Cyclops is built like a football player, Colossus is built like a tank, Wolverine is short and stocky, Nightcrawler is slender, Phoenix is statuesque with big breasts, Polaris is statuesque with big breasts, Lilandra is statuesque with big breasts, etc etc.
It's a perpetual problem with Byrne's artwork, compounded with Claremont's tendency to write strong female characters, which the artist attempts (clumsily) to match with equally strong (ahem) physical attributes.
I don't recall if Byrne had left by the time Kitty Pryde (age 14) came onboard, which would mitigate things.
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Date: 2004-03-31 05:50 am (UTC)It's a perpetual problem with Byrne's artwork, compounded with Claremont's tendency to write strong female characters, which the artist attempts (clumsily) to match with equally strong (ahem) physical attributes.
I don't recall if Byrne had left by the time Kitty Pryde (age 14) came onboard, which would mitigate things.