What color should Two-Face's face be?

[Alan2099]

The talk on the other thread about Two-Face's injures made me curious.

The scarred half of his face has been shown a variety of different ways and colors over the years. What color scheme do you think suits the guy's injuries the best?

[ticklefist]

I'm indifferent but the bust coming out this week makes a pretty strong case for green.

[T Hedge Coke]

Green feels classic for me, but really, I've enjoyed it portrayed in various colors, a lot of different ways.

[Alan2099]

Personally, I hate it when it's drawn or colored to look like realistic scar tissue. It just taks the fun outta the character.

[zur en arrh]

I prefer him realistically scarred with no hair on the scarred side.

I also prefer him in normal suits instead of half/half, but whatever.

[thwhtGuardian]

I think it depends on the artist, certain artists just make certain depictions work for me.

[Jake V]

Personally, I hate it when it's drawn or colored to look like realistic scar tissue. It just taks the fun outta the character.

Yes, it would really be a shame if they took the "fun" out of the tragically mutilated abuse victim with severe mental problems.

[Lord Bravery]

Like a reddy/pinky scar tissue. I really liked Lee Bermejo's take from his and Azzarello's Joker one shot a few years back.

[Meadow]

I don't have one definite answer for this. The green fits one style, and the red/more realistic looking one fits the other. I've never been into the half/half suit, though. It's pushing the duality theme a bit too far, maybe.

EDIT: Yeah, Bermejo nailed the look. That's what I would've liked to see in The Dark Knight.

[Jody Garland]

Never liked the green. Some artists can make it work pretty great, like Bolland, and whoever drew his Golden Age appearances. I don't need him to be realistic- I don't think anyone wants that- but at the least, make some sense, y'know?

[Alan2099]

Yes, it would really be a shame if they took the "fun" out of the tragically mutilated abuse victim with severe mental problems.

Glad you agree.

[jgiannantoni05]

My answer: Continue to leave it open to artist interpretation and artistic license.

[RubberLotus]

Personally, I hate it when it's drawn or colored to look like realistic scar tissue. It just taks the fun outta the character.

I heartily disagree.

If anything, Two-Face should be the LAST character in the Bat-mythos to be made "fun". With Joker and Penguin and co., there's at least the precedent of the Silver Age. Harvey was always depicted as a tragic victim of circumstances ever since his first appearance, and in some respects, I see him as the most realistic, human character in Gotham.

(Besides, ten times out of ten, from what I've seen, "making him fun" equals "ignoring the fact that he's half-good entirely". Granted, that average remains at a healthy eight-and-a-half-times out of ten even when the comics are trying to be grim 'n' gritty, but it's better than nothing.)

But there's also room for a fun, hammy Two-Face in the DCU. It's just not Harvey Dent. May I introduce you to George Blake, AKA Two-Face IV?

[Keehar]

The only one I don't like is green. He looks half martian with the green.

[Jeff Brady]

Glad you agree.

Your sarcasm detector may be broken.

But then, so could mine.