I don't know if it's just me, but i really don't like the art in the New 52 Wonder Woman comics..... Like compared to Wonder Woman vol. 3 after the Infinite Crisis the art was pretty amazing. And now... I don't know how to describe it. But I do enjoy the art in the Justice League. Better yet I don't like Cliff Chiang's art of Wonder Woman, but i like Jim Lee's work. But personally overall i think I LOVED Rachel and Terry Dodson's the best. :P Just throwing this out there because i noticed a decrease in art awesomeness... But if any of you like it that's fine too!! This is just what I think..
Wonder Woman
Character » Wonder Woman appears in 8717 issues.
The Amazon princess, blessed with god-like super abilities, Wonder Woman is one of Earth's most powerful defenders of peace, justice, and equality and a member of the Justice League. She is considered an archetype for many heroines outside of comic book. Her initial origin depicted her as a clay baby brought to life by patron goddess Aphrodite, but in recent years she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus and Amazon queen Hippolyta.
I don't like the way Wonder Woman is drawn in the New 52.
I don't know if it's just me, but i really don't like the art in the New 52 Wonder Woman comics..... Like compared to Wonder Woman vol. 3 after the Infinite Crisis the art was pretty amazing. And now... I don't know how to describe it. But I do enjoy the art in the Justice League. Better yet I don't like Cliff Chiang's art of Wonder Woman, but i like Jim Lee's work. But personally overall i think I LOVED Rachel and Terry Dodson's the best. :P Just throwing this out there because i noticed a decrease in art awesomeness... But if any of you like it that's fine too!! This is just what I think..I have to say that while I do not hate Jim Lee's art in Justice League I have to say I really like Cliff Chiang's work in Wonder Woman and think it is the better version of the character in the new 52. That being said I also think the characterization of Wonder Woman in the solo title is better than what has been shown so far in Justice League.
I don't like the heavy outlines and the way Wonder Woman's body just seems cell shaded in comic form, if you can understand that.
It's very cartoonish, but if I look back at some of the people who drew WW in the past, it is pretty damn good.
Chiang draws her brilliantly. She doesn't look over-sexed with big boobs, but is still pretty. AND she doesn't look "white" in her book.
I have to say I dont really like it either. I have a hard time picking up a title if the art isnt very good and this is one of them.
@jointron33 said:
Chiang draws her brilliantly. She doesn't look over-sexed with big boobs, but is still pretty. AND she doesn't look "white" in her book.
@jointron33:
WHAT? I TOTALLY disagree. Chiang draws her as the whitest white woman that's ever been created. That's because of the razor thin lips. They look like a slice of baloney folded in half. Real white women overdraw their lipstick and get collagen injections so they DON'T have lips like that. And please don't get me started on the broad shoulders, thick waist, overly long limbs and complete lack of curves (other than her breasts which appear to be mashed down under her chest-plate). Other people say she's not being sexualized, I say she's being purposefully DEsexualized.
I don't like the gloomy rural backgrounds either.
A lot of the DC 52 costume redesigns seem to have focused on making them as gawky and graceless as possible.
@Wboy: "this is gawky and graceless?"
Compared to some of Wonder Woman's earlier costumes, yes, yes it is.
And in this case, needlessly sexist -- her iconic spandex is replaced by a tackily chromed up and poorly colored metal teddy.
I adore Cliff Chiang. He is absolutely perfect for this book.
@Mercy_ said:
I adore Cliff Chiang. He is absolutely perfect for this book.
me too... and i really love the way he draws WW's face, and the best thing is each of his characters have a unique face which is really uncommon in female character arts by some other reputed artists... even the likes of Jim Lee and Ed Benes. Also his Wonder Woman has the same face in most of his panels, which is not the case in the JL books.
And that's one of the reasons the book doesn't fit with me. Chiang's Diana and Zola have the same face with different hair. They look like old fashioned Kewpie dolls with big eyes and cupid bow lips. The art is just not stylish or contemporary enough for me to find it aesthetically pleasing.
And oddly enough, when Chiang was on Green Arrow/Black Canary I really dug his stuff. Even his JMS WW Brave and the Bold issue was passable. As soon as WW #1 hit I started wondering when his style changed.
@SCORPIO_CASSADINE said:
And that's one of the reasons the book doesn't fit with me. Chiang's Diana and Zola have the same face with different hair. They look like old fashioned Kewpie dolls with big eyes and cupid bow lips. The art is just not stylish or contemporary enough for me to find it aesthetically pleasing.
actually Cliff Chiang's distinctions of characters faces are far better than most artists...checkout Ed Benes and Jim Lee for instance
@cloudzackvincent said:
@SCORPIO_CASSADINE said:
And that's one of the reasons the book doesn't fit with me. Chiang's Diana and Zola have the same face with different hair. They look like old fashioned Kewpie dolls with big eyes and cupid bow lips. The art is just not stylish or contemporary enough for me to find it aesthetically pleasing.
actually Cliff Chiang's distinctions of characters faces are far better than most artists...checkout Ed Benes and Jim Lee for instance
I'd greatly prefer either of them to Chiang but Chiang is preferable to his horrible fill in artists.
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