Fenderz Hilton Presentz: Buffy Season 8.

[fenderlove]

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.

Comments

[fenderlove.livejournal.com]

Haha! Poor Xander. It seems like they Asianized him to fit with that particular style of poster, even making his eyes a little narrower, giving him a delicate curve of the nose, and making his lips smaller. They didn't have to do that, but if they did it to him then they should have done the same to Willow. It just looks like poor art direction and laziness to me. Of course, what an interesting story it would be if Buffy stumbled across an old ukiyo-e print that happened to have a red-haired oiran and a wandering mercenary that had an eyepack? That'd be a neat story. I might write it... except I would have to take Buffy out... Maybe I could make it Dawn or Spike instead of Buffy? That'd be neat!