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mighty-motherbox:

JuggaLobo Part II: THE PUNCHENING

Yeah, I know, “Liefeld can’t draw feet har-har-har,” but man … Liefeld cannot draw feet.

This poor colorist, you get the sense that he’s just trying to get a sense of shape and form and basic human anatomy in the midst of the poo pile that is Leifeld’s art.  Not only that, but you can tell Liefeld is totally biting Jim Lee’s (also terrible) art style by saving all the “detail” for the neck and face strain/stress lines. Like seriously, if you were to take a ratio of linework, 85% of it would be in the faces of his characters.  SIGH.

BUT WAIT - THERE’S MORE! If you look at the left margin of this image, you can clearly see that either it was cropped too far out, or Rob Liefeld simply STOPPED TRYING to draw a left wrist! Or both!

Questions: 1) Where is the light source coming from that is lighting Lobo’s back in such a way? 

2) Why is Lobo’s foot blob hovering over Deathstroke’s shoulderpad?  But it’s also flat on the ground?

3) Why is Deathstroke’s head … SMALLER that Lobo’s foot blob?

4) Lobo’s hair..?

5) where’s the rest of Lobo’s right leg disappeared to?  is the knee actually resting in Deathstroke’s elbow joint or inexplicably hovering/connecting as well?

It appears that Jim Lee must love himself so much, that he keeps pushing Liefeld work out there, simply because it makes him feel so good to know that really terrible artists (who’ve never had an art class) try their darndest to draw - like Jim Lee.  

And I take it back. the colorist is only making things worse.

ugh. whoever buys this comic should reconsider their life choices.

kateordie:

thelibraryharlot:

justsayins:

 

Okay. Guys. Guys. Two things.

1) I’m a martial artist. I’ve been studying since I was seven. I wouldn’t even hesitate to say that I’m good at it. I have done work as a fight choreographer for film, and I am trained in stage combat as well.

2) I’m a contortionist. Yes. Again, since childhood. I had to take a few years off due to some back issues, but I’m getting back into it again. I am Dick Grayson levels of flexible. Yes.

And this pose? 

No.

Let’s forget for a minute that it is a supremely stupid and impractical pose for fighting because hey, it’s a comic book. If it looks neat, it doesn’t matter that a real fighter would never, ever do that, right? I mean, why use real positions when you can use made-up ones? Actual showy martial arts moves certainly don’t exist.

And it’s not like they look cool, or anything.

Hey, did you know that the makers of Avatar: The Last Airbender brought in martial arts experts to demonstrate moves, to make sure that they were both making sure things looked cool but also getting them realistic, thereby making iteven more awesome?

Yeah. But. As I already said, let’s move past the whole it’s “stupid for fighting” thing.

I am, actually, physically capable of posing like Cassie above, if we stuck with just the torso twist and had the arms by the hips instead of up the way they are. It isn’t natural or comfortable of course (this is, keep in mind, coming from a person who can, and does, often browse the internets while maintaining a floating middle split), but it is physically possible for me, even with the intense exaggerated curve of the spine and position of the lower half of the body.

However, I am unable to imitate Cassie’s full pose. And Wonder Woman’s, considering the even more exaggerated swayback? It isn’t difficult, it isn’t uncomfortable. It is impossible.

To further demonstrate, this is me doing a fairly extreme torso twist:

As you can see in the picture, I can position myself so that my upper half and lower half are, well. My chest is facing the floor and my knees are pointed towards the ceiling. I’m not sure how clear it is in the picture, but my shoulders are pretty much in line with my knees. And yet, the way Cassie’s torso is situated, coupled with her arm placement, how Wonder Woman’s shoulders are pulled back as she pushes out her chest while twisting her lower half in that direction? Nope. Can’t.

Now I’m sure there are some people out there who probably are able to mimic the way these two (and so many other female comic characters) are positioned above. I’m also pretty sure that there aren’t many, and that these characters can’t. Regardless of the fact that they were drawn that way. I’m going to go ahead and say they can’t. And non-super female characters, who have to work at what they do? Have an even less chance of being able to achieve this position.

Also, and go ahead and brick me for saying so, but I’m so turned around by how bad the art and positioning is that I really can’t find them sexy or anything. Which, you know, was probably the whole point of them being drawn that way. I guess some people find torso dislocation sexy? I’m not one of those people.

Just seriously. Artists. I understand artist license. I understand exaggeration. I understand suspending disbelief.

But if a martial artist who is also a contortionist can’t mimic a pose you use constantly for female fighters, there might be a problem in, you know, your choices on basic anatomy. I can’t be the only one who thinks this.

Just sayin’.

Perfect.

Yes.

THIS. And seriously, Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld have been in this business how long now? Suspension of disbelief has nothing to do with letting your (creep-tastic) imagination run wild. If anything, the better storyteller weaves their yarn in with heaping doses of reality, so the reader’s not so confused or (in my case), disinterested.

Meanwhile…. Rob Liefeld is up to his old tricks again - NOT DRAWING FEET. but you know, he gets paid.

I mean seriously, come Sept/Oct - who is picking up Hawk & Dove for the art? 

You know Jim Lee is in charge at DC Comics when in the year 2011 (!) he admittedly still gives favors via the illustrative reigns of Hawk & Dove #1 to ROB LIEFELD. why?

sidenote: looks like someone learned how to draw feet albeit at strange contorted angles.

you’re going to want to click + make it bigger.

via binkleberry

joebloodyhunter:

Good morning.

Best.

joebloodyhunter:

Mr. Drudgeons beseeched me to draw the fatsuited and jewfro’d Ryan Reynolds from the film Just Friends as Hal Jordan with arm-blades and a bunch of Liefeldesque accessories.

I was more than horrified to oblige him. Enjoy sir.

Dear Joe Hun-tron 5000,

I AM AMAZE.

Sincerely,

Drudgeons, esq

Now i hate Rob Liefeld.  I hate what he did and continues to do in the comic community. but i love these rants! we have so much in common (shitty artist, very little in life makes us happy, etc).  the following hilarious rants about the upcoming Deadpool Movie have been taken from Liefeld’s Twitter via comicbookmovies.com:

“Dear FOX studios, get your act together. Deadpool is not Green Lantern, not a family film. DP is “filthy” think Expendables $$ w/ RR”

“Also FOX, find your balls and film the script from Rheese[sic] and Wernick. You will make loads of money and thank yourself later.”

“Dear FOX, these five will show up and slice your nutz if you screw DP up! http://twitpic.com/3c8ym2”

“FOX is always worrisome to me @JStud_ Not exactly the greatest track record. DP is in their hands.”

“It boils down to this, Ryan Reynolds, Mr. Sexiest Man alive paired with best comic script ever written, no-brainer….make Deadpool happen!”

“43 is the new 72 for me….i just speak my mind and don’t give a crap….grumpy old Liefeld.”

hilarious stuff!  Rob Liefeld just doesn’t give an F.