Would it be possible for this picture to be reduced to avatar size without it being horribly distorded? Or is it too big?
Too big. The lines are only a few pixels thick, and it’s about ten times the height. Therefore, the lines would be less than 1 pixel thick vertically.
Damn…I was hoping I’d be able to find a smaller one, but…
I think what I[m gonna do is scan the page of the acual comic book I got it from.
you know, it’d look fine just the way it is, no real need to make transparent…
I didn’t want it transparent, I wanted it avatar-sized, you silly billy gumdrops. 
Like I said, I happen to have the comic book that that image came from, and as soon as I get access to a scanner, I’ll scan it. Smaller, and in full color too.
In an avatarizable size too, I hope.