Things You Wish Artists Would Remember...

Originally posted by Milkshake08 Pixie: Dammit there was a whole story about her going demon, and she got black eyes and black streaks in her pink hair, but then Land didn't draw those in and suddenly they haven't existed since.

That was a big one for me for a while - especially because the way Skottie Young did it totally made sense for the trauma she went through - her wings lost their color and her hair lost some color as well (I think her eyes were always black/pink irises). Then you're right, it was just completely ignored by Land (surprising, I know) and it was like nothing happened.

Originally posted by Kipe Scott was called "Slim" for a reason. He should be tall and thinly built even when buffed up.

I used to feel that way but it is possible that over the years he could have bulked up. Of course he shouldn't match Colossus but he's gotten older and wouldn't look the same he did at 18 or 20.

Originally posted by Blackcyclops Originally posted by Kipe Scott was called "Slim" for a reason. He should be tall and thinly built even when buffed up. I used to feel that way but it is possible that over the years he could have bulked up. Of course he shouldn't match Colossus but he's gotten older and wouldn't look the same he did at 18 or 20.

Well that's another thing because some people do draw him slimmer sometimes. I just wish people's proportions were kept the same. Sometimes Pixie is tiny and slim other tines she's leggy and big breasted. Sometimes Cannonball is stick thin, other times he's buffed up. I get that it's the artist but it's always so jarring when there is an artist change or fill-in after an arc and it's like Issue 3 Skinny Issue 4 Buff Issue 5 Skinny.

I definately like it when artists pay attention to the fact that different characters have different heights and builds.  Yeah a lot of chars are average height, but the ones that aren't often get drawn as if they were. :(

Yeah, that does happen to Sam a lot. When Madeureira drew him, he was buff and sexy, and then the next time he showed up he looked thin, buck toothed, and ugly like in his early New Mutants days. He's flip flopped ever since. I guess the thin look could be considered a neat character thing...but dang it's almost offensive. He's sometimes drawn as if he grew up in a swamp as an inbred.

I don't think he can anymore with those paws of his. I think i remember him saying that he learned to play the drums instead.    

I seem to recall Kitty saying her curly hair early on was a perm and that she was a little embarrassed about it now.

Now I'm not sure what you mean about Wolverine's claws. They always come out the top of his hands. An artist mistakes that and they're an idiot (not to be mean).

Originally posted by Blackcyclops Now I'm not sure what you mean about Wolverine's claws. They always come out the top of his hands. An artist mistakes that and they're an idiot (not to be mean).

ummm no. it's standard now that they come out from between the knuckels more inline with the fingers, that is to say between the fingers (like in the movie), than ontop of the hand which they used to.

For me it's women's faces in general.  A really talented artist draws women as distinct.  So often in comics the various women are only the same woman with different hair styles.