[ SECRET POST #2496 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2496 ⌋

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Comments

[feotakahari]

What bugs me about the women in a lot of comics isn't just that they look silly, but that they look the same. Take Dust, for instance--she's very religious, so she was designed with a very conservative outfit, but a lot of artists have it hug her curves, because to them, hugging curves is what a woman's outfit does. Or Amanda Waller--she had a bulky and imposing look to go with her forceful personality, but when I last cared about DC she was thin, because comic book girls are thin. ( There's a bit more variety in guys--Spidey's a nerd at heart, so he's usually less muscular than Captain America--but I'd still like to see more types.

(For what it's worth, I have the same objection to manga where the main guys are all similar-looking pretty boys.)

[(Anonymous)]

So many artists are bad at creating varied character designs, OR they don't think that having characters look distinct is very important, OR they aren't willing to sacrifice their idea of beauty (which is extremely narrow, I guess) to make characters look different.

To me it is THE MOST IMPORTANT, so 100% agree with you here.

[(Anonymous)]

The thing that gets me really excited about an artist is when their characters' clothes look realistic. Unless you're wearing something extremely tight like a spandex unitard, your clothes are probably going to slightly obscure the shape of your body. To me, drawing the shapes and folds of fabric correctly is a lot more challenging than just drawing the outline of a body. Amy Reeder is an artist who I think does this well.

[(Anonymous)]

Well-drawn/sculpted clothing folds make me flail and squeal. I make toy customs that frequently involve sculpted clothing, and putting in all the little creases at the joints is pretty much my favorite thing ever.

[blueonblue]

One of the reasons I love Love and Rockets (Locas) so much is the female characters all look different. The female wrestlers look like wrestlers, and no one would mistake Maggie for Penny, even when they're wearing the same superhero costume.

[(Anonymous)]

I think if more comics fans branched out into comics like Love and Rockets (incredibly good!) they'd find that there's less to complain about like they do superhero comics.

[(Anonymous)]

Yay, that's one of my favorite covers :D (http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/905263.jpg)

I'd say that the Palomar stories in the first run of Love and Rockets has a wide diversity of body types all around, too. I miss it in Beto's newer stuff.

[blueonblue]

At least Penny and Hopey are enjoying themselves! I haven't kept up with Palomar, and when I looked at the 30th anniversary guidebook, I realized I was a couple of years behind with everything.