Batman's New Suit (NSFW)

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:40 am

This is a reinterpretation of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale "The Emperor's New Clothes," completed as a final project for a cartooning class at CSU Fullerton. Final is completed in ink and watercolor.

I'm really happy with how this turned out for the most part. Really, all I'm disappointed in is the color, but I've little experience with both color in general as well as watercolors. I was going for a Calvin & Hobbes coloring style; with all that in mind I'm mostly pleased with the results. Thankfully I scanned the inks so I could recolor digitally later on if I wanted.

I also went for a Jim Lee style of panel layout, as well as a Chris Ware style... well, you'll see when you get to page 4.

Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading!

-Woody

KidVideo · Post by **KidVideo** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:55 pm

This is SO awesome! your the greatest!

kidnemo · Post by **kidnemo** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:22 pm

LOL I love it!

The colors turned out great too I think.

willmj · Post by **willmj** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:12 am

Wow this is so great! Good use of page structure... really like the thought process

andrew fulton · Post by **andrew fulton** » Mon May 12, 2008 4:12 pm

I really like the loose linework, it looks great.
The naked superhero is something I've been playing with a bit recently (here), it is such a great image.

Batman's pretty hirsute though, huh? I kind of imagine him/Bruce Wayne as someone who would definitely be waxing.

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:38 am

Thanks for the kind words, everybody!

Andrew -

"He floats above you, he floats below you" and "pounces on" are both totally awesome.

I think that Bruce Wayne's hirsute-ness is open to interpretation. He's definitely a very classy, with the time, 21st century male. However, he's clearly very rugged, manly, and could care less because there are more important things. It's a hotly contested issue that I think requires further research!

andrew fulton · Post by **andrew fulton** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:59 am

thanks woody,
I guess I can imagine this being more like a Michael Keaton or a George Clooney rather than a Christian Bale.
Looking over the strip again, I am laughing at that first panel with the Chris Ware bit. Batman's whole pose and expression is fantastic.

Mikael P. · Post by **Mikael P.** » Fri May 16, 2008 4:22 am

Absolutely marvellouse! Love it

tpiro · Post by **tpiro** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:38 am

Awesome. Can we see other superheroes in the future?

Stick · Post by **Stick** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:15 am

wow i really enjoyed seeing this.

thanks for putting this up!

SideKick boy · Post by **SideKick boy** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:01 am

That was an awesome comic.

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:42 pm

Thanks, all.

tpiro - I hadn't considered that, but perhaps there is something to be said for more superheroes fighting crime in their birthday suits. You never know what the future holds!

EdBickford · Post by **EdBickford** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:38 pm

LOL!!!!

This was awsome. It is genius how you did the dialogue.

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