Comments on: Comic Book Guys Are Stupid

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 06:56:12 +0000

I’m not ready to trust Rich Johnston’s rumor column just yet.

But so long as the new writer isn’t Judd Winick…

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:51:51 +0000

I like me some Finder by Carla Speed McNiel. It’s got some objectifying of the male form, in the character of Jeager, who often runs around naked.

He’s dreamy.

By: Vasu

Vasu — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:32:21 +0000

One encouraging development: it looks like the Batwoman ongoing series will be written by Devin Grayson, a bisexual woman writer. Though the book in which she’s being introduced, 52, is written by five men, most of those men have a decent track record when it comes to female characters.

By: riffrandell

riffrandell — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:51:06 +0000

I love comics. I can’t read most of them because of the way women are portrayed. If you are looking for a good comic, try Strangers in Paradise.
The characters aren’t physically or mentally perfect. Strong female characters and a interesting story line. strangersinparadise.com

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:23:29 +0000

Not just DC comicsâ€¦ when they did the last massive DC/Marvel crossover, one of the first things to eventuate from that was a relationship between Nightwing and Jubilee from the X-Men.

*headdesk right along with you*

By: hexyhex

hexyhex — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:15:46 +0000

Ragnell:

or Dick Graysonâ€™s, I swear, every straight female character in DC Comics has slept with Dick Grayson

Not just DC comics… when they did the last massive DC/Marvel crossover, one of the first things to eventuate from that was a relationship between Nightwing and Jubilee from the X-Men.

*headdesk*

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:54:45 +0000

mythago -- Not really, he had her crushing on Superman. (Of course, she was still too "masculine" for some people *rolls eyes*) He just made it so the rest of the Amazons are a default lesbian society. It wasn't done badly, or as wank material until the 90s when they let that awful Mike Deodato draw the book.

By: mythago

mythago — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:40:46 +0000

Hm, am I misremembering, but wasn’t Wonder Women recast as a lesbian (duh, she’s an Amazon) when Perez started doing the comic?

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:27:44 +0000

(And sorry about the â€œyouâ€™ve never read a comic book in your life, so whadda you know about it?â€ comment, but dammit I’ve seen this story EVERYWHERE. It’s just a lesbian supporting character, people. There’s always a couple in the background, usually dating each other. There’s two on the Gotham City police force alone, and they’re butch as hell, Catwoman II is tomboyish, and it’ll be nice to see a traditionally feminine personality who’s attracted to women for a change)

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:14:22 +0000

I wasn’t going to comment because I’m withholding judgment until I actually see what they do with the character. This won’t be the first lesbian even in the Bat-books, but it is the first lesbian with the Bat-prefix on her superhero name, so the mainstream media is shitting bricks over it when it’s really not that big a deal even to DC Comics (Who are just basically saying “We made her a lesbian because we wanted to complicate Renee Montoya’s lovelife in 52″). And a lesbian in high heels is a step-up from the yellow-suited purse-carrying “Oh, Brucie!” 50s Batwoman. The amount of fanboy porn-fantasy pandering depends entirely on the writer/artist who’s getting ahold of the character. It has the added plus of ensuring she’ll never become Batman’s love interest (or Dick Grayson’s, I swear, every straight female character in DC Comics has slept with Dick Grayson) because DC has too many reader in the LGBT community that they want to keep to turn a gay character straight.

And the “buxom lipstick lesbian” thing was the wording of the NYT reporter, who is obviously so turned on by a lesbian he can’t write professionally at the thought of one.

Anyway, I just had to link you all to this idiocy– http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/nolesbianbatwoman

Particularly this gem:
“Me, Iwould’ve preferred to have seen her as someone(like the original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon) be afemale who was in “love” with Batman andwanted to be like him, solving crimes, defendinghis city of Gotham making her become Batwoman. Oreven better, had it she comes from another countrywould’ve made for an interesting backgroundthan being a lesbian. This is one comic Iwon’t be reading anytime soon. If WonderWoman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Oracle, The Huntressand Black Canary are not gay then why haveBatwoman gay? Is DC Comics that hard up for storyideas?”