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Post by vectoring34 on Oct 13, 2022 13:59:49 GMT -5
This question encompasses everything from the manga, cover arts, chapter-insert pictures, guidebook art, everything. Foreign art too is also included in this.
As a start to the thread, the Taiwanese Sharptooth from the manga is one of the lamest things I've ever seen.
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Post by Fireleap on Oct 13, 2022 16:08:07 GMT -5
I cannot stand the new covers, especially TPB and TNP.
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 13, 2022 16:44:59 GMT -5
Did I make that meme just for this thread? Yes, sure did. Was it necessary? Yes, very much. Tigerstar and Sasha might be an iconic meme in the fandom but I'm still not a fan of it... My apologies to Don Hudson who created the artwork for TaS. He is a very talented comic artist. Just not in regards to cats in this instance imo..
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Post by rabbit on Oct 13, 2022 17:01:12 GMT -5
My apologies to Don Hudson who created the artwork for TaS. He is a very talented comic artist. Just not in regards to cats in this instance imo.. I wonder why he took the job in the first place. Did HarperCollins kidnap him and force him draw those cats?
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Post by whiteflight on Oct 14, 2022 0:55:42 GMT -5
I hate the new covers for TNP and I hate how they made Brightheart look like in the ultimate guide.
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Post by angyfrog on Oct 14, 2022 3:43:40 GMT -5
TPB and TNP while hyper-realistic and not that bad, are just hilarious compared to the fantastic Polish covers, how am I supposed to take these seriously when they all look like my cat who saw me eating food without her
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Post by Twilight Sparkle on Oct 14, 2022 7:05:26 GMT -5
Unpopular opinion, but I actually don't care much for James L. Barry's art. While I like his scenery art, some of his cats' head shapes look a little...off. Like Nightstar's, Mistyfoot's, Webfoot's, Tallstar's head, to name a few, look strange. Also what's up with Firestar's squinty eyes?
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Post by Violet6Echoes on Oct 14, 2022 7:17:24 GMT -5
The new cover for Twilight and both Bramblestars Storm covers.
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Post by ๐๐ป๐ฆBrambleheart๐ฆ๐ป๐ on Oct 14, 2022 8:33:51 GMT -5
I love Wayne's art, but I believe the Mistystar, Stonefur, and Graypool art is bland imo
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 14, 2022 12:16:52 GMT -5
My apologies to Don Hudson who created the artwork for TaS. He is a very talented comic artist. Just not in regards to cats in this instance imo.. I wonder why he took the job in the first place. Did HarperCollins kidnap him and force him draw those cats? I'm almost convinced HC did just that. Poor Don...
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 14, 2022 12:24:20 GMT -5
Unpopular opinion, but I actually don't care much for James L. Barry's art. While I like his scenery art, some of his cats' head shapes look a little...off. Like Nightstar's, Mistyfoot's, Webfoot's, Tallstar's head, to name a few, look strange. Also what's up with Firestar's squinty eyes?James starts to talk about Firestar's eyes in more detail for a bit around the three minutes mark. He seems to have done this "squinty-eyed Firestar design" on purpose as one of his first character designs for the Warriors series to be the opposite of Graystripe whom he draws with a much wider eye shape in comparison.
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Post by Twilight Sparkle on Oct 14, 2022 13:03:14 GMT -5
Unpopular opinion, but I actually don't care much for James L. Barry's art. While I like his scenery art, some of his cats' head shapes look a little...off. Like Nightstar's, Mistyfoot's, Webfoot's, Tallstar's head, to name a few, look strange. Also what's up with Firestar's squinty eyes?James starts to talk about Firestar's eyes in more detail for a bit around the three minutes mark. He seems to have done this "squinty-eyed Firestar design" on purpose as one of his first character designs for the Warriors series to be the opposite of Graystripe whom he draws with a much wider eye shape in comparison. Ah, okay, I see. I still don't think I like it when he's Rusty/Firepaw because it makes him look too mature, but at least that explains it.
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 14, 2022 13:13:25 GMT -5
James starts to talk about Firestar's eyes in more detail for a bit around the three minutes mark. He seems to have done this "squinty-eyed Firestar design" on purpose as one of his first character designs for the Warriors series to be the opposite of Graystripe whom he draws with a much wider eye shape in comparison. Ah, okay, I see. I still don't think I like it when he's Rusty/Firepaw because it makes him look too mature, but at least that explains it. I actually think it even makes Firestar look at least slightly villainous since a lot of the villain characters tend to get drawn with narrow eyes by James L. Barry. I even made a thread about it last year (which got no comments on it but oh well lol): wcrpforums.com/thread/84151/firestars-villainous-eyes
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Post by vectoring34 on Oct 14, 2022 13:47:01 GMT -5
Here's Taiwanese Sharptooth for those unfamiliar. Apparently this giant monster is just a very fat Maine Coon looking cat I guess, only a little bit bigger than the regular cats.
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 14, 2022 14:32:42 GMT -5
Here's Taiwanese Sharptooth for those unfamiliar. Apparently this giant monster is just a very fat Maine Coon looking cat I guess, only a little bit bigger than the regular cats. It highkey does look like a Maine Coon just bigger lmao. I know there's no Mountain Lions in Taiwan but how hard can it be to search up a picture of one? Creative liberty, I suppose lol.
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Post by rabbit on Oct 14, 2022 16:52:47 GMT -5
Here's Taiwanese Sharptooth for those unfamiliar. Apparently this giant monster is just a very fat Maine Coon looking cat I guess, only a little bit bigger than the regular cats. It highkey does look like a Maine Coon just bigger lmao. I know there's no Mountain Lions in Taiwan but how hard can it be to search up a picture of one? Creative liberty, I suppose lol. Maybe they interpreted it as some sort of wild mountain cat since they never really say what exactly it is in the book.
