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Shouldn’t this book be called SAVAGE TAILS?

Edited to add….we found more! This one should be called SAVAGE LUMBAR REGION!

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27 Responses to “Shouldn’t this book be called SAVAGE TAILS?”

Scott Bieser Says:
12/16/08 at 5:23 pm
It looks like her tail is getting savaged by the IPC code box.
Tim O'Shea Says:
12/16/08 at 5:26 pm
Savage Wedgie.
John Says:
12/16/08 at 5:40 pm
A fixed version is here:
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?457087fb00.jpg
Marc Deering Says:
12/16/08 at 5:41 pm
You can only blame the people buying it.
Torsten Adair Says:
12/16/08 at 5:50 pm
“Savage” is not the word that comes to mind.

Just what, EXACTLY, is Dynamite Entertainment unleashing?

Remember when Dave Stevens took some criticism for putting this on a T-Shirt?
http://www.squishedfrog.com/images/davestevens2.jpg
Flip the image and it’s almost the same pose!

Of course, the big difference is that here, the female is dominant and independent. You’ve come a long way, baby!

(And what is the purpose of chain mail armor if it doesn’t protect the body? Distracting the enemy? Yeah, I guess it’s durable…)
Mark Coale Says:
12/16/08 at 5:52 pm
One would think that chain mail bikinis would cause nipple chafing.
Torsten Adair Says:
12/16/08 at 5:54 pm
They should call it “Savage Thong of Sonja”!
The Beat Says:
12/16/08 at 6:15 pm
JOHN GREEN! You scamp!
Cary Coatney Says:
12/16/08 at 8:10 pm
Somebody’s been stealing from my friends’ profiles pics on myspace page again.

Since when has Red Sonja’s ever worn panties under that chain mail??

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Coat
Henessey Williams Says:
12/16/08 at 8:37 pm
Neither cover would make me buy the book.
Christopher Moonlight @ Moonlight Art Magazine Says:
12/16/08 at 9:12 pm
Okay, so this is obviously sex fantasy stuff. Not my thing, but what I don’t understand is why we’re harping on this, but just down the blog we’re loving the late (and wonderful) Betty Page. I am both a lover of sexy women, and a true believer in the fact that women need to be aware of their worth as human beings, beyond having men lust after them. Where dose having a real flesh and blood woman, strut around naked become acceptable, and drawing provocative women in chain mail become unacceptable? Thoughts? Anyone?
Mark Coale Says:
12/16/08 at 9:24 pm
When the book is called “Savage TALES” and the picture is a woman sticking her ass into the camera (as it were)?

Presumably, the humor would be there in this instance, even if it were a “real girl.”
Scott Says:
12/16/08 at 10:22 pm
The Babymen love these covers!
Marc-Oliver Frisch Says:
12/16/08 at 11:04 pm
“A fixed version is here:”

Now THAT is savage.

They should hire you as the new art director on the spot, sir.
michael Says:
12/17/08 at 12:31 am
Pic 1: Savage Ass!!!

Pic 2: And Savage, This is the place where girls get their Tramp Stamp!!
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12/17/08 at 7:07 am
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Al Says:
12/17/08 at 8:23 am
These comics sold in a brown paper bag, specially printed with numbered variant tramp stamp
Patrick Dean Says:
12/17/08 at 8:37 am
The first cover looks like she’s surprised to see someone staring at her can while she’s fighting.
“TASTE MY BLADE, BLOOD SERPENT! DIE AND… oh hey. What? I’m battlin’ here.”
Torsten Adair Says:
12/17/08 at 8:44 am
I hereby invent the “uncover”.
lessee… fanservice (sexy heroine on the cover, showing more skin than clothing); upskirt shot of Sonja’s panties, which are quite skanty (one hopes that that is the material’s original color); female character carrying large bloody phalic symbol, encouraging endless deconstruction; suggestive pose which catches the eye and stokes the imagination.
Did I forget anything? I’m a guy and easily distracted…
chris7crows Says:
12/17/08 at 11:12 am
You all would have a field day with the Rose McGowan “Red Sonja” movie posters…
Christopher Moonlight @ Moonlight Art Magazine Says:
12/17/08 at 11:59 am
“You all would have a field day with the Rose McGowan “Red Sonja” movie posters…”

Yeah, they’re pretty silly, but more because they look like a poor knock off of 300.
Skyhawk Says:
12/17/08 at 1:03 pm
Yes. This is why I get the raised eye brows from females I’m trying to introduce comics to.
Lupek Says:
12/17/08 at 3:16 pm
Comic book readers often take passes on covers that don’t feature asses.

And with that Dorothy Parker has just rolled over in her grave.
Brian Jacoby from Secret Headquarters Tallahassee, Florida Says:
12/17/08 at 3:55 pm
I’m surprised this hasn’t come up earlier, since the series is several years old. There are other variant covers that showcase her boobs as well…

Whether you like the cheesecake art or hate it, Dynamite continues to break an important rule of comics covers: Don’t obscure the title! Of course, with the second cover shown, it could have been deliberate; The title looks like “SAVAGE LES”…

;)
Cary Coatney Says:
12/17/08 at 7:21 pm
It saddens me that they never considered Alicia Witt for the role.

Now she’ll never get revenge for the death of Paul Maud’ dib.

~

Coat
Eva Hopkins Says:
12/18/08 at 2:46 am
I know cheesecake has not always been the favorite dessert of the cool (alternative) comics crowd. & Joe has done a Sonja cover - actually two - here’s one:

http://www.dynamicforces.com/images/RS1-Linsner-Cov.jpg

In defense of cheesecake, all I can say is, it’s sweet! OK, really. I like the work Joe does, & I do, ’cause it looks more real & attainable than most glamor gal art. I’m not saying we don’t use T & A. Oh yeah. But man..um..I don;t even know how to react to those two. I’ve been doing this for so long my first thought was - yikes, can’t we find some better way to deal w/ the bar code?

I’ve been bitching about chainmail bikinis since my college days of playing D & D. In the few fantasy stories I’ve written, the heroine is a scholar, who wears robes & glasses. But, during the day, I’ve colored plenty of women wearing not much at all.
William G Says:
12/20/08 at 10:00 pm
All this fuss over geek wank material…

Shouldn’t this book be called SAVAGE TAILS?

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