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00:00Although comic books are a deeply entertaining medium of storytelling, some of the art can look
00:05preposterous out of context. If you don't know anything about the Guardians of the Galaxy,
00:09you'll be baffled if you pick up a random issue and see a drawing depicting a sentient tree and
00:14a gun-toting raccoon fighting a space gorilla. As ridiculous as that sounds, comic fans understand
00:20panels like this because it makes sense in context. But sometimes, even if you understand
00:25that context, there are certain comic book panels which have become infamous due to either abysmal
00:30artwork, embarrassing typos, or hilarious continuity errors. And that's what we're here to look at
00:35today as I'm Jules, this is WhatCulture.com, and these are 10 hilariously bad comic book panels
00:40you won't believe exist. 10. Is She Decapitated? Dark Knight 3 Master Race No. 6
00:48At the end of Frank Miller's Dark Knight 3 No. 6, there's a side story where Batgirl and her
00:53sidekicks face off against Lara, the daughter of Superman and Wonder Woman.
00:57Like most of Miller's work, the issue is filled with over-sexualized art of female characters,
01:02and this interwoman and Lara hunched over at an awkward angle to highlight their clenched butt cheeks.
01:08Amazingly, this isn't actually the worst aspect of this panel, because if you look at Lara's head,
01:12you'll notice that it's lobbed back at a 90-degree angle. I know that she has superpowers up the wazoo,
01:17but I'm pretty sure that Lara's certain skill set doesn't include being able to turn her spine into
01:22liquid. It's genuinely baffling how a professional illustrator could mess up this badly. Drawing
01:28dynamic action or authentic facial expressions is definitely tough, but on the other hand,
01:32drawing a person so that her head looks like it's attached to her bloody body shouldn't prove
01:36challenging to anyone over the age of six. And Lara's design is so distracting that readers
01:40probably didn't notice the other grotesque artwork on the page. 9. Captain America Screws Up His Own
01:46Quip Tales of Suspense 92 Have you ever tried to say a clever comeback but just screwed it up?
01:53Although this can definitely be embarrassing, you probably shouldn't worry about it. After all,
01:56this sort of thing can happen to the best of us. I mean, Captain America is the leader of the
02:00bloomin' Avengers, and even he's been known to mess up a zinger every once in a while.
02:04You see, while on patrol, Cap discovered Nick Fury was being targeted by an android called the
02:09Mekno-Assassin, which for the record is one of the worst supervillain names I've ever heard.
02:13But despite hitting the robotic hitman with everything he's got, the Mekno-Assassin
02:18batters the super soldier senseless. Just as Captain America looks like he's about to give up,
02:23he says the line,
02:24Only one of us is gonna walk out of here, and it won't be me!
02:29Right, okay, so instead of sounding like a badass, Cap apparently confesses to suffering from
02:34confidence issues mid-fight. Superheroes like Iron Man and Spider-Man have a knack for doing
02:39killer put-downs, but it's obvious that Captain America needs to work on his material
02:43based on this embarrassing exchange.
02:468. Lend Grim Reaper a Hand
02:48Avengers number 160
02:49The Grim Reaper may not be a well-known supervillain, but he's easy to recognize since he's got a
02:54bloody scythe in place of his right hand. Now, if you met a guy with a reaping tool jutting out of
02:59his forearm, that seems like the type of thing that you definitely remember. Somehow, this detail
03:03escaped the attention of the creative team behind Avengers number 160. While the Grim Reaper battles
03:09Earth's mightiest heroes in this issue, he pulls off his mask to reveal that he's Eric Williams,
03:14the brother of the Avengers member Wonder Man. We then cut to a panel of the Reaper putting his
03:18mask back on with two regular hands, with his scythe nowhere to be seen. Wonder Man then batters the
03:24Reaper into submission, oblivious that his brother's hand has just magically grown back.
