I am so in love with this person's artwork. She has a particular fondness for drawing Johan, which I do not object to at all. I love her depiction of him: he has a beautiful face, and yet the look in his eyes is completely unsettling. This is exactly how a character like Johan should be drawn. <3
I've spent a good part of today reading theories people have regarding Monster and its various themes, and let me tell you... even once I finish the series, I'll probably continue thinking about it for a long ass time. For now, I'll just link to the Wild Mass Guess entry over at TVtropes. It's 99% silly shit, but that last 1% is worth considering.
EDIT: So in blind faith, I googled around a bit for Monster fanfiction. I should've expected it, but the way some people write Johan is absolutely appalling. It takes about ten seconds to find a story where Johan is portrayed as a fragile soul who just needs some good ol' fashioned lovin to take all the pain away. Please. Way to take an interesting character and turn him into a total assmuffin, guys.
and btw, the above artist has also done a few drawings of Reinhard:
Yeah, I don't know why he's holding corn either.
