Adam Hughes' Women of DC Comics poster : comments [sigelphoenix]

hmmm,well, I don't know anything about the artist, but what strikes me most immediately is that he appears to be trying for the art-nouveau style; the swooping lines and the washed out colors on the skin. Poison ivy especially is supremely iconic of the mucca-style of art, but it's also prominent in Wonder Woman's hair. Likewise, the bold outlines combined with the excessive detailing on the folds of the clothing...honestly, I think all that only makes the musculature stand out more. True, I would think "wonder woman" would have more build in general, but the fact that she has any definition at all is immediately noticeable when one is looking from the lens of art-nouveau, which is known for it's flowing, curvy women.

uh, blah blah art geek! And who knows, maybe he's not going for the AN style and this is how he always draws! I am not trying to make excuses for him, certainly.

I would love the men in formal wear. Omg.
the thing about that blog is that they are notorious for taking work and posting it without permission. They list the artist but said artist has no idea their work is being posted there. :(

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okay, yeah, looking through the rest of his gallery, he does at least seem aware that wonder woman ought to have some pretty seriously biceps, and he seems pretty good at actually portraying that (it's almost distressing, actually, in some of them, the hugeness of her upper body in comparison to the complete lack of hips he gives her. She's got man hips/thighs in some of those pics 0-o) which really makes it seem like he was trying for nouveau here.

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Synchronized commenting!

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Hughes has a gallery of his Wonder Woman art (http://www.justsayah.com/pages/AHpg3.html), so you can get an idea of his style. It's pretty much the same, but you can probably pick up on stuff that I wouldn't notice. My impression has always been that he draws WW with the right general shape - tall, broad shoulders, noticeable hips - but she's smooth and less muscular than his male heroes.

I am glad you're bringing your art geek to the post, because on my own I sort of flail uselessly and say "pretty!" or "not pretty!" ^^;

Ugh. I did not realize that - thanks for the heads up. Link taken down.

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so while I can be all "blah blah art geek!" about the group shot, this however does not stop me from noticing that the tomb raider gallery is like "my boobies, let me show you them!" XD

the rest of his work seems more like what I'm used to seeing in american comics these days -- that sort of weirdish blend between american and anime stylings, where the eyes are just a bit too large and shiny to qualify as truly american style, but it's holding onto a lot of the detail-oriented stuff that american comic style likes. The group shot definitely looks like a compltely different style from his usual work (and, to me, that makes the inclusion of, for instance, the wheelchair really cool, because if there's anything out of place in an AN piece it would be something as inorganic and sterile as a wheelchair, but he's blended it into the flow of the piece very well.)

I also really appreciate the theme in the pic -- it's like he was given these characters and 'white and fancy' as his parameters, and he's tried to find a way to make each character's outfit reflect who they are WITHIN those parameters (ie: powergirl having the cut out, like her costume, supergirl having the short skirt, Harly having the joker tails, Selena having a white *cat*, the top hat, etc); I have to wonder how much of the theme was his idea and how much he's just working with what idea he's been given (for instance, if he would have been allowed to put sandals on WW, because maybe the art director was "all in ball gowns and heels! 4reel.")

apparently I haven't been getting my art crit disposal taken care of ^^;;;;;;

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That is an aspect of the art, though. XD (I can't understand that one shot with her in the thong and holding the towel. What is making the towel stick out so much, assuming that she doesn't have breasts that extend down almost to her elbow?)

I like the costume details, too, and I think they help in making the women look distinct. There is some differentiation in the face and body types - certainly more than typical comic art - but, whereas Diana and Harley definitely look like individuals, a few, like Black Canary, were hard for me to place. Admittedly, though, I'm not as familiar with the DC characters as other fans.

Dispose of your art crit here! On my own I wouldn't have picked up the style, or thought about the influence of art direction. I know Hughes is "big" enough that he probably gets a lot of free reign, but I don't know what the production process is for creating a pinup.

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...seriously. O_o It's like, Revenge of the Chest-Shelf. The one that disturbs me is the one where she's riding on top of... some kind of sea mammal and it looks like someone taped a pair of water balloons to her chest -- and from the look on her face, they must be really heavy.

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Yeah, her expression pretty much sums up how comfortable it would feel to be in that position. It's definitely one of those pretend-to-look-comfortable model poses.

Now that I look at it more carefully, I'm bugged by the fact that the end of her braid seems disconnected from the rest of her hair.

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