Famous Media Genderflipped Cover Game

[shamanicshaymin]

Okay, now that I've taken a few deep breaths, let's play a game inspired by Maureen Dowd's twitter, 'cause it's awesome.

Instructions: Take a favorite book or imagine your favorite video game/movie/webcomic/etc. was a book. If its original creator was a guy, genderflip him and give his book a stereotypically girly cover. If a female creator, genderflip her and give her book a badass/decent cover that accurately shows what her book is about.

Comments

[sarajayechan]

That Super Mario Bros. cover is just freaking cute. XD And yay for genderswapping covers. I think a book's cover should match its genre, not the gender it's "for". Romance novels with frilly flowery covers? Hell yeah. Porny novels, though...maybe some nice gender-neutral shiny crimson and black. Sleek and sexy. :D

I'm just glad the classic novels I've read tend to have plainish covers, or ones artsy enough to go either way.

[shamanicshaymin]

I agree. If Fabio's on the cover of a bodice-ripper, that's fine. Something like The Giver? ...Not so much. :P

Classic novels generally have more time to gather a variety of covers, haha. XD Lolita's covers are... interesting, to say the least. :P

[sorakh28]

...Shizuka instead of Shigeru? *thumbs up*

I wouldn't be able to draw it, but stereotypical female!Fire Emblem Awakening would probably have Chrom and his baby girl... he's shirtless, and she's swaddled in sheets... it's in black and white, except for their Brands, which is the blue of their hair color. And the typography would be kinda small and understated.

...Actually, a novelization that focuses mostly on the romance part of the game could use that.

[shamanicshaymin]

No worries, mine were basically slapped together. XD Descriptions are fine!

Pokemon: C/J/P versions. Clefairy is Red, Jigglypuff is Blue, and Pikachu is Yellow. Green version is Chansey.

[guardians_song]

...Not even going to lie, I'D buy the [cellphone] Call of Cthulhu. :D