Sara's charming sundress/floppy sunhat moment is inspired by this iconic look from one of my favorite movies and biggest inspirations behind Ninecrow: The Stepford Wives (1975)...
While digging up that photo, I came across an article that's worth a read: The Stepford Wives: Inside the making of the 1975 feminist horror classic.
The movie's definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it! In fact, I think I'll be doing a rewatch this afternoon. I'm well up for a chat about it in the comments if anyone else is a fan (or a non-fan--I'll try to put up with your nonsense!) :)
13 thoughts on “153. It’s a Beautiful Day”
Laxson Laxter
The baby’s born already?!
Joan Hoffman
Sara wasn’t pregnant that long, either. Time moves differently in Nine Crow….
Eddie Spaghetti
OMG! So much to say, but this is a comments section, so I’ll try to keep it reasonable.
Stepford Wives: The original came out in the mid-70’s. Scared the crap out of me as I was just a VERY young teen. I love to be scared and shocked but have little interest in slasher flicks like “Friday the 13th”. I’ve always been drawn to psychological thrillers as these are the stories that leave you awake at night! LOL! I’ve been around since dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, so completely stunned to learn our fav author is even familiar with the “The Stepford Wives”! The movie totally messed with my head (in a spooky way)!!! So much I want to say but trying to avoid spoilers. Just watch it if you can. At that time (mid 1970s), movies typically had “happy endings”. Once you “meet “Dale Coba” (had to look that up, been awhile) … you will be totally freaked out. Let’s just say I finally understand … a little better … the influence this had on the story line for Ninecrow!
Nine Crows: I LOVE that our amazing author picked this subject as the title of this epic adventure. Crows have ALWAYS had significant superstition, but depending on where you live (Appalachia, Southern US, Western US, etc.), the superstitious meaning of “Nine Crows” varies. It is up to our fav author to determine what the ninth crow actually means. This is an AWESOME twist as you can’t do a Google search to determine a definitive answer. We just have to wait and see where Dora takes us!!!
KS
Judging from Dora’s more detailed comments on Patreon, it’s also possible that she may not decide which interpretation of Nine Crows is the correct one, but leave it up to us.
Eddie Spaghetti
Good point! To be honest, I hope that Dora does leave some loose ends. It’s a great way to lead into a sequel and I’d love to see the Ninecrow story line continue. 🤞
KS
It’s due to continue. The recent Kickstarter for the printed version includes a PDF preview of book 2.
Admin
Thanks so much for the comment, Eddie! Sorry not to reply sooner–busier than I thought I’d be with wrapping up these last few pages!
Yes, Dale Coba, ugh. What a creepy character in both the movie and the book!
Glad you remember the original Stepford Wives fondly too! There’s just no creepier horror motif, in my opinion, than stories about looking like yourself on the surface, but not really being *you* anymore… Plus, I’ve always just loved how much humor the original Stepford Wives movie packed in with the unsettling vibes. That’s a trick, to manage laugh-out-loud moments mixed with creepiness! There are some great lines about how much enthusiasm all the wives have for cleaning products 🙂
KS
Just to make sure everybody noticed that Dora published two pages together: if you came here directly with the address ninecrowcomic.com, you may have missed the previous page.
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thanks for this ! the website didn’t show the previous page & it certainly is a pretty picture
Eddie Spaghetti
I can’t believe I missed that! Dora even told us ahead of time that there would be an additional page. Thx for the heads up!
KS
I haven’t seen the film, but that’s an interesting article. But let’s be honest – how many men haven’t wished (sometimes) that their wives were more submissive and easier to understand? And vice versa!
Jeff
Stepford Wives, Body Snatchers, Get Out, all very much psychological thrillers about forced conformity to a societal standard through physical and psychological manipulation. Now we can potentially add Ninecrow to this list. Did Cary fully succumb? Has he been fully converted to this Stepford community? Who or what is in control of this community? Is Amanda the last rational hold out? Did she succumb? Or, is this like a Wayward Pines type of psychological thriller in which this community is the final vestiges of humanity? Been loving not only the art and the hints of something darker hidden in the art, but the story is quite compelling as are the characters. Well done.
Admin
Ah, I love all of those movies…and even Wayward Pines kept me hooked to the end, even when it *really* went off the rails, haha! Definitely just the tone I was hoping to capture. I’m really pleased it brought all of those comparisons to mind for you 🙂 Thanks so much for the kind comment!
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