Comics Ridicule the Tea Partiers? Big Deal. Look How They Objectify Women

All American Blogger ^ | 2/12/09 | Duane Lester

[Bodhi1]

...Comics books have a history of injecting politics into the pages. It wasn't too long ago that Spider-man got a fist bump from Obama:

And Superman met with President Reagan:

President Bill Clinton even had a spot in Power Girl:

I may have made that last one up.

But it leads me to my point.

Politics is the least of my problems with today's comic books. Sure, it was right for Warner Todd Huston to point out that Marvel was publishing a negative stereotype of the Tea Party movement. But that was one comic, in one title, from one publisher. In the scheme of things, it's nothing compared to the reason I don't buy many comics anymore.

I have considered writing an open letter to the comic book publishers of the world for a while. I guess you can consider this that letter. You see, as much as I love comics, I can't enjoy taking my son to a comic book store.

Back in the 80s when I started reading comics as a kid, the focus was on the story. Matt Murdock taming Hell's Kitchen and Batman taking the Joker down, again. Then the 90s hit, and the emphasis switched from the story to the art. Artists like Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee hit the scene and produced very high quality visuals. I'm not blaming these two, just using them as examples because they were a couple of my favorites.

But they drove the focus from the story to the art. And the more the art became important, the more detailed the female characters became. And more endowed....

[Oztrich Boy]

How could you omit

[Question Liberal Authority]

[Question Liberal Authority]

[bgill]

Comic books used to be read by 10 year old boys. Now days, it’s 40 year old’s living at home with mama. ‘Nuff said.

[max americana]

Pffft, much ado about nothing. I love Power Girl. She’s looked like that since she was introduced. Of course, it’s hard not to notice the huge rack. That’s how women’s super costumes were drawn since the advent of Wonder Woman. If it’s equality the author is looking at, then let Conan put his shirt on. Even Superman and Batman were respectful of Power Girl making it a non-issue, even though villainous horndogs like Toyman were acting like idiots around her.

[Oztrich Boy]

notice the huge rack. That’s how women’s super costumes were drawn since the advent of Wonder Woman.

Actually while the kink factor was off scale, the Golden Age WW didn't have a lot out front.