In investigating the... demise of Eternal Padawan, I decided to focus more on this mysterious... Liefeld character. And so I Bat-Googled his name and found this.
Robin, what... has... happened to your feet? They are naught more than... mere triangles. What is going on with all those superfluous lines and clenched jaws? And that lack of any human anatomy, that uncanny ability to... defy the laws of perspective? And hanging out with such an... homogenous crowd? Certainly, there is more here than suspected. Are you... truly... my young ward, or are you a nefarious... shapeshifting agent of the villainous Egghead?
So is Liefeld a suspect? Or is Robin? Perhaps we should bring them both in for questioning. And Snigtad and that asshole Negative Butthole. He certainly had motive. It's no secret he disliked EP.
How about it Doom? Why don't you round up those useless twats you call mods and have them start questioning some of these pillowbiters.
NO HANDLEBARS HAN SHOT. FIRST! PERIOD. NO HANDLEBARS MORE COWBELL! NO HANDLEBARS GO FUCK YOURSELF™
Holy attack of the clones, Batman! That's not me at all! I don't know who the fuck any of those other people in that photo are. It appears as if there is someone else who is taking my identity as Robin, the Boy Wonder.
Which is more shocking? Robin swearing or the fact that someone who can't draw feet (amongst other parts of the human body) is a professional in the comic book industry?
Since it's another chance to bash Liefeld, I must.
Don't you love how Robin's head, given the perspective, is about half the size it should be? And how the facial features are about quarter-sized?
Or how Robin's right "foot," though he's jumping forward, appears to be in front of his thigh? Robin is also poised as if preparing to leap, not in mid-leap. How did he get so high in the air? Logically, the only way is if he just sprung from Cyborg's back... only Cyborg is in front of him!
Robin's cape also seems to indicate he's coming down (position of legs and "feet" notwithstanding). But, logically, why would he jump down when at least two other superheroes are rushing forward from behind him?
How about Dove and Wonder Girl being in exactly the same pose, which is one of only four that Liefeld ever attempts to draw? It conveniently hides the feet. Also note that Hawk is in almost the same pose. In reality, this pose would not hide the feet. Maybe one, if you're lucky.
Hawk and Wonder Girl look rather old, due to the ridiculous number of lines. Hawk looks downright manly, aside from the G-cups.
Wonder Girl is also far, far bustier than she ever was in Young Justice. In fact, all four females have breasts so large that they would actually be a liability, as each boob is larger than its owner's head. I'll blame artistic license (or the lack thereof).
Wonder Girl is, based on the perspective, about half the height of Raven. Either Raven is tall, or WG is a dwarf.
Cyborg just happens to look like Cable, or Chapel, or any other "big dude with guns" that Liefeld gets a hard-on from trying to draw. And that exact pose has also appeared in multiple issues of Youngblood and X-Force.
Raven is conveniently hidden, for the most part. Aside from Robin, all feet were cleverly concealed or cut off in the final image.
Changeling/Beast-Boy (not sure which name he's using) looks like he's supposed to be a hawk, but he's smaller than a canary.
Note the smoke that conceals the fact that he neglected to draw any background whatsoever.
All in all, this would get a C- in most Art 101 classes. How the guy ever worked professionally, never mind the fact that he still is more than a decade later, will never cease to baffle me.
*--For behavior unbecoming anyone, perpetrated in real time over an extended--AH, FUCK IT! MORE MALIBU, BITCHES!!
I was going to point out that all the females are in poses that hide a majority of their body and feet. And Rob can only draw three facial expressions. Closed mouth. Gritted teeth. And About to take a bite.
NO HANDLEBARS HAN SHOT. FIRST! PERIOD. NO HANDLEBARS MORE COWBELL! NO HANDLEBARS GO FUCK YOURSELF™
That'd be Gail Simone, the writer. If I were writing, I'd be embarassed to have my name on the cover with Liefeld's.
I thought Simone was kewl, but I mixed her up with Simonson. And I didn't realize she didn't take over Birds of Prey until long after I'd dropped it. I don't think I've read any of her stuff, but it looks like she turned BOP into a full-fledged team, and worked with Liefeld here, so I think she needs a kick in the nuts.
*--For behavior unbecoming anyone, perpetrated in real time over an extended--AH, FUCK IT! MORE MALIBU, BITCHES!!
