EXCLUSIVE: Manapul's Amethyst Is Deadly In "Sword of Sorcery" #2 Variant

[CBR News]

DC Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at "The Flash" artist Francis Manapul's variant cover for "Sword of Sorcery" #2, which features Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld.


Full article here.

[jediracer]

is this the issue with all the fun rape and stuff everyone is complaining about?

[Flashpoint]

is this the issue with all the fun rape and stuff everyone is complaining about?

No--and there never was a rape. There was an attempt to rape, but Amethyst stopped it before it happened.

Also, this cover is absolutely gorgeous; more great art from Francis Manapul...

[Jason456701]

Also, this cover is absolutely gorgeous; more great art from Francis Manapul...

That is a awesome cover love Manapul's art.

[doctormistermaster]

I am floored by this, Manapul is one of the best artists in business in my opinion.

[chastmastr]

Manapul: Fantastic artist.

Amethyst holding a bloody sword: Oh, right, it's the new all-bloody all-stabby DCU. God.

[Mr. Holmes]

Manapul: Fantastic artist.

Amethyst holding a bloody sword: Oh, right, it's the new all-bloody all-stabby DCU. God.

What else were you expecting in a book that's named after a genre coined from Robert E Howard books?

[jediracer]

rapetastic!

[Roland Gunner]

What else were you expecting in a book that's named after a genre coined from Robert E Howard books?

I was hoping for a tea party. Maybe a thrilling game of hide and seek.

[HeroxMatt2.0]

It's a great image, that I think misses the entire point of the Amethyst that came before it. But in representing the current interpretation? Pretty great.

[Mundungus]

Why does everyone keep shouting rape. We all read the same issue and no one was raped. Amy Winston stopped it. It's the opposite of Identity Crisis.

[chastmastr]

What else were you expecting in a book that's named after a genre coined from Robert E Howard books?

For the book title, and for the Beowulf backup, and for any number of characters connected to the genre (a genre I personally love), sure. But does Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, really need to be that kind of book? But her creators said their piece about it already here on CBR. It's just... Amethyst holding a bloody sword. Gah. Ick.

[chastmastr]

I was hoping for a tea party. Maybe a thrilling game of hide and seek.

The original series wasn't at all like that, but I'm sure you probably know that already...

[Mr. Holmes]

For the book title, and for the Beowulf backup, and for any number of characters connected to the genre (a genre I personally love), sure. But does Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, really need to be that kind of book? But her creators said their piece about it already here on CBR. It's just... Amethyst holding a bloody sword. Gah. Ick.

lol okay I'm not getting into this again. Shouldn't have asked. We already know DC is targeting teenagers and young adults for these books.

[chastmastr]

lol okay I'm not getting into this again.

Me neither, which is why I just went "oh, ick" rather than a massive block of text, as is often my wont. Just let it roll off your back like water off of a duck... rolllllll off your back... om... om...

Shouldn't have asked.

Ah, it's okay. Interaction is nice. :)

We already know DC is targeting teenagers and young adults for these books.

Oh, I know, though not all teens, young adults, or even old adults would mind something more akin to the previous Amethyst series, even before the Dr. Fate business and so on. But that damn narrow target market seems to be where DC is aiming pretty much everything. Heck, even more grim/gritty/graphic stuff (looking squarely at the increasingly crossover-happy Jonah Hex series here, which deserves its own thread so I'm off to make one now) is being affected in ways I don't like.