Memoirs of a Young Fan
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:10 pm
Hello! I've put off joining this forum for a few years now; don't ask why, I don't really know @-@ But, now's as good a time as any.
I was born after the initial rush of the Rainbow Brite craze, but bless my parents, it was one of the shows they bought and rented-then-taped for me as a kid (I didn't watch tv, just tapes). I had a bunch of the dolls, and even a little plastic/rubber Rainbow Brite that I'm sure I still have around here somewhere....
Even when I was only four, I watched them so much I had them memorized. I used to sit on my rocking horse and pretend I was in the race while watching Horse of a Different Color. Great, great fun.
Around high school, the creative bug hit me, and I really got into writing and drawing, and it didn't take long for the desire to make a newer, updated Rainbow Brite, a story that those of us who grew up with her could thoroughly enjoy. There's just something about Rainbow Brite, something quietly impressive about her. Like the Monstro Murk episode where she winds up in the bottle. She never worries, quietly biding her time, mocking Murky all the way. She's just a truly kick-ass kind of character. The chance to revive her, if only for a few people, is a chance that's gnawed at me the past few years. Finally, finally, I feel I have the skills enough to go through with it.
Sooo, I'm working on a RB doujinshi - or fan comic. Once I start posting it online, I'll make sure to leave a link around here somewhere.
It won't be just any story. There are so many unanswered questions within the series, things little kids wouldn't think about, but now that I'm grown up, well, I think about them. Where did Wisp come from? Was she really from Earth, or somewhere else? Where'd Starlight come from? What is Rainbow Brite, and what happened to the last one?
The only question I probably won't try to come up with an answer for is how they run about in space. Without space suits. I'll leave that much mystery to the series xD
But anyway! I digress. I hope, despite the anime style I've given it, which is meant to appeal to a larger audience, everyone here will appreciate the story itself. I'd love that a lot.
To the makers of this website, THANK-YOU! I feel like I've finally come home ^__^
I was born after the initial rush of the Rainbow Brite craze, but bless my parents, it was one of the shows they bought and rented-then-taped for me as a kid (I didn't watch tv, just tapes). I had a bunch of the dolls, and even a little plastic/rubber Rainbow Brite that I'm sure I still have around here somewhere....
Even when I was only four, I watched them so much I had them memorized. I used to sit on my rocking horse and pretend I was in the race while watching Horse of a Different Color. Great, great fun.
Around high school, the creative bug hit me, and I really got into writing and drawing, and it didn't take long for the desire to make a newer, updated Rainbow Brite, a story that those of us who grew up with her could thoroughly enjoy. There's just something about Rainbow Brite, something quietly impressive about her. Like the Monstro Murk episode where she winds up in the bottle. She never worries, quietly biding her time, mocking Murky all the way. She's just a truly kick-ass kind of character. The chance to revive her, if only for a few people, is a chance that's gnawed at me the past few years. Finally, finally, I feel I have the skills enough to go through with it.
Sooo, I'm working on a RB doujinshi - or fan comic. Once I start posting it online, I'll make sure to leave a link around here somewhere.
It won't be just any story. There are so many unanswered questions within the series, things little kids wouldn't think about, but now that I'm grown up, well, I think about them. Where did Wisp come from? Was she really from Earth, or somewhere else? Where'd Starlight come from? What is Rainbow Brite, and what happened to the last one?
The only question I probably won't try to come up with an answer for is how they run about in space. Without space suits. I'll leave that much mystery to the series xD
But anyway! I digress. I hope, despite the anime style I've given it, which is meant to appeal to a larger audience, everyone here will appreciate the story itself. I'd love that a lot.
To the makers of this website, THANK-YOU! I feel like I've finally come home ^__^