DuracellEnergizer said:
SilverWook said:
Sounds like the same sort of greedy speculation that pretty much ruined the hobby for many people in the 90's.
Which is why I have no respect for Marvel anymore. Gimmicks have come to be of greater importance to them than good writing.
Who calls the shots at Marvel? Editor-in-chief? CEO?
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Bleh.
I dunno, I think it looks good. I've never liked the funny colours look that a lot of comics from that era have.
Sweet zombie Jebus! They're going to SE the original comics now? This is as bad as colorizing old movies. And I thought the Dark Horse reprints in the 90's had bad coloring.
Who wants to bet they "remaster" this scene? ;)
Where were you in '77?
Maybe they'll Photoshop regular jabba over that alien Marvel used. Its always interesting to see how dumb things can get when Star Wars, anal retentiveness, and greedy repackaging collide.
If Disney was behind this ill conceived bantha poodoo, it bodes ill for getting the OOT.
Do the Dark Horse omnibus volumes retain their original coloring?
Where were you in '77?
Maybe it's a good thing, it certainly shows they are willing to sell absolutely anything that can be sold.
And hasn't Lucas spent years and millions of dollars trying to open a museum dedicated to the importance and significance of pop art? Maybe all the exhibits can be smeared with generic looking photoshop.
SilverWook said:
They're going to SE the original comics now? This is as bad as colorizing old movies.
They kind of hinted at this back in November when they revealed the cover for one of their omnibus volumes that used the original line art from a cover but recolored it:
And I thought the Dark Horse reprints in the 90's had bad coloring.
To be fair, Dark Horse made up for that in the early 2000's when they came out with the A Long Time Ago... anthology reprints. They went to great lengths to try and recreate the comics original coloring. It wasn't absolutely perfect but it was very faithful.
I don't think I'll care for Marvel's new modernized recolorings but at least Dark Horse's compilations are still available for purchase.
Provided this is like The Killing Joke where the original is still easily available in a different edition down the line (or now, considering I doubt the Dark Horse reprints are too hard to find right now) I don't really care.
Though I will say I am definitely, definitely not a fan. It's so bland looking that way.
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Baronlando said:
Maybe it's a good thing, it certainly shows they are willing to sell absolutely anything that can be sold.
And hasn't Lucas spent years and millions of dollars trying to open a museum dedicated to the importance and significance of pop art? Maybe all the exhibits can be smeared with generic looking photoshop.
In the Episode 7 thread on the chud.com forums, two people were recently debating the likelihood of the OOT getting a restoration anytime soon.
One person said it's unlikely to happen while Lucas was still alive. Disney wouldn't want to upset their biggest shareholder and they'll be making too much money off of all the merch to even care about spending the time and money on a restoration just to please a relative handful of people out there.
The other person responded that Lucas was just paid a handsome sum of money in return for the franchise. Disney is going to maximize their profits, and the OOT would be very profitable. The question isn't "why should they," it's "why shouldn't they."
It's only becoming more and more shocking what they'll dig up and repackage with the OOT still languishing in laserdisc quality. First the deleted scenes and ancient BTS on the blu-ray, now this.
SilverWook said:
If Disney was behind this ill conceived bantha poodoo, it bodes ill for getting the OOT.
Do the Dark Horse omnibus volumes retain their original coloring?
Marvel's also publishing the original-colored versions.
If they republish the originals, that would make up for it a tad. (If only they could include the original ads and letters page.) It's still shabby treatment of the book that arguably turned Marvel's fortunes around in the 70's. They sold a ton of the movie adaptation, and it was reprinted so many times, I've lost count.
It's a safe bet Thomas and Chaykin don't benefit from this financially?
Where were you in '77?
Baronlando said:
Maybe it's a good thing, it certainly shows they are willing to sell absolutely anything that can be sold.
That's a good thing?!
Tobar said:
Bleh.
Agreed. It loses something magic.
Marvel Comics: sucking all the life and fun out of their comics since the 1990s.
DuracellEnergizer said:
Marvel Comics: sucking all the life and fun out of their comics since the 1990s.
Who at Marvel do you blame? Editor-in-chief? President? CEO?
DuracellEnergizer said:
Baronlando said:
Maybe it's a good thing, it certainly shows they are willing to sell absolutely anything that can be sold.
That's a good thing?!
Sure, if they will sell anything that can yield a few bucks, that would include the OT.
bkev said:
Provided this is like The Killing Joke where the original is still easily available in a different edition down the line
Yeah that was a great recolour IMHO.
It doesn't always suit the material though. That sample that is posted above does not look good. Recolouring Vader to be all shiny doesn't really work to add glamour, when he's poorly drawn in the first place (The details are all wrong). The original "cheap" and gritty colours work better with the original inks. Also the original features a careful and striking colour compositionwhich is totally gone in the recolouring. All visual contrast is erased. The SE indeed.
btw I much prefer the original version of that Boba cover. The original is waaay more striking and less bland.
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darklordoftech said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
Marvel Comics: sucking all the life and fun out of their comics since the 1990s.
Who at Marvel do you blame? Editor-in-chief? President? CEO?
The editor-in-chief would be my prime suspect.
Baronlando said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
Baronlando said:
Maybe it's a good thing, it certainly shows they are willing to sell absolutely anything that can be sold.
That's a good thing?!
Sure, if they will sell anything that can yield a few bucks, that would include the OT.
Ah, yes, seen in that light, I suppose it can be a good thing.
SilverWook said:
If they republish the originals, that would make up for it a tad. (If only they could include the original ads and letters page.) It's still shabby treatment of the book that arguably turned Marvel's fortunes around in the 70's. They sold a ton of the movie adaptation, and it was reprinted so many times, I've lost count.
It's a safe bet Thomas and Chaykin don't benefit from this financially?
Weren't Chaykin and co trying to do something else so they sabotaged Star Wars, that's why ended up with so much delightful goofy nonsense?
Koryo Songhay said:
SilverWook said:
If they republish the originals, that would make up for it a tad. (If only they could include the original ads and letters page.) It's still shabby treatment of the book that arguably turned Marvel's fortunes around in the 70's. They sold a ton of the movie adaptation, and it was reprinted so many times, I've lost count.
It's a safe bet Thomas and Chaykin don't benefit from this financially?
Weren't Chaykin and co trying to do something else so they sabotaged Star Wars, that's why ended up with so much delightful goofy nonsense?
What? Roy Thomas is the one who lobbied Stan Lee to adapt the movie in the first place. And this is after Lucas initially approached Marvel about a Star Wars comic and was turned down.
Where were you in '77?
I am talking about the Jaxxon stuff.
Thomas created Jaxxon as a Bugs Bunny homage, not to "sabotage" the comic. (Lucas was a Looney Tunes fan, and even wanted Duck Dogers in the 24 1/2 Century to play in front of the film at one point.) Seriously, like a six foot rabbit would look out of place in the cantina scene?
Where were you in '77?