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Something to Look Forward to: Una the Blade, Single Mother Barbarian

by Susana Polo | 3:30 pm, August 17th

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Steve LeCouilliard‘s upcoming webcomic Una the Blade was brought to our attention by Comics Beat this morning, and we’re impressed and intrigued by this Lone Wolf and Cub story that stole Red Sonja‘s clothes. Una is a barbarian warrior trying to find her way back to her homeland, but she’s neither the maiden nor the crone of this story. This hero is a single mother with two toddlers to deflect arrows away from.

LeCouilliard has been posting a picture a day to tumblr in the lead up to the comic’s debut, and color us interested. Have I mentioned that I’m a sucker for women warriors who are solidly built instead of like celery?

Michael Birkhofer has been doing some coloring for the comic, and so you can see a sample of it at his DeviantArt, here. Here’s a one page Una comic from LeCouilliard’s own DA in which Una realizes that, in accordance with the usual fantasy tropes, the “jewel” of the tower is actually a woman waiting to have sex with the hero. Look, she’s got a kid on the way and needs the money. Here’s another of an older Una with her teenage daughter.

Also:

It looks like she rides what can only be described as a large capybara with a giant horn coming out of its head. Apparently it’s supposed to be a unicorn. Understand that this is delightful.

(Pics from Una the Blade via Comics Beat.)

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  • Anonymous

    Thank goodness her boobs are armored. (sorry, I’m sure it’s a lovely comic, but it’s too soon after College Humor’s video on chick armor).

  • Ceili

    I think it looks awesome, but for christ’s sake. Why do women always seem to feel the need to pull this “either or” mentality? Why can’t it be “It’s nice that she’s solidly built” without simultaneously discrediting someone with a more willowy, slender frame?

    I bet my 98lb fencer girlfriend would take a bit of umbrage with the idea that she’s not just as capable with a sword as someone built like a tank, just because slender and lithe has to be seen as something for titillation and not just, y’know…another body type.

  • http://twitter.com/KomiIsDrawing Komiyan

    If this is to your interests, I suggest you check out Gastrophobia, which has a single mother Amazon! http://www.gastrophobia.com/ It’s completely adorable to boot, and there’s certainly no chainmail bikini on Phobia.

  • Anonymous

    I think the problem is that willowy, slender frames are the norm as opposed to more heavily built phenotypes, and that too often the willowy, slender frames are wielding gigantic battleaxes as big as themselves.