False equivalence in comics. By Kelly Thompson| February 21, 2012 @ 9:00 AM |596 Comments| So I’ve been sitting on this post for nearly two years.
Why you ask? Well, because I knew it would cause a ****storm, as any comics column that’s remotely controversial does, especially it seems when written by a woman. I had also decided, partway through writing She Has No Head! That I was going to take a decidedly more positive tact for the column, primarily focusing on books that are good, and what I’d like to see more of, supporting creators that are getting it right. But there’s a lot of talk these days, and many good columns written about women in comics, feminism, and in particular the sexism of comics by way of the objectification and hyper-sexualization of female characters and related issues.
“The, “Comic books are sexist to women” argument does not work, simply because it is not just women who are being objectified. This particular comment was on the excellent David Brothers piece for Comics Alliance. 1. 2. 3. 4. Body types and superheroines. By Kelly Thompson| July 30, 2012 @ 9:00 AM |62 Comments| So a couple weeks ago I posted a round up of my favorite news from SDCC 2012.
It’s now only fair that I talk about what I found to be the most disappointing news to come out of SDCC 2012. And I’m only going to talk about one thing, because the continued weirdness when it comes to characters like Stephanie Brown and Cass Cain though depressing as all get out, is both expected, and perhaps in a way, tied to what I’m going to talk about anyway. Batwoman by SelkieSiun This image, which is not perfect, but which I happen to really adore on multiple levels (and independent of knowing ANYTHING about it), has been making the rounds (I first saw it at Escher Girls, and then at DC Women Kicking Ass, Brian also wrote about it when the news first came out) with the story that the artist was given these notes about it while at a portfolio review in SDCC: “Her breasts are much too small and do not have the lift that superhero women should have.
Maxi And April Have a Tumblr. Escher Girls. Strong Female Characters. Friends: Lynn AllinghamJohn AllisonAmy AshDawn and Margie BeatonMarc BellSally BloodbathJohn CampbellScott CampbellRyan CarleyAnthony ClarkRebecca ClementsMelanie ColosimoDomitille CollardeyJillian Comeau, Kim Carson and Michelle SkeldingAaron DiazThe Doug Wright AwardsJess FinkEric FeursteinBrian FukushimaSarah GliddenMeredith GranLisa HanawaltDustin HarbinChristopher HastingsEmily Horne and Joey ComeauJimmie KilpatrickJon KlassenSteve LambkeHope LarsonJoe ListDavid MalkiPhil McAndrewCarolyn MerrimanCarly MonardoVicki NerinoAndre RichardRyan NorthRyan PequinNeil RoughJeffrey RowlandGabby SchulzSmart and BirdDeana SobelNathan StapleyHenry SvecMatthew TraffordJulia WertzBritt WilsonStephanie WeirathmuellerSteve WolfhardYou've Changed RecordsChip Zdarsky Good comic shops that have taught me a thing or two: The Beguiling, TorontoStrange Adventures, HalifaxLegends Comics and Books, VictoriaDesert Island, Brooklyn.
Sociological Images » Seeing is Believing. The Mary Sue - A Guide To Girl Geek Culture. Feministfrequency Channel. Content Warning: This educational episode contains graphic sexual and violent game footage.
In this episode we explore the Women as Background Decoration trope which is the subset of largely insignificant non-playable female characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse edgy, gritty or racy flavoring into game worlds. These sexually objectified female bodies are designed to function as environmental texture while titillating presumed straight male players. Sometimes they're created to be glorified furniture but they are frequently programmed as minimally interactive sex objects to be used and abused.
Full transcript, links and resources available at: ABOUT THE SERIESThe Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective. OTHER TROPE VIDEOS:Damsel in Distress Part 1: in Distress Part 2: in Distress Part 3: Male Character: DC Women Kicking Ass. Secretidentitycustoms asked: Thoughts about the new Teen Titans series?
I'm really uncomfortable with how Rocafort is sexualizing a girl who is supposed to be (at most) 18 years old. Well I don’t like the cover and you know who else had problems with it? Former DC Editor Janelle Asselin who did a very nice take down of it for CBR. Don’t read the comments on the article - the CBR forums attracts some real assholes. itsbrandonjames asked: Hi Sue, Tell me if yer feeling this: Female Dr. Sounds interesting for sure! Lois Lane Comes to Superman/Wonder Woman and You KNOW What That Means! Tony Daniel has nicely posted his pencils to the cover to Superman/Wonder Woman #9 on his Twitter and Facebook.
Let’s see, on the lower right is Wonder Woman and on the upper left, Lois Lane. Is this a … CATFIGHT?