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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 12, 2023 16:58:03 GMT -5
Honestly I like the art. The cats may be a little inexpressive, but they look great and the backgrounds are absolutely gorgeous. I just don’t know why Brightheart has two ears 😅 Was it ever said that Brightheart lost an ear? I feel like Bluestar would’ve given her a courtesy name of Lostear or something to complement her “warrior name”. /hj It was said to have been reduced to shreds. I want to say that Brightheart’s hearing was at least somewhat affected IIRC.
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Post by iceheart on Oct 12, 2023 17:59:41 GMT -5
You know, in retrospect, I've been thinking. The original TUG was essentially a sequel to Cats of the Clans. So a lot of TUG art was already used in COTC as a result. The only exception being Stormfur (who now shares a page with Brook) and Holly, Jay and Lion (who originally shared a page before the TUG separated them into different pages for obvious reasons). Yes, artwork was reused, but it was also a virtually new book other than reused artwork for characters who already had pages. Brand new text since it was more of a guide and Rock narrated Cats of the Clans, while The Ultimate Guide had more of a encyclopedia approach. This isn't the case with this guide. Even in the previews, the text is virtually the same except for some added paragraphs and removed in various cases. Granted, we've only seen the previews, but Kobo/iBooks has Pinestar and Goosefeather visible, and both of them have had novellas out after The Ultimate Guide, yet nothing in their page reflects it. The Ultimate Guide was brand new content in comparison to Cats of the Clans except for some reused artwork. This is not the same. And at least The Ultimate Guide had the decency to not copy and edit images to make them different cats or just use book covers.
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Post by Snowfire on Oct 12, 2023 18:11:47 GMT -5
Apparently they’re selling copies of TUG early at Comic Con at New York, I wonder if anybody’s able to go.
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Post by Jaysnow on Oct 12, 2023 18:14:25 GMT -5
Apparently they’re selling copies of TUG early at Comic Con at New York, I wonder if anybody’s able to go. I wish. I'm on the other side of the country....
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Post by کیوان on Oct 12, 2023 18:38:10 GMT -5
Oh, neat. Closer to me than Seattle, but there's no realistic way I'm getting there.
Eh, no problem playing the waiting game.
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#a3c5e6
Name Colour
𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Oct 12, 2023 18:47:04 GMT -5
I live in New York and knew about the Comic Con thing a few days ago, but I don't have tickets. As for the new art itself, it's beautiful, though I don't really care if the guide reuses things. Still, for a 20th anniversary release, you'd think it'd be more special.
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Post by brownkitty on Oct 13, 2023 1:53:33 GMT -5
Wait, if thats really bristlefrost, why is she depicted as a tabby with white muzzle?
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Post by کیوان on Oct 13, 2023 8:52:10 GMT -5
Wait, if thats really bristlefrost, why is she depicted as a tabby with white muzzle? If they aren’t depicted with a white muzzle, were they even drawn by Owen?
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