Thank You for Your Interest in the Project, C3 and I Are Very Grateful and Honoured by Your Contribution and Collaboration
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Thank you for your interest in the project, C3 and I are very grateful and honoured by your contribution and collaboration. I am Jack Danya Kemplin, the current owner and Editor-in-Chief of C3: Collective Crow Comics. C3 is a fanfiction website that has existed since October 2000, specialising in The Crow comics created by fans. We are currently in need of an Artist for a full colour 4 issue comic book mini-series, the art style may be either Traditional Comic style (Marc Silvestri/Michael Turner/Randy Queen: Witchblade, Darkness, DarkChylde, Fathom), or Art Nouveau (Alphonse Mucha), or Ben Templesmith-style, or Bud Cook-style or Connie Faye-style. Because it will be fanfiction there will not be any pay for this, it will be out of love for The Crow comics, and for your portfolio and promotion of your name. C3 has previously had projects with now famous comic book creators such as Ben Templesmith. I use 3 e-mail addresses, [email protected] for small e-mails, [email protected] for ones with large attachments, and [email protected] is technically the one these sorts of stories are normally submitted through, but submitting it through the jackkemplin one serves the same purpose. Plot: In ancient Thebes, Pharaoh Amenhotep III’s newest and youngest bride, Tadukhipa, is caught in the embrace of High Priest Nakht; when the Pharaoh discovers this, he has his guard’s mutilate and curse both of them, mummifying and burying them alive, far away from one another, so they may never rest nor find each other again. The goddess Ma’at, seeing this great injustice, chooses to send The Crow to resurrect them, so that balance can be brought back to the scales of justice by her feather of truth. This series will consist of 4 issues: Issue 1 tells the story of the avatars’ affair & murder. Issue 2 telling the first half of the story from Tadukhipa’s point of view. Issue 3 telling the first half of the story from Nakht’s point of view. Issue 4 they find each other & work together to end the story. More plot details: Whenever Tadukhipa & Nakht reminisce of their deaths on their respective issues, they were chased by the guards, Nakht rushed Tadukhipa to the Temple of Ma’at where he hoped they could hide. While in there they prayed before a giant statue of Ma’at, begging for protection & justice. The other temple priests then appear out of nowhere & grab ahold of them & lead the guards & the pharaoh in. While still in front of the great statue of Ma’at, Tadukhipa & Nakht’s bodies’ are slashed up (Leaving Crow-like markings), they are wrapped up, & placed, alive, into sarcophagi. They are then buried on opposite sides of the desert. Amenhotep is 48, Tadukhipa is 15, and Nakht is around 20. When Tadukhipa returns, she, having been one of the queens, knows who the guards who did this to them were, so she goes after them. When Nakht returns he, having been the High Priest, knows who the lower-priests who did this to them were, so he goes after them. They meet up at the end to kill the remaining guard’s & priests as well as the pharaoh. There will be two Crows in this story, the one guiding Tadukhipa will be albino & female, & named Munnin; the one guiding Nakht will be black & male, & named Huggin. The rejuvenating rain that falls on the mummy avatars, will be a blood red rain. At one point towards the end of the final issue, Tadukhipa disguises herself as a dancer with Isis-wings & a sword, so she may kill the Pharaoh. In doing so, she will look like Ma’at, goddess of Justice. Munnin was sent to her by Ma’at, Huggin sent to Nakht by Thoth, husband of Ma’at. The Goddess Ma’at witnessed their murders. Ma’at & Thoth are both depicted as birds. CHARACTERS Tadukhipa: A 15 year old Mitanni princess who’s father Tushratta arranged for her to marry her uncle, 48 year old Amenhotep III, Pharaoh of Egypt. At her wedding, she meetings Nackt, later falling in love with him, and when their affair is discovered, the pharaoh has them both mutilated, & mummified & buried alive. She is resurrected by the goddess Ma’at & The Crow, to bring justice & balance. Artistic inspiration for Tadukhipa: ___________________________________________________ Nackt: A 20 year old Egyptian High Priest of the Temple of Ma’at in the Karnak Temple Complex. He presided over Amenhotep & Tadukhipa’s wedding, later falling in love with her. He was killed along with her when their affair was discovered. He was later resurrected by the god Thoth & The Crow, to bring justice & balance. Artistic