Lots o' stuff.

[elisi]

A RL friend was going to come visit today and stay overnight, but thanks to rain -> floods -> cancelled trains she can't make it. *pouts* But she might come in a month's time...

So - first of all a Happy Birthday to timeofchange and liliaeth! May you both have brilliant days!

And then - comes the pimpin'!

the_royal_anna made a Spuffy vid that had me drowning in my gorgeous ship! (Subtitled: "No you don't. Hello?" or "Clearly, it was only Teh Sex")

Via Petzi, an interview with the artist doing the artwork for issue 5 of s8: Paul Lee! I'd pretty much given up on the comics, but with a different artist? Oh I think I might have a look... also he says this. (W. lots of comments from me! *g*)

Well, in my issue, Giles and Andrew are the main cast members I dealt with.
::much cheering:: I love Giles. And although I adore Andrew, I really, really want to know what the heck the Scoobies are doing making him *a leader*! I mean that is just... *mind boggles* I hope there's a very good explanation!

There are also appearances from some of the "Slayerettes" from season 7. I actually try really hard to get accurate likenesses. That's one of my strengths, and why I got the gig.
::even more cheering::

THE PULSE: How tough is it to draw characters who were immortalized on television, but have to make them slightly different for the comic book universe? Do you ever find yourself slipping and maybe making Buffy look too much like Sarah Michelle Gellar? Was there even something in place that said you couldn't make them look like their TV counterpoints?
LEE: Well, likenesses are always a challenge. And, translating anything to a different medium always requires some adapting. I don't think there is a prohibition against making Buffy look like SMG, though.
*snickers* Jeanty you are so pwn'd!

Finally before I run off again (why does life never stop being busy?) a fic rec:

Five things Angel does his fourth day as CEO of Wolfram & Hart.

Oh and oh and oh. This is just *perfection*! So short, and yet so perfectly reminds me of all the different reasons I love Angel (profound, heartbreaking, avoidy, funny). If you have only one minute for reading today, please choose this! And it very, very nearly made me cry. Shut up.

Comments

[ruuger]

One of the reasons why I've been waiting for issue 5 has actually been that I was hoping for a change in artists, so this is very good news indeed. Does the interview have any samples of Paul Lee's work? (I'm killing time at work and my work laptop has images disabled) I'm not expecting photographic likenesses, but as long as the characters - both old and new - have enough personality that I can at least tell them apart, I'm happy.

Which reminds me, I've had the first issue of Shadow Puppets since Sunday andI haven't read it yet. o_O

[elisi]

Does the interview have any samples of Paul Lee's work?
It does, but the images are very faint, and there are no pictures of characters we know. I think. (As I said, it's hard to tell...)

Which reminds me, I've had the first issue of Shadow Puppets since Sunday andI haven't read it yet. o_O
Oh noes! ;) Well it's worth waiting for!

[elisi]

Oh re artwork, then moscow_watcher enhanced the images if you'd like a look. :)

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Re- Andrew. The Scoobies has always been way too naive when it comes to trust. They trusted Spike right when he got a chip, they trusted Anya right when she lost her powers. They don't think, hey, Spike can team with someone evil and hurt us (like he did with Adam), they don't think Anya may choose to be a demon again (Like she did in Hell's Bells)... and now they're doing the same thing with Andrew. I just hope they don't get burned... on the other hand, I want them to, Scoobies in pain is so much fun. I say this with love.

[elisi]

The Scoobies has always been way too naive when it comes to trust.
Oh my issue isn't with trust. I'm sure he can be trusted. It the fact that he is *hopeless* at leading. I have never seen a *single* fic in which he had been put in a position of power, telling Slayers what to do.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

I have never seen a *single* fic in which he had been put in a position of power, telling Slayers what to do.

Before S5 AtS, yeah. I think the Scoobies are desprate for any help they can get to keep the big number of slayers under control. Each character has a special talent. Andrew is very smart, I don't remember what was his speciality when he was with the Trio, but I remember that he's very good at something, and he proved to be quite useful in S7. Dare I say more useful in research and book stuff than Buffy or Xander.

[elisi]

Andrew is very smart
Oh absolutely. Buffy calls him 'the brains of the operation' in 'Get It Done'. He raises demons and is a whizz at ancient languages (the two go together). So he is an incredibly helpful person to have around - but he was never put in charge of anything. *shakes head*

[mikeygs.livejournal.com]

Chen had to submit sketches of SMG to her to show she could draw the woman. While I'm sure she has more time to do the covers than the main artist does with each panel, at least try, you know? I don't know how it's set up or anything and maybe not having them look like the actors is the point. That doesn't change that the art is inconsistent by itself. Buffy from one panel doesn't look like Buffy in another panel.

I've warmed up to the storyline they might be going with a little, but the artwork is just jarringly bad.

[elisi]

at least try, you know?
*nods*

I've warmed up to the storyline they might be going with a little, but the artwork is just jarringly bad.
I'd like it *so* much more if the artwork was engaging. And that makes me sad... it's like reading a fic with spelling mistakes. (See Franco Urru does a great job with Spike - he's not a JM double, but he's very Spike-like in his looks and the way he moves.)

[jamalov29.livejournal.com]

Thansk for the link to the Spuffy vid ! It was lovely.

[elisi]

My pleasure. :)

[debris4spike]

Still haven't got those Angel DVD's - had some money for my B'day - so must head off to Ebay and see what I can fimd!

[elisi]

so must head off to Ebay and see what I can fimd!
Sounds like a very good plan! Think I'll have to do something similar whenever I have money - they're not the same on video (recorded off the telly with all the 'bad bits' edited out).

[debris4spike]

with all the 'bad bits' edited out. ... No that means 4 of the seasons are vey, very short ... Well you will only have the "Spike" bits left, won't you???

[garfpooky.livejournal.com]

Awww..Spuffy <3

<3 the Angel fic as well. So much good stuff here. :)

[elisi]

So much good stuff here. :)
I know! And I never have time enough...

[liliaeth]

thanks for the link to the vid and the other bit :-)

[elisi]

Hey, my pleasure! Hope you had a good day! *hugs*