I seem to be posting a lot about comics lately...

[telophase]

...so here's a link to a post by Noah Berlatsky over on comiXology about bad superheroine cheesecake, titled "Adding Incompetence to Insult."

But more often, you get images like those above, where Star Sapphire's costume makes her look vulnerable, not tough…or the Marvel Divas cover, where everybody but Hellcat is making with the bedroom eyes, and the only threat is that Black Cat's costume may pinch so tightly that she actually pops apart at the waist, causing everything from the torso up to go swooshing about like a deflating balloon.

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[telophase.livejournal.com]

I came across meganbmoore's post (http://meganbmoore.livejournal.com/983158.html) pointing out Quesada's not-so-great response to someone challenging him on the cover and other pre-release Diva material before I saw that cover.

It lived down to that answer.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, in context, that answer makes so much sense. I mean, it made sense before, because I'm aware of the dynamics, but even more now.

*sigh* I have such respect for folks who keep fighting that fight, because I have given up.