I am truly surprised at how distressed i am at the news of the artist change on Catwoman. I am more of a writer-oriented comic fan, and have never dismissed a book with good writing just because of the art. However, the art style of the current Catwoman series is ESSENTIAL to the feel of the book. Brubaker is a very compotent writer, and i usually enjoy his stories. Combined with Cooke/Stewart artwork, it makes Catwoman one of my favorite books, one of the few comics i will just flip through repeatedly just to admire the beautiful artwork. Putting a "realistic" "tits n' ass" artist like gulacy on the book will, well, make it a completley different series.
IT just will not be the same book. I have never dropped a book because of an artist change before. I enjoy New Xmen, and i quite like Quitley, and believe his art did play big part in the feel of the book, but when he didn't draw it, it was still the same book, just with a different artist. With Catwoman, the style change is so drastic, i just don't think it will be anything like it was before, even with Brubaker writing it. I havent decided if i'm actually going to drop the title, i do enjoy it, but......
god, i sound like such a fanboy.
how does everyone else feel about what i've said about the art style of this particular title being so essential to it? |
