Even more unexpected:<\/p>\n
It isn’t Batman.<\/strong><\/p>\n (If they really<\/i> wanted to have a lesbian character, she would be mannish, with a butch haircut and a male costume. That would be a real nod towards the lesbian community, but it wouldn’t entice fanboys. Since they chose the spandex, heels, and makeup route, we can discern what their real<\/em> goals are, and it has nothing to do with diversity.)<\/p>\n But I’ve never liked these “me too” female characters. Spider-Girl. Super Girl. Hawk Girl. Batwoman. She-Hulk. Ms. Marvel. They are never going to move out of the shadow of their male counterpart. The sad thing is that the me-too ladies outnumber original female characters who have their own book. Wonder Woman is the only one I can think of that isn’t a sad pantomime of a more interesting hero, or a supporting character from some other comic that was given her own spinoff series. She stands on her own, which is all too rare for female heroines.<\/p>\n I actually like the concept of comic books. I love the visual storytelling. It’s a unique medium and I think after all these years their full potential is still untapped. As they have reached out to adults, they have added boobies, swearing, and gore. That isn’t what is keeping the adults away. Comic books are still saddled with the story-telling skills of Saturday morning cartoons. Evil twins. Amnesia. Nobody ever stays dead. Dialog is clumsy and ham-fisted. Villians monologue while the hero is tied up. Women fight in six-inch heels. This lesbian character is just another clumsy attempt at growing up. It proves that while comic books are decades old, their mindset is still 15.<\/p>\n For the record, I do read comics from time to time, but I’m always struck by how much better they could be if the writers would just aim a little higher. <\/p>\n Later on the DC shill has this to say:<\/p>\n\n
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Left:<\/strong> Old and busted. Right:<\/strong> New and busted.<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n