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manofbats (manofbats) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-22 00:19:00

Entry tags:

char: dr. mid-nite/pieter cross, char: power girl/kara zor-l/karen starr, creator: amanda conner, creator: jimmy palmiotti, creator: justin gray, creator: paul mounts, publisher: dc comics, title: power girl

The REAL Power Girl #8 Cover

The cover released with previews wasn't finished and has a plain black background.

That's poster material right there. You hear me DC Direct?

POWER GIRL #8
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray
Art and cover by Amanda Conner
Vartox has already taken out Dr. Mid-Nite to win Power Girl’s hand in marriage, and now he’s made Power Girl mad! And that’s the last thing you wanna do...
On sale January 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

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	mullon 2009-10-22 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Well that's underwhelming scrolls down...much better. (Reply to this)

	scottyquick 2009-10-22 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Amanda Conner and Paul Mounts are AWESOME. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME Those are some enormous tits, though. I've never seen even Peej with a rack that big. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	foxhack 2009-10-22 04:29 am UTC (link)
	The angrier she gets, the bigger they get? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 04:31 am UTC (link)
	I like to think their size correlates with Amanda Conner's mood. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greatest_zatara 2009-10-22 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Is it a positive correlation or a negative correlation though? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Positive. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	darkknightjrk 2009-10-22 05:43 am UTC (link)
	They've been bigger: (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 05:51 am UTC (link)
	I don't think Turner's PG breasts were bigger. They just look that way because her waist is smaller. (Reply to this) (Parent)

nezchan
2009-10-22 12:23 pm UTC (link)

At least on this cover, they actually look like real, albeit large, boobs. That first pic you put up (the other is a red dot for me) just looks like something that was glued to her chest.

One thing for me that says PG is being treated right is recognizing that yeah, she has big boobs, and unapologetically showing her like that, yet not treating her as some sort of bimbo or sex doll. From what I've been hearing here, that's what's happening now.

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	tacobob 2009-10-22 04:32 am UTC (link)
	I love this artist. :) (Reply to this)

	goodfellow_puck 2009-10-22 04:44 am UTC (link)
	I like the image a lot, but wouldn't her hair be moving the same direction as her cape? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 04:46 am UTC (link)
	You must be one of the 00.1% of the population not affected by her bewbs. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	toasty_fresh 2009-10-22 04:46 am UTC (link)
	Shouldn't we be seeing some areola if the boob window is that low? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	box_in_the_box 2009-10-22 05:02 am UTC (link)
	I SUPPORT IMPLEMENTING THIS MEASURE OF ARTISTIC REALISM (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-10-22 05:11 am UTC (link)
	See THE PRO. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-10-22 05:13 am UTC (link)
	Kryptonian nipple shields built in. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	idreading 2009-10-22 05:37 am UTC (link)
	She has no nipples. Those are actually air bladders. They help her swim. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	darkknightjrk 2009-10-22 05:50 am UTC (link)
	Eh...from my ~~exhaustively extensive~~ research of breasts in drawing them and...erm...general observation, depending on the size and shape of them, and the placment of the window, she's still safe, albiet barely. Yes, I'm aware I'm probably thinking too much about a fictional character's tits. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 05:52 am UTC (link)
	You can never think about tits too much, be they fictional or real. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lawrence_live 2009-10-23 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	My hero (Reply to this) (Parent)

	yaseen101 2009-10-22 05:05 am UTC (link)
	clicks save (Reply to this)

	Look! STARS! perletwo 2009-10-22 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Ready when you are, Raoul! (Reply to this)

	neuhallidae 2009-10-22 05:18 am UTC (link)
	I will be so very sad if Conner ever gets taken off this book. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 05:20 am UTC (link)
	Everyone will be. Nobody draws PG like Amanda. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	scottyquick 2009-10-22 12:34 pm UTC (link)
	She's on till #12, bare minimum! (Reply to this) (Parent)

thatnickguy
2009-10-22 05:45 am UTC (link)

Before I say what I want to say, please don't get me wrong. I think Amanda Connner was born to draw Power Girl. I love the little additions that she's made to the costume, like the gold trim on the gloves and the buckles on the boots. There's a lot to like in her work and costume design.

That said, the cover is...pretty underwhelming. Sure, it looks good, but I don't get it. What is she supposed to be punching? And where is the person that she'd just punched? What do the swirls in the background really add to the piece?

I guess I'm a fan of the old, dynamic covers where there's something taking place on the cover that gives a hint of the story within.

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	darkknightjrk 2009-10-22 05:52 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, the whole "blocking the background" in the beginning is wierd too--we're used to seeing that when there's supposed to be something important, but then finding out that it's just a blue background is kind-of anti-climatic. The colors and shading are far better in the second version, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manofbats 2009-10-22 05:53 am UTC (link)
	It wasn't a blocked background. It was just an unfinished version of the cover. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aaron_bourque 2009-10-22 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	What is she supposed to be punching? She's punching the stars. She hates those damn stars. THOSE STARS KILLED HER BEECHTREE!!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	volksjager 2009-10-22 07:26 am UTC (link)
	I just don't like her boots. Why does she need the big waffle tread ??? (Reply to this)

	queenrikki 2009-10-22 08:49 am UTC (link)
	Swirly purple is much better than matte black and it amuses me because it looks like she's punching the stars. I unrepentantly love Powergirl. Strangely enough, because she reminds me of my sister (well, if she were 5'1 and Black but the hair cut and the boobs are the same). That sounds weird but it's true (though there's not weird and/or sexual about it). (Reply to this)

	thandrak 2009-10-22 02:17 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, god. I love the boots. Look at the boots and the belt! I just noticed that, and it really ties the outfit together! (Reply to this)

	nagaoka 2009-10-22 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	Oh no, Powergirl just punched reality. O_O (Reply to this)

	halloweenjack 2009-10-22 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Are those little zippers on the gloves? That's cute. (Reply to this)

	comicoz 2009-10-22 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	While I realize that they are artist signatures, on a PG pic, seeing "Connor Mounts" under her made me think...slightly impure thoughts. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kamino_neko 2009-10-22 03:41 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, me too. Makes me imagine her and Jimmy's happy-fun-time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	va1tyr 2009-10-22 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	Well, the boob window is really too big, and she's kind of duck footed, but holy crap she is adorable. And I love the way the fabric actually seems to be affected by the weight of her breast. It's almost... well, realistic. (Reply to this)