I'm disappointed I've actually broken this icon out in earnest

[icon_uk]

I only capped it as a bit of fun, but the Teen Titans Annual has brought it out

Now one of the things I've sort of admired about the DCnU is the whole lot of marketing they've indulged in, and yet they seem to be a little leery about cross-media promotions. Until now, or so I thought....

SPOILER ALERT... SPOILER ALERT... SPOILER ALERT... SPOILER ALERT... SPOILER ALERT... SPOILER ALERT...



This is just... WAY too gaudy. The black suits with neon trim might have worked, but with a consistently orange fiery background it's just... messy. (and the scanner has actually muted the colours)



Remember how the preview showed they were introducing Artemis to the DCnU. Great, we thought, a little whiter than she is in the YJ cartoon, but a nice nod to continuity and a chance for some cross continuity promotion.



(Oh and I interrupt the angst to point out that yes, that is the red Beast Boy in the next pic. WHY they're making him red just seems.... pointless, he's a green kid who turns into green animals. It's silly, it's nuts.. which is sort of the point, but as I've noted before, whimsy has no place in the DCnU)



Seriously, did they just fridge one of the stars of the TV show which is doing more good for the DC brand than the comic is? And at the hand of someone called "Fist Point"? Words really are failing me here... and I know a LOT of words.
 

Comments

[maxisanacorn]

Beast Boy being red is something that connects him to The Red in Animal Man (Vixen?), Poison Ivy and Swamp Thing. He's connected to all that now, which actually makes sense.

It seems though like Teddy Altman in Marvel his animal morphing will be composite/chimeric now? Like he just won't turn into one animal at least judging by some Booth character art.

[icon_uk]

Again, the Red is it's name, not it's only concept of colour. Life on Earth comics in many shades, including green (Aligators for starters). Making him LESS like the relatively high profile character that he is thanks to cartoon exposure just seemsa ... bizarre choice to make stylistically and from a marketing POV.

[ruhig_knight]

Looking back at DC's past marketing choices it makes sense for them sadly...

In TT#1 there seemed to be a normal colored Gar on the monitors so hopefully his pointless RED makeover will only be temporary.

[jlbarnett]

animals have blood which is red, plants have chlorophyll which is green.

That's why the coloring and all I think.

DC comic's relationship with it's alternate versions of it's properties is weird. It's like they want to draw you in with similarities then they go "hah, we changed it up, see? Aren't we clever?" And the only response I can think of is "No, you changed up the good parts."

[star_of_airdrie]

I'm agreeing with you completely...

[gerardotejada]

You are right, cause the Red on the rings is Anger. The Green and the Red were concept for leafs and blood,