"VIZ BIG" Discussions (Releases, Developments)

Super Saiyan Turlast x4 · Post by **Super Saiyan Turlast x4** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:20 pm

Not really. That's what I orginally thought; but, when I read DB Vol 14, 15, and 16; he didn't talk like that at all. For some reason, they just wanted Piccolo to imitate Yoda for his first appearance with Raditz. He got better as the chapters progressed, though.

Death-T · Post by **Death-T** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:24 pm

Slickmasterfunk wrote:These releases are looking kinda shitty to me. Maybe I'll just stick with my original 42 volumes.

The coverart doesn't look that great for the DBZ one, but the quality of the book is actually far superior if the RK one is anything to go by.

aegoku · Post by **aegoku** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:14 pm

Meh, the cover art is just ok. I'll still pick it up, if only for the better quality paper and the fact that I don't have all of the original release.

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:42 pm

desirecampbell wrote:I don't give a shit what the covers look like, as long as we get a full, uncensored manga.

Uncensored Dragonball material in America? I wish......

DaemonCorps · Post by **DaemonCorps** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:09 pm

Huh, looks like they're going for a more retro look for these simple, plain covers. Though I could be completely wrong and Viz is just using some random stock pictures as the covers. I'm hoping the covers are at least relative to the volumes they cover. It would seem really stupid if they were to have something like Goku wearing a Buu Saga gi during a Freeza Saga volume

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Like everyone else, I'm just hoping they're non-edited with all the color chapters um... colored (or in the case of some of them, red/gray-scaled). While I've already got all 42 of the Viz volumes, I'd like to at least pick up the Viz Big volume with SSJ2 Gohan if only for the colored chapters

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Post by **Herms** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:21 pm

DaemonCorps wrote:Huh, looks like they're going for a more retro look for these simple, plain covers. Though I could be completely wrong and Viz is just using some random stock pictures as the covers.

The covers for the first two Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z VIZBIG volumes are images 22 and 128 from Daizenshuu 1. Image 23 (Dragon Ball cover) was originally drawn by Toriyama as a cover for an issue of Weekly Jump in 1986. Image 128 (DBZ cover) was originally drawns as the cover of the 1989 Jump Calendar.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:38 pm

I'm disappointed with the cover art.

For such a big release, it really is pitiful.

But as long as these have colour chapters, and are unedited, I shall pick them up gladly.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:55 pm

With talk about covers, aren't what's on the inside of the GNs more important than the covers?

Post by **Herms** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:08 pm

Super Sonic wrote:With talk about covers, aren't what's on the inside of the GNs more important than the covers?

Yeah, but so far the covers are the only things we have pictures of, so it's natural that discussion would focus on them.

fps_anth · Post by **fps_anth** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:44 pm

Brad Redfield wrote:We have our covers:

*pukes*

So much for Kanzenban covers

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:04 am

I really don't think that is the final art. At least... I really effin hope not.

Brad Redfield · Post by **Brad Redfield** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:26 am

Well, I found them on Viz's official site. They're probably the final cover artwork.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:29 am

Well, I found them on Viz's official site.

Oh, man.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:35 am

I really can't believe they pay people for this kind of thing.

The hard work is already done!, Toriyama is an amazing artist, all you have to do is come up with a suitable layout, some appropriate typography, and a nice colour scheme.

But no, the intern with mspaint and a magazine with some Dragonball pictures he can cut out is definitely the way to go.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:55 am

Atleast it's still original artwork done by Mr.Toriyama himself I guess.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:13 am

I was really hoping for something like this:

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:16 am

I'm pretty sure everybody was hoping for that, *sigh

. I wonder if it's because it would be really costly to use those pictures?

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:39 am

They use those images in Shonen Jump from time to time so, I don't know.

Snail · Post by **Snail** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:41 am

Lol. Then that really makes no sense.

Brad Redfield · Post by **Brad Redfield** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:42 am

I'm interested in how they're going to keep this up for fourteen volumes. Then there's the image on the spine to be considered as well.

I'd also like to note that there appears to be something in the background of Z volume one. It looks sort of like speed-lines.

Kanzenshuu

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