Sam Vimes looked a lot more upset than either of them would have expected.
Actually, I would. :-) Those are great.
BTW I have three Discworld icons; the other pics I scanned didn't reduce well to icon size. I didn't get round to posting them because three seems so paltry, but here they are if you fancy any.
Oh, any outside observer would. Even Carrot thinks Vimes has a soft spot for Vetinari. Only Vimes doesn't know. I think Vetinari knows Vimes doesn't actually hate him, and he's aware of his own fondness for Vimes, but I think Vetinari's too cautious to believe Vimes actually has affection for him.
Thanks for the icons offer--I think you should post them. I'm not all that much a fan of the official Discworld art, I'm afraid. It's just not how I see the characters; Vimes especially, since Paul Kidby apparently decided he looks like Clint Eastwood. I know that there's a Dirty Harry parody in Guards! Guards!, but it's a parody, and I can't imagine anyone less Dirty Harry-like than Vimes.
I agree; Vimes and Vetinari has a great deal of respect for each other, and an affection they would never admit even to themselves, but which shows in their actions. Not for nothing are they my favourite characters.
I saw the drawings after I formed my opinions of what they looked like, and I like these ones because they're pretty close. Of course that's early Vimes, but I can imagine him being unshaven abd a bit slouchy even in his ducal rig, and he was through Polly's eyes. I didn't see Clint Eastwood there; just Vimes. I know Paul Darrow okayed him on stage, and I really don't like the casting choices they've made for TV--so much so that I didn't watch.
I loathe the original cartoon style--all monstrosity and heaving exposed boobs--and for years I wouldn't read Discworld because I judged the books by their covers. :-P
I forgot; I also did a Death on Binky. I'll post them when I get round to the TOS ones. Having to scan the bastards in make me keep putting it off.
Actually, I would. :-) Those are great.
BTW I have three Discworld icons; the other pics I scanned didn't reduce well to icon size. I didn't get round to posting them because three seems so paltry, but here they are if you fancy any.
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Thanks for the icons offer--I think you should post them. I'm not all that much a fan of the official Discworld art, I'm afraid. It's just not how I see the characters; Vimes especially, since Paul Kidby apparently decided he looks like Clint Eastwood. I know that there's a Dirty Harry parody in Guards! Guards!, but it's a parody, and I can't imagine anyone less Dirty Harry-like than Vimes.
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I saw the drawings after I formed my opinions of what they looked like, and I like these ones because they're pretty close. Of course that's early Vimes, but I can imagine him being unshaven abd a bit slouchy even in his ducal rig, and he was through Polly's eyes. I didn't see Clint Eastwood there; just Vimes. I know Paul Darrow okayed him on stage, and I really don't like the casting choices they've made for TV--so much so that I didn't watch.
I loathe the original cartoon style--all monstrosity and heaving exposed boobs--and for years I wouldn't read Discworld because I judged the books by their covers. :-P
I forgot; I also did a Death on Binky. I'll post them when I get round to the TOS ones. Having to scan the bastards in make me keep putting it off.
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