Jenny Everywhere (literally translated from English as “Jenny Everywhere,” also known as “ The Shifter ”) is a public domain virtual character originally created by Canadian artist and comic book author Stephen Wintle and developed by members of the online community [1] .
| Jenny Everywhere | |
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| Jenny everywhere | |
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| Creator | Stephen Wintle and the online community |
| Artworks | theshifterarchive.com |
| First mention | beginning of 2002 |
| Floor | female |
| Nickname | The shifter |
| Prototype | |
After Stephen Wintle and his associates were unable to find a virtual character in the public domain, they deliberately created such a character, who received the symbolic name Jenny Everywhere - "Jenny Everywhere." The virtual girl Jenny Everywhere is described as existing in any reality and possessing the ability to “switch” between realities, whence her middle name “ The Shifter ” (“Switch”) came from. This ability of Jenny Everywhere allows any author who wants to embed her as a character in any existing or newly created comics or web comics , as well as in other types of network subcultures .
Content
Description
Stephen Wintle described the initial appearance of Jenny Everywhere as follows:
She has short dark hair. As a rule, she wears a helmet and a scarf around her neck. Usually wears comfortable, medium-sized clothing. It looks attractive, has to itself and has charisma . Outwardly resembles a native of Asia or a North American Indian. Is smiling.
- [2]
Then Wintle added the description: “looks like Tintin , listening to Le Tigre and joining the Fantastic Four . She is excitable, passionate, attentive, curious and caring. Like captain Marvel , he has many superpowers ” [3] .
Licensing
The creators of the character of Jenny Everywhere insist that the following text should be included in any work with her participation: “the character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by everyone with the only condition: in any publication using Jenny Everywhere the clause must be included that everyone can use her image as deemed necessary. All rights reversed ” [2] [4] .
Distribution with the status All rights reversed implies that the name, character and the idea of the character Jenny Everywhere cannot be the subject of copyright , because they already belong to everyone. Thanks to this, Jenny can appear in a wide variety of comics with various stories, including conflicting ones. For example, in the story of Soulless Mate, one of the main characters is one of Jenny's boyfriends from the story My Bloody Valentine , and in another story this connection is absent.
Usage
Most Jenny Everywhere stories exist solely as web comics, many of which are fiction or series about the adventures of superheroes [2] . In 2003, Nelson Evergreen and Joe Macare released 50-episode publications featuring Jenny Everywhere - Name's Not Down and Damn Fine Hostile Takeover . Jenny Everywhere also appeared in a number of existing web comics as a cameo .
Jenny Everywhere featured in 2008 as the virtual presenter at the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards , representing the Outstanding Character Rendering category [5] . In 2004 and 2007, Jenny Everywhere was the subject of a contest held every two months by the Strip Fight website, according to which the participants jointly develop a comic strip on a given topic.
In 2008, the image of Jenny Everywhere was used for the collectible card games The Shifter Archive and WAGON Webcomic Battle [6] .
After extensive use in web comics and the creation of a special jennyeverywhere.com site, Jenny Everywhere received many positive reviews in various online communities. In the publication in the Canadian music weekly Exclaim! in 2003, Jenny Everywhere was described as “born in a colossal explosion of energy, like many of her“ relatives ”protected by copyright, but, unlike Superman or the Hulk , it is wholly owned by people” [7] .
See also
- All rights reversed
- Virtual reality
- Online community
Notes
- ↑ Steven Wintle. The Webcomic Beacon Episode 20 . webcomicbeacon.com. Date of treatment April 18, 2008. Archived May 23, 2008.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Barnett, David . Jenny Everywhere never went away , The Guardian (November 6, 2008). Date of treatment November 6, 2008.
- ↑ Steven "Moriarty" Wintle. Open Source Comic Book Characters . Barbelith.com Date of treatment August 13, 2001. Archived June 14, 2006.
- ↑ Steve Lohr . Ideas & Trends: The Sharing Society; In the Age of the Internet, Whatever Will Be Will Be Free , New York Times (September 14, 2003). Date of treatment September 14, 2003.
- ↑ The Web Cartoonists 'Choice Awards - 2008 Online Ceremony: 14 Fab Flavors o' Category Goodness! Archived March 12, 2008.
- ↑ The Shifter Archive & WAGON Webcomic Battle. "Draw" to Win Contest . TheShifterArchive.com. Date of treatment July 27, 2008. Archived October 15, 2008.
- ↑ Tony Walsh. Jenny's Everywhere: A Hero For The People, No Strings Attached . exclaim.ca. Date of treatment September 1, 2003. Archived April 23, 2008.