''Tenth Muse'' (also ''10th Muse'') is an independent superhero

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series about a modern-day daughter of the

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. It was created in

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by Darren G. Davis and originally written by

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. Several real-life models served as inspiration for the main character, starting with

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at launch, then later Cindy Margolis or

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. The property was optioned for a TV show in 2002. When asked about it, Darren Davis told Nicholas Yanes of Scifipulse.net that "I would love to see this made. It would be the perfect vehicle for the CW if they did it right. I can see Katie Cassidy playing the 10th Muse. This one has a real chance of being made".

Story

Lead character Emma Sonnet returns after disappearing eight years before, with no answers for former best friends Brett and Dawn about where she has been and how she has become the until-now unheard-of tenth sister of the mythological nine

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s, the inspirational daughters of the almighty Zeus. The story involves a crossover with the Mike Weiringo comic book ''

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''.

Publication

The original series started publication in November 2000, published by

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. It was written by

and illustrated by various artists. It ran for nine issues until February 2002, followed by a collection and a few one-shots. It is now being self-published by creator Darren G. Davis at

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. In

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, the series was relaunched as ''The 10th Muse Volume 2'' with a new #1 issue, starting publication in April from Alias Enterprises. In 2009, a new personification of the character was released in a four-issue limited series called "Tenth Muse 800" set eight hundred years in the future. In this version of the series, the alter ego of "Emma Sonnet" was dropped and the heroic version of Lyxandra became the star. All four issues were written by Adam Gragg and penciled by Roman Morales III (''

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''). In 2010, there was a new series called "10th Muse: The Lost Issues", by Roger Cruz and Darren G. Davis. These are issues that were previously published as ''Tenth Muse: The Odyssey'' graphic novel and the second issue of Avatar's publishing (10th Muse V2). Also that year, a graphic novel featuring 10th Muse with all her crossovers came out. The crossovers featured the 10th Muse and Shi, Savage Dragon, Tellos, Koni Waves and Ezra.

References

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External links

"The Darren G. Davis Interview" - Comic World News
- 22 April 2005
Darren Davis creator profile - PrismComics.org

''The 10th Muse'' movie news - Comics2Film.com

The 10th Muse at the Comic Book Database
TidalWave Productions Alias Enterprises titles Image Comics titles Greek Muses 2000 comics debuts