# Re this large and expensive collectible statue of Superman. What comic artist drew him like this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 5, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048 "2017-02-05T05:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/1 "2017-02-05T05:05:56Z")
Normally Superman figurines reference back to some comic artist’s version but I do not recall seeing [this precise interpretive likeness](https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/dc-comics-superman-sideshow-collectibles-300215/?affiliate=doughboy%257c1033&utm_source=doughboy&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=Superman%20Premium%20Format%20Figure&utm_campaign=DC%20Collectibles)in any of the stories. Which artist or story inspired this version? It’s Superman-ish but the face (to me) is off kilter somehow. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/2 "2017-02-05T05:14:50Z")
I don’t recognize the composition, but it somewhat has an Alex Ross sensibility. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/3 "2017-02-05T05:17:40Z")
Well, according to the site, it’s the The Sideshow Collectibles Design and Development Team: Bernardo Esquivel (Paint) Andy Bergholtz (Sculpt) Martin Canale and Gore Group Studios (Sculpt) Tim Hanson (Costume Fabrication) Kristafer Anka (Design) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/4 "2017-02-05T05:21:21Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Normally Superman figurines reference back to some comic artist’s version but I do not recall seeing [this precise interpretive likeness](https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/dc-comics-superman-sideshow-collectibles-300215/?affiliate=doughboy%257c1033&utm_source=doughboy&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=Superman%20Premium%20Format%20Figure&utm_campaign=DC%20Collectibles)in any of the stories. > > Which artist or story inspired this version? It’s Superman-ish but the face (to me) is off kilter somehow. That pretty much just looks like Christopher Reeve. ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/5 "2017-02-05T05:44:51Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I don’t recognize the composition, but it somewhat has an Alex Ross sensibility. My first thought upon seeing it was Alex Ross (although I certainly see the Christopher Reeve homage too)…perhaps it is based on an illustration of Supes from _Kingdom Come_? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/6 "2017-02-05T06:06:56Z")
No, there are costume and facial differences from the Kingdom Come Superman. In fact, there are differences from almost all Superman artists that I can think of. I would assume that the guys on the figurine team were all wishing they were Alex Ross, but kept the classic uniform and the Christopher Reeve wholesomeness. So the answer to the OP’s question is “None”. ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/7 "2017-02-05T06:37:29Z")
1. My first though was also Kingdom Come Superman, but younger and in a traditional costume. Alex Ross did do a JLA miniseries from 2005-07 called [Justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_(DC_Comics)). Superman wears the traditional costume in that; however, the [action figure based on that miniseries](http://www.joeacevedo.com/images/figurezone/dcdfigures/dcdsupermanjla_ross1.jpg) has a larger S shield and a different fit to the cape. I can’t find any good shots of the comic book to see if that figure is that accurate to the comic or not. 2. Superman’s fighting Darkseid in some of the statue’s photos. I don’t know if that can be a hint or not. 3. I’d still bet that “none” is the answer to the question, though. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/8 "2017-02-05T10:16:53Z")
Looks like a generic combination of multiple portrayals. It’d be okay if he wasn’t cross-eyed. It’s like he’s sending heat-rays from his eyes, but without the rays there it just looks weird. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/9 "2017-02-06T14:58:17Z")
The cape is ridiculously voluminous. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-large-and-expensive-collectible-statue-of-superman-what-comic-artist-drew-him-like-this/779048/10 "2017-02-18T23:36:10Z")
I’m just happy he has the red undies. The costume just doesn’t work at all without them, unlike Batman (granted his undies weren’t usually red, but uknowutImean.)