Comments on: LinkBlogging Women: Supergirl and Black Panther

By: Tesara

Tesara — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:15:27 +0000

The woman in hte green dress was Black Panther’s mother, who prompted the wedding in the first place. Also she was in favor of the marriage to Storm. The wedding dress, if you bother to read the entire book and not just look at the pictures, was desinged by a desinger from the Soap Opera a Guiding Light.

By: Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:29:12 +0000

Women’s professional wrestling has pretty much always been treated as a joke by the major American promotions. You’ve actually got to respect somebody like Trish Stratus, who was hired simply because she’s a blonde with big tits, but who insisted on actually learning to wrestle and became genuinely quite good at it – certainly not something her employers would have pressed her to do, judging from the general standard of her co-workers. Unfortunately, she very rarely gets to work with anyone good enough to show off her ability properly. She clearly takes more pride in her work than a lot of people in that company. (Watch for her occasional expressions of sheer frustration when she’s trying to work matches on live TV with women who don’t have a clue what they’re doing. It’s grimly entertaining in its own right.)

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:37:59 +0000

[...] The fights against sexism and racism have many similarities, but they can also wind up working against each other. Sadly, the comments at that thread show that Reginald Hudlin, for one, doesn’t get it, insulting and blaming the woman who pointed out the issue. Given that he wrote the recent Black Panther comic that minimized Storm, I find his reaction sad but unsurprising. [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:59:32 +0000

Alan, that would’ve been Gail Kim, who’s recently been signed to the women’s division of TNA (astonishingly, that doesn’t stand for tits and arse). *sigh* I remember the preiod a few years ago when the women wrestlers actually wrestled. The sad thing about the WWE is that they’re ignoring the fact that the audiences generally use the tits and arse matches to go take a break/get drinks at live venues/etc.

By: Dave Mahlin

Dave Mahlin — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:04:02 +0000

I though I’d give Supergirl a try when Greg Rucka took over but when Joe Kelly took over after one issue I decided to bail and, having flipped through to the last page of the current issue, I’m glad I did!

And hey, does that Nightwing pose above look familiar?

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0210/17/bc.htm

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:05:11 +0000

While flipping throught the channels this morning, I came across Spike TV doing a show on female professional wrestling. It was all about the sex. They had the featured woman, Gail (Gayle?), posed in various Playboy pinup poses (including one, frequently repeated, with her wearing a thong and with her butt pointed to the camera), sitting and talking about how sensual she feels, and, to get to the point, wearing a ring outfit that was in the same style at the Supergirl costume.

I find it depressing. I read comics for the adventure and the stories. If I want to fantasize about women, I can do it without comic books. Besides, real women are far more interesting than pen-and-ink drawings. I outgrew my interest in drawn women way back in high school.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:51:31 +0000

Michael, to mention those, I’d have to read them, or read someone being clever about them, and neither of those things seemed to happen. I really need to get caught up on the Castle Waiting relaunch, too.

By: Lea

Lea — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 06:24:10 +0000

“I’d say it’s a bad week for women in superhero comics, but really, when isn’t it?”

It was like Stupid About Women Christmas this week,or something.

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 02:20:44 +0000

I bought the Castle Waiting trade a couple years ago. I liked it so much I loaned it to a friend and haven’t seen it since. Guess she liked it!

By: Michael Rawdon

Michael Rawdon — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:12:16 +0000

Gee, and you didn't even mention Hawkgirl #54, in which she fights a barely-clad female antagonist after her (Hawkgirl's) top gets ripped off!Ã‚Â At least she's wearing a bra (and the way Chaykin draws her, she needs it). Or New Avengers #22, in which Jessica Jones heads for Canada with her baby, while Luke Cage stays behind to fight against governmental oppression.Ã‚Â (Though to be fair my impression is that this is consistent with how both characters have been portrayed recently.Ã‚Â I admit I gave up on Alias pretty quickly - the painful dialogue! Ã‚Â The muddy, scratchy artwork! - so Jones isn't a character I'm very familiar with.) On the bright side for comics both created by and featuring women characters, the first issue of the new Castle Waiting series came out this week!Ã‚Â It's not superhero comics, but, y'know, who cares?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:00:08 +0000

Clever! Probably too clever for the comic book guys to think of it. :)

By: Ray Cornwall

Ray Cornwall — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:27:50 +0000

You know what I can’t wait for?

After a wedding, many brides who have worn their hair long for months getting ready for the big day get tired of it, and get a much shorter cut. I’ve seen lots of new wives go from hair-at-the-butt to hair-at-the-neck within the first year of marriage.

Imagine when Storm decides to do the same…and brings back the mohawk.

Hee!