NLEx: 90's Superhero Design was not Cool

[divalea]

It was KEWL.

This was inspired by an email from Ron Perazza (honcho of DC Online) that suggested I do another NLEx along the lines of "Diagram of a Fox" but of a superhero. Choosing what sort of superhero to diagram was easy; fitting in all the visual cliches of 90's superhero design was hard.
I know I've missed things like ridiculous pecs, the shameless swipes of Arthur Adams' and John Byrne's work, and tracing of Japanese pinup photography and Shirow Masamune manga, but there's only so much one person can do. 



There's a warning here for comickers: we all love the words and visuals of the comics, cartoons, movies and books we fell in love with. Kill your darlings.

Comments

[jauncourt.livejournal.com]

I think I have a WHOLE BOX of comics that have this basic aesthetic. Lots of Marvel in there. SO true.

How does one fight bad guys with the inevitable wedgie? I never figured it out.

[divalea.livejournal.com]

You just don't get a wedgie, neither front nor back. Even though in real life, you certainly would.