SPACE JAM 2: A NEW LEGACY AND A NEW CONTROVERSY - PLUS SPACE JAM 2 FAN ART FEATURING LOLA BUNNY!

All right guys, even with the damn lockup / lockdown phase still going on, I'm sure you heard about this controversy online. There's a new Space Jam animated movie coming out on July 16 2021, featuring my man Lebron James and some others guys. Plus there are Looney Tunes characters that will show up to help him combat the Monstars. And some of those original Looney Tunes [like Bugs Bunny] have been around for over 40 years.

The problem was, the director at the WB movie studio green-lit a redesign of all the characters, including Lola Bunny, who debuted roughly 25 years ago in the original Space Jam movie featuring Micheal Jordan, back in 1996.

Hence some of the Original Fans gave an outcry that they were tired of "desexualization" of original characters, since Lola now looked like a "short kneeless tween sports-reject"... for real, she has no knees. And her bust was now more flat than before. 

Of course, there were other fans, from the Politically Correct crowd, who said it was perfect. And most of those people weren't old enough to watch and fully remember the original movie when it debuted 25 years ago... 

The double-poster I created on the left shows some side-by-side comparisons of the female character in question, standing on the right side of the poster. 

And the drafted version of Lola Bunny showing her as being more shapely / mature, was done by a guy called @linkertoon on Twitter. 

Anyway, I saw both sides of the argument. And as an artist that's over 40, I'll give you a hint... Never change a classic comic / cartoon character design... just make a new character that fits the ideals / image / message  that you desire to convey. That's the wisest solution.

No one can complain about a new "Lacy Bunny" character, since she never existed before and there is no reference to criticize / critique her by.   

   

Nevertheless, I did some fanart of Lola, which shows her as a young adult, roughly 21 - 25 years old. She was drawn in my art style, so she is thicc, thick, shapely, curvy etc. 

Lola was created back in 1996 by Warner Bros Pictures and she was intended to be a girlfriend / love interest for Bugs Bunny. And WB technically has the right to present her in any designed form that they choose, depending on their marketing objective. Honestly it's impossible to please every single fan around the world, but WB executives also do have the choice, to do whatever the hell they want.

But as a fan, you have the power to support whatever you want. After all, it's your damn money. So if you like the new Lola design, then go to the theaters later this year on July 16, 2021 and support it... if not, just pirate the damn movie online :)