It's like looking back at famous actors and actresses from the 50s and 60s: the same momentary adjustment of, no these are the normal people, it's the modern-day stars that are extreme.

I think he used to be better, and actually draw his characters (and drew quite well), and then he found that that was too slow, I guess? Hence the 'meeting deadlines by being a crappy artist' strategy (along with Liefield and J. Scott Campbell).

Oooh, more links: http://comicsareforgirls.tumblr.com/ and http://www.fempop.com/category/geekery/art-comics/ both linked me to http://justsayins.tumblr.com/post/14957660366/this-needs-to-stop-and-let-me-tell-you-why where a female martial artist and contortionist makes a post about female comics characters' poses.