That first entry was all but bad, but this is a powerful remake, the thing that stands out as the biggest improvement probably being the background... even if the old white definitely places focus on the character. I feel like both of these works have their own strengths though, the old ones simpler, with thicker outlines and an overall cartoony clarity, while the new one's much more textured and real, with eyes that convey a kind of battle-battered wisdom, but in exchange not as prominently powerful and hulky. It's like two different interpretations of the one theme. Nice work!
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