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Comic panels taken out of comics so we can make fun of them!! We love the golden age stuff!

Rules:

  1. Comics must come from actual comic books. No AI or Photoshops.

  2. Single panels are preferred.

  3. Comics should be unintentionally funny. Spider-man cracking wise is not what this is about.

  4. Don't be a dick.

  5. I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.

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Context is Love and Romance #4, page 10

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Narration: The moment our lips met… I knew! My preoccupation with women's lib had ended… I was surrendering!

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[–] TheEntity@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’s as if a woman’s looks boil down to: age, ethnicity, hair style, hair color, body size/shape, and boob size.

If we’re lucky, we might get eye color. But never any facial details. Never any description of the shape of eyes, mouth, or nose.

Even sexism aside, I can respect if someone can describe these well just because I can't even begin to describe my own features like these, much less someone else's.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wake up to the rays of the sun streaming through the slats on my blinds, cascading over my irregularly haired chest. I stretch, my moobs lifting with my arms as I greet the sun. I roll out of bed and put on a shirt, my nipples prominently showing through literally any fabric (which is why I dress in layers). I breast moobily to the stairs, and tit downwards.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would hope that published novelists would have a higher standard.

But anyways, there are a lot of ways to describe facial features.

The nose is a pretty good starting point. Big/small/wide/narrow/long. Turned up is another common one.

Eyes are often described as large/small/wide/narrow. And behavior, darting around or dead, for example. And emotions: kind/sad.

Large mouth, small mouth. Tooth color. Hygiene. Does it hang open? Do they work their jaw a lot? And some people's mouths look like they want to smile or frown easily.

I'm actually fond of the less specific ways of describing a face. She has intelligent eyes and severe features, for example. The reader both has a good idea of what kind of face it is, but still leaves a lot of room for imagination.

These are just my thoughts. I am not a published writer.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I'll second less-specific descriptions. My imagination tends to exaggerate; a book says a character has a long nose? I'm picturing a witch. A strong jaw? I'm thinking Heavy from Team Fortress 2. High cheekbones? Gollum.