It's always false advertising

foreverlurk

@miss-lillipants Okay he’s not a “giant” in the sense we think of, but he’s still freaking SEVEN FOOT TWO (218 cm!)

And yeah I hate being baited by sizey book covers or promotional posters, which sometimes you can sort of understand why they went with the G/t symbolism (ie. power dynamics), but sometimes it’s like… what!?! There’s nothing justifying a shrunken girl on the cover lol

Speaking of, I’ve seen the new Minami-kun reboot posters and teasers and now I’m even more mad at the gender-swap

Olo

@Nyx said:

I’ve bought so many books and other media based on the fact that they appeared to be giant-related.

Comic books are the worst in this regard. Size differential has such an immediate and universal symbolic meaning.

Chiikita

Size baiting, our worst enemy that’s why I always double check everything that seems sizey from the outside…

miss-lillipants

@foreverlurk said:

Okay he’s not a “giant” in the sense we think of, but he’s still freaking SEVEN FOOT TWO (218 cm!)

But what if - and hear me out -
B I G G E R.

@Nyx said:

I’ve bought so many books and other media based on the fact that they appeared to be giant-related.

@Olo said:

Comic books are the worst in this regard. Size differential has such an immediate and universal symbolic meaning.

Aren’t they just? Like there was absolutely no chance that Reacher would have any sizey stuff happening (just posted as a bit of fun), but it’s much harder to tell with fantasy, sci-fi and horror media in general. I appreciate the imagery, but my little heart and my bank account can only take so much disappointment

Speaking of comics: here’s a few choice pages from a JLA comic someone from CF kindly posted a while ago. When I first saw the cover, I thought “oh, this must be symbolic.”

It wasn’t.

I like to revisit this one when I’m looking for “giant superheroes causing accidental chaos in a city” inspiration :3

foreverlurk

@miss-lillipants said in It's always false advertising:

But what if - and hear me out -
B I G G E R.

Hahaha, careful there miss, I think you’re drooling a little. Don’t know if you realise how similar we are but in opposites directions. Someone posted a nice SW artwork on DA and the girl was about 10-12" tall, everyone was like “oh perfect size, my favourite, etc”.

And I was there thinking "But what if… S M A L L E R

(Meryn Trant’s voice “Too BIG!” /ref)

skysayl

@miss-lillipants said in It's always false advertising:

I like to revisit this one when I’m looking for “giant superheroes causing accidental chaos in a city” inspiration :3

Normally destructive giants aren’t my thing- but oh man. Something about the way their destruction and attempts not to cause it made this really fun. They’re not trying to wreck the skyscrapers and squish everyone but they just keep growing and they can’t help it! It’s so chaotic I need more.

TicTacLover 0

@foreverlurk hahaha my preferred size for my dolls is 4-6 inches tall!

miss-lillipants

@foreverlurk said:

Someone posted a nice SW artwork on DA and the girl was about 10-12" tall, everyone was like “oh perfect size, my favourite, etc”.
And I was there thinking "But what if… S M A L L E R

I am absolutely with you on this

@skysayl said:

They’re not trying to wreck the skyscrapers and squish everyone but they just keep growing and they can’t help it!

Unintentionally destructive scenarios with an anxious giant are one of my absolute favourites. He doesn’t mean to, he doesn’t want to, but he’s just so big that he can’t maneuver himself without bumping or breaking something, making things worse. I usually reserve it for softy gentle giants (other times…well, we know that power can change people).

blehb

@foreverlurk said in It's always false advertising:

I’ve seen the new Minami-kun reboot posters and teasers

now I’m even more mad at the gender-swap