Clothes Make the Man
Okay, while I’m putting the finishing touches on the first issue’s script, I thought I’d play around with different looks for The Victory Streak and market test them with you all.
Here he is with a jacket:Â
What do you think?
Okay, while I’m putting the finishing touches on the first issue’s script, I thought I’d play around with different looks for The Victory Streak and market test them with you all.
Here he is with a jacket:Â
What do you think?
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February 9th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
To: Mr. Bill Myers
From: The Law Firm of Bahtume, Dwehlair and Skume’
Ref: The header phrase, “Clothes Make the Man”
Our clients, The United Nudist Enjoyment Society (henceforth referred to as TUNES), has taken offense to you mischaracterization of nudists by your obviously prejudiced viewpoints as a member of the portion of society that so often finds itself psychologically dependent on clothing. Our clients feel that statements like “Clothes Make the Man” belittles and demeans those who wish to live their lives clothing optional. TUNES contains many upstanding members of the highest quality of both humanity and professionalism. Simply because members of TUNES live a style of life that you personally feel objection to does not make them any less a man then someone who is dependent on clothing to feel good about themselves.
As a result of your thoughtlessness and your need to display it to the widest possible audience, We at the law firm of Bahtume, Dwehlair and Skume’ are ordering that you cease and desist the usage of the header “Clothes Make the Man” and further plan to sue for $1,000,000 for the psychological and emotional damage that your insult has caused. Believe you me, when you play with TUNES, you will pay the piper.
Sincerely,
Richard Skume’
Junior Partner at Bahtume, Dwehlair and Skume’
PS,
It’s a good start for a visual appearance given the particular socio-economic background and specific personal self identifying traits that you’ve established for the character in question, but look at some other jacket if you intend to endeavor placing him in such attire. That jacket looks incompatibly impractical for high velocity ambulatory locomotion as well as looking a trifle too anachronistically misplaced (by approximately two decades.) However, that (80′s look of the jacket) may not actually be a factor if in fact your character is presented in an area or manner where it is apparent to the consumer of your fantastical fiction that the character himself is in fact one of the popular culture consumers who frequents retail outlets that include fashions that are in fact retro for popularity reasons. While the 80′s might not yet actually be back, they do appear on the verge of coming back.
February 9th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
In normal speak, that would be — Yes with some reservations about that jacket. I do like the jacket and jeans idea. I’ve just never been partial to that style of jacket. That could be skewing my view of it.
February 9th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Yeah, it could be, but I don’t know that any of Jerry’s views have ever been skewed. Or anyone else that hangs out in our particular bloggerhood. And I’m a bearded gnome.
I like the jacket, personally. This drawing feels more complete somehow than the first one. Something’s been gnawing at me with both of these pictures, though, and the jacket brought it home. His limbs convey a sense of movement and life, but his jacket and less-so his hair don’t. I just did a small experiment, where I put my jacket on and sprinted down the hall. From my shoulders down, my jacket was flapping behind me. Now, if he’s running at full speed, wouldn’t his jacket do the same thing? Or is he just starting to run?
February 9th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
That’s kinda my thing with the “incompatibly impractical high velocity ambulatory locomotion” bit. A jacket like that would be flapping up at the back of his head and whacking him silly at any speeds over 35. Ever see a guy zooming down the road on a motorcycle with an open jacket like that? Not pretty.
The bugger of it is that the most practical non-costume outfit for a super speedster would actually be kinda costume-like and thus what you wanted to avoid. You know… Things like motorcycle gear, outfits made for extreme environments or with wind breaking designs in mind.
Or, at the very least, he’d learn to zip the damned thing up after the first run or two. Zipper scrapes on the back of the head not only hurt, but you tend to catch hell from your coworkers the next day.
February 10th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Yes, this picture is distinctly less aerodynamic than the first. For the super fast victory streak the first seems to me better. For Steve Collins I’m not sure. It a does feel a little 70s. Maybe without the sunglasses you could see more of steve?
February 14th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
What are you guys… a bunch of fashionistas?
Good point though about the motion and the hair and jacket not moving!
February 15th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Actually I dudn’t want the sentrence: “For Steve Collins I’m not sure.”
and the sentnece: “It does feel a little 70s.” to be read as connected. I think this scetch with the jacket is better for Steve tha for Victory Streak because of the motion. I also noticed that the style reminds meof the 70s for some reason, but whether its a flaw or an advantae depends on the concept of the character.
February 16th, 2008 at 7:54 am
I woudn’t say we are, Jeannie, but really, you HAVE to do something about Bill’s socks, they just don’t GO with anything, so they need to GO!