03:29If you really want to play devil's advocate, you could claim the penciler, the colorist,
03:33and the anger of this comic suddenly developed amnesia at this point, causing them to forget
03:37that the character was one-handed. However, this makes this flub all the more bewildering,
03:41since the Grim Reaper is drawn with one hand on the same page.
03:45Number 7. Ugh, that face. Countdown number 36
03:49Countdown is regarded as one of the worst DC events in history. The dialogue is shoddy,
03:55the characterization is unforgivable, and the story is impossible to follow unless you've read 40
03:59spin-offs which are all equally as dire. And Countdown also contains so much woeful
04:04artwork that we could have easily filled this entire list with entries from that series alone.
04:09But if we had to choose one example, it would have to be the legendarily awful panel from Countdown
04:14number 36. In this issue, Mary Marvel has become corrupted by Black Adam's power,
04:19which encourages her to seek guidance from magic wielder Zatanna. But after she enters Zatanna's
04:24domain, Mary becomes unhinged and grabs at a magic rod, hoping that it will amplify her magical
04:29properties. As the rod's energy surges through her body, Mary's face is filled with a… well,
04:34I don't know what, to be honest. Although Mary is meant to appear elated,
04:38she looks as if she's gotten a little too excited, if you know what I mean. And that
04:41she's following that with a side of bath salts. Because her goofy smile and the lack of features
04:45across her face, this artwork doesn't look bad, just looks incomplete, and really weird as a result.
04:51Number 6. What's Spider-Man's name again?
04:53Amazing Spider-Man number 3
04:55After creating or co-creating over 600 comic books, you may wonder how Stan Lee was able
05:00to keep track of them all. Well, the simple answer is, he didn't. Despite his influence
05:04on the comic world, Stan the Man has made it clear that he wasn't blessed with a good memory.
05:09In Amazing Spider-Man number 1, Lee referred to our titular hero as Peter Palmer at one point.
05:14In another issue, he called Bruce Banner Bob, forcing him to retcon the character's name.
05:18However, you have to cut Stan Lee some slack. If you had to devise a new character every week for
05:25as well. However, it's hard to justify the blunder in Amazing Spider-Man number 3.
05:30This issue is iconic since it debuted one of Spider-Man's greatest foes, Dr. Octopus.
05:34But unfortunately, Otto Octavius' grand reveal is ruined due to a small but unmistakable spelling
05:40mistake. When Spider-Man confronts Doc Ock for the first time, the tentacled supervillain
05:44refers to our hero as Superman. What makes this gaff funnier is the fact that Stan Lee placed a hyphen
05:50in Spider-Man's name so readers wouldn't mix his name up with Superman. How embarrassing and
05:55deeply ironic.
05:56Number 5. Stephen Hawking, JLA number 38
05:59After a part of the Justice League's watchtower blows up, Batman and the other members do
06:04everything they can to stop the entire facility from exploding. While making his way through the
06:08watchtower, Bats discovers that he's been infiltrated by a supervillain called Prometheus.
06:12Prometheus' helmet is designed so it can download information directly into his brain with the flick of a
06:17switch. And since Prometheus has loaded the device with data on the world's best martial artists
06:22and gymnasts, not even Batman can match his physical skills. Fortunately, the Dark Knight
06:27prepared for this eventuality and had the helmet's program overwritten the instant Prometheus activated
06:32it. So instead of being endowed with the powers of the world's greatest fighters, Prometheus took
06:36on the physical abilities of ALS sufferer Stephen Hawking. Unable to move, Prometheus was defeated in a
06:43single punch. Although Batman's strategy is really clever on paper, it looks unintentionally
06:48hilarious to watch the caped crusader punching a supervillain whilst yelling
06:52Professor Stephen Hawking at the top of his lungs. The panel seems so random out of context that many
06:58would assume it was a piece of fan art or indeed photoshopped. But alas, that is not the case.
