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fenderlove) wrote2008-02-02 10:16 am
fenderlove) wrote2008-02-02 10:16 am
Fenderz Hilton Presentz: Buffy Season 8.
This latest cover for BtVS S8 fails. Fails hardcore. Not just because I am a Japanophile, but because I have taken a lot of art history... and this offends my eyes and reeks of the booze. This is more tragic than the nonsensical kanji, katakana,and hiragana that appeared in Spike: Shadow Puppets. No! Well, now I have to go draw Angel as an Oiran and Spike as a Geisha. XD
First off, Godzilla and Gamera? What the hell? Why is this katakana on a Edo-era style Ukiyo-e print?! No! It does not belong there! It especially doesn't belong there if it says "Gojira (Godzilla)" or "Gamera". No. Not ever.
Second off, what's with the obis? The obis offend my eyes most of all. It's like the comic artist said, "Hey, I like these woodblock prints. Look at that lady with her obi in front and her kimono slidding off her shoulder. She looks hot. I'll draw Willow like that." No. You fail, artist person. Willow is not an Oiran. She does not belong in a red light district brothel. Look at how loosely it is tied? Did she just jump Samurai Xander's bones? WTF? Seriously.
Thirdly, what the hell kinda ugly kimono is Buffy wearing? Why is your obi in the front too?! It's like, let's make something stereotypical! Chopsticks equal no, Ugly American Buffy. You bring shame and dishonour onto your comic. Now, go commit harekare and/or seppoku for your sins and wash the stink of shame from the Darkhorse name.
Here's the original cover for your own edification.
First off, Godzilla and Gamera? What the hell? Why is this katakana on a Edo-era style Ukiyo-e print?! No! It does not belong there! It especially doesn't belong there if it says "Gojira (Godzilla)" or "Gamera". No. Not ever.
Second off, what's with the obis? The obis offend my eyes most of all. It's like the comic artist said, "Hey, I like these woodblock prints. Look at that lady with her obi in front and her kimono slidding off her shoulder. She looks hot. I'll draw Willow like that." No. You fail, artist person. Willow is not an Oiran. She does not belong in a red light district brothel. Look at how loosely it is tied? Did she just jump Samurai Xander's bones? WTF? Seriously.
Thirdly, what the hell kinda ugly kimono is Buffy wearing? Why is your obi in the front too?! It's like, let's make something stereotypical! Chopsticks equal no, Ugly American Buffy. You bring shame and dishonour onto your comic. Now, go commit harekare and/or seppoku for your sins and wash the stink of shame from the Darkhorse name.
Here's the original cover for your own edification.
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Bwaha! For the same reason that Japanese T-shirts have things like "King Fucker Chicken" written in English on them. The Japanese designers like the look of English/Romanji letters and don't care what they say, and the American designers (such as this nitwit comic book artist) like the look of Japanese Kanji and Kana letters and don't care what they say, either. He/she probably thought that using the names of Japanese movie monsters was a fabulous in-joke.
Between the cultural inaccuracies and Xander's pillowy titties, I'm gladder than ever that I have no interest in Season 8.
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I haven't been paying attention to S8 for a while now. I got to issue 4, and I kinda gave up. I've been reading summaries and stuff, but I can't even be bothered to download it for free anymore.
I think I'm gonna do little Perez-Hilton-esque critiques of all the comics now. *starts scanning in her old Darkhorse Spike comics*