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Hey! I made a few adjustments to the pose. The original pose didn't feel entirely convincing to me, so I opened up the arms a bit more. Keeping them so close together felt unnatural, especially for a very muscular character. The mass of the back muscles would make that arm position difficult to achieve, so separating them slightly felt like a more believable solution. On another note, even though this may not be the best example of figure drawing (poses like this are pretty challenging for me as well), I'd strongly recommend studying anatomy if your goal is to become a comic artist. By anatomy, I don't necessarily mean studying every muscle, tendon, and insertion point—although those can certainly be useful for comics. What I mean is learning how to construct and manipulate the body using simple forms first, then gradually moving toward more complex structures. Simplification is really the key here. Muscles are what add complexity later, but the priority should be building a strong structural foundation. There's also one storytelling element that confused me a little. I'm not entirely sure how the foreground has no head if the knife is being held in the mouth, and the blade itself is relatively small; the action doesn't read very clearly. I think it would work better if the pose represented the moment after the action had already happened—for example, with one hand holding the knife or some other visual cue that helps communicate the sequence of events more clearly. Hope this helps!