alter-egos

Canadian writer designs 'comix costumes' for alter-egos of two of her readers - as well as a chilling enemy 'the Paniac'

Margaret Atwood creates superhero outfits for Twitter avatars Esther Addley 2010

That surprising talent has emerged in a remarkable exchange over Twitter, which saw the Canadian writer contacting two readers who had expressed admiration for her work, and offering to design "superhero comix costumes" for their avatar alter-egos, @kidney_boy and @DrSnit.

Margaret Atwood creates superhero outfits for Twitter avatars Esther Addley 2010

Characters in the stories may be named Mary Foxe or St. John Fox, but they are not the "real" characters we know but rather shades of them, or alter-egos existing in unfamiliar environments, playing an elaborate game of what if?

Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

Characters in the stories may be named Mary Foxe or St. John Fox, but they are not the "real" characters we know but rather shades of them, or alter-egos existing in unfamiliar environments, playing an elaborate game of what if?

Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

Characters in the stories may be named Mary Foxe or St. John Fox, but they are not the "real" characters we know but rather shades of them, or alter-egos existing in unfamiliar environments, playing an elaborate game of what if?

Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

Characters in the stories may be named Mary Foxe or St. John Fox, but they are not the "real" characters we know but rather shades of them, or alter-egos existing in unfamiliar environments, playing an elaborate game of what if?

Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

Likewise, Nicki Minaj's collection of alter-egos bears more significance than just sheer entertainment.

Nick Shore: What Gaga & Minaj's Alter-Egos Say About the Shape-Shifting Millennial Generation Nick Shore 2011

Possibilities include an appearance by their garage rock alter-egos Condo Fucks, a set of songs that all begin with S, or even a spot of "sitcom theatre" they recently acted out an episode of Seinfeld on stage.

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Characters in the stories may be named Mary Foxe or St. John Fox, but they are not the "real" characters we know but rather shades of them, or alter-egos existing in unfamiliar environments, playing an elaborate game of what if?

Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012

Characters in the stories may be named Mary Foxe or St. John Fox, but they are not the "real" characters we know but rather shades of them, or alter-egos existing in unfamiliar environments, playing an elaborate game of what if?

Joseph Sutton: Foxy Lady -- A Review of Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox Joseph Sutton 2012