Comments on: Liberty Bell by Joel Priddy

By: Chris Arrant

Chris Arrant — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:12:49 +0000

Wonderful, wonderful piece. Totally evokative of the era and the character, and what she would be up to.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:34:56 +0000

top notch design. really captures the look and feel of the era and brings a progressive twist to the character. well done. nice touch with the background, as well.

By: Chris Pitzer

Chris Pitzer — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:20:35 +0000

I keep thinkin’ Belle would look good animated by Rankin Bass. Wha…huh?

By: Joel Priddy

Joel Priddy — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:39:14 +0000

Thanks, guys! Yeah, a mask wouldn't be a bad idea. My thinking was that this Liberty Belle would split her time between tough-'n-gritty service on the front lines and being used by the Army for PR purposes. So this would be an extension of her media personality, rather than a tangent. I explain a little more of my thinking re: Belle on my blog, including why she's carrying a big honkin' bell.On the theory that all real superheroes need an extensive cast of variations on their theme hanging out in the wings, I've designed a Chinese counterpart for Belle. I'll post her pretty soon.

By: Vito Delsante

Vito Delsante — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:57:00 +0000

When I saw this one come up, my first thought was, “Holy crap! Paul Grist did a redesign!” But man, Joel really knocked this one out, no?

By: mikeofottawa

mikeofottawa — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:08:09 +0000

Quite possibly my favourite redesign I’ve seen here yet. I’d add a mask, as Libby Lawrence was a media peronality, but apart from that, this is tops. It would be too much to ask for this toi end up being the new Liberty Belle uniform.

By: deantrippe

deantrippe — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:04:18 +0000

I think this is one of the most effective and implementable redesigns we’ve run here on Rooftop. Great job, Joel!

By: Bill Cunningham

Bill Cunningham — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:42:16 +0000

She looks like an aviation hero of the period – cross Valkyrie with Veronica Lake and a dozen or so serial heroines of the period. Linda Stirling anyone?
If I remember correctly she was a world class athlete who swam the English Channel out of France…

Might be interesting to revisit her with a retconned origin – she gets invulnerability & strength when the Liberty Bell is rung? I’d also like to see her with goggles. That might be fun.

By: SOKO

SOKO — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:27:38 +0000

nice… without knowing anything about her I like the look for this reto characer. Retconned origins and powers make it hard to pin down what a character is about and what continuity to stick to when doing a redesign, but I like the idea of the hammer as a weapon and power activator. Thor-ish.

By: Ripsey

Ripsey — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:58:57 +0000

Absolutely love it… perfectly captures the era!