Yes, yes, I know The Spirit isn't this muscular. Hold your horses and let me e'splain. No there is too much. Let me sum up.
I've always liked Will Eisner's THE SPIRIT. Just as 90% of all comics fans do. And I've always wanted to do a drawing of him but the problem that has confronted me is that he's been done by the greats. Starting with the master Eisner himself, all the way down to the present day with another master Darwyn Cooke and, starting I think with issue 13 of this new series, Mike 'Hugely Underrated' Ploog. I knew I could never come anywhere near the level of any of those guys so I just went for fun and decided to do a super buffed up Spirit. Enjoy.
There are different versions of all sorts of comic characters all over the place. This is just a different version of a great character. I see nothing wrong with that. Besides, this is very well done.
Count me among those who hold Eisner's Spirit in the highest regard! Man, it IS a great drawing no matter how you look at it BUT personally Spirit's everyman quality is vital to what makes the character. I don't think you should feel insecure at all about the fact that so many artists have done the character before and having to buff him up to distinguish yourself as you've really managed to carve out a distinctive style loaded with quality and personality no matter what the subject matter.