I’ve loved Sophie Campbell’s character designs and bodyshapes ever since I discovered her artwork through Glory and it’s nowhere better shown off than in this cover concept for the new Jem & the Holograms comic from IDW. Because apparantly we need new comics for all half remembered eighties cartoon now. Not that I mind much, as I’ve always had a fondness for Jem. And if there’s anybody able to update their look and make them look great, it’s Campbell, as her design sketches at io9 show.
What I love about it is the soft, chunky, almost squat look of these bodies, sexy without pandering, updating Jem’s look without making it generic. Brilliant stuff.
UPDATE: since Sophie Campbell has gone public with her transition, I thought it only decent to update her pronouns here.