Patreon Pin Up 9/24/18 (Patreon)

Even though I specialize in drawing naked people, whenever I present a well-known character I try to incorporate as much of their costume as I can to keep them recognizable.

But man that gets tough with superheroes sometimes. Their one-piece costumes leave pretty much one option: they need to be ripped strategically. I thought about leaving her whole mask on, but decided that with her clothes all torn up, we needed to see her smiling mouth to keep things looking consensual.

Speaking of the costume, I've always thought Spider Gwen's design was pretty brilliant. The simple addition of a hood worked wonders on making the traditional featureless Spider Man mask seem more feminine, since it sort of mimics a hairline. (I recall similar visual trickery in the old animated Robin Hood movie, where they added a long head-dress to Marian, an anthropomorphic fox, to simulate the look of long hair.) I'm not terribly familiar with her character in the comics, my understanding is that she comes from an alternate reality were Gwen Stacy was bitten by the spider and not Peter. Sounds like a neat concept to me. I'm sure like many, I'll get more familiar with her when that Spiderverse movie comes out.