10 Hilariously Bad Comic Book Panels You Won't Believe Exist

2. What's With Her Spine? - Ultimates 3 #3 (2008)

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Due to his manga-inspired art, Joe Madureira has made a name for himself in the comic world. Over the years, he has illustrated some defining stories in the Uncanny X-Men series and the Age of Apocalypse saga.

Even though fans of Madureria expected great things when he was hired to illustrate Ultimates 3, all of his creations came out ugly. Nearly every character is drawn with such disproportionate muscle structures, they barely resemble human beings. Most splash panels are covered with an orange sheen, making it hard to tell what's going on.

Despite the fact there are many, many examples of bad art in this five-part mini-series, there's one moment in Ultimates #3 that really takes the cake. While Wolverine recants the time he met Magneto's wife, Magda Lehnsherr, we cut to a shot of the pair getting down to business. Although we only see the silhouette of the two, next to nothing is left to imagination here.

Not only is this panel borderline pornographic, it doesn't make anatomical sense. Magda's back is arched so obtusely, it's like she's attempting to win a limbo competition. Her spine is angled at such an impossible angle, you'd swear it was made of rubber.

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