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Reply #30 posted 01/31/09 5:02pm

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johnart said:

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They're only fantasy inasmuch as the popular trend allows. In the pasdt decade or so there's been a call to realism in comics and comic-related ventures (movies, etc.) So why, when people are bitching about how unrealistic something as obviously fantastical as an origin story or even the superpowers themselves are, are female superheroes drawn in a way that would render them helpless in a fight?


I don't know...I seen some big tittied bitches throw DOWN! lol

And anyone who is going to bitch about how unrealistic the powers of a superhero are, should probably quit buying comics and move on to historic novels or something more "realistic".
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People complain about and debate the lack of realism in comic books all the time. You never wondered why the acid origin stories for TwoFace and The Joker were missing from The Dark Knight? It's because people were bitching about the silliness of it.

Like everyone else, you're missing the whole point. It's not just about the giant, usually exposed titties. (what if our hero, oh I dunno, GETS STABBED IN THE HEART, for fuck's sake?)

It's also about the teeny, tiny waists, the pencil neck, and weak-looking spindly arms. I'm not saying they should be drawn like bodybuilders, but they should have a little muscle to them, at least.

Even Supergirl's not gonna be able to throw down if she's emaciated.
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Reply #31 posted 01/31/09 5:03pm

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Fury said:



i'm sorry..what was the complaint about? lol

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Reply #32 posted 01/31/09 5:04pm

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Mysterioso said:

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Got a few hours? razz

The issue I'm taken is not so much with the sexist depictions, but with the complete lack of feasibility in a woman looking like that even having the strength to put on her own tights. They lack muscle tone and any visual depictions of strength, and giant ta-tas will definitely get in the way in a proper fight. Hell, all I have is a pair of C's and I find them cumbersome even doing day-to-day stuff.


Say what? eek *Clears Throat* Anyway, my uncle was an avid collector and reader of comic books. That's about as close as I can get when it comes to ties with the intrigue of it all. Ah well. I guess someone's going to have to make some changes in that world.


Say what, indeed. You're surprised?
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Reply #33 posted 01/31/09 5:05pm

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meow85 said:

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I don't know which ones she's referring to specifically, but I'd guess Power Girl would be one of them. Artists have long been completely ridiculous when drawing her.


nod Exactly. A real woman built like that would have difficulty even standing up straight. How's she supposed to be kicking bad'un ass?



Thats really Super Girl (came about through Earth crisis I think)
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Reply #34 posted 01/31/09 5:06pm

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kpowers said:

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nod Exactly. A real woman built like that would have difficulty even standing up straight. How's she supposed to be kicking bad'un ass?



Thats really Super Girl (came about through Earth crisis I think)

Doesn't change the obvious disability a woman built like this would have in a real fight.
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Reply #35 posted 01/31/09 5:08pm

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kpowers said:

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nod Exactly. A real woman built like that would have difficulty even standing up straight. How's she supposed to be kicking bad'un ass?



Thats really Super Girl (came about through Earth crisis I think)


Not sure what you mean...that's how they always draw Power Girl. It's like there's a contest at DC to see how big an artist can make her boobs. Pretty soon, they won't be able to fit them all on one page.
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Reply #36 posted 01/31/09 5:08pm

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meow85 said:

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Say what? eek *Clears Throat* Anyway, my uncle was an avid collector and reader of comic books. That's about as close as I can get when it comes to ties with the intrigue of it all. Ah well. I guess someone's going to have to make some changes in that world.


Say what, indeed. You're surprised?


I don't know. lol Should I be?
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Reply #37 posted 01/31/09 5:11pm

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Mysterioso said:

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Say what, indeed. You're surprised?


I don't know. lol Should I be?

You seem surprised that boobs get in the way. You shouldn't be.
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Reply #38 posted 01/31/09 5:12pm

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Efan said:

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Thats really Super Girl (came about through Earth crisis I think)


Not sure what you mean...that's how they always draw Power Girl. It's like there's a contest at DC to see how big an artist can make her boobs. Pretty soon, they won't be able to fit them all on one page.



Yeah I know
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Reply #39 posted 01/31/09 5:14pm

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meow85 said:

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I don't know. lol Should I be?

You seem surprised that boobs get in the way. You shouldn't be.
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I knew that was the case with D-Cups. But, smaller than that, I guess I was a skeptic. Forgive me for even holding that ignorant belief. This is very informative.
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Reply #40 posted 01/31/09 5:44pm

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Efan said:

kpowers said:




Thats really Super Girl (came about through Earth crisis I think)


Not sure what you mean...that's how they always draw Power Girl. It's like there's a contest at DC to see how big an artist can make her boobs. Pretty soon, they won't be able to fit them all on one page.



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Reply #41 posted 01/31/09 5:48pm

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Efan said:

kpowers said:




Thats really Super Girl (came about through Earth crisis I think)


Not sure what you mean...that's how they always draw Power Girl. It's like there's a contest at DC to see how big an artist can make her boobs. Pretty soon, they won't be able to fit them all on one page.



