Mine. This is something I have mentioned before -- the changes that become necessary to make something "work" as a black and white image, as opposed to color. I deemed it more interesting visually to have the "Kirby crackle" cover the whole figure,

JB wrote:
"Realism is somewhat outside my artistic grasp, so what I try for is believability."

Well, strictly speaking, realism in any art (outside of photo-realism (and I guess even inside that)) is and has always been about conventions that project verisimilitude, so in all honesty and in that sense I think realism is most definitely in the palm of your artistic hand, JB. Your characters have always looked like real people to me. And I for one have always believed.

Man, that guy who's ordering these must be estatic.

I think Neal Adams said that "[art]style is the mistakes you make". JB's making all the right mistakes if you ask me.