SPOILER WARNING: How to draw Hobo Joe, the rat

Disclaimer: This post, and the following post, deal with the main antagonist of this piece.  As such, this deals with spoilers.  Nothing plot related, but you can't really talk about the bad guy without mentioning the sort of details certain people would rather avoid. So if you don't like spoilers in any way, shape or form, AVOID THIS POST. THERE ARE NO STORY SPOILERS, BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TALK ABOUT THE BAD GUY, AVOID THIS POST.

Alright. Let's talk about drawing Hobo Joe. 

Hobo Joe is a bit of a challenge when compared to drawing other Crimson Fly characters Not so much his body and legs, but his head; as it isn't based on any generic shapes, its kinda hard to simplify. That's not to say that it can't be done (I did it somehow)

With other characters, its easy to simply take that basic shape and start pretty much wherever you want on that characters's head. Not so with Hobo Joe.  With him, its better to start with the eyes and follow the specific order listed on the right.  There's a better way, and I'm going to do some tests with some guine-I mean, friends to see if I can refine this a little better.

His body is a lot less complicated.  His upper body is a mix between Jones and the Fly.  Blocky like Jones, but not so blocky that his joints "break" when he flexes. In that regard he's closer to the Fly. 

For his hands and feet, Well, they're a lot more delicate than they look. Sure, Joe will slice you to threads, but that's it. His claws are more for slashing than for smashing.  Also, his legs are very similar, in principle, to the Fly. In fact they're closer to dog legs than to an actual rat.

Well, that's it about Joe. Hope you didn't feel too spoiled by the new revelations.  Next week, we'll be examining the side characters! See you then!