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I would like to offer an observation of your WW art, JB - there's nothing wrong with the art; in fact, one of the only pieces of yours that I own - the first I ever bought, was a WW piece - and it's my favorite piece of art I own (Thanks, by the way, for signing it to me at the MOC!) - furthermore, I honestly think your WW was my favorite of your long-term mainstream Superhero books.
Now, having said that, and this is not a complaint about the work, but an observation about a trend in the art that some may have had feelings about... but on your Wonder Woman run I noticed something change in your character's faces; they took on a more... I don't have the right terms to describe this, but...some of the faces were "cartoony" I guess. I enjoyed the look - this is why I noticed it - I found it gave people a better range of expressions, and didn't feel as... I don't know, "uptight" as your earlier work. Also around this time, as much details and work was obviously put into each page, there was also a lot of... like... things looked... hairy? A lot of things looked like they needed a shave, is my memory. Again - I enjoyed the look; thought it added proper texture to the work.
Notice that those you "love your old stuff' basically love your work with Austin, where things were sleek and shinny, and more rigid faces - this was a newer, freer John Byrne.
I enjoyed it, though - for sure.
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