todd, I think I’ll develop a comic book for them. What should I call it?

January 26, 2004 | Filed Under minutiae

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6 Responses to “Spike heels and cigarettes: A sketch”

Kristalyn on January 26th, 2004 9:33 am

MF-12

It came to me in my sleep.
MB on January 26th, 2004 9:31 pm

MF-12 it is!
Gen. Knowledge on January 27th, 2004 12:08 am

And along comes the continuity geek to be a bastard:

You’ll have to choose between Ukraine or Scandanavia. You can have bases in both, but one needs to be a main HQ.

You’d probably be better off learning to draw the Urals, as they are closer to your nefarious HQs.

MF-12, while cool sounding, is very close to the name MJ-12 (or Majestic-12), a supposed U.S. gov’t conspiracy agency (in pop culture).

Though, I really, really want to see mutated monster snow kittens. Well, and more of MB’s drawings of the duo. Nordic women are hot.
Kristalyn on January 27th, 2004 10:12 am

MF- for Monkey Feet referring to my insane ability to grip things with my feet, i.e., write with pens, yogic toe lock.

12- for Twelve Monkeys. Referring to said monkey-ness.

A nickname provided by David Tran.

I believe Marta will be from the Ukraine and Mariella would be from Patagonia and they will convene together in Scandinavia.
MB on January 28th, 2004 12:39 am

Right. And each has a stealth chopper for the commute. J- The mutated monster snow kittens are on their way. And after a second [and third] look at the dynamic duo, I realize they certainly are drawn as shapely lasses, ain’t they. Perhaps they will use their incredible gams and hourglass figures to blindside their business enemies during routine hostile takeovers. You know what they say: Nobody expects the Scandinavian Inquisition!
-J. on January 28th, 2004 6:34 pm

Excellent. Make it so.