Snakewoman
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Snakewoman refers to the fictional character created by Virgin Comics for their debut Director's Cut line.
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[edit] Credits
Created by Shekhar Kapur, written by Zeb Wells, cover by Jeevan Kang.
[edit] Plot summary
Snake Woman is the story of Jessica Peterson, a young introspective midwestern girl who has moved to Los Angeles where she works as a waitress in a downtown LA dive-bar. Naturally quiet and reserved, Jessica's slow immersion into the bigger city life is accelerated all of a sudden when one night a yuppie bar patron she mistakenly trusts accosts her. When he tries to take advantage of her (walking her home from the bar) rattling on about some ancient order and other strange things during the attack itself, Jessica is not only able to fight him off, she actually turns predator and rather gruesomely kills him. Overwhelmed with emotion, Jessica feels a strange one mixed in – arousal. Why did killing him feel so damn good?
Snake Woman is the re-invention of India's ancient Snake (Naga) legends, in which the soul of the serpent reptile is reborn in the form of a sexy and unsuspecting heroine. Increasingly possessed by her reptilian instincts and driven to avenge a centuries old wrong, Jess is now part of something far greater than herself.
Torn between her human brain (ethics, morals, intellect) and her reptilian one (instincts, senses, and survival patterns), Jessica has to uncover this new part of herself and reconcile a fate that suggests we are not living our lives, it's our lives that our living through us.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Jessica Peterson
A twentyish quiet Midwesterner now living in downtown Los Angeles, Jess has no idea of the journey she is about to embark on. Her soft sexiness starts to emerge as she sheds her skin and gets more comfortable with her environment that suddenly feels so alive. Torn between her intellect and her instinct, Jess will discover the power embedded in our reptilian selves and struggle with the humanity that tries to control it
[edit] Jin
Jess's roommate - a sexy, spunky, extroverted firecracker that's constantly pushing Jess to hook up with guys, “otherwise I will!”
[edit] Issues
[edit] Snakewoman #1
Here comes Virgin's Director's Cut Line! Created by director Shekhar Kapur (Oscar-nominated Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) with comics writer Zeb Wells. Jessica Peterson. Born 1981. First kiss 1996. Graduated with honors 2002. Moved to Los Angeles 2006. Within three years, she will have killed 68 men. Student...Waitress...Mass-Murderer...Jessica Peterson Is The Snake Woman.
[edit] Snakewoman #2
STUDENT...WAITRESS....MASS-MURDERER...JESSICA PETERSON IS THE SNAKE WOMAN. After a lifetime of being hunted by the Snakewoman, the reincarnated soul of Captain Jonathan Harker remembers the dark past of his previous lives, and the many times he has been murdered by the Snakewoman. Now the predator has become the prey, as Captain Harker hunts down the Snakewoman’s last incarnation, intent on revenge.
[edit] Snakewoman #3
Jessica Peterson is caught between the hot Indian jungle, imperialist British fortune hunters, and an outrage that will live through the centuries. The secret of the Snake Woman is revealed, and Jessica's in trouble!
[edit] Snakewoman #4
Jessica has learned that she is the latest incarnation of the lethal SnakeWoman. But what is her relationship to Harker and the rest of the 68? The Snake Woman's past is unearthed as Jessica's murderous destiny becomes clear!
[edit] Snakewoman #5
Jessica remains the captive of J. Harker, leader of the 68 reincarnated men responsible for the birth of the Snake Woman. Their individual destinies require that they destroy each other, so how will Jessica react when Harker offers her an alternative, an alternative that will turn Jessica Peterson into a cold blooded killer!
[edit] Snakewoman #6
Jessica Peterson is hounded by 68 individuals, all reincarnations of the 18th Century British soldiers that killed her serpentine brethren. In this stand-alone one-shot (and perfect jumping on point!) we see the saga of the Snake Woman through one of their eyes. Mr. Robinson is trapped in the domestic cage he's created for himself. But when strange dreams of the Indian jungle begin to manifest themselves as dark impulses in his daily life, Mr. Robinson discovers his dark past, and embraces his murderous future!
[edit] Snakewoman #7
Jessica Peterson has accepted her role as the Snakewoman and has agreed to exterminate 68 reincarnated souls before they can kill her. But what happens when she discovers that not every member of the 68 is evil? Has she forfeited her humanity by agreeing to hunt them with Harker?
