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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 is most notable in the opening image, which depicts Wonder Woman and Lara hunched over
01:07at an awkward angle to highlight their clenched butt cheeks. Amazingly, this isn't actually the
01:12worst aspect of this panel, because if you look at Lara's head, you'll notice that it's lobbed back
01:17at a 90-degree angle. I know that she has superpowers up the wazoo, but I'm pretty sure that Lara's
01:22certain skill set doesn't include being able to turn her spine into liquid. It's genuinely baffling
01:27how a professional illustrator could mess up this badly. Drawing dynamic action or authentic facial
01:33expressions is definitely tough, but on the other hand, drawing a person so that her head looks like
01:37it's attached to her bloody body shouldn't prove challenging to anyone over the age of six.
01:41And Lara's design is so distracting that readers probably didn't notice the other grotesque artwork
01:46on the page. 9. Captain America Screws Up His Own Quip
01:50Tales of Suspense
01:5192. Have you ever tried to say a clever comeback but just screwed it up? Although this can definitely
01:57be embarrassing, you probably shouldn't worry about it. After all, this sort of thing can happen to
02:01the best of us. I mean, Captain America is the leader of the bloomin' Avengers, and even he's been
02:05known to mess up a zinger every once in a while. You see, while on patrol, Cap discovered Nick Fury was
02:10being targeted by an android called the Mechno Assassin, which for the record is one of the
02:14worst supervillain names I've ever heard. But despite hitting the robotic hitman with everything
02:19he's got, the Mechno Assassin batters the super soldier senseless. Just as Captain America looks
02:25like he's about to give up, he says the line,
02:27Only one of us is gonna walk out of here, and it won't be me! Right, okay, so instead of sounding like
02:34a badass, Cap apparently confesses to suffering from confidence issues mid-fight. Superheroes like
02:40Iron Man and Spider-Man have a knack for doing killer put-downs, but it's obvious that Captain
02:45America needs to work on his material based on this embarrassing exchange.
02:498. Lend Grim Reaper a Hand Avengers number 160
02:52The Grim Reaper may not be a well-known supervillain, but he's easy to recognize since he's got a bloody
02:58scythe in place of his right hand. Now, if you met a guy with a reaping tool jutting out of his forearm,
03:03that seems like the type of thing that you definitely remember. Somehow, this detail escaped the attention
03:07of the creative team behind Avengers number 160. While the Grim Reaper battles Earth's mightiest
03:12heroes in this issue, he pulls off his mask to reveal that he's Eric Williams, the brother of
03:17the Avengers member Wonder Man. We then cut to a panel of the Reaper putting his mask back on with
03:22two regular hands, with his scythe nowhere to be seen. Wonder Man then batters the Reaper into
03:28submission, oblivious that his brother's hand has just magically grown back. If you really want to
03:33play devil's advocate, you could claim the penciler, the colorist, and the inker of this comic suddenly
03:37developed amnesia at this point, causing them to forget that the character was one-handed. However,
03:42this makes this flub all the more bewildering, since the Grim Reaper is drawn with one hand
03:46on the same page.
03:487. That Face
03:50Countdown number 36
03:52Countdown is regarded as one of the worst DC events in history. The dialogue is shoddy,
03:58the characterization is unforgivable, and the story is impossible to follow unless you've read 40
04:02spinoffs, which are all equally as dire. And Countdown also contains so much woeful
04:07artwork that we could have easily filled this entire list with entries from that series alone.
04:12But if we had to choose one example, it would have to be the legendarily awful panel from Countdown
04:17number 36. In this issue, Mary Marvel has become corrupted by Black Adam's power, which encourages her
04:23to seek guidance from magic wielder Zatanna. But after she enters Zatanna's domain, Mary becomes
04:28unhinged and grabs at a magic rod, hoping that it will amplify her magical properties. As the rod's
04:34energy surges through her body, Mary's face is filled with a… well, I don't know what, to be
04:38honest. Although Mary is meant to appear elated, she looks as if she's gotten a little too excited,
04:43if you know what I mean, and that she's following that with a side of bath salts. Because her goofy
04:47smile and the lack of features across her face, this artwork doesn't look bad, just looks incomplete,
04:52great, and really weird as a result.
04:546. What's Spider-Man's name again?
04:56Amazing Spider-Man 3
04:58After creating or co-creating over 600 comic books, you may wonder how Stan Lee was able
05:03to keep track of them all. Well, the simple answer is, he didn't. Despite his influence
05:07on the comic world, Stan the Man has made it clear that he wasn't blessed with a good memory.
05:12In Amazing Spider-Man 1, Lee referred to our titular hitter's foes, Dr. Octopus. But unfortunately,
05:17Otto Octavius' grand reveal is ruined due to a small but unmistakable spelling mistake.
05:23When Spider-Man confronts Doc Ock for the first time, the tentacled supervillain refers to our
05:27hero as Superman. What makes this gaff funnier is the fact that Stan Lee placed a hyphen in
05:32Spider-Man's name so readers wouldn't mix his name up with Superman. How embarrassing and deeply ironic.
05:385. Stephen Hawking
05:40JLA No. 38
05:41After a part of the Justice League's watchtower blows up, Batman and the other members do everything
05:46they can to stop the entire facility from exploding. While making his way through the watchtower,
05:51Bats discovers that he's been infiltrated by a supervillain called Prometheus. Prometheus'
05:55helmet is designed so it can download information directly into his brain with the flick of a
05:59switch. And since Prometheus has loaded the device with data on the world's best martial artists
06:04and gymnasts, not even Batman can match his physical skills. Fortunately, the Dark Knight prepared
06:09for this eventuality and had the helmet's program overwritten the instant Prometheus activated it.
