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Post by butters on Sept 3, 2009 9:45:25 GMT -5
"Scott Allie:You guys haven't seen it yet? It's Buffy, Giles, Oz, Kennedy, Satsu, Faith, Xander, and Twilight. The concept was Joss's idea, I believe, and we gave Jo a slightly longer list of characters, gave her some freedom to choose who to draw."
So im sure she just picked who she felt like putting on there, so im sure Willow and Dawn were on that longer list. Does she even have insight to the story past what Joss has her make?
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Sept 3, 2009 10:00:51 GMT -5
According to Scott, she knows the story through to the end.
I just wonder if Willow was even on the "longer list of characters" she was given to choose from.
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Post by butters on Sept 3, 2009 10:28:02 GMT -5
Hmmm, i guess we shall see.
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Post by Joe on Sept 3, 2009 14:27:52 GMT -5
I just wonder if Willow was even on the "longer list of characters" she was given to choose from. Why wouldn't she be?
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Post by Wyndam on Sept 3, 2009 15:26:46 GMT -5
Willow has already been on two TPB covers, Jo probably just wanted to get some new characters on there for once.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Sept 3, 2009 21:29:04 GMT -5
Willow has already been on two TPB covers, Jo probably just wanted to get some new characters on there for once. That's what I think. Willow has already been on two TPB covers as it is.
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Post by gailbafan on Sept 3, 2009 21:38:25 GMT -5
Twilight's back is turned to Buffy just like Willow on an earlier cover...is this a red herring or is it a clue?
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Post by Emmie on Sept 4, 2009 10:46:37 GMT -5
Bigger version from Jo Chen's website:
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Post by taraf0rever on Sept 4, 2009 10:54:00 GMT -5
Wow. Apart from Faith, the likenesses are really, really good. It's a beautiful cover.
I do think it would be cool though, to have an image of the whole S8 main cast, not neccessairily on this cover though. It would basically be this, with Willow, Dawn and maybe Andrew I think...
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Post by AndrewCrossett on Sept 4, 2009 11:21:50 GMT -5
Maybe my favorite TPB cover yet.
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Post by Emmie on Sept 4, 2009 12:03:14 GMT -5
I actually think the likenesses are a bit off, especially around the eyes. Buffy and Xander's eyes just seem off. Xander's forehead is too square. Nitpicking, I know. But with photorealistic art it's all I seem to notice. The ways it's off. Faith, here, too - the eyes are too small. It also doesn't help that Buffy's eyes look brown here. There's other parts here that are just perfect renditions - Buffy's lips, for example.
But when looking at a drawing, the first thing you go for is the eyes. So Buffy's eyes and Xander's looking off is disconcerting.
Kennedy's probably the best likeness for me. Mostly because I'm so picky about Buffy art.
It's a really beautiful cover! Just jars me slightly mostly around the eyes.
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Post by hitnrun017 on Sept 4, 2009 12:25:24 GMT -5
This really is a great cover. Love the entire concept, especially the Twilight background. The likenesses aren't perfect, but it is cool seeing a big group of characters. Probably my third favorite TPB cover.
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Post by butters on Sept 4, 2009 16:13:44 GMT -5
I love it!
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Post by VampSlayer on Sept 4, 2009 17:24:32 GMT -5
I think they should have added Dawn in somewhere, or replaced someone with her. She hasn't been on any TPB covers yet, and she is a main.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Sept 4, 2009 17:53:59 GMT -5
I think Dawn should have been on it and NOT Kenn-doll. I don't have a problem with Kennedy per se, but I would have rather seen Dawn grace a TPB cover!
The Long Way Home - Buffy, Willow, Xander (indistinguishable Slayers in the background) No Future For You - Buffy and Faith Wolves at the Gate - Buffy and Dracula Time of Your Life - Buffy, Willow and Fray Predators and Prey - Buffy Retreat - Buffy, Giles, Oz, Kennedy, Satsu, Faith, Xander and Twilight
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Post by wenxina on Sept 4, 2009 20:41:42 GMT -5
Oz and Kennedy look good. Satsu is hard to comment on, since her character design is entirely original. Everyone else looks mildly off... but I have to say that Buffy is probably the worst one, considering that she's the focus of the piece.
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Post by snizapman6294 on Sept 4, 2009 21:04:42 GMT -5
first thoughts:
wow. is that cordelia?... wait no that's kennedy. the tpb covers get more and more amazing.
second thoughts of the character's likenesses:
Buffy: not too bad, though it does look she's much younger than she actually is. Giles: pretty good. Oz: best of them all. looks exactly like Seth Green Kennedy: good, but the nose is pointier than Iyari Limon's. Satsu: i wish she were in the series... that way i could make an accurate comment, but the art is amazing. Faith: looks a lot like Kim Delaney... like if she and Eliza had an illegitimate child, that would be it. Xaner: looks a lot like Nick Brendon from the nose up. the chin is more defined in the art than Nick's, but other than that, absolutely accurate on all accounts!
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Post by Emmie on Sept 4, 2009 22:52:41 GMT -5
Oz and Kennedy look good. Satsu is hard to comment on, since her character design is entirely original. Everyone else looks mildly off... but I have to say that Buffy is probably the worst one, considering that she's the focus of the piece. Glad to know I'm not the only one to find the likenesses off.
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Post by BlueJay on Sept 5, 2009 10:10:02 GMT -5
I'm not too picky about likenesses. If I can tell who it is, then the artist got the job done. However, I think the likenesses are spot-on this time around, so I don't get the off-comments. I mean, I could tell who was who by looking at the LO-RES version, that's gotta say something about Chen's skill.
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Post by rogue11 on Sept 5, 2009 11:17:45 GMT -5
Wow wow wow Jo Chen just keeps on being a rock star! Her artwork is incredible, and its an interesting choice of who came on the cover but I think there's logic behind it. Everyone who is in this pic are probably the ones who would be with Buffy out on the battlefield, the ones who are physically backing her up. Dawn was never really much of a fighter at all so I guess she wouldn't be there and as for Willow, I think her time to shine will come sooner on. The time of your life ar i think just gave a hint of whats to come with Will, so she'll probably get more cover room later. Also, I think she would be helping Buffy in the battle from maybe another area other than the battlefield.
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