Comic:The Adventures of Kanira Baxter
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The Adventures of Kanira Baxter
| The Adventures of Kanira Baxter | |
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| Artist: | Kate " RocketGirl" Fahr |
| Writer: | Kate "RocketGirl" Fahr |
| Characters: | Kanira Baxter, Dare Mazer, Jonas Herrlin, Meglen |
| Updates: | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday |
| Began: | July 2, 2009 |
| Ended: | Not Yet |
| Art style: | Comic book, CGI |
| Rating: | Web-PG |
| Website | Website |
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Plot
Kanira Baxter was once a student at the Earthling Science & Exploration Academy (ESEA), but became disillusioned by the lack of adventure inherent in exploring the galaxy in the name of science; humanity had encountered but one other sentient species and exploring the galaxy consisted primarily of taking readings and moving on to the next planet.
So Kanira dropped out, got a crew together, bought a spaceship, and set herself up as a bounty hunter, intent upon righting wrongs, bringing criminals to justice, and saving the helpless; she named her ship the White Knight to reflect her idealistic view.
Yet Kanira never quite lost her starry-eyed dream to one day be a great explorer; first contact situations, great adventure, excitement...
Chapters
CHAPTER ONE: - Cruise ship rescue
In which Kanira and her crew liberate a civilian pleasure cruiser from the hands of kidnappers demanding ransom.
CHAPTER TWO: - Pelak IV
The White Knight crew investigate the planet Pelak IV, with which Earth has recently lost all contact.
CHAPTER THREE: - Earthling Dreams
The crew goes to Earth; Kanira and Dare go to Cape Cod to visit Kanira's parents.
Characters
Major characters
| Character | Pronunciation | Appearance | Bio |
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| Kainra Baxter | kə'ni,rʌ bækstɜr kuhneeruh bakster |  | Kanira Baxter was raised on Cape Cod by parents who were both scientists in the Earthling Bureau of Space Exploration (EBSE). She spent her childhood steeped in science, with dreams in her eyes of becoming a space explorer: discovering new worlds, meeting new aliens, and having adventures. Upon reaching college age, she enrolled in the Earthling Science & Exploration Academy (ESEA), only to discover that space exploration was very dry, all science and precious little adventure. Disillusioned, she got a crew together, bought a spaceship, and become a bounty hunter with a heart of gold. But she never lost that dream of exploring space... |
| Dare Mazer | dɛər 'meɪ,zɜr dair meyzur |  | Dare Mazer grew up rich, but rebelled and rejected her family's wealth and privilege as a teenager, becoming passionately involved in political and social movements centered around the less fortunate. During this time she learned to fight and to defend herself, simply as a precautionary matter when dealing with authorities. It was in the course of investigating this group that Dare and Kanira came to each others' attention; Dare--feeling disillusioned by the direction her activist friends were taking--found Kanira's sense of justice appealing and joined her crew aboard the White Knight in order to help right injustices. |
| Meglen | 'mɛglɪn meglin |  | Meglen met Kanira at the Earthling Science & Exploration Academy (ESEA) as part of an inter-species exchange program. Like all of the Myanai species, Meglen is a natural pilot, and when Kanira asked him to join the crew of the White Knight as the ship's pilot, Meglen readily accepted. He is a very gentle soul at heart, though vicious when necessary. |
| Jonas Herrlin | 'dʒoʊ,nəs 'hər,lɪn johnuhs herlin |  | Jonas first met Kanira at the Earthling Science & Exploration Academy (ESEA) much like Meglen, as a student in the technical career track; Jonas has a talent for machines and was prepared to use it to aid humanity's exploration of the universe. However, Jonas also has a strong wanderlust and a reputation as a ladies man; when offered the chance to be the White Knight's engineer and travel the galaxy (and to rescue damsels in distress), Jonas jumped at the chance. |
Background
The Adventures of Kanira Baxter is made using 3D Studio MAX and Adobe Photoshop.
The basic idea has gone through many incarnations before finally setting into the form it is today; originally planned as an animation rather than a comic, and with radically different characters, the final form of the comic has taken a very long time to finally gel.
Kanira Baxter is not simply an aimless adventure comic; there is a plot-arc and will one day culminate in a climactic conclusion, then end.
Links
The comic: http://kanirabaxter.comicgenesis.com/
