by ZenBuddhist | Mar 4, 2011 | Comics, Gaming
On the subject of long-legged female superheroes with perfectly shaped asses, small waists, and enormous, gravity defying breasts, I say; enough. That is not to say that I have anything against long-legged women with perfectly shaped asses, small waists, and enormous, gravity defying breasts. These are not mystical beasts which only exist in the imaginations of young men… though certainly, they are rare. That said, they are not the only types of women in the world. I will go you one further and say, they are not the only types of attractive women in the world. As a point of interest, you may also notice that many, if not most of these heroines are also caucasian. There are attractive women of every race, yet we see so few in comic books. I remember reading comic books as a kid. This would have been in the late 70s to mid 80s, and though they contained sensuality when it came to female characters, there was not the level of downright sluttiness that we see today. Please don’t think me a prude. Nothing could be further from the truth. I’m not intimidated by sensuality. That said, I’ve grown tired of being treated like a pubescent teenager whose only interest is seeing a glimpse of Power Girl’s rack or Emma Frost’s lingerie. I started reading comic books again when I picked up my iPad. The device was made for reading, both books and comic books. I hadn’t read any comic books in 25 years, and fully expected that it would be different. What I hadn’t counted on was the level of depravity which...
by ZenBuddhist | Mar 1, 2011 | Comics
I haven’t had as much time to read comic books since stopping our comics podcast several months ago. It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to read specific titles, but rather that I’ve been working on several novels. I’ve read the two newest Guild Wars novels, which I will most likely write about soon, as I loved them so entirely… as well as the first in the Diablo: The Sin War trilogy, Birthright, which I’ve not yet finished as I find I have to muscle through various parts due to my dislike of Richard A. Knaak’s style. However I’m not here to discuss his shoddy writing. I found the following video online today, and it got my mind racing. It poses the question; should Batman kill the Joker? It’s a question similar to those which I’ve discussed with Vince often, when discussing whether there should be more real-world type consequences and morality choices in comic books. I found it interesting to hear what these people had to say, as they actually work in the industry. I wasn’t surprised by those who said no, or who discussed the lack of permanence when it comes to death and dying in comic books. Still, I so wish such things could exist. Before we go further, here’s the video for y’all to watch and then I’ll continue. Source: Comic Vine The problem with creating strong characters in comic books is that editors and fans aren’t likely to want them killed off (at least not permanently). Sure, a morbid mob chose to axe Jason Todd, however oh look… he’s back. This leads to a lot...
