Black Canary #4: The Case of the Little Colourist Who Couldn’t
Let’s do a little observation. In Black Canary, after Dinah Lance knocks Ollie down, she asks if Arrowette GreenSpoiler Mia wants to try stopping her. Note Mia’s chest logo. It’s yellow, arrowish, and arrowishly yellow and not a boob window. Later, when shown as part of the rescue of Sin during Operation:Let’s Create an unconvincing marriage proposal acceptance Confused Writers, the colourist appears to prioritise boobs over costume continuity.
Sure, it’s an easy mistake to forget to put in the costume’s alternate colours. It happens to male characters all the time. See below.
Why, it even happens to Kyle
Not to mention that one time where Alex Ross totally forgot that Superman wears a yellow shirt under that costume, and Flash and Hal have white singlets.
Okay, so I had to run through Photoshop to make the point.
Basically, the colourist on Black Canary fucked up Mia’s costume, and because the sexy is apparently all encompassing and all forgiving, it’s okay that someone didn’t get the art right, and the editorial didn’t pick up the breast display was out of costume, and… just how old is Mia anyway?
In short, I don’t give a damn whether you think Mia’s boob window is sexy or in character or what - the art team couldn’t get the costume right through out a miniseries.
Four episodes, and that can’t be done well?
That’s crap performance from people paid to be professional and get it right.
Pick up your game DC.