tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post3504843665210800868..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: How Did We Miss This?Ragnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-72958212925847775822007-01-10T12:58:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:58:00.000-05:00This also explains why Spider-Woman, like way too ...This also explains why Spider-Woman, like way too many women in super-hero comics, is in a perpetual state of self esteem crisis.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231277750813240575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-62870428369738995102007-01-07T20:22:00.000-05:002007-01-07T20:22:00.000-05:00Yeah, Ragnell, I left this element of the quote un...Yeah, Ragnell, I left this element of the quote unstated, and it's definitely worth saying, I think. <br /><br />Everything about that piece in <em>Wizard</em> just sucked: Bendis' quote; what it implied; and the idiotic caption accompanying the image.Melchior del Dariénhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710950972039068797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-78877868662937039252007-01-07T19:57:00.000-05:002007-01-07T19:57:00.000-05:00See, when I first saw what you said about "how cou...See, when I first saw what you said about "how could we have missed this?", I thought you were talking about the impossible angle on Jessica's left leg on that cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-89056552285136129982007-01-07T19:18:00.000-05:002007-01-07T19:18:00.000-05:00http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/24693...http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/2469333.html#cutid1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-17820939759737437152007-01-07T13:25:00.000-05:002007-01-07T13:25:00.000-05:00' "Wonder Woman won't sleep with you--but you have...' "Wonder Woman won't sleep with you--but you have a shot with Jessica," says Bendis. '<br /><br />Wow, I do? <br /><br />Gee, I'd better dump my beautiful flesh-and-blood girlfriend, then!notinthefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537680561821564347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-29968991094928570762007-01-07T07:43:00.000-05:002007-01-07T07:43:00.000-05:00You can't find a bigger Spider-Woman fan than myse...You can't find a bigger Spider-Woman fan than myself, but I never quite thought of her *that* way.<br /><br />I liked her because she was cool and had that outcast vibe Marvel does so well.<br /><br />Back in the day, those pheromones didn't attract people - they REPULSED them.<br /><br />Therefore, she was less a sex object and more a strong-minded woman trying to get her life together despite some major odds against her.<br /><br />At least, until Michael Fleischer got his hands on her ...Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-89319502676637464042007-01-07T00:37:00.000-05:002007-01-07T00:37:00.000-05:00Wow, I thought Spider-Woman: Origin couldn't be an...Wow, I thought <I>Spider-Woman: Origin</I> couldn't be any creepier.. .but that did it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-47127797555682987292007-01-06T19:43:00.000-05:002007-01-06T19:43:00.000-05:00I agree. :| I've always felt that comic book male...I agree. :| I've always felt that comic book male heroes are who the boys want to be, but comic book female heroes are not who the girls want to be, but who the boys want the girls to be. >:|Ami Angelwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263018434610100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-46541939327985235992007-01-06T13:35:00.000-05:002007-01-06T13:35:00.000-05:00Maybe I'm just a different type of creepy fanboy t...Maybe I'm just a different type of creepy fanboy than Bendis is, but wouldn't Wonder Womans unatainability kind of be the appeal of sexual fantasies about the character? I mean, we're talking about fucking fictional characters here, so why not go for the best? If we're already in fantasyland why not fantasize about being so awesome that you're able to defeat Batman <i>AND</i> Superman <i>AND</i> Steve Trevor <i>AND</i> whoever else might matter in terms of gaining Dianas attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-476276603506381762007-01-06T10:17:00.000-05:002007-01-06T10:17:00.000-05:00We missed something more damning.
That quote is t...<i>We missed something more damning.<br /><br />That quote is the perfect example of a writer writing for men and not for people. </i><br /><br />Agreed, except that I'd say he's writing for <i>boys</i>, not men. As a male, I aver that anyone who thinks of any comic book character with any degree of sexual attainability falls short of the bare minimum requirements for manhood.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-71123021427632596892007-01-06T08:08:00.000-05:002007-01-06T08:08:00.000-05:00I'm disappointed in Bendis. After reading Powers I...I'm disappointed in Bendis. After reading <I>Powers</I> I know he can write strong, independent female characters... he doesn't have an excuse for not doing so with the Avengers.Will Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102456593495895955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-42566246056348211492007-01-06T05:03:00.000-05:002007-01-06T05:03:00.000-05:00Raistlinsghost -- Well, that also plays on my WW +...Raistlinsghost -- Well, that also plays on my WW + Superman pet peeve (Steve forever!), but I don't know. If he were specifically discussing a love life I could see the "more attainable" thing having some sort of bearing.<br /><br />But the guy had the chance for only five short reasons why this character would be the "Biggest Female Character in 2006" and he spends one of them on how likely it is for the average comic-book reading heterosexual male to date her.<br /><br />The fact that that's a good reason to read a book about her bears some analysis.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-38645087285259347182007-01-06T04:49:00.000-05:002007-01-06T04:49:00.000-05:00As a guy, I'm of the opinion that Bendis may have ...As a guy, I'm of the opinion that Bendis may have been suggesting that no one could possibly play second fiddle to Superman, quite independent of who he's dating, so why try? The quote you mention may only be saying that Jessica is at all attainable. <br /><br />But maybe that's just me.raistlinsghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536043940864241529noreply@blogger.com