Female Heroes as Male Heroes

[kybearfuzz]

The other night, while watching yet another bad horror movie, I was doodling on my sketchpad. I was drawing a male figure and I suddenly wondered what he would look like dressed in Wonder Girl's classic costume. Some female heroes wear skimpy outfits that don't look good if worn by a male counterparts. Can you imagine a guy in Wonder Woman's bustier? Yeah, it comes off as pure cross-dresser.

However, some of them are not so bad. I drew a couple and colored them to see how they'd look.


Wonder Girl's classic outfit actually looks like it could be a decent man's costume. Of course, I took some artistic liberty in giving him a beard and a hairy chest, but then it is how I'd see him. After seeing how this one turned out, I questioned how a male "Starfire" would look. And...


This one doesn't look so great. Starfire's armored bikini doesn't fit a male hero as well, though I do think it could have possibilities with a bit of redesign. As it stands, the male, bearish Starfire looks like a cross between Hagrid, Grizzly Adams, and some 70's glam rock star. However, I am impressed that I remembered the costume completely from memory.

I may try another some time.

Comments

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

My recollection from seeing him in the Teen Titans book was that he wore essentially shorts and the neck plate, but he may have worn something more in the "Omega Man" series.

I love the starfield outfit, but I have to admit that when I think of Wonder Girl, I always come back to this red outfit.