posted by [identity profile] sigelphoenix.insanejournal.com at 10:36pm on 22/04/2008
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.
 
posted by [identity profile] redbird.insanejournal.com at 02:08am on 23/04/2008
...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.
 
posted by [identity profile] sigelphoenix.insanejournal.com at 03:48am on 23/04/2008
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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