tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608317781914932095.post6294094722713005453..comments2023-05-20T05:19:32.469-05:00Comments on Diana Prince as the New Wonder Woman: 2012 “JLA by George Perez” Wonder Woman CommissionDiabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608317781914932095.post-86166400662759254192012-09-30T13:24:26.639-05:002012-09-30T13:24:26.639-05:00Well, what Perez did, and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez s...Well, what Perez did, and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez still does, is homogenetic, model pretty, typically Anglo-Saxon faces. The heroes were idealized, and we fans responded to that. I don't think Perez's art has declined, but his choice to create more specific, realistic, ethnic faces dispels the sort of universal (if prejudiced) Platonic ideal super-hero that he helped popularize. It's like how you can draw a James Bond type character, and all his fans will recognize the type, but as soon as you specifically reference Sean Connery, you alienate the fans of all the other actors. Same is true with Disney animated characters versus Ralph Bakshi rotoscope characters. By being more real, he makes the heroes less broadly accessible.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608317781914932095.post-75032808017107858092012-09-29T14:53:29.963-05:002012-09-29T14:53:29.963-05:00I dont know what it is about Perez's artwork t...I dont know what it is about Perez's artwork these last few years; his WW has always been EPIC, he drew the loveliest version I ever saw since Dick Giordano, but her face here looks haggard. Remember the hullabaloo caused when he drew the cover for the 600th issue and everyone criticised Diana's face there...his art is world-class as ever but his faces these days leave something to be desired. I have his 'WW Through The Ages' poster on my wall and his versions of her back then were simply spell-binding.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814365568280298681noreply@blogger.com