Re: Johanna's DC Reviews: Catwoman, Teen Titans Go!

George Grattan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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> > Catwoman #25
> > Writer: Ed Brubaker
> > Artists: Paul Gulacy & Jimmy Palmiotti
> > DC Comics, 40 color pages, $2.50
> > It's a tried-and-true desperate approach for a female-led superhero 
> > comic: when sales aren't what the company wants, goose the 
> > objectification level. However, this isn't even attractive, it's just 
> > sleazy. It's also not likely to work, since the existing audience is 
> > smart enough to be turned off by the tactic, and it's not salacious 
> > enough to attract new readers to make up for them. It's a shame the book 
> > has to be sacrificed to teaching the publisher the lesson that times 
> > have changed and strategies need to change with them. Adult readers 
> > looking for stylish noir expect female leads to be more than blow-up 
> > dolls.
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> On the money. And, in this case, $2.50 is more money than I'm willing to 
> spend on an artistic mandate I don't wish to support, especially from an 
> artist who is capable of much better work. Too bad--CATWOMAN's been one 
> of my favorite books for all of its run, but the synergy between the 
> arts and story was a large part of that preference. This looks like as 
> good a time as any to jump ship and wait for a new artist and/or more 
> OGN's like "Selina's Big Score".

I wouldn't mind the sexist, objectifying, pin-up girl artwork so much
if it was good sexist, objectifying, pin-up girl artwork.

Gulacy's proportions are off as often as they are on, and he cannot
seem to keep characters recognizable from one direction to another.
Slam Bradley looks korean from the front, for example.

Unfortunately, I really like the writing, so I won't be dropping it
yet.

Gustavo