Harken: You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war? Zoe: Fought with a lot of people in the war. Harken: And your husband? Zoe: Fight with him sometimes, too.

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Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!

Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!

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§ ita § - Sep 28, 2011 8:01:07 am PDT #3848 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

This is the MJ pose. I haven't seen a Starfire one like that yet.


sumi - Sep 28, 2011 8:17:38 am PDT #3849 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!

The Starfire one is where she is half crouched next to the guy in the beach chair. (I can't recall who the guy is supposed to be.)


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2011 8:24:51 am PDT #3850 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

This?


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2011 8:39:56 am PDT #3851 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I've been kvetching about the importance of feedback to the companies that are fucking with what was good, and someone pointed out feedback to DC. I don't know if they care, I don't know what the electronic version of the round file is, but complaining all over the web is one thing. Now I've officially registered my discomfort with my first ever letter to the editor. I probably should have sat down and planned it out, but I just wanted to get it done. I'm sure I forgot stuff and mis-stated other stuff, but now it's off my chest and in their inbox.

I know there's a lot of buzz about the bimbo-ification of Starfire and Catwoman across the internet. I don't know how much attention you pay to it. I've been doing my share of kvetching on forums, but you know what? That's really cheap and anyone can do it. And it might as well be pissing in the wind.

I don't know if this letter makes a difference, but it will clear my conscience if I can stand up and say...I miss the old Starfire. I had a lot of reservations about the reboot, and they more often than not come down to women. Oracle gone, Steph no longer an ex-Robin, little mention of Cass, Catwomen undressed for the first five pages of her comic, Harley Quinn running around in an unlaced corset, Voodoo on her hands and knees for money, Zatanna in a less classy *and* less sexy but more sexxed up costume, but more than anything else, it's Starfire.

I read the Perez Teen Titans voraciously, and always loved the "free love" Kori where "love" was the important part. She was mature, sexual, and healthily uninhibited. I don't get who she is now. I mean, you've taken a character whose visual design was pretty much textbook sexpot, and made them cheap in comparison. Kori isn't having sex or being attractive for the storyline, she's doing it for cheap thrills.

Maybe that's your target market. Maybe that's the money you want to earn. Maybe women (and men!) who like healthy voracious sexiness don't matter. Maybe women who like to see heroes they can look up to or identify with don't matter. But as a 25 year DC fan, this makes me sad, and really affects where my dollar goes.

I want to see women for whom sex isn't that important. And women for whom sex is important and normal and healthy. Where have all the relationships gone? Lois and Clark have been tossed out the window--will I only get anonymous Catwoman/Batman sex instead? Is that a fair trade?

For who?

Thanks for your time. No thanks for your characterisation.

I hope there were no egregious spelling or grammar errors.


Consuela - Sep 28, 2011 8:42:55 am PDT #3852 of 5059
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

ita, that's a great letter.


sumi - Sep 28, 2011 9:15:45 am PDT #3853 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!

That is a great letter and the picture you linked to is exactly the pose I meant.


Tom Scola - Sep 28, 2011 10:09:31 am PDT #3854 of 5059
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

The dude needs some therapy. Seriously.


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2011 10:27:15 am PDT #3855 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks, guys. I can only hope it gets lost in a sea of similar letters, but adds to the weight.

The dude needs some therapy

I can't even read articles about him. God, I miss when I liked his stuff.


Strega - Sep 28, 2011 1:11:27 pm PDT #3856 of 5059

He's certainly bonkers, but that piece is a bit odd, too, what with calling him an "undisputed genius" who is "at the height of his cultural influence."

I mean, yes, they let him direct The Spirit... and it bombed. He did give us the Goddamn Batman, but that's still a level of influence well below Twilight Sparkle's.


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2011 7:20:14 pm PDT #3857 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Nielsen survey about DC's 52, for people who bought any.