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But, what about the villains? Glad you asked. Next page, please ...

The main purpose of this illo (we’ll save our publisher a fortunę in typesetting by not spelling out the whole word “illustration”! Hope he appreciates it) is to show the difference between the way we might draw a normal, nice-looking małe and a heroically proportioned superhero.

Notę that the superhero is larger, with broader shoulders, morę muscular arms and legs, a heavier chest, and even a morę impressive stance. There’s nothing weak-looking about the fella next to Captain America, but a superhero simply has to look morę impressive, morę dramatic, morę imposing than an average guy.

Perhapsthe most important single point to remember is that you should always slightly exaggerate the heroic qualities of your hero, and attempt to ignore or omit any negative, undramatic gualities.