07:02Number 4. Doom Just Can't Stop Jamming
07:05Spidey Super Stories, number 53
07:07In Spidey Super Stories, number 53, Doctor Doom tries to form an alliance with Namor the Submariner,
07:13hoping to use his Atlantean army to take over the world. When Namor refuses to help, Doom becomes
07:18enraged and places a slave collar on him. Unable to break free from his restraints, Namor is left
07:27with no choice but to bring the metal-clad dictator to his kingdom. And five seconds after the pair
07:32arrive at the throne, Doom notices a seahorn on the ground and immediately becomes transfixed by it.
07:37Although Namor orders Doom to leave it be, the maniacal monarch ignores his plea and begins
07:42tooting the horn which summons a sea monster. Now just to reiterate, Doctor Doom was ready to
07:47take over Atlantis but stopped because he wanted to have a go on a musical instrument he just found
07:51lying on the floor. Why would anyone do that? Why would Doctor Doom of all people do that? Also,
07:58how is Doom able to play that thing underwater and also without lips? Although many entries on this
08:02list seem silly out of context, this is among the few comic book panels that's more ridiculous
08:07in context. 3. Injustice Gods Among Us
08:1017 It's no surprise comic book series that are released weekly instead of monthly are more likely
08:15to suffer from poor art, since the artists have far less time to finalise their work. So if you've
08:20found some of the art in a weekly series a little off-putting, it's fair to just accept it for what it
08:25is. But not always, because in the case of Injustice Gods Among Us, there's a panel of Batman
08:30punching a wooden log while a concerned Catwoman looks on from behind. As far as comic art goes,
08:35this setup sounds pretty straightforward, right? Unfortunately, every ask the eyes of a subterranean
08:40alien, and because of the angle, it's not clear exactly what Batman is doing. It looks like he's
08:45mildly annoyed that his shoulder just spontaneously combusted, even though Injustice has its fair share
08:50of bad artwork. 3. Joe Maderera has made a name for himself in the comic world. Over the years,
08:55he's illustrated some defining stories in the uncanny X-Men series and the Age of Apocalypse
09:00saga. But even though fans of Big Joe expected great things when he was hired to illustrate
09:04Ultimates 3, all of his creations, well, they came out a bit ugly. Nearly every character is drawn with
09:10such disproportionate muscle structures that they barely resemble human beings. Despite the fact that
09:15there are many, many examples of bad art in this five-part miniseries, there's one moment in
09:19Ultimates number three that really takes the cake. While Wolverine recants the time that he met
09:24Magneto's wife, we cut to a shot of the pair getting down to business. Although we only see
09:28the silhouette of the two, next to nothing is left to the imagination here. Not only is this panel
09:33borderline pornographic, it doesn't actually make anatomical sense. Magda's back is arched so
09:37obtusely, it's like she's attempting to win a limbo competition. Her spine is angled at such an
09:42impossible angle, well, you'd swear that she was made out of rubber.
09:451. What on earth is Sandman doing? Amazing Spider-Man number 215
09:51I mean, just look at this image. There's really nothing to say here. This image speaks for
09:55itself. If you thought a bit of context would help justify this infamous panel, it doesn't.
10:00Amazing Spider-Man number 215 opens with Spidey and Namor the Submariner facing off against Sandman,
10:06the Wizard, Trapster, and Liara. And after the Wizard blasts the duo with a disorientating laser,
10:11the corrupt quartet easily make light work of the superhero duo. As Spider-Man attempts to rise to
10:16his feet, Sandman punches him in the back, knocking his nemesis to the ground. Yes,
10:21that's meant to be his back that he's punching right there, not his, uh, well, let's just say
10:25what it is, his web hole. But that's what it looks like, and it will go down forever in 10 hilariously
10:30bad comic book panels you won't believe exist. Hope you enjoyed that, and please let me know what
10:35you thought about it down in the comments section below. As always, I've been Jules, you can go follow me
10:39over on Twitter at RetroJ, but the O is a zero, or Instagram, where it's the same handle. Hope to
10:43see you over there, my friends. As always, I've been Jules, you have been awesome, never forget that,
10:48and I'll speak to you soon. Bye.
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