But really the only issue with the pose in the Spiderwoman cover is that the angle is off for what would be a normal Spider crouch. Which I dare to say that that redraw that I posed showed. You'd see her ass regardless, its just that with Manera's version it looks like she has her ass in the air for whatever reason. Maybe he's just used to drawing women in that position for his erotic comics? People have been comparing the Manera Spiderwoman cover to one of his erotic book covers. You can't see anything but its pretty close to the same pose. However the woman isn't wearing any pants so it would be considered nsfw. Basically its just of a half naked woman in a storefront window with her ass in the air while a crowd has gathered outside to look at her.
But really, most cases of sexulization in superhero comic books are the result of three things.
1. Either the clothing isn't fit for the task(or chracter) at hand, or the clothing has been drawn incorrectly. A lot of superhero comic book artists seem to have no clue how to draw clothing. Especially if its supposed to be skin tight. So it just ends up looking like body paint.
2. Wonky perspective and camera angles. And unfortunately in a lot of cases the perspective is just wrong. Like...send them to art school to learn how to draw proper perspective wrong.
3. Incorrect anatomy. Cuz we gotta get both boobs and butts into the picture as well as make the woman look as skinny as possible.
Its because of that that I have little sympathy for artists that get accused of sexulaizing female characters. I see no reason for the anti-SJW crowd to spring to those artists aid either. I admit to being an art snob, but bad art is bad art. An artists personal style can only account for so much. It isn't an excuse to ignore correct anatomy and perspective in this case. If superhero comic books were more cartoony then I'd let it go, but while stylized, the artists generally go for a more realistic style. So while we might quibble over costume choices, can they at least get the anatomy correct? Can they at least learn how to properly draw clothing? That's probably why less people complain about Adam Hughes. He is a cheesecake artist but he has skill.
The same can be said for Amanda Grey.
Both manage to draw busty, sexy, superheroines without continually resorting to fudging anatomy or perspective for the desired effect.
Another reason for me is that comic books are expensive, but the quality is just not there sometimes. It shouldn't be too much to ask for artist to put some time into their work.
