O and Q -like we're gonna die-

What began as a simple "Those guys are AWESOME" has exploded into a batshit obsession. I refer, of course, to The Octopus and Quan Wu, the evil characters from Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police.

I re-listened to the series, up to episode 100 (when my boy Q leaves the show) and when I was done, I was left with such a feeling of desperation and emptiness... and determination, mainly to ensure that these two (actually three) random villains from a very obscure radio serial are never forgotten.

I want others to feel for them the way I do. They are such INTERESTING bad guys. Even with as cliche as they are. In fact, ESPECIALLY with as cliche as they are.

I am still not sure what medium my adaptation will take. I don't feel competent to do a real comic, and so far, all I've been doing is filling my livejournal with brainstorming sessions. But I've had some decent ideas.

...OKAY SO ANYWAY, this piece. I basically wanted a new desktop wallpaper with my two favorite evil boys, and here we go. This took me quite a few days, but it came out exactly how I planned. The brick wall with the graffiti, the bookend-y poses, the purple robes, and the dynamic, decayed and slightly dreamy atmosphere.

O and Q... your plan may have been to control the world with fear and madness, but in the mind of this fangirl, your world was one of indescribable beauty.

I am alive, comes with the tragic.