Well some of the older pictures of her is that she is covered completly, and her hair do has changed too.
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Reply #42 posted 01/31/09 5:51pm

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meow85 said:

johnart said:



I don't know...I seen some big tittied bitches throw DOWN! lol

And anyone who is going to bitch about how unrealistic the powers of a superhero are, should probably quit buying comics and move on to historic novels or something more "realistic".
[Edited 1/31/09 16:56pm]


People complain about and debate the lack of realism in comic books all the time. You never wondered why the acid origin stories for TwoFace and The Joker were missing from The Dark Knight? It's because people were bitching about the silliness of it.

Like everyone else, you're missing the whole point. It's not just about the giant, usually exposed titties. (what if our hero, oh I dunno, GETS STABBED IN THE HEART, for fuck's sake?)

It's also about the teeny, tiny waists, the pencil neck, and weak-looking spindly arms. I'm not saying they should be drawn like bodybuilders, but they should have a little muscle to them, at least.

Even Supergirl's not gonna be able to throw down if she's emaciated.
[Edited 1/31/09 17:05pm]


I don't think we're really missing the point.
I think we find the point to be...pointless. If one is willing to suspend their disbelief in order to accept a superhero has superpowers how can one then expect the superhero must to abide by rules of real-life human anatomy?
You can't have it be fantasy and be real.
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Reply #43 posted 01/31/09 6:52pm

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Reply #44 posted 01/31/09 7:22pm

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It sells. And when you publish something, you try to make it sell as much as possible. Like any other business, they're in it for the money.
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Reply #45 posted 01/31/09 7:37pm

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men are pigs. End of story.
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Reply #46 posted 01/31/09 7:39pm

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men are pigs. End of story.


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Reply #47 posted 01/31/09 9:15pm

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I thought tank girl was good - she had appropriate shit-kicking footwear
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Reply #48 posted 01/31/09 9:16pm

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That movie was awesome, SexKitten! Lori Petty kicked ass! cool
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Reply #49 posted 01/31/09 9:28pm

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That movie was awesome, SexKitten! Lori Petty kicked ass! cool

I never saw the movie, I mean the way she was drawn in the comic
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Reply #50 posted 01/31/09 9:36pm

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ZombieKitten said:

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That movie was awesome, SexKitten! Lori Petty kicked ass! cool

I never saw the movie, I mean the way she was drawn in the comic


Oh. Well, I never knew it was a comic before it was a movie. I thought it was just an original idea that was originally a script. So, apparently, that movie was just a film adaption to the initial comic format.
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Reply #51 posted 01/31/09 9:47pm

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Adam Hughe's art kix ass.





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Reply #52 posted 01/31/09 9:53pm

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It does lol
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Reply #53 posted 01/31/09 10:23pm

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lol
This thread is going 2 B a classic!

Anyone consider our next-best-thing to actual superheroes?

WWE WRESTLERS OF COURSE!!!!

The guys are getting to look just like hand-drawn superheroes;



...and the women too;




Yes, they jump and slam and throw each other around the ring, BOOBS & ALL!!!!!

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Reply #54 posted 01/31/09 10:29pm

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PurpleJedi said:




Yes, they jump and slam and throw each other around the ring, BOOBS & ALL!!!!!

nod


This woman never seems to complain she's being sexualized. lol
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Reply #55 posted 01/31/09 10:31pm

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Beth is hot, though! I'd love her to rough me up. So sexy. She's too good for that guy she's supposed to be married to.
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Reply #56 posted 01/31/09 10:37pm

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Beth is hot, though! I'd love her to rough me up. So sexy. She's too good for that guy she's supposed to be married to.

Is Beth meow? Or the chick in the pic?

I'm not saying anything about meow, I'm saying I've never seen a chick like in the pic pissed off about sexualizing anyone.
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Reply #57 posted 01/31/09 10:38pm

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johnart said:

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Beth is hot, though! I'd love her to rough me up. So sexy. She's too good for that guy she's supposed to be married to.

Is Beth meow? Or the chick in the pic?

I'm not saying anything about meow, I'm saying I've never seen a chick like in the pic pissed off about sexualizing anyone.


Beth Phoenix is the chick in the pic.
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Reply #58 posted 01/31/09 10:43pm

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Mysterioso said:

johnart said:


Is Beth meow? Or the chick in the pic?

I'm not saying anything about meow, I'm saying I've never seen a chick like in the pic pissed off about sexualizing anyone.


Beth Phoenix is the chick in the pic.


Ok,thanks. I have no idea what their names are. lol
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Reply #59 posted 01/31/09 10:44pm

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PurpleJedi said:




If she were a bit more top heavy droolingdroolingdrooling..oh...uhmnn..excuse me....
as I say,
if she were only a bit more top heavy, she'd make a perfect Power-Girl.
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