This is everything I'm trying to avoid with comics.
I'm probably inviting something I could do without by posting this. So I'm not going to criticize the subject matter of Holy Comics!I will, however, criticize the artists' limited understanding of human anatomy. Stringy arms. Stiff pose. Has he ever spent hours just looking at fabric? How it flows and dances with a slight breeze How its slavishly married to the forces gravity? The body looks flat. The waist is so thin. He could use a figure drawing class or two.
Also, the stroke around the "The Most Marvelous Mortal Man" is much too thick. I would stick with all caps. The logo in itself is pretty clever. But I think it could use a 3D element like Steranko's X-men logo.
I don't understand the cast shadow in front of Captain Miracle. Is there another Captain Miracle standing in front of him? And cast shadows are rarely that dark unless there's a powerful spotlight that's so hot, all the color would be washed out on the figure. Cast shadows usually fade off under usual lighting conditions.
This is a little better, I just did a quick five minutes on this. The pose lacks heroism, but it does look like he's trying to hail a cab. In the original, his feet weren't grounded. This is always very important, even if your composition has the feet cropped off. You have to know where and how a figure is standing. The Crucifix design doesn't contour with the volume of the body and makes the figure look flat. The original stage left arm is ambiguous in space. Is the arm receding in perspective?You can check out a preview of Captain Miracle and other comics that have yet to be written or illustrated. Although, it is likely to be a very good joke.
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