06:14So instead of being endowed with the powers of the world's greatest fighters, Prometheus took on
06:18the physical abilities of ALS sufferer Stephen Hawking. Unable to move, Prometheus was defeated
06:24in a single punch. Although Batman's strategy is really clever on paper, it looks unintentionally
06:30hilarious to watch the caped crusader punching a supervillain whilst yelling Professor Stephen Hawking
06:35at the top of his lungs. The panel seemed so random out of context that many would assume it was a piece
06:41of fan art or indeed photoshopped. But alas, that is not the case.
06:444. Doom Just Can't Stop Jamming
06:47Spidey Super Stories No. 53
06:49In Spidey Super Stories No. 53, Dr. Doom tries to form an alliance with Namor the Submariner,
06:55hoping to use his Atlantean army to take over the world. When Namor refuses to help,
07:00Doom becomes enraged and places a slave collar on him. Unable to break free from his restraints,
07:05Namor is left with no choice but to bring the metal-clad dictator to his kingdom.
07:09And five seconds after the pair arrive at the throne, Doom notices a sea horn on the ground
07:14and immediately becomes transfixed by it. Although Namor orders Doom to leave it be,
07:18the maniacal monarch ignores his plea and begins tooting the horn, which summons a sea monster.
07:24Now just to reiterate, Dr. Doom was ready to take over Atlantis, but stopped because he wanted to
07:28have a go on a musical instrument he just found lying on the floor. Why would anyone do that? Why would
07:34Dr. Doom of all people do that? Also, how is Doom able to play that thing underwater and also
07:39without lips? Although many entries on this list seem silly out of context, this is among the few
07:44comic book panels that's more ridiculous in context.
07:473. Injustice Gods Among Us No. 17
07:50It's no surprise comic book series that are released weekly instead of monthly are more
07:54likely to suffer from poor art, since the artists have far less time to finalize their work. So if
07:59you've found some of the art in a weekly series a little off-putting, it's fair to just accept it
08:03for what it is. But not always, because in the case of Injustice Gods Among Us, there's a panel of
08:09Batman punching a wooden log while a concerned Catwoman looks on from behind. As far as comic
08:14art goes, this setup sounds pretty straightforward, right? Unfortunately, every aspect of this panel is
08:19a bit wonky. Batman's teeth bulge out so much that it looks like he's wearing a set of dentures ready
08:24to pop out. His welling tears look like the eyes of a subterranean alien, and because of the angle,
08:30it's not clear exactly what Batman is doing. It looks like he's mildly annoyed that his
08:34shoulders are spontaneously combusted. Even though Injustice has its fair share of bad artwork,
08:39this panel was so awful the artist was compelled to redraw it when the issue was republished.
08:442. What's Going On With Her Spine?
08:47Ultimates 3
08:483. Joe Maderera has made a name for himself in the comic world. Over the years, he's illustrated some
08:53defining stories in the Uncanny X-Men series and the Age of Apocalypse saga. But even though fans
08:59of Big Joe expected great things when he was hired to illustrate Ultimates 3, all of his creations,
09:04well, they came out a bit ugly. Nearly every character is drawn with such disproportionate
09:08muscle structures that they barely resemble human beings. Despite the fact that there are many,
09:12many examples of bad art in this five-part miniseries, there's one moment in Ultimates
09:16number 3 that really takes the cake. While Wolverine recants the time that he met Magneto's wife,
09:21we cut to a shot of the pair getting down to business. Although we only see the silhouette
09:26of the two, next to nothing is left to the imagination here. Not only is this panel borderline
09:30pornographic, it doesn't actually make anatomical sense. Magda's back is arched so obtusely,
09:35it's like she's attempting to win a limbo competition. Her spine is angled at such an
09:39impossible angle, well, you'd swear that she was made out of rubber.
09:431. What On Earth Is Sandman Doing?
09:46Amazing Spider-Man Number 215
09:48I mean, just look at this image. There's really nothing to say here. This image
09:52speaks for itself. If you thought a bit of context would help justify this infamous panel,
09:57it doesn't. Amazing Spider-Man Number 215 opens with Spidey and Namor the Submariner facing off
10:02against Sandman, the Wizard, Trapster, and Liara. And after the Wizard blasts the duo with a
10:07disorientating laser, the corrupt quartet easily make light work of the superhero duo. As Spider-Man
10:12attempts to rise to his feet, Sandman punches him in the back, knocking his nemesis to the ground.
10:17Yes, that's meant to be his back that he's punching right there, not his, uh, well,
10:22let's just say what it is, his web hole. But that's what it looks like,
10:24and it will go down forever in infamy. Thank you.
10:28And there we go, my friends. Those were 10 hilariously bad comic book panels you won't
10:32believe exist. I hope you enjoyed that, and please let me know what you thought about it
10:35down in the comments section below. As always, I've been Jules. You can go follow me over on
10:39Twitter at RetroJ, but the O is a zero, or Instagram, where it's the same handle. Hope to see you
10:44over there, my friends. As always, I've been Jules. You have been awesome. Never forget
10:48that, and I'll speak to you soon. Bye.
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