There's a bit of a meme getting started with drawing men in the ridiculous poses women get into in comic books. Plus the new Wizard "how to draw superheroes" book.

So I went stupid.

First, here's Sammy from Eat the Roses in two of the poses from the Wizard book, plus some other riduculous stuff. Rhea is quite amused.


Actually, not that strange, though. I typically draw my girls in sporty poses (because they're athletes, except for Ed) and Sammy in sort of fluid, curvy spined shapes, because he's a goofball. Mel and Rhea are strong, so get stiffer poses, but curvy = goofy in my world. Except, of course, for Ed, who really does want to look feminine on purpose. And Mel's been in "defeated" pose for most of issue 2. Because... she's feeling defeated. The thing about these drawing "guides" is not that women aren't like that and men aren't like that, it's that they MUST BE LIKE THIS ONLY RAR RARGNASHITTY. Not that you have an option of drawing women as seductresses, but that's just how women are. They don't get muscles. The main difference between them and male superheroes is THEY TILT THEIR HIPS. It'd be hilarious if not so sad. Oh wait, no, hilarious still.

OK, back to superheroes. I'd previously done a doodle of Rogue and Remy and wanted to finally finish it and this seemed like a good oppurtunity, because I'd already drawn Gambit in a sexy pose, showing off his ass. It was easy to take this farther.


Here's my original. I knew I'd have to take off his coat, because MUST SHOW ASS. And I'd need Rogue in a more assertive, commanding pose.

So far so good. He's got a curvy spine, he's leaning against a doorway, head down, tight clothes, prominent ass. You can still get a glimpse of his chest despite also being able to see his butt.

Let's start inking that ass! According to what I'd just read, men are usually drawn with lots of attention to muscle definition and women get nice smooth lines, so I gave him very smooth lines and almost no definition.

OH YEAH.
So next I needed a Rogue to play the part of a superhero male. She had to be fully clothed with no attempt made to show off T&A, only in a pose befitting the situation. So.. something strong, manly....





Now, don't scroll down too fast.








ROGUE IS LARGE AND IN CHARGE!



YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.



And then I had to stop.