Suddenly, in June 2011 the DC reboot was announced. In September 2011, the reboot of the DC franchise happened. What is the DC reboot? It is as it sounds: A whole reboot of the comic universe that DC created. Everything before the reboot is not canon and does not exist - A new start.
Even long before the reboot sexism and feminism have been an ongoing issue throughout the comic ages.
Most say that they only made the issue worse. They promised equality, exciting new starts and 'sexually liberated woman'. This was to draw in new readers but I think they alienated the loyal fans.
I will mostly focus on how the DC 'higher-ups' battled the issue of feminism and sexism in the new reboot of the DC comics. I clearly think that they handled it poorly and insufficiently.
When we think of women in comics, we would definitely think of big breasted, scantily-cladded woman. Correct? Sure, it's attractive, sexy and visually appealing.... but is it practical? Is there really common sense to these woman being subjected to these kind of poses?
Hi Tammy, your topic seems very interesting! looking forward to the rest of the blog desu! ｱﾊﾊヾ(≧∀≦*)ﾉ〃
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your Geeks topic as well! Our topics are closely related :)
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ReplyDeleteSounds interesting, Haven't read to many comics so it will be interesting to read about.
ReplyDeleteThis is actually pretty good it's a shame you haven't finished yet, i'm a big comic nerd so i'm really interested to see what direction your going with this topic.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of inadequacy I think comics portray more than the female un-ideal. Male un-idealism also comes into it too, I mean if you look at Thor or Captain America they are well built and heroic. What differentiates them from the women portrayed in the comics?
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to where you go with this! :)
This is such an awesome topic! I really hope you continue with it, cause I'd like to see more about this. I think there is an over all issue with sexualisation within many contemporary art forms not just comics/graphic novels, which could be addressed here. (:
ReplyDeleteI have lightly touched on the idea of sexualism in my later posts! :) Thank you for your input.
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