Handsome Face

2010Exploitable / drawing faddead

Published July 28, 2026

Handsome Face is an exploitable drawing meme based on a still frame of an effeminate-looking Superman from the 2010 animated film *Superman/Batman: Apocalypse*1. The meme pairs crudely redrawn versions of the face with an incomplete phrasal template, "X, I…," and spread across 4chan, DeviantArt, Tumblr, and other platforms starting around 2010-20112.

Overview

Handsome Face centers on a specific still from the DC animated film *Superman/Batman: Apocalypse* where Superman's face is drawn in an oddly soft, effeminate style2. Users take this face and redraw it onto other characters, celebrities, or everyday objects, almost always pairing it with the fragmented sentence structure "X, I…" where the sentence deliberately trails off without finishing. The humor comes from the combination of the awkward expression, the crude art style of the redraws, and the unresolved sentence that hangs in the air2.

Origin & Background

Platform
4chan /co/ (comics and cartoons board)
Creator
Unknown
Date
2010

The source image comes from *Superman/Batman: Apocalypse*, a DC Comics animated direct-to-video film released in 20101. The film follows Batman discovering a mysterious teenage girl with superhuman powers and a connection to Superman1. The specific frame captures a moment where Superman introduces his cousin to Batman, and the animation renders his face in an unusually delicate way that caught the attention of imageboard users2.

Still images from the scene began circulating on 4chan's /co/ board, where users started altering the face and attaching the incomplete phrasal template "X, I…"2.

How It Spread

After gaining traction on 4chan's imageboards, the drawing fad migrated to several other platforms2. Users on FunnyJunk, DeviantArt, Tumblr, and MemeGenerator all picked up the format, creating their own versions by grafting the face onto different characters and scenarios2. The meme's appeal was its low barrier to entry. Anyone with basic drawing skills (or deliberately poor ones) could slap the face onto something and add the trailing sentence fragment. The exploitable nature of the template made it especially popular on DeviantArt, where users created elaborate crossover versions featuring characters from anime, video games, and other cartoons2.

The meme shares DNA with other exploitable drawing fads from the same era, including fsjal, "Draw Yourself," and "X Grab My Y"2.

How to Use This Meme

The format typically follows a simple pattern:

1

Take any character, person, or object

2

Redraw or photoshop the Handsome Face (the effeminate Superman expression) onto it

3

Add a caption using the format: "[Name/subject], I…"

4

The sentence is intentionally left unfinished, trailing off with an ellipsis

Fun Facts

The original scene is a brief moment where Superman introduces Supergirl (his cousin Kara Zor-El) to Batman in the film12.

*Superman/Batman: Apocalypse* was a direct-to-video release, making it an unlikely source for a viral meme1.

The meme's phrasal template "X, I…" is deliberately awkward. The unfinished sentence is the joke, not a mistake.

Derivatives & Variations

Character crossovers:

Users placed the face on characters from various franchises including anime, video games, and other comic book properties, posted heavily on DeviantArt[2].

Related exploitables:

The meme existed alongside similar drawing fads like fsjal, "Draw Yourself," and "X Grab My Y," which shared the same imageboard culture and remix-friendly format[2].

Frequently Asked Questions