I (still) can’t stand Greg Land. Tracer != penciler!
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So I saw the cover to the right and got really annoyed. Not only is it fucking hideous:
- Her boobs are even larger than normal giant comic boobs.
- The outfit looks like it was cut-and-pasted over pre-existing art (surprise – it probably was!)
- I KNOW I’ve seen that EXACT face somewhere. Probably more than one somewheres. And I’m not even talking about the original ad or whatever he traced it from, I mean I’m sure I’ve already seen it used in a comic. Wish I could remember which one.
- His females have porn-face almost all the time. This cover especially. It’s really, really annoying. Nevermind that most of them look the same. I used to have an old post showing him using the exact same face for uh…Invisible Woman & Kitty Pryde I think…but Ic an’t find it now.
but it’s also tacky & talentless. Tracing + cut & paste != cool. I don’t mind it as much inside a book, because I can ignore particularly idiotic panels…but the covers are hard to ignore. I can’t believe this guy has “star power”. I’ve never disliked a comic professional’s work so much in my life (not even Mark Millar’s, although I’ve softened on him a little bit in my old age) – although I’m somewhat hesitant to call him a “comic professional”, since I think his “work” is anything but professional. However, it is in comics, and he does get paid for it sadly, so that technically fits the bill.
LitG points out his swipes every so often, there’s one from yesterday about halfway down.
You can google “Greg Land” + various things to see all kinds of topics on this (“Greg Land porn face” works well), so I’ll restrain my venom to some degree – others have done it better, and with visual evidence. Still, I suspect I’ll come back to this frequently as long as he is still getting work. If only he weren’t on Uncanny….sigh.
[update: here's a blog with a few comparisons.]
Okay, just WOW! The boobs and outfit are just UNFORGIVABLE! I can’t believe someone’s paying for this.