from helga_b

[timepiececlock]

I love looking at people's icons, but I don't always *get* them - I often wonder stuff like, "Who's that guy?" or "Where's that quote from?" but I tend not to ask, for various reasons. So come on, here are my icons. Pick one (or more!) you're curious about, and I'll try to explain it. Or at least explain what I like about it.

Comments

[pico-the-great.livejournal.com]

I have always always wondered about your Ozymandias icon: where the picture's from, rather, because I'm familiar with the poem.

I've used the person for a visual for one of my stories, so I've definitely got a vested interest in whether this person is an artist I can check more out about.


(The one you've got right now, though, is A+.)

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

The image is Manji from the manga Blade of the Immortal. It was one of the cover pages, but I don't remember which one. It's my favorite picture of Manji, though. And although I don't necessarily think his character is much like Ozymandius, I thought the words went well with the dramatic pose. BotI is one of only three manga series I regularly read (Naruto and Fruits Basket are the other two), and it's excellent. The art is fantastic and the characters interesting and evolving. It's exceedingly gorey, but the fact that it's black and white makes me sort of desensitize my eyes to blood splatters. And the drama of the story is worth the blood. I'm not sure I'd ever watch an anime version, if they were to make one, however.

Other cool images:
http://default.co.yu/~mohican/pic_public/Manji_-_Blade_of_the_Immortal.jpg
http://images.tfaw.com/covers/200/10/10403.jpg
http://lrg.zorpia.com/0/1089/6971021.9f53c2.jpg
http://www.shrani.si/pics/rin58675.jpg
http://wallpapers.duble.com/1/Anime%20Sorted%20By%20Name/Blade%20Of%20The%20Immortal/3.jpg
http://66.199.231.236/wallpapers/blade/blade_2_800.jpg (he's kinda like Kakashi from Naruto...reborn. or something. yes.)

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

also a cool shot:
http://zerko.cult.bg/X86/Gallery/Boi/027.jpg

An enlargment of the icon image:
http://www.thegrillstoreandmore.com/image/products/big-pics/769700b.jpg