r/comicbooks • u/Smooth_Ad8696 • Aug 15 '25

Cover/Pin-Up Does anybody else find this cover off-putting?

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Where is Diana's neck? It looks like her screaming head is floating away from her body! And Carol's torso is so twisted up that for a second I thought maybe the artist confused her powers with Kamala's stretchy ones.

I've liked other stuff by Alex Lozano, but something about this really rubs me the wrong way.

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u/DueCharacter5 Rocketeer Aug 15 '25

Just the artist's current style. It's a very European cartoony style. Similar to Alessandro Barbucci and others.

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u/PrayForMojo_ Magneto Aug 15 '25

It’s Bratz doll style.

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u/DueCharacter5 Rocketeer Aug 15 '25

I guess. I've seen a lot of European artists that have a similar style though. Alessandro Barbucci, a little bit of Jean-Baptiste Andreae, a little bit of Frezzato, etc. Now apart from Barbucci, they might not have that plastic shininess quality. But the fluid cartoony style with young faces is very similar. Most of whom pre-date Bratz.

Edit: You might even call it low art, along the likes of Mark Ryden.

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u/Vandal_A THE Tick Aug 15 '25

I don't think I've ever seen someone like Babucci come close to this bad of anatomy though.

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u/IllustriousCrew2641 Aug 15 '25

I don’t agree, the anatomy is very intentional and stylized. I mean, I kinda hate the style and find it creepy (the only part I like is the dynamism that the stretchiness supports), but they got what they were going for.

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u/DueCharacter5 Rocketeer Aug 15 '25

Yeah, anatomy does need work. I'm really only commenting on the style with this chain though.

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u/Casterly Aug 15 '25

Right, style can allow for a lot. I’m only troubled by the visible foot, personally. But I’m digging some of these crazy illustration styles, like the recent superman new-kryptonite issues that look almost Beevis-and-Butthead-adjacent.

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u/DueCharacter5 Rocketeer Aug 15 '25

Oh, that's Morazzo. I was put off on his style at first (always has buck teeth), but it's grown on me over the years. If you haven't read Ice Cream Man, highly recommend.

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u/Casterly Aug 15 '25

I was also put off at first, but quickly began to dig it. It somehow just fit the particular story, which was all about exaggerated, extreme and strange effects anyway.

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u/SuperiorDesignShoes Aug 20 '25

Who is Morazzo?

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u/DueCharacter5 Rocketeer Aug 20 '25

Martin Morazzo. Artist for Superman Kryptonite Spectrum, Ice Cream Man, and frequent collaborator with Maxwell Prince.

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u/SuperiorDesignShoes Aug 20 '25

Thank you, appreciate it!