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Post by vectoring34 on Oct 14, 2022 17:52:27 GMT -5
It highkey does look like a Maine Coon just bigger lmao. I know there's no Mountain Lions in Taiwan but how hard can it be to search up a picture of one? Creative liberty, I suppose lol. Maybe they interpreted it as some sort of wild mountain cat since they never really say what exactly it is in the book. Yeah, the book just vaguely calls it a "lion-cat", saying he looks like a lion without a mane. The interpretation it's a mountain lion is valid, but there's not necessarily anything saying it can't be some other type of wildcat. My problem with the Taiwanese interpretations is just how underwhelming it looks, it's so small and ordinary looking. Then again, there's also something to be said for the problem of being too literal. The Russian Sharptooth also looks pretty bad. It's just a badly photostopped picture of an actual lion face stacked on a drawn body.
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Post by rabbit on Oct 14, 2022 18:06:22 GMT -5
Maybe they interpreted it as some sort of wild mountain cat since they never really say what exactly it is in the book. Yeah, the book just vaguely calls it a "lion-cat", saying he looks like a lion without a mane. The interpretation it's a mountain lion is valid, but there's not necessarily anything saying it can't be some other type of wildcat. My problem with the Taiwanese interpretations is just how underwhelming it looks, it's so small and ordinary looking. Then again, there's also something to be said for the problem of being too literal. The Russian Sharptooth also looks pretty bad. It's just a badly photostopped picture of an actual lion face stacked on a drawn body. Oh my gosh, that looks so off. I wonder if all the Russians whoโve read this series have wondered why there is a one random actual lion wandering around a mountain top.
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Post by cable on Oct 14, 2022 18:11:21 GMT -5
why do all the tnp covers look like those pictures of cats trying to unlock their owners phone tho๐ญ๐ญ
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Post by Dark Sun on Oct 15, 2022 0:24:26 GMT -5
why do all the tnp covers look like those pictures of cats trying to unlock their owners phone tho๐ญ๐ญ My interpretation is, "Cat attempts to take selfie and fails miserably".
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Post by Mistybreeze on Oct 15, 2022 4:03:34 GMT -5
All the redone covers. I found it really distasteful that HC almost immediately changed them after Wayne's death. It was unnecessary and disrespectful. And the new covers are downgrades to boot.
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Post by Jaysnow on Oct 15, 2022 4:24:13 GMT -5
TNP reprints are especially awfulโฆ
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Post by Mistybreeze on Oct 15, 2022 4:59:27 GMT -5
TNP reprints are especially awfulโฆ Why the insane close-ups? The scenery is always the best part!
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Post by Jaysnow on Oct 15, 2022 5:02:25 GMT -5
TNP reprints are especially awfulโฆ Why the insane close-ups? The scenery is always the best part!ย Agreed
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Post by volchitsa4 on Oct 15, 2022 9:17:22 GMT -5
Maybe they interpreted it as some sort of wild mountain cat since they never really say what exactly it is in the book. Yeah, the book just vaguely calls it a "lion-cat", saying he looks like a lion without a mane. The interpretation it's a mountain lion is valid, but there's not necessarily anything saying it can't be some other type of wildcat. My problem with the Taiwanese interpretations is just how underwhelming it looks, it's so small and ordinary looking. Then again, there's also something to be said for the problem of being too literal. The Russian Sharptooth also looks pretty bad. It's just a badly photostopped picture of an actual lion face stacked on a drawn body. Omg I was literally just watching a video comparing Into the Wild covers and thought the Russian cover looked pretty cool! Reminded me of Redwall in a way. I'm kinda sad that it didn't hit everytime dang it
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 15, 2022 9:56:58 GMT -5
It highkey does look like a Maine Coon just bigger lmao. I know there's no Mountain Lions in Taiwan but how hard can it be to search up a picture of one? Creative liberty, I suppose lol. Maybe they interpreted it as some sort of wild mountain cat since they never really say what exactly it is in the book. True. Although I seem to remember Sharptooth actually being referred to as a mountain lion in Moonrise. But maybe that was never even the case and I'm just misremembering it.
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Post by Dark Sun on Oct 15, 2022 15:58:40 GMT -5
Maybe they interpreted it as some sort of wild mountain cat since they never really say what exactly it is in the book. True. Although I seem to remember Sharptooth actually being referred to as a mountain lion in Moonrise. But maybe that was never even the case and I'm just misremembering it. AFAIK it was just referred to as a golden or ginger lion that had lost its mane (supposedly). It is undoubtedly a mountain lion, but who knows, it could be some fictional feline creature for all we know. *Shrug* For all we know, it could have been a lioness that had broken out of a zoo somewhere.
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Post by ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Oct 15, 2022 16:35:24 GMT -5
True. Although I seem to remember Sharptooth actually being referred to as a mountain lion in Moonrise. But maybe that was never even the case and I'm just misremembering it. AFAIK it was just referred to as a golden or ginger lion that had lost its mane (supposedly). It is undoubtedly a mountain lion, but who knows, it could be some fictional feline creature for all we know. *Shrug* For all we know, it could have been a lioness that had broken out of a zoo somewhere. That would at least then have the Russian Moonrise cover make some more sense lol (as shared by vectoring34).
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Post by Closeface on Oct 15, 2022 19:21:49 GMT -5
The priceless look on the big handsome catโs face
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Post by Yoshimi on Oct 15, 2022 22:02:53 GMT -5
The first super editions covers were a mixed bag. They could capture the cat perfectly, show their personality just by the head such as Tallstars cover. Than it could look absoutley look nothing how its described like Bramblestar, hes supposed to resemble Tigerstar why he looks like a kitten?
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