Venom: The Corruption // artwork by Jheremy Raapack (2012)
The Symbiote taking over Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane, Felicia Hardy and Ann Weying.
The Women of Bats & Spidey // artwork by Muller Pereira (2012)
Muller Pereira is one of those amazing talents you can find on deviantart when you are looking hard enough. Although this man posses a very powerful style that almost speak a story by itself, his strength is illustrating women, which he does wonderfully if I might add!.
Mary Jane // artwork by Adrian Alphona and C.C Luvins (2008)
Alternate cover art for ”Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1”
Mary Jane And Tumblr.
Tumblr is unlike any other social network, but still reeks of something ever present in every single web-based social medium: it spurs with drama over the most idiotic and pointless things, like a rational human being, I usually tune it out. First of all I run a comic blog, the drama I need I get it from my comic reading, but sometimes, just sometimes I need to point out something that really gets in my nerves, this time it comes down to Mary Jane and her portrayal in comic books. It all started with this image:
Mary Jane // artwork by J. Scott Campbell (2009)
My eyes have read every single opinion regarding this artwork, from the people accusing the artist of being a sexist douche to inaccuracy/impossibility to achieve such posturing in a real human, the composition of her human form, you name it, I’ve read it all and frankly I could not disagree more with every statement made over this incredibly beautiful piece of artwork.
Want to know why? because beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and most of the people complaining scream “sexism” and point stupid conservationist ideas over a comic book character, showing in the proccess all the insecurity they are hiding from seeing a beloved comic book character renderend in a cheesecake pose. Tell me guys and gals, do you really have to make such a rant for it? It offends you that much? Is this something that will scar you for life and make you want to trow up everything you eat to achieve such a look? if you say yes to any of these questions, then Im very sorry for you my friend, but you are taking comic books way to seriusly.
On top of it all, somebody out there takes it one step forward and disrespect the original artist by making this:
This one doesn’t get credit, want to know why? even If I knew who the artist is I wouldn’t credit him for this travesty. Sure Mary Jane looks cool as your average indy girl who just woke up (even though she’s supposed the be a irrationally HOT super-model, something that people complaining must surely have forgot about), but the artist here didn’t make his own piece to make a point. The artist modified existing artwork to cover up what’s making so uncomfortable the people with major issues out there.
Sorry guys It doesn’t work that way, Comics Books, at least of the superhero kind is not a good place to point out your agendas, if a comic character is making you feel this insecure or even this enraged, is not the comic company the one with the problem, is not the artist who is commissioned and paid to draw such a piece of art. It’s you who have the problem, and instead of letting it affect your life, you should look for other publishers that puts out material more akin to your cravings for “realism”. I must say however that If I crave realism, I just have to read a paper, but that’s just me.
To end this point I’ll just say that for all the complaining you guys and girls did, in the comics business our voices are not heard in comic forums (the creators are the ones who hear you there), for the comic business we speak with our wallets and for all the hate the art of J.Scott Campbell may receive, belive me when I tell you that every time he publishes even a cover It sells like hotcakes.
Here’s some more (beautiful) art for you to hate:
All Pieces by J. Scott Campbell.
Do It Like Eve // featuring Mary Jane and Venom // pencils, inks and colors by Eric Basaldua (~ebas,2009)
Spidey Want! // featuring Felicia Hardy, Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane having a pajama party♥ // pencils, inks and colors by Drake Tsui (*Kuroi-Tsuki,2011)
When Love Calls // artwork featuring Spider-Man and Mary Jane // pencils and inks by ~spiderguile, colors by Jose Coba Herrera (2009)
