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Post by ❅Maplefrost❅ on Jan 22, 2021 2:35:05 GMT -5
While I adore the cover, I have an issue with her being ginger. Isn't she supposed to be golden? I was expecting to see her as golden too, but her coloring doesn't match that at all. At least the cover is decent besides her coloring. Perhaps it's the cover's aesthetic that makes her fur look darker than it actually should be? But I do agree, I was expecting a much lighter golden color, however it's interesting to see the black spots...well more like speckles?
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Post by Rainsplash on Jan 22, 2021 4:34:32 GMT -5
YES I love it! (Buuuut I have an issue with 1) She's gonna be bossed around by stupid StarClan, 2) She's definitely not going to be written well, the Erins will probably paint her in the brightest spotlight and make her actions somehow justified, leaving her with more fans or whatever, 3) Her cover is terrible. Why does she looked like a confused, helpless thing? Ugh. She reminds me of... a drowning kitty. 4) WHERE ARE HER EYES? SHARP EYES? SPOTS?)
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Post by Rainsplash on Jan 22, 2021 4:36:42 GMT -5
Not to be the downer here, but there's something about Leopardstar's face that I REALLY don't like. I always pictured her face to be more... angular? Sharp? Idk. I know, like she'd be more sharp and scary. Now she's kind of so... innocent and scared. It's not her... I hope she isn't changed drastically like Nightcloud and Breezepelt were. Like she was the most innocent person of the century, and that her childhood was the WORST, and that was what influenced her to make bad choices or whatever... Can't a person be bad or make bad choices because they were being dumb for once?
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Post by heatherstorm on Jan 22, 2021 11:47:10 GMT -5
Not to be the downer here, but there's something about Leopardstar's face that I REALLY don't like. I always pictured her face to be more... angular? Sharp? Idk. same, i've always imagined her to be relatively sharp/skinny. though i guess it makes sense, since riverclan is usually described as the chubbier clan
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jan 22, 2021 11:49:39 GMT -5
Not to be the downer here, but there's something about Leopardstar's face that I REALLY don't like. I always pictured her face to be more... angular? Sharp? Idk. I know, like she'd be more sharp and scary. Now she's kind of so... innocent and scared. It's not her... I hope she isn't changed drastically like Nightcloud and Breezepelt were. Like she was the most innocent person of the century, and that her childhood was the WORST, and that was what influenced her to make bad choices or whatever... Can't a person be bad or make bad choices because they were being dumb for once? In someone else's words, she looks like a half-drowned muppet. Add that with her slumping and looking droopy, I highly dislike the cover.
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Post by Lizard 🦎 on Jan 22, 2021 14:12:13 GMT -5
I like the cover. That's an unpopular opinion now xD
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Post by Goldy from Dappleclan on Jan 22, 2021 15:24:59 GMT -5
The cover is dreadful. They didn't even draw her spots properly lol
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Post by Rainsplash on Jan 22, 2021 19:44:58 GMT -5
I know, like she'd be more sharp and scary. Now she's kind of so... innocent and scared. It's not her... I hope she isn't changed drastically like Nightcloud and Breezepelt were. Like she was the most innocent person of the century, and that her childhood was the WORST, and that was what influenced her to make bad choices or whatever... Can't a person be bad or make bad choices because they were being dumb for once? In someone else's words, she looks like a half-drowned muppet. Add that with her slumping and looking droopy, I highly dislike the cover. Half-drowned, definitely. The art is getting worse, really. GV's art was disgusting. I mean... uh, well, ugly. Why is Graystripe purple? And Leopardstar looks orange in this one, who looks so helpless.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2021 20:55:40 GMT -5
Where's her neck tho
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Post by mymerlincat on Jan 23, 2021 10:04:38 GMT -5
I hated the concept of this book when it was announced, and after seeing the cover and blurb, I still can’t stand it. Complete waste of a SE that could’ve gone to several other characters who weren’t complete assholes who actually could’ve been expanded on instead of this insufferable lunatic whose life we already know everything about
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 23, 2021 12:48:14 GMT -5
thoughts:
the cover is fine and adequately accurate. she clearly has bigger spots on the body of her pelt, it's just more speckle-y around the face and eyes (which is more realistic to the morph of actual leopards). the reddish hue is indicative of the back-lighting--and the line between "ginger" and "golden" for coat color is pretty hazy. also, she is depicted with orange-y gold fur in several other artworks (TUG, COTC). leopardfur was never described with short fur or angular features, so that's entirely a head canon. which, nothing wrong with that, but that doesn't make the artist's rendition inaccurate. she looks calm and thoughtful to me. i've personally always imagined her as thick-furred and velvet-y. idk why "not actively angry" = "helpless and scarred" to y'all. it's a perfectly neutral expression.
my only complaint is that she's a bit badly cropped into the cover. but i'd like to see the full, original artwork. it could also be that the picture is set at sunset or something, bathing her in a reddish light.
i do find it interesting that they changed the name from "Leopardstar's Salvation" to "Leopardstar's Honor". i think i liked the initial title better, but maybe the new one fits the story better. i'm a bit wary of the writing, but it would be unfair to make any dismissive judgements yet until we see the finished product. i'm curious with what they do--possibly a Pinestar-esque situation where she's caught between two impossibles, or maybe a Judas Iscariot situation.
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Post by 🔥Firestar🔥 on Jan 23, 2021 12:53:30 GMT -5
My biggest fear about this Super Edition is that i'm afraid they'll excuse everything she did and make her seem innocent. This also goes to Winds of Change (About Mudclaw) or change her personality drastically to "kind and sweet" or something.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Jan 23, 2021 22:02:26 GMT -5
My biggest fear about this Super Edition is that i'm afraid they'll excuse everything she did and make her seem innocent. This also goes to Winds of Change (About Mudclaw) or change her personality drastically to "kind and sweet" or something. If they make Stonefur seem like the villain then I will officially declare the book as Not Canon.
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