tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post3657626988507192660..comments2023-06-18T11:55:59.042-04:00Comments on The Geekiest Girls You Know: Didn't we just do this, Marvel?Darcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410597362218994557noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-65274600578550129752009-04-21T19:33:00.000-04:002009-04-21T19:33:00.000-04:00Kristina, I am also going to buy Marvel Divas, bec...Kristina, I am also going to buy Marvel Divas, because I apparently hate myself. Curse my sense of morbid curiosity.<br /><br />SatC is, well, I'm always conflicted about it. Yes, it did present a show primarily about women and their strong friendships, and yet at the same time, it was also very materialistic and pushed that materialism throughout the show.<br /><br />I also realize that I was not the target for the show and that my interests were simply not going to line up with SatC. The thing is, because of its popularity, it's become synomyous with the sole entertainment women want and feminism, which is damaging in general for feminism and what men think women want to see. Like Marvel Divas prove.<br /><br />If nothing else, Marvel Divas will give me something to mock the hell out of. And mocking is my bitter, spiteful happy place.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311669517360461485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-72213073656610034722009-04-20T14:33:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:33:00.000-04:00"What's even worse is that Marvel is going to try ..."What's even worse is that Marvel is going to try to present it in terms of feminism in exploring women in male dominated fields when it's really, really not going to be that all."<br /><br />Yeah, exactly. I'll check it out, because I have a deep, abiding love for giving myself things to have a stroke over, and I hope it's not the masturbation material it feels like, but I'm not laying any bets here. A woman-team would've been great to see on this, for just the way they could've sold it alone and, obviously, women writing women is always really great to see. <br /><br />Your comment about bricking made me laugh, btw.<br /><br />I have to agree to disagree regarding disliking the connection to Sex and the City, which is a show I very much enjoyed. From fashion porn to the deeper connection and love between strong women, I feel like it's a show that supports the strength of individual women and the strength they gain from their equal-but-SO-different-friends. SATC was popular for a big reason, and I don't feel it was the Manolo's. I love big explosions AND shoes. :)<br /><br />Good post!Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231032292970942791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-41375276847639795772009-04-18T17:08:00.000-04:002009-04-18T17:08:00.000-04:00nah, Melaka Fray was drawn in an anatomically poss...nah, Melaka Fray was drawn in an anatomically possible fashion originally, and doing my own renditions of her character is awesome. I can make a 'real human' type of drawing and she looks fine, not 'off' the way most comic book heroines look when drawn in a realistic style.Danicusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-58842379696630216432009-04-17T22:25:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:25:00.000-04:00I think the reason for the anatomically-impossible...I think the reason for the anatomically-impossible superheroine is quite simple: they're more fun to draw ;)Ancillary Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425701016245826497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-40494299022204465002009-04-16T16:32:00.000-04:002009-04-16T16:32:00.000-04:00Wow, that cover is horrible. There's one comic th...Wow, that cover is horrible. There's one comic that's not going on my pull list. Poor Monica. I need to read some Nextwave to wash that out of my brain.<br /><br />Also, why don't I live in Boston?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-15795931914919464902009-04-14T08:32:00.000-04:002009-04-14T08:32:00.000-04:00There already was a superhero Sex & The City t...There already was a superhero Sex & The City type comic, it was called Ultra, and was actually really good. Yes, I read it. No, I'm not 100% sure WHY it appealed to me, i can't stand Sex & The City. <br /><br />That said, once again Marvel manages to offend me. It's not like theyre even marketing to me (as a man) with covers like that... Lord knows I don't read comic books for the sex.<br />That'd be like watching a Stallone movie for the witty dialogue.Danicusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007167036345984012.post-39735056153366696402009-04-14T06:16:00.000-04:002009-04-14T06:16:00.000-04:00I too look forward to the days where normal girls ...I too look forward to the days where normal girls get just as much attention as the jiggly ones. Marvel Divas in NO WAY appeals to me. Gimmie a Tall-Dark&Handsome with a sword any day! <br />Woman-kind is making strides in cinema with the last two Bond films and any movie with Hugh Jackman in it (for example) featuring gratuitous shower scenes and tight pants! I for one will be on the front lines of the revolution!Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410597362218994557noreply@blogger.com