haraldo23 said:
I don't know what's going on behind the scenes, but it almost feels like artists working on these are being forced to draw in a certain style. That stiff, lifeless, traced-photography look... It's as if getting the resemblance right comes before the storytelling.
I think stiff, lifeless, traced-photography artwork has become a trademark of the Big Two (DC & Marvel, that is). It certainly isn't a new thing for them.