Escher Girls

Float like a butterfly, Sting like a WTF!?

This is a blog to archive and showcase the prevalence of certain ways women are depicted in illustrated pop media, specifically how women are posed, drawn, distorted, and sexualized out of context, often in ridiculous, impossible or disturbing ways that sacrifice storytelling.

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pointless-nonsense submitted: Avengers #10. I opened the submit page here as soon as I saw Mike Deodato’s name in the credits, and I am not surprised at what I found. It’s the long-lost daughter of camel girl and snake woman!

pointless-nonsense submitted:

Avengers #10. I opened the submit page here as soon as I saw Mike Deodato’s name in the credits, and I am not surprised at what I found.

It’s the long-lost daughter of camel girl and snake woman!

Wargoddessaur uses set square spine attack!  It’s Super Effective!

Wargoddessaur uses set square spine attack!  It’s Super Effective!

time-traveling-waitress submitted: I saw this in the comic shop today and it stopped me in my tracks. I mean, the Grimm Fairy Tales books aren’t known for their great art, but this is really pushing it guys. ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did boobs and butt in the wabe;

time-traveling-waitress submitted:

I saw this in the comic shop today and it stopped me in my tracks. I mean, the Grimm Fairy Tales books aren’t known for their great art, but this is really pushing it guys.

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did boobs and butt in the wabe;

endtimesprophet submitted: I was watching a review of Justice League  Cry for Justice when I had to stop the video and document the random centaur. This has been on the blog before, but it was a bit tiny since it was part of a larger page, and it was way back in the archives, so I’ll use this as a repost. :)

endtimesprophet submitted:

I was watching a review of Justice League  Cry for Justice when I had to stop the video and document the random centaur.

This has been on the blog before, but it was a bit tiny since it was part of a larger page, and it was way back in the archives, so I’ll use this as a repost. :)

submitted by squidbiscuit To cut costs, NASA hired Rob Liefeld to design their new spacesuits, with tragic consequences.

submitted by squidbiscuit

To cut costs, NASA hired Rob Liefeld to design their new spacesuits, with tragic consequences.

Morgan submitted:
Something just seems kind of off…
mystic-sybil submitted:
This was a full page ad in the Right Stuf! anime catalog

I thought her spine was the most distressing thing and then I realized… those  things at her sides are part of her costume… I legitimately have no idea where her arm is….

She’s very centaur-y.

Her arm could conceivably be behind her back but that would mean going through the sleeve.  Given her sleeve, I think it’s *meant* to be back against her butt, but it does look like it just vanishes.

squidbiscuit submitted: So I was going through old comics in some weird shop and came across…whatever these are. I’ve never submitted to a blog before so I hope I’m doing this right…I’ll just provide links and you can post at your own leisure if you even want to use them.These are from something called Scavengers and the anatomy was just so nuts on them that I needed to take pics. (I substituted the pictures for images I found online so they were clearer.  Also I split up the pics into separate posts. :) ) Is the guy supposed to be carrying her to safety, because he looks like he just smashed her in the back.
squidbiscuit submitted:
So I was going through old comics in some weird shop and came across…whatever these are.

I’ve never submitted to a blog before so I hope I’m doing this right…I’ll just provide links and you can post at your own leisure if you even want to use them.
These are from something called Scavengers and the anatomy was just so nuts on them that I needed to take pics.

(I substituted the pictures for images I found online so they were clearer.  Also I split up the pics into separate posts. :) )

Is the guy supposed to be carrying her to safety, because he looks like he just smashed her in the back.

ponpoe submitted:

poor Miku’s gone and gotten her back broken

source info: http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/18-1/hatsune-miku-guest-starring-in-alteil-online-game

So that’s what they’re replacing wrestling with at the Olympics, centaur fencing.

Edit: To clear up a misconception, this is official art (it’s from a CCG) not fan art.

Pugs Malone submitted: A preview image for a DVD extra for the girls in tanks anime “Girls und Panzer.” It’s actually a pretty awesome show with not too much fanservice in the regular episodes.

Pugs Malone submitted:

A preview image for a DVD extra for the girls in tanks anime “Girls und Panzer.” It’s actually a pretty awesome show with not too much fanservice in the regular episodes.

therealloonzoldick submitted: Centaurs invade Gotham City I saw this piece of art for the game Gotham City Impostors, and look at all the different male body sizes, of course the female characters have apparently only one body size. That batgirl look-a-like sure doesn’t mind to fight on roller skates, but look at that Haley Quinn look-a-like character. That bent pose, that bow and arrow, oh my god, is she trying to imitate the sagittarius constellation? She needs another pair of legs to hold that position. Well I’m not a master of photoshop, but I tried my best to fix it. Now she is ready to battle, as soon as she changes those slippers for some combat boots.

therealloonzoldick submitted:

Centaurs invade Gotham City

I saw this piece of art for the game Gotham City Impostors, and look at all the different male body sizes, of course the female characters have apparently only one body size.

That batgirl look-a-like sure doesn’t mind to fight on roller skates, but look at that Haley Quinn look-a-like character. That bent pose, that bow and arrow, oh my god, is she trying to imitate the sagittarius constellation? She needs another pair of legs to hold that position.

Well I’m not a master of photoshop, but I tried my best to fix it.

Now she is ready to battle, as soon as she changes those slippers for some combat boots.