Yikes. :|A artist that tends to recycle his own art and use...questionable references
On top of that, they're also crediting Henderson for the coloring by Rico Renzi. Too many people underestimate how much work colorists do and they're horribly underappreciated in the comics industry. They can completely change how an artist's final work can look.You need to study some more yourself because her gesture work is actually very good. She conveys emotions well, tells a story properly, adds a lot of charm and executes the jokes at a high level. A lot of the work in that book is just her making it look easy and it makes me aad to see it taken for granted.
Its different, yes, but different is what the industry needs right now.
Sure, but the issue is that while the faces are ugly, they arent funny ugly (like say, Spongebob reaction faces), they are kind of like the art you see on Tumblr a lot of the time, just kind of unappealing to look at.
Well those types never just stop at "its kind of ugly," it always has to be some big conspiracy about "SJW" Marvel, and marxist socialist communist feminist, and something about Milshakes.Seven pages in 5 hours? Yup. That's about what I figured.
I remembered there being this gigantic fucking argument on comics Twitter over this very subject, but the people complaining about Erica Henderson's art seemed to all be a bunch of alt-right types. Since I'd rather not get lumped in with a group of people who hate me, I figure it's just not worth voicing my opinion on it. I don't like USG's art. That's fine, I just don't buy it. A lot of people disagree with me, and that's fine too. I save my $$ and they get their book. Squirrel Girl isn't a favorite character of mine, and if she were I get my fill in the pages of U.S. Avengers. S'all good.
People defend a lot of styles because art is subjective.
Well those types never just stop at "its kind of ugly," it always has to be some big conspiracy about "SJW" Marvel, and marxist socialist communist feminist, and something about Milshakes.
Colorists really deserve so much more credit.On top of that, they're also crediting Henderson for the coloring by Rico Renzi. Too many people underestimate how much work colorists do and they're horribly underappreciated in the comics industry. They can completely change how an artist's final work can look.
This is literally a /co/ thread, right down to the guruhiru comparison.
The entire series is a caricature of the Marvel universe, and the art reflects that. Anything traditionally cute or cool would undermine the entire premise.
That's kinda mean dude.
That's kinda mean dude.
There should be Gwenpool fans everywhere so it wouldn't get cancelled :(
Some comics really feel like the colorist makes it work. Like I love the writing and the art but for Shade the Changing Girl (soon to be Woman), Kelly Fitzpatrick's colors really set the tone and add so much to the aesthetic. The whole colorful pastelly look works so well with the youthful, trippy, and alien yet trying to fit into traditional america concept it has going on. All the elements just go so well together, I enjoy it so much.
Wish they would hire him to redo the whole thing. What an improvement!
lol I was hoping you'd include the iron man panel where he traced the old man heart attack memeA artist that tends to recycle his own art and use...questionable references
That's way easier to look at, but might be a little too cute honestly. Some sort of middle ground between the two styles would be nice... because the one in the OP is just awful...Awwww!!!! That's so CUTE!
And I dislike the art but eh. It seems to cause a stir when people say it so I just shut up.
lol I was hoping you'd include the iron man panel where he traced the old man heart attack meme
I don't mind Squirrel Girl's art. It's cute and fits the comic.
Spy Seal has really bad art
But personally I prefer the storytelling in Hendersons art:
I just find it more fluid and interesting. Sure they look goofy, but I'll take goofy and interesting, over pretty but kind bland storytelling.
I think Gurihiru (The artist on most of Gwenpool and some Power Pack issues) has a much better style (or at least my little sister had a better reaction to this than Erica Hendersons art)
It's "ugly" but I'm sure the style would grow on you after a few issues like Bob's Burgers.
In all fairness, Blacksad is a masterclass on its own. Its usage of perspective alone is breath taking.The eyes are horrendous, IMO. That's enough to kill the art for me.
Blacksad is a good example of this kind of anthropomorphism done well.
Not a book but my favorite comic right now is Unsounded which, for me at least, is certainly not uglier and dumber than Squirrel Girl.Whatever book you like is uglier and dumber than Squirrel Girl. Times ten. Nyah.
I guess Slime but like, I look at your example from Squirrel Girl and I just find it so freaking ugly. Like everyone has gigantic swollen lips that just make it hard to look at. And I don't even know what to say about the last panel there. It just looks like such low quality. Look at the amount of detail in the "smaller" characters in your first example, versus the LACK of detail on 2 characters in absolute focus in the last panel of your second image.
Has anyone actually looked at PA recently?
Tycho's head just looks like someone tried to draw the African continent with hot wax
Well there's people talking about Gwenpool, so maybe it's half-and-half for you.I have a signed Erica Henderson poster over my bed so maybe this isn't the best thread for me.
The eyes are horrendous, IMO. That's enough to kill the art for me.
Blacksad is a good example of this kind of anthropomorphism done well.