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demiurgentOne of the things I often think about, when I'm writing a story, is what the lead character looks like. And I'm often tempted to commission a portrait from someone over it. This is especially true when I'm writing superheroish stories.
I almost never go on to commission, mind. It's an idle thought at most.
My lead character is a forty-two year old woman with a normal human body who wears normal clothes while she goes around the country interviewing people.
As God is my witness, I have no idea who I would even contact to do that. It's not like most working superhero artists have much experience with that sort of thing.
EDIT: Okay, let me be blunt. Blunt clearly works better.
"Wow. I'm writing a superhero story, but the lead is someone who isn't often represented physically in mainstream superhero comics, in as much as she A) looks her age and B) isn't a physical ideal of any kind. I find it interesting that there are not many examples of this type at Marvel or DC, where a 42 year old is either depicted, generally, as 22 and hot as a supernova or 64 and decrepit. As a side note, she also has normal proportioned limbs and shins, which is not always seen in comics either."
Better?
I almost never go on to commission, mind. It's an idle thought at most.
My lead character is a forty-two year old woman with a normal human body who wears normal clothes while she goes around the country interviewing people.
As God is my witness, I have no idea who I would even contact to do that. It's not like most working superhero artists have much experience with that sort of thing.
EDIT: Okay, let me be blunt. Blunt clearly works better.
"Wow. I'm writing a superhero story, but the lead is someone who isn't often represented physically in mainstream superhero comics, in as much as she A) looks her age and B) isn't a physical ideal of any kind. I find it interesting that there are not many examples of this type at Marvel or DC, where a 42 year old is either depicted, generally, as 22 and hot as a supernova or 64 and decrepit. As a side note, she also has normal proportioned limbs and shins, which is not always seen in comics either."
Better?
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Date: 2007-12-23 03:17 am (UTC)Actually, given how Lois is usually drawn... I'm not sure that's a good example. Lois isn't a normal looking woman, most of the time. She's a supermodel. As are most adult female women in Marvel and DC comics, really.
Which actually is the point I'm making. One thing you just don't see in mainstream superhero comics -- with, as always, exceptions -- is normal looking women. Women who lack some form of idealized proportions and stunning appearance.
(And for those who seem to be missing the point -- of course there are lots of Webcartoonists who draw women with variation. They are not who we're discussing here. Nor am I bemoaning my inability to commission Barb. Look at the title of the post. :) )
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Date: 2007-12-23 05:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-23 05:36 am (UTC)