quantum dots; nano science.

madamethursday:

[Image: A drawing of Superman in a redesigned costume and pose meant to be in the style that many super heroines and women in comics wear and how they are posed. The traditional Superman suit now has very, very high heels, the front parts of the thigh, arm, chest, abdomen and hip areas are now removed, revealing bare skin. A tight red bikini-style bottom replaces the traditional red brief-style bottoms. He stands, cape in the wind, with his chest thrust forward and his bottom thrust back in a “sexy” stance.\

spastasmagoria:

lady-condom:

t1mco:

Needless to say, this is the worst thing I’ve ever drawn.

I’m sorry Superman. I’m so sorry. My beloved boyscout. Oh, Benevolent Blue. Ah ah ah forgive me this atrocity oh oh oh.

Okay going to go watch Sherlock now wish me luck.

Dayum <333333

We should redo ALL the male super heroes like this

The high heels, though. THE HEELS. I love that. Because that is exactly the kind of shoes they put on women in comics and it makes me want to throw a brick at something EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Apparently it’s too much to ask that artists think of something besides the male gaze long enough to at least give women in comics REASONABLE FUCKING FOOTWEAR.

Seriously. I want to know what kind of skeletal structure they think women possess because not only do women apparently have SPINES MADE OF RUBBER BANDS AND FLEXISTRAWS so they can have both ass and tits facing the viewer, but apparently their hips and legs may be molded out of silly putty that ends in ANKLES AND FEET MADE OF SOME KIND OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL ADAMANTIUM ALLOY AND DISALLOWS ANY NERVES OR NEED FOR BLOODFLOW because holy fuck the shoes. I seriously wonder how these women don’t have constant stress fractures or soft tissue injuries. There’s a reason athletes and soldiers wear either sneakers or boots or something like it.

I really do want to get some high heels just like this, find the artists who draw them on comic book women, then make them run an obstacle course, run stairs in a stadium, try some pilates, and then run a mile in these EXACT SHOES before they sit back down at the drawing board. Because that’s what you’re having women in comics do. And for no other reason than it looks good to straight dudes. 

coelasquid:

oldmanyellsatcloud:

gentsandladdies:

drgenome:

chrilden:

wow some of these are actually really nice because they make alter egos seem plausible and not totally redonkulous

I really like barrel-chested Clark.

need this on my dash again

I like how this photoset is a good example of what Coelasquid once said about “the only difference between Clark Kent and Superman is their posture”, which is a great line for teaching the basic truths about how character design gives inferences about personality and unconcious expectations.

It’s worth mentioning that apparently the tactic they used in the Christopher Reeve movies to make Superman seem more diminutive as Clark was to instruct all of the actors to avoid looking directly at him. I’m not sure that direction would work in a comic as it does in a movie without the nuance of live human interaction to get the point across as subtlety is much more difficult to read on drawing than it is on human faces, but I think it’s interesting you can solve the problem like that without needing to manipulate the leading man too much between alter egos.

I still believe the posture solution works better because it only requires one character to play a part rather than reminding every actor to contribute to the illusion (after all, one guy looks over his coffee and the jig is up), but I really do think it it’s worth noting what a difference a lack of eye contact can make.

jacquelineofalltrades:

Superman Beyond - Ash4Fire

I really love Future!Supes outfit.

coelasquid:

mattdemers:

My thoughts on the new JLA lineup:

• I don’t like Flash’s new mask. I’m assuming it’s Barry.
• Cyborg’s body looks really bad. I preferred it when he didn’t look like Doomsday.
• Aquaman’s collar makes me smile.
• I really miss Wonder Woman’s jacket. Her boobs must be held in there by super Amazonian double-stick tape. She also looks very… diminutive? She looks tiny compared to the rest of them.
• As Chris pointed out, Hal looks like he’s overcompensating for something.
• I’m kind of missing Supes’ red briefs. I know that’s something very nitpicky, but it makes his character look too alien. Also, his collar looks a bit too garish. I don’t know why his doesn’t fit in while Aquaman’s does, but… hey! Hal’s got the exact same collar! Lazy art?

Earth 53: everybody wears collars. Quick guys, we gotta reboot for this.

Yes. It even looks like Wondy’s wearing a shirt collar!

WHAT SORCERY IS THIS

Jason what are you doing

You don’t even care that Batman’s saying “I’m with stupid” and pointing at you, do you

Because nothing says Christmas better than a Super-punch to the chin amirite

(via scans_daily, and there’s more where that came from)

sistervenom:

alliterate:

lettersfromtheattic:

idratherbeloislane:

kunstgriff:

(via secretlair)

Ouch…

Let’s face it, they both want to hook up with Bruce. Desperately.

I love it when Clark and Diana team up on Bruce. :D

I ship this so hard. I love their evil/shifty faces, and Bruce being all “…my Bat senses are going Batshit…”

 :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

This picture cements my elseworlds where Clark, Bruce and Diana are friends on a quirky 90s teen-centric sitcom.

I ROLL WITH 12 GANGS - Fanart: It Was Nothing Important

spandexual:

rabbithugs:

(via swisserswatter)

CRYING ILU ALL OF YOU

I LOVE THIS. The differences between Marvel and DC, in a nutshell.