inspiration for Nakht: ___________________________________________________ Amenhotep III: The 48 year old Pharaoh of Egypt, he is sickly, has rotting teeth, and looks older than his years. He has reigned over Egypt since he was 12 years old and has many wives including Tadukhipa, her aunt Gilukhipa, his high-queen Tiy, & he has even married 3 of his own daughters. When he discovers Tadukhipa & Nackt’s affair, he has them mutilated, mummified, & buried on different sides of the desert. Artistic inspiration for Amenhotep III: ___________________________________________________ Plot: Tristin Scott & Jack Danya Kemplin Writing: Jack Danya Kemplin Art: (artist) Lettering: (letterer) Editing by: Jack Danya Kemplin C3: Collective Crow Comics Editor: Jack Danya Kemplin The Crow™ © 2017 James O’Barr (under exclusive license to Top Dollar Comics, Inc and Crowvision, Inc.) The Crow™ and “THE CROW”, The Original Motion Picture © 1994 Crowvision, Inc. All rights reserved. Any similarities between characters, names, and/or institutions, living or dead (or undead) is purely coincidental, but for instances of satire, and should not be inferred. This is a work of fanfiction, no part of it may ever be printed or sold without permission of Crowvision, Inc. Issue 1: Temple of Love PAGE 1: Panel 1: The harsh sun shines down on the ancient city of Thebes, in Egypt. CAPTION Thebes, Egypt 18th Dynasty Panel 2: From a balcony, the pharaoh Amenhotep, while a servant fans him, arrogantly scoffs at the exhausted slaves toiling below in the background, constructing monuments. AMENHOTEP If they only knew the glory their work shall bring to the gods, they would labour with more joy, and take pride in their toils. We all must suffer to bring them honour. Panel 3: Another servant, a messenger, holding a sealed, rolled up papyrus scroll, enters the room which leads to the balcony; Amenhotep still being fanned in the foreground. MESSENGER Your Majesty, a message has arrived from the king of Mitanni AMENHOTEP Bring it to me PAGE 2: Panel 1: Still being fanned, and with the messenger standing in the background, the Pharaoh reads the unrolled scroll. CAPTION “To my Nimmureya, Amenhotep III, the king of Egypt, my brother, whom I love and who loves me: For you may all go well. For your household, for my Kilu-Hepa, Gilukhipa, my sister, your wife of 20 years, who you love, may all go well. For your wives, for your sons, for your magnates, for your chariots, for your horses, for your troops, for your country, and for whatever else belongs to you, may all go very, very well. For I, Tushratta, the king of Mitanni, who loves you, your brother-in-law; For me, all is not well--The Hittites desire my kingdom and are attacking us. We are in need of a great army, yet one we have not. We therefore must ask of this from you, my brother, whom I love. In thanksgiving for the sending of your troupes, I Tushratta, King of Mitanni, and my Queen, Juni of Mitanni, shall give our Tadu-Hepa, Tadukhipa, our daughter, to be the wife of my brother, whom I love. May Simige and Sauska go before her. May they make her the image of my brother's desire. May my brother rejoice on that day. I herewith send her, and she is on her way. May my brother now honor her at his pleasure. May Sauska, Ishtar, the mistress of heaven, protect us, my brother and me, a 100,000 years, and let us act as friends. May Simige and Sauska grant my brother a great blessing, and exquisite joy. May they bless him and may you, my brother, live forever.” Panel 2: Amenhotep lays the scroll down and dictates to the messenger. AMENHOTEP Inform Tushratta that I agree to his deal, and tell the generals to prepare the troupes, they are to leave for Mitanni immediately. PAGE 3: Panel 1: Amenhotep returns to the balcony, looking over the construction. Panel 2: And looking back, he calls for one of his wives. AMENHOTEP Gilukhipa, come! I have news to share with you. Panel 3: The 35 year old woman joins next to him. GILUKHIPA Yes, my lord? AMENHOTEP Your brother, Tushratta, is under attack from the Hittites, so I am sending our armies to defend his kingdom. GILUKHIPA That is most gracious of you AMENHOTEP In return, he is sending me a new wife GILUKHIPA Whom, my lord? AMENHOTEP Your niece, Tadukhipa Panel 4: Gilukhipa is somewhat shocked at hearing this, but restrains her look, so as to not appear as if in protest to the pharaoh. GILUKHIPA But she is so young AMENHOTEP You have not seen her in many years, and time goes by quickly. You must remember that if I were but a few years older, I could have been your father; yet look at us now. Tadukhipa is 15 years old, well within marriage age.