is that this is the guy behind Tony Stark's abusive boyfriend, the Living
Armor.

Marvel Boss: We're Not Sexist, Just Loud.

I get the point he's trying to make. But there is a big difference between
how a woman chooses to portray herself on the cover of an album of her own
work and how a male-dominated company chooses to portray female superheroes
written ( Read more... )

( from ways of seeing by john berger )

spoiling the fun of fanboys since... ever. apparently ( Read more... )

a fun art project would be doing alternate versions of male superhero comic covers, in cheesecake/porn style. That would be awesome ( Read more... )

Yeah, no one has been saying the artists can't draw. Headdesk.

Seriously? Because drawing Oracle like she's looking up ready to suck your cock isn't objectifying her at all.

They’re all good drawings. Again, not [sic] the anatomy, the clothing and the lighting; really, note the clothing-how often is Oracle seen just wearing a skintight boobsock-style ( Read more... )

but quite a lot of the book Reading
Comics: how graphic novels work and what they mean by Douglas Wolk is
available to read online through Google Books. So far it seems worth hunting
down.

and so I'm having trouble focusing on work.

Instead, I'm thinking about Comics vs. Fanfiction. Here's a list.

( Read more... )

...when women complain about either the lack of women in positions of creative influence in comics, or about the portrayal of women characters in comics?

( it's so predictible it would be boring if it weren't infuriating. )

ETA: It's my day off, so what do I do? Get into a "debate" on the internets. It would be amusing if it wasn't so predictable. I am apparently in my GRR ARGH phase of awareness of privilege(s).

As I was saying to dafnap today, I think getting into comics has made me more aware, because nearly every time I open one up it's like getting hit with a big ole ( Read more... )

Sex and the single Marvel super heroine.

And yes, I am "Amy" in the comments section.

This fits in so well with a half-formed meta essay that's been floating around in my head ever since I started getting into comics, comparing Alias, Promethea, Fray, and Buffy.

Sometimes I'm not even sure I should bother trying to get into comics. But perhaps I ( Read more... )