Standard sized
Deluxe
Omnibus
Absolute
Don’t mind the color changes.
I’m mixed on them.
I think they provide a greater sense of atmosphere, but there seems to be a loss in texture, unless that’s just an illusion to my eyes.
On second thought, I prefer the slime green and fun neon colors of the original, which make it feel more otherworldly, but the new coloring is easier to follow and easier on the eyes.
Last edited by Johnatellodi; 11-03-2019 at 11:27 AM.
Yea I think I agree with this.
Also it's worth noting that the original colors don't look nearly as loud in print as they do digitized. Here's a comparison of new colors against the original colors as printed:
https://imgur.com/a/9qdvll7
The only thing D C left behind was pride in the work they did
And how it was offered to the public.
I am just so happy to finally get a Snyder Batman Omnibus.
I guess when I get to the first page where I can
Not dig all the words buried into the spine
Is when The honeymoon will officially be over
And dishes will start to fly.
Part of it is that the original colors look better on news-print paper than they do on the glossy Absolute paper, so that has to be taken into account. Newsprint has a dulling effect on those colors, so the original coloring would look too garish on glossy white paper.
I'd prefer the original colors used, but if they are going to recolor I wish they would maintain fidelity to the original color scheme.
Even if they're going to update it with modern digital coloring techniques, I'd prefer if the tone and feel of the original was better respected, rather than throwing it out entirely and creating something entirely new. The eerie, psychedelic colors of the original Swamp Thing run are an iconic part of the series; replacing that with naturalistic, realistic colors is such a disappointing choice.
For comparison's sake, I created a mockup that shows how they might have been able to do that. Here's the original floppy, the TPB/hardcover reprint (which I think came out a bit too bright and pastel), and my own re-colored version:
SwampThing_0.jpg
SwampThing_1.jpg
SwampThing2_Revised.jpg
And here's Ollif's official recoloring for the Absolute:
SwampThing_3.jpg
The official recoloring looks like any generic Superhero book today.
And I didn't know how the originals look like!! I always thought the version from the TPs were the original ones haha thank you T.D.!