lkh_lashouts | Cover models vs. canon characters.

You know what I just realized? Merry in canon has a number of scars. One is directly over one of her breasts, and is in the shape of a large handprint.

Why the hell hasn't this scar ever been on any of the covers? I mean, it's plot-related, it's intriguing (hey, how'd she get that on her chest? read to find out!) and it would just plain look cool, even a bit sexy. I have numerous scars myself and have never understood the appeal, and even I think it'd be nice and artistic-looking.

Yet while the cover to A Stroke of Midnight displayed ample quantities of heaving bosom, there were no scars. I realize the scar is usually disguised by glamour, but there's no reason it couldn't be shown.

In fact, both of LKH's protagonists have scars, and the covers for both series portray basically naked women...with nary a scar or even a mole in sight. We don't even need to see all the scars; just the more (relatively) photogenic ones. Anita's cross and Merry's hand would make spiffy cover fodder, and appropriate for their respective series. It's a shame they were ignored in favour of "prettier" covers.

Cover models vs. canon characters.

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