The Valkyrie is Called to Valhalla (Monochrome) (Patreon)

This may be old news to some people, but I just found out that the old Diana the Valkyrie Website has been shut down.

I was working on a different piece when I heard the news. It wasn't a site I had visited in years, and honestly, I had almost forgotten about it—but it was formative. It defined an era for a lot of people. I had to create something to commemorate that little sliver of internet history.

So here's a shadow of the Valkyrie as she goes on to serve Odin on the other side.

Outside of BBSs and Usenet groups, It was the first and definitely the biggest repository of art, writing, and content concerning strong women and the men that loved them. I know at the time, I felt outnumbered by all the brutality and ball-busting. Let's face it: the motto was "A hard man is good to beat". Hidden in a few corners was the kernel of hyper-muscular women as we see them today. Ironically, the Valkyrie was where I first posted pictures under the name "Hyper," one or two of the blurbs in my writing gallery were originally bits I wrote on there.

In an early internet world, people were discovering that the interests that alienated them from the people in their area might be shared by a few other lunatics across the globe, which was heartening and inspiring.

It also caused me to spend an uncomfortable amount of time in the back corners of computer labs at my college...

Still, there would be no Dr.Insanatomy if he hadn't had dealings with the Valkyrie. Now that she's gone, I hope she'll send one of her own to get me when my own time comes.

 When I get to the flip side, I could use a big, strong Viking woman to share an ale and a few over-the-top stories.