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So... option A or option B? I'm trying to choose a design.Related content
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Option B, because of how funny that design reminds me of Donald Duck.
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Gotta go with B. Much closer to Gerber's classic comic.
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Gerber's original design theory was that Howard the Duck was supposed to be from a world of cartoon animals, so he's supposed to look like a cartoon character.
He's also supposed to be an average person, "trapped in a world he never made". His 1970s design aesthetic had him in a cheap suit, often rumpled and haggard from all the crazy stuff that was happening to him.
In that regard, it's no contest that B is the better over-all design. Design A has his tie tucked in, his hands in his pocket, and his pants on, which makes him look more like a little person who just happens to have a duck bill. A's body language is a lot more reserved, too. It could work if he's supposed to be a straight-man character, but not as a put-upon everyman. B has a lop-sided hat, ill-fitting sleeves, and a stupid tie, and already it communicates some kind of cartoon character, but not especially wacky.
The script would have to be a pretty serious re-tooling to use A. Kudos on the B design, though. Shrinking the eyeballs and going with expressive brow makes him look less like a Donald duck ripoff and more like a put-upon skeptic. (The head design is very reminiscent of Duckman, actually, but that's not a bad thing.)
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Both look really impressive, but B looks far more livlier in expression and design.
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I was about to say B... but now I don't know! They both have elements I adore (A's feet and B's head for example). I guess it depends on the mood of the comic/animation/atmosphere you're going to put them in. If you are going with a serious, dark and overall more adult setting then I'd say A, but if it's going to be adult, but more whimsical and laid back, I'd go with B.
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I don't know, maybe if you give A's B's clothese because B all to his lonesome reminds me of Duckman too much, that might a good thing though.
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Go with B. Looks more like Howard than Option A does.
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B. A looks a little too sophisticated for Howard.
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I think version A is much suitable, mainly because he doesn't look too much like Donald
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Okay if it looked like this, it MAAAAAAY have been a bit better.
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B definitely fits Howard's jerky little scrapper personality. A almost looks like it should be an uptight relative, perhaps voiced by Orson Welles.
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B would be the obvious option -- it's a lot cartoonier and more expressive. A is too contained and dull.
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Go with B. Its a better design. Plus I knew it was Howard on B.
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He was a comic before his stinker of a film
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