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The moral of the story, according to Sappho, is a sound one. Amidst all her worry, Dika believes she finally understands why this is happening.
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Bridezillas was never like this. Adapting the speech of the jealous goddess Niobe took me all the way back to House of the Muses 1, when I was still learning my own pace in adapting text to graphic novel format.
Next page Dika is going to tell Sappho, “No wonder Leto was pissed–that is one of the most long-winded, arrogant speeches Homer ever wrote–”
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It’s very notable here how Hero, Kydro and Gyrinno are more interested in stopping Niobe and her man from getting away than they are about Dika punching out Praxinoa. The little snob has always been a problem.
In the last panel, after all that has been said and done, I think Dika is talking more to herself than to the girls around her.
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Hahaha!! I love turning tables, putting straight characters into typical gay “coming out” situations, which are nearly always awkward and uncomfortable, if not outright dangerous….
Slaves were not allowed to marry in Ancient Greece until they had both been granted their freedom or gotten permission from VERY benevolent masters. Quite simply, getting married and having children interfered with one’s job, unless one was specifically employed as a nursemaid. In this context, if Niobe were granted her freedom, as a woman her relationship with her man would be over. Sure, many a freeman dallied with a slavegirl, but the opposite–a freewoman involved with a male slave–would be scandalous.
The last time I pulled this was in House of the Muses #5, with Doricha telling Sappho:
“I know that I am not whom you might have envisioned your brother would wed, but…he LOVES me. Knowing all this, why can YOU not love and accept me for WHO I AM??”
Now this. Poor Niobe.
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“We notice most readily how quickly our children have grown–when we stop to mark the changes in our own lives.”
The composition in the third panel–the look on Dika’s face–is priceless. I can’t help but wonder how our own son managed to grow up so fast.
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House of the Muses #6, by Pam Harrison on sale now at IndyPlanet.com
Catching Up With Queer Press Grant Recipient Pam Harrison!
by David Stanley, posted September 6th, 2010
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With the deadline fast-approaching for this year’s Queer Press Grant—apply by September 15th!—I caught up with Pam Harrison, who received the QPG for her book, House of the Muses.
DAVID: How are you? How’s your summer been?
PAM: Doing great. This summer I made an interview appearance at Sketch Maven and am scheduled for a follow-up with Brian Cronin, reviewing House of the Muses #4-6 at Comic Book Resources this fall. My Sketch Maven interview is at http://www.sketchmaven.com/cms.php?&content=Pam_Harrison.
DAVID: What’s your latest project? Is it out yet? And where can people see it or get a hold of it?
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