Comments on: Superheroes and Beyond

By: Tommy Raiko

Tommy Raiko — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:38:35 +0000

Also, no matter how much criticism Hart’s instruction books engender, I still don’t think any of his art instruction is quite as bad as this eHow video that’s been making the rounds on the internet:

http://adistantsoil.com/2009/11/10/worst-art-instruction-ever-do-not-draw-like-this-no-bad-wrong/

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:21:23 +0000

Willow: There are several women who might be Asian (based on their eyes and slight skin shading), and one image of a black male hero. Most images are of white people.

By: Tommy Raiko

Tommy Raiko — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:27:50 +0000

“How-to hack Christopher Hart has decided to jump on the superhero bandwagon with this book…”

In fairness, Hart seems to have written superhero-themed how-to-draw books for quite some time. His HOW TO DRAW COMIC BOOK HEROES AND VILLAINS was written more than a decade ago, after all, and he’s periodically done other books directed toward superheroic or mainstream comics themes.

It’s just that he’s written many, many, many more mining the how-to potential of manga/anime…

By: Avalon's Willow

Avalon's Willow — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:36:35 +0000

You picked on the sexism, I’m guessing it’s blatant and you mention there are other problems.

But quick question; any of those superhero examples non-white? Or are all the cliches about strong white men fighting crime, while white women look exotic and sexy as potential prizes?

By: Thom

Thom — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:54:42 +0000

I’ve looked through Hart’s books before and been less than impressed with the art. Really, his book makes those Wizard How to Draw books look better every day…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:44:44 +0000

I’m about to praise that, because I liked the different format, but this superhero book tries to cover too much superficially.

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:39:06 +0000

Wow, this sounds like a freakin' disaster. I actually liked Hart's Manga Artist Workbook, but now that I think about it, there really wasn't very much text in there. More just visual examples and lots of space to practice them.