Josie and the Pussycats get Manga-fied

[Funkatron]

yet another Archie title going the Manga route: http://www.archiecomics.com/josies_h...anga/manga.jpg

Pics of the actual pages(so much better): http://newsarama.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28765

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

I wish they wouldn't.

[Fatneck]

That's not official art, it can't be. It looks like they just grabbed someone's terrible fan art off the internet.

[Lord Dalek]

One wonders when Sonic the Hedgehog is promoted from "pseudo-manga" to "Manga in name only".

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

That's not official art, it can't be. It looks like they just grabbed someone's terrible fan art off the internet.

Uhhh, have you seen their Sabrina manga?

[Fatneck]

Uhhh, have you seen their Sabrina manga?

No, and judging from your post I hope I never will.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

http://www.archiecomics.com/sabrina_...nt/current.htm

Tadaa

[Duke]

Those heads look way too big for their bodies.

[Funkatron]

and this is different from manga how??

I do agree they went crazy with the "Anime/manga=big heads" thing

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

With all the money Archie probably has, they could easily have went to Japan and hired some decent doujinshi artists for cheap.

[Fatneck]

http://www.archiecomics.com/sabrina_...nt/current.htm

Tadaa

Actually, that's not that bad. At least this artist has a sense of anatomy and proportion. I mean as stylized as manga styles can get the artists still have a sense of proportion/structure/anatomy. That Josie pic looked like it was done by somebody who just got their "How to Draw Manga" book.

[Funkatron]

Actually, that's not that bad. At least this artist has a sense of anatomy and proportion. I mean as stylized as manga styles can get the artists still have a sense of proportion/structure/anatomy. That Josie pic looked like it was done by somebody who just got their "How to Draw Manga" book.

You know, you could be right...

[Sandoz]

Actually, that's not that bad. At least this artist has a sense of anatomy and proportion. I mean as stylized as manga styles can get the artists still have a sense of proportion/structure/anatomy. That Josie pic looked like it was done by somebody who just got their "How to Draw Manga" book.

I agree. The Sabrina Amerimanga art isn't fantastic, but it's competently drawn and the artist clearly has some skill with the manga "style". That Josie and the Pussycats promo pic, however, is terrible. Not worthy of being published. I would not believe that was official art if I hadn't seen the banner on the linked Sabrina page.

[PeppeRaskell1]

yet another Archie title going the Manga route: http://www.archiecomics.com/josies_h...anga/manga.jpg

Ick.

[Funkatron]

Ok, I half take back the bad things I murmured: Newsarama has some pages up: not bad, actually: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28765

Anorexic looking, but not as bad as the first pic I posted

[Duke]

Ok, I half take back the bad things I murmured: Newsarama has some pages up: not bad, actually: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28765

Eh, it's not that bad, but still looks amaeturish. The eyes, especially.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Actually, that's not that bad. At least this artist has a sense of anatomy and proportion. I mean as stylized as manga styles can get the artists still have a sense of proportion/structure/anatomy. That Josie pic looked like it was done by somebody who just got their "How to Draw Manga" book.

True. But as you can see, the wannabe manga styles are really out of control in these publications. That's the point...they really don't look like "manga" at all. Or in the case of Josie...

That said, there's still a sense of manga-fan-art in all of the Archie manga line. don't you agree?

[Beat]

The only American that should be allowed to draw manga is Adam Warren.

This proves it.

[Fatneck]

True. But as you can see, the wannabe manga styles are really out of control in these publications. That's the point...they really don't look like "manga" at all. Or in the case of Josie...

That said, there's still a sense of manga-fan-art in all of the Archie manga line. don't you agree?

Oh yeah definetly. The Sabrina artist looks to have some influence, but going in their own direction. Which is good, emulating someone else's style perfectly is no fun. But the other wannabes' problems could be attributed to the fact they just focus on style as opposed to understanding the basics. Focus on style over structure tends to produce some really terrible art.

[Sandoz]

Ok, I half take back the bad things I murmured: Newsarama has some pages up: not bad, actually: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28765

Anorexic looking, but not as bad as the first pic I posted

It looks like a different artist is doing the interior art, which is a good thing. There are still some issues with proportion and faces (the girls don't look "happy" so much as "whacked out on drugs"), but it's a step up.

The only American that should be allowed to draw manga is Adam Warren.

This proves it.

I have to disagree. Chyna Clugston-Major, Dean Hsieh, and Jill Thompson have done "American manga" quite well.