This is an observation, not a solicitation. For the record.

[demiurgent]

One 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?

Comments

[demiurgent.livejournal.com]

Your hair color looks good on you, actually.

But admit it -- you've never seen yourself in a comic book, have you?

[(Anonymous)]

Damnit--you're right.