Darwyn Cooke is pretty underrated as far as cheesecake artists go, up there with Benes and Deodato. Sadly, he makes Wonder Woman look like a fat opera singer with a sword. I get less of a warrior princess superhero vibe and more of a Uwe Boll's Blubberella.

I won't pretend to be an expert, but so far all Wonder Woman art I've seen from Cooke does not make her look "fat" at all. He rather presents her the way an ideal woman would have looked like in the... I dunno... 60s or 70s? She looks more curvy/ fleshy/ whatever you want to call it. I, personally, don't much like that look either, but "fat" is the wrong word for it. Here is an example for what I am referring to:

Now, if you meant a newer representation that does indeed make her look fat, I apologise. As I said, I am not an expert.

I'd thought some type of custom drawing had been issued to someone; he just draws a beautify woman that is not either skin and bone or masculinity butch; she just has a realistic female frame; maybe unusual for comics but not in the way of the everyday female that's in good shape.

http://comicsmakemehappy.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-new-wonder-woman-costume.html

Yeah, sure, that's fat

(Rolls eyes contemptibly)

Ridiculous. He may be my favorite Wonder Woman artist. That this:

—can be considered "fat" just shows how ridiculously skinny female superheroes are routinely drawn.

@jointron33: a bit chubby, but I wouldn't say "fat"

He draws her thick, not fat ;)

I don't like the stick figure chicks anyway so the art looks fine to me.

She's thick, not fat. I like thick!

Yeah... Fat is the entirely wrong way, I'd say thick.

Also Thick makes a lot more sense for an Amazon warrior than the skinny super model look.

Yeah, because this totally needed to be a thread.

Do comic books really disillusion kids THIS much? There are so many things wrong with the OP I dont even know where to start.

My copy of Absolute New Frontier has been sitting on my shelf for quite some time now waiting for me to crack it open. This thread has inspired me to do so - because the drawings don't look fat, they look awesome!

@redlantern23: To be fair he does have Hollywood and the fashion industry desperately trying to convince everyone that anorexic chicks are hot as well. Personally I don't find visible skeletal structure to be sexy but I don't make the trends.

He draws her more like a classic version of her.It is like the ideal shape of a woman in the 50's or 60's.

You have a terrible understanding of body types.

@redlantern23: Have you seen comic women? Of course this Wonder Woman would look thicker compared to most of the modern ones.

I don't think she's fat, just a bit chubby. I dislike how he draws her.

She's not even "thick" or "chubby", she's just not rail-skinny. She has curves, but he still draws her waist inhumanly skinny. If you don't like the art style—well hey that's a valid criticism—but why slag on the character using these particular body-shaming terms? Just say you prefer the modern style to the classic pinup.

To use these terms for what is clearly an idealized female body type, albeit one from the 40s-50s, well I don't see how that's going to make anyone who actually is rail-skinny or curvy or heavy-set feel better about themselves. Granted, that may not be your immediate goal, but why hate?

Personally I'm always pleased to see more variety in body types in superhero art.

Goddam right, Amanda, goddam right.

@awesam: Thats the entire point though. This warped view of how a woman should look is getting out of hand. Its sad that someone could consider any Wonder Woman thats not drawn as a stick a "fat opera singer" in OP's words.

In this little thing called "reality" the Wonder Woman drawings in question are closer to the scale of an actual woman.

@redlantern23: Yes, because we want comics to be realistic. That's why we read about people who can fly and shoot lasers from their eyes. Your argument should include male heroes.

She's not full-on fat.

And while we're at it chubby girls > twigs.

Actually Darwyn Cooke draws in a retro style, so his Wonder Woman looks like a pinup from the Golden Age - go look at any of the nosecone artwork on WWII bombers and you will see similarly proportioned females.

Looks like a pretty twisted definition of fat to me.

She is chunky, at the very least. I said fat, not morbidly obese.

@awesam: thats a horrible comparison. People cant fly or shoot lasers out of their eyes. Body size is a real thing. And thats not the point. The point is, the OP has such a warped view of women that a he views a proportionately drawn woman as fat. Its ridiculous.

Aint nothin like a big girl.

@redlantern23: I wasn't comparing anything, I was making a point. I agree that she doesn't look fat, but I'm almost 100% sure he just over-reacted. Kind of like what you're doing.

No, well for me anyway.

I really don't like his version. I like a taller, leaner, and more athletic with muscle definition looking version.

@awesam: Your point really had nothing to do with what I said?

@redlantern23: You were comparing Wonder Woman to real women. I said comics and reality are two different things.

@tdk_1997: That's actually the ideal shape of a beautify shaped woman from today too; I don't know about ideal for today versus 40s, 50s, and 60s, but I guess beauty and body shape are in the eyes of the beholder. She and her body look as good as a beautify and physically fit realistic woman should look right now in 2013. I don't know though; maybe it's that I'm a colored man while you're a white man. Those hips and behind are delightful for me and the things I look for in women.

You're literally wrong all the time.

@knightrise: Do you mean I'm wrong all of the time?

Nope. You're new, so I'll explain the message-reply system. If I were talking to you, I'd have either hit reply or quote so that you'd receive a notification. Otherwise, most people won't go back and check a thread to figure out if someone was trying to talk to them.