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Jack Frost vs. Hellsing: FIGHT!
I mentioned in a post I made last night that the manhwa Jack Frost had too many elements - character design, character relationships, panel angles, weapons - ripped off from similar to those from Hellsing, and promised scans to prove it. Here they are.
Now, it's not plagiarism - I haven't found any panels where the Jack Frost artist deliberately traced, but you know he's got Hellsing open on his desk while drawing Jack Frost and frequently refers back to itI, of course, have never done that Death Note or Saiyuki. And while I don't actually mind using close character designs, etc. as long as the story is sufficiently different (it is, so far), unfortunately Jack Frost is nowhere near as good as Hellsing, which means that as you're reading it, you are irresistibly reminded of Hellsing and how much better it is.
So let that be a lesson to you: if you're going to copy character designs MAKE SURE YOUR STORY IS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL.
Hellsing panels on the left or the top, while Jack Frost panels on the right or bottom.
You, madam, are no Integra Hellsing.
And you, miss, are no Ceras Victoria. (Character design not the same, but placement in the story and relationships to other characters are the same.)
You, Jack Frost, no matter how much you cock your head and grin that evil grin, will never be Alucard. (Honestly, people, this is one of Alucard's favorite poses! How are we expected not to notice?!)
Even down to the improbable guns! (Hellsing the one on top, JF the three on bottom.) I kept expecting Ceras' Harkonnen Cannon to show up!
The panel on the right, occurring near the end of JF, is where I went OH DEAR GOD YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT.
In conclusion: read Hellsing. It's much better.
Now, it's not plagiarism - I haven't found any panels where the Jack Frost artist deliberately traced, but you know he's got Hellsing open on his desk while drawing Jack Frost and frequently refers back to it
So let that be a lesson to you: if you're going to copy character designs MAKE SURE YOUR STORY IS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL.
Hellsing panels on the left or the top, while Jack Frost panels on the right or bottom.
You, madam, are no Integra Hellsing.
And you, miss, are no Ceras Victoria. (Character design not the same, but placement in the story and relationships to other characters are the same.)
You, Jack Frost, no matter how much you cock your head and grin that evil grin, will never be Alucard. (Honestly, people, this is one of Alucard's favorite poses! How are we expected not to notice?!)
Even down to the improbable guns! (Hellsing the one on top, JF the three on bottom.) I kept expecting Ceras' Harkonnen Cannon to show up!
The panel on the right, occurring near the end of JF, is where I went OH DEAR GOD YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT.
In conclusion: read Hellsing. It's much better.
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