This drawing is a joke about why I don't draw western style super heroes, because if I did they'd look just like this.

The pose is about as dynamic as a stick of wood. In the western super hero comic world, this is absolutely taboo, super heroes have to, and I mean even when they are shaving their armpits, look angry in a dynamic pose, even better if they have white eyes and looking directly at the viewer, cause that just makes it that much more American.

Maybe this and the other one aren't absolute monstrosities, but it does show that I just don't have the eye for what makes good western style super heroes as of yet. I'd like to give it a bit more of a swing in the future. I'll try to draw anything at least once. Who knows, with a little practice, I might actually start to like it.

If you have a trained eye, you probably noticed that my practices in manga style collide with it's essential opposite properties on the western side, like the rather large head and lack of shoulder width. That's what happens sometimes when you are used to drawing more in one way than another. It's a good practice to expand the mind and loosen up habits this way, but it can become a bit discouraging at first.

At least I can now say that I did at least two western style super hero drawings in my life if anyone ever asks. That's probably the only reason why they are on this site.

 

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