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1 hour ago, Lilytuft said:

The covers we have in Finland are terrible. Especially for the new books.

The Forgotten Warrior:

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Who are you and why are your eyes so creepy?

 

The Last Hope:

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Who are you, creepy white cat? Also is that supposed to be Tigerstar down there? Just to let you know, he is not supposed to be orange, even tough his name is "Tiger-"

Oh God, the eyes. It's been some years since I last read the books, but I think the cats on the German cover at least made sense. And looked well-drawn...

Why did they superimpose half-assed eyes on normal cats? Why change the cover at all? What's up with that scene on the second? 

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You know what, I take it back. Found an equally awful German one and the second one above as a German cover, aswell. I'm curious if the books themselves at least improved, having stopping after the whole dovewing-ivypool dark forest issue. And some beavers. 

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What the heck are they even doing? That grey cat, the expression, the black one batting literally at air... 

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41 minutes ago, Kepa-Shanyang said:

I still think they look nice. The one thing I'd change though is remove the giant cat face at the top. It gets in the way of what could be beautiful scenery.

I think the scenery is the most awful part on some, though. In the above, it doesn't make any sense. Just a bunch of cats badly inserted into a background.

it is nice on others. The faces... no artist here, but producing something that has two eyes, which look in the same direction, seems the bare minimum of effort. It doesn't help that there are variants out there without either issue.

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Not perfect, but better than edited cats to me. 

That's an awful one, for reference: 

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These look really nice.

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I'm of the opinion that they're photographs filtered to appear to be traditional media. Photoshop has some fairly capable filters in that vein. 

I also know of a photographer that takes photos of cats that appear to be doing ninja moves. I'll post some in off topic later. 

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39 minutes ago, Lurkily said:

I'm of the opinion that they're photographs filtered to appear to be traditional media. Photoshop has some fairly capable filters in that vein. 

I like to think they are capable. Results can be amazing. There are really nice ones like this, after all: 

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(I'm getting way too worked up over book covers... ) But most others could be reproduced by anyone with access to tools and little experience. Since they can do good work, though, it just screams of a general lack of effort. It's just sad.

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3 hours ago, Lilytuft said:

The covers we have in Finland are terrible. Especially for the new books.

The Forgotten Warrior:

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Who are you and why are your eyes so creepy?

 

The Last Hope:

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Who are you, creepy white cat? Also is that supposed to be Tigerstar down there? Just to let you know, he is not supposed to be orange, even tough his name is "Tiger-"

The german cover of Midnight has a purple cat on it...

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32 minutes ago, thivid08 said:

Also, how many books are there? I only know of the "four clans" series and "the new prophecy. At least I think thats the translation. Im reading in spanish so I dont know the english names

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https://www.warriorcats.com/books/

Read the books--including Super Editions-- in order of when they were published. It would also be good to not read the guides until you read the books published before them, because they may give spoilers. The short ones (they come in sets of three per book, but can be read individually as an ebook) don't contribute to the main storyline, but help fill in gaps (and WILL give spoilers), so make sure you read those in order too.

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I love how this discussion turned from questions about Niche to us complaining about Warrior Cats covers in different languages/nations lol

Well, since I basically started it, I'ma complain about the reprinted English covers.

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OK-- what is happening to Firestar's face?? I know it's supposed to be water (at least I hope,) but it makes Firestar's head look a lil' squished.

Also, can we just talk about that in the "New Prophecy" arc, all the books are just zoomed in on random cats' faces?

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The cover on Midnight is my favorite, because it looks like Brambleclaw is surprised by the fact he is on the cover of Midnight.

 

And, while this isn't directly about the cover, can we just talk about the "manga"?

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They're called manga, but as a manga enthusiast myself, I strongly object. Because one, it's not read right-to-left, like actual manga. And two, it wasn't made/drawn by actual Japanese mangaka

also because the art style for some of them are bad lololololololol

But that's just me!

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2 minutes ago, Goggles-kun said:

I love how this discussion turned from questions about Niche to us complaining about Warrior Cats covers in different languages/nations lol

Well, since I basically started it, I'ma complain about the reprinted English covers.

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OK-- what is happening to Firestar's face?? I know it's supposed to be water (at least I hope,) but it makes Firestar's head look a lil' squished.

Also, can we just talk about that in the "New Prophecy" arc, all the books are just zoomed in on random cats' faces?

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The cover on Midnight is my favorite, because it looks like Brambleclaw is surprised by the fact he is on the cover of Midnight.

 

And, while this isn't directly about the cover, can we just talk about the "manga"?

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They're called manga, but as a manga enthusiast myself, I strongly object. Because one, it's not read right-to-left, like actual manga. And two, it wasn't made/drawn by actual Japanese mangaka

also because the art style for some of them are bad lololololololol

But that's just me!

Yeah, also the "manga" isn't produced in japan either. At least I don't think so.

But the mangas are pretty okay. The Rise of Scourge is best in art terms.

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Just now, Goggles-kun said:

 

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OK-- what is happening to Firestar's face?? I know it's supposed to be water (at least I hope,) but it makes Firestar's head look a lil' squished.

It's supposed to be ripples in the water, so it's distorting the face's reflection.

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10 minutes ago, Kepa-Shanyang said:

Yeah, also the "manga" isn't produced in japan either. At least I don't think so.

But the mangas are pretty okay. The Rise of Scourge is best in art terms.

Rise of Scourge is my favorite too aaaaaaaaaa

I even have the paperback copy of it! The only thing that ticks me off about it is that compared to my other manga, it looks weird lol 

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(It’s the one the farthest to the left, the rest are almanacs)

it’s not thick enough to sustain me

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1 hour ago, Goggles-kun said:

I love how this discussion turned from questions about Niche to us complaining about Warrior Cats covers in different languages/nations lol

Well, since I basically started it, I'ma complain about the reprinted English covers.

image.png.a58d38453a9800c5063996320616b4fd.png

OK-- what is happening to Firestar's face?? I know it's supposed to be water (at least I hope,) but it makes Firestar's head look a lil' squished.

Also, can we just talk about that in the "New Prophecy" arc, all the books are just zoomed in on random cats' faces?

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The cover on Midnight is my favorite, because it looks like Brambleclaw is surprised by the fact he is on the cover of Midnight.

 

And, while this isn't directly about the cover, can we just talk about the "manga"?

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They're called manga, but as a manga enthusiast myself, I strongly object. Because one, it's not read right-to-left, like actual manga. And two, it wasn't made/drawn by actual Japanese mangaka

also because the art style for some of them are bad lololololololol

But that's just me!

Yeah, what;s wrong with Tigerstar and Sasha!? I mean come on! 

Also brambleclaw does look a little spooked XD 'omg camera get outta mah face'

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14 hours ago, thivid08 said:

Also, how many books are there? I only know of the "four clans" series and "the new prophecy. At least I think thats the translation. Im reading in spanish so I dont know the english names

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The german cover is the same. Also I'd recommend reading them in english because I guess the name translations suck in every language not only in german.

Now I wonder how many of the european covers are the same. I know that the polish ones are different.

 

And omg Bramblerstar's face. That's the best mlem face ever :D

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10 hours ago, Jojo said:

The german cover is the same. Also I'd recommend reading them in english because I guess the name translations suck in every language not only in german.

Now I wonder how many of the european covers are the same. I know that the polish ones are different.

 

And omg Bramblerstar's face. That's the best mlem face ever :D

Actually, I think the spanish translation would fit me better. Fireheart sounds cool, but its nothing compared to Corazón de Fuego. 

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