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Posted: 16 June 2009 at 7:41am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

…what's the Wally Wood comment about? I don't know a lot of comics history, and I'm only marginally familiar with Wood. Did he create Power Girl?

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Wood was the first artist to draw Powe Girl.

Note the discreetly deleted cleavage in those days of the Comics Code!

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Posted: 16 June 2009 at 7:42am | IP Logged | 2 post reply

like this Hippolyta.

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Me too!
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JB's Golden Age Wonder Woman!!  I'm there like men at a gay bar.
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Posted: 16 June 2009 at 8:32am | IP Logged | 4 post reply

What is it with Gay men and Wonder Woman??
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Posted: 16 June 2009 at 8:33am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

Why, Jesse? I like this Hippolyta.

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Let's just say I respectfully disagree ... I've always loved JB's idea of making Hippolyta the classic WW, and his design for her was one of his best ... but I'm sorry, I think that this sculpt is just awful, it looks WAY too cartoonish.

I'll commission Jim to make one for me, that will actually look like JB's art.

 



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Posted: 16 June 2009 at 8:38am | IP Logged | 6 post reply

Actually(!!), to me, this does look like my art. The lips have already
been noted, and look at those no-lower-lid eyes. Pure Byrne!
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Jesse Garcia
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Again, I'll respectfully disagree, while there are certain aspects of it where I see they captured your art, the overall piece (IMHO) falls horribly short.

Gimme a chance to pull out some old issues, do some research and design something, and we'll regroup later. :)

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I'll respectfully disagree, while there are certain aspects of it where I see they
captured your art, the overall piece (IMHO) falls horribly short.

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Since the intent was not to capture my art, how can they be said to
have fallen "horribly short". That's like telling someone who built a boat he
failed because he didn't build an airplane.
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I had no idea John Byrne had no idea what John Byrne's art looks like. What you learn!

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Since the intent was not to capture my art, how can they be said to
have fallen "horribly short".
That's like telling someone who built a boat he
failed because he didn't build an airplane.

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This is true, I stand corrected with that regard.   But, even judging the piece on it's own merits, I still think it could have been done better.

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"still think it could have been done better. "
Geez, that's my mantra with DC Direct 95% of the time. Thankfully, Their blandness and odd design decisions save me alot of money...
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Posted: 16 June 2009 at 12:01pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

I had no idea John Byrne had no idea what John Byrne's art looks like. What
you learn!

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Well, Chad, if you don't see my style in those eyes, that mouth, that square
jaw and arching eyebrows. . .   I wonder what you DO see as my style!?
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