It's from this: [link]
Okay. I feel less guilty about laughing now. That was cute.
Fire bad. Tree pretty.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
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Kalshane - Jul 25, 2012 4:37:16 pm PDT #4266 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Polter-Cow - Jul 26, 2012 7:18:51 pm PDT #4267 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
DC And Marvel Superheroes As Manatees.
If you click this link, you will find DC and Marvel superheroes depicted as manatees.
Zenkitty - Jul 26, 2012 7:21:47 pm PDT #4268 of 5059
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Batmanatee nearly made me pee myself laughing. I don't know why that one was the funniest, but it was.
Polter-Cow - Jul 26, 2012 7:27:08 pm PDT #4269 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
He looks so pathetic.
DavidS - Jul 30, 2012 6:52:23 pm PDT #4270 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matilda: (on seeing Adam West era Batman for the first time) "How come he looks like BatCat?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Matilda: "His ears. Those are cat ears."
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2012 5:39:25 am PDT #4271 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So I'm having a discussion with someone who disagrees with the statement "Greg Land's women have no personality" because he says personality isn't Greg Land's job, it rests entirely on the writer. My rebuttal is that a comic is a team effort, and some of the personality is definitely the artist's job--it's not a novel--the penciller, inker, and colourist will all contribute, to varying degrees.
As far as I can tell, he's missing a huge part of the point of a comic, so much so that I don't know what to do beyond pointing at pages and going "See? Personality!" Is there something 101ish I could direct him to? I mean, some things are so fucking basic I hadn't worked out how to articulate them.
Kalshane - Jul 31, 2012 5:46:06 am PDT #4272 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I remember one of the things that made Joss' run on Astonishing X-men work so well was Cassaday's art and rendering of facial expressions. I want to say there were several typical Joss TV-style beats where someone would say something and someone else would just make a face in reaction.
Kalshane - Jul 31, 2012 5:47:29 am PDT #4273 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
How does Greg Land still have a job, anyway?
Polter-Cow - Jul 31, 2012 5:51:42 am PDT #4274 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm almost done with Planetary, and I'm just wowed by Cassaday with every issue.
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2012 6:20:58 am PDT #4275 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The last reasonable explanations I was given for Land were
- makes all his deadlines (no evidence, but it must be, right?)
- really gifted colourist (I feel I should track their name down and start a fuck yeah tumblr about them
But that doesn't excuse tracing himself (or the same face twice) for both Storm and Jean, nor many of his easily identifiable "slip ups". Go on, use photo references. That's part of your job. But you shouldn't be able to slide one of your pictures over a Sports Illustrated cover and have them match so tightly.
Also, close your women's mouths more often, and if there's a good reason for them to be open--back that up with the rest of the face, eh? I mean, if that's what your girlfriend looks like when she's orgasming--I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.