#women in comics

[blairedazz]

Dinah Lance, my pretty bird. inspo: @comicgraphic such a fun style to do!

[evil-women-step-on-me]

How Hand Jumper Treats Gender

Most of the manga/manhwa I read default to the male gaze. I don't even mean that the female characters are needlessly sexualized, which they often are, but that they're only allowed to fill certain roles. Holy figures and healers are (young, impossibly beautiful) women, the tragic, innocent character who gets assaulted is a woman, the skimpily dressed ninja is a woman, the pure, younger sibling that needs protection is a woman, the seductive villain is a woman, the extremely powerful fighter that will nonetheless always be second in strength to the male lead is a woman. Upskirt shots and carefully framed ass/boobs panels abound. Their characterization can be shallow: especially in action and thriller series, the motivations of female characters are rarely given the same consideration that male characters receive.

Hand Jumper is different. First, female characters are taken just as seriously as male ones, in every way possible. Second, a character's gender does not influence their power level. While it's true that cis men are physically stronger than cis women in the real world, "men are always stronger than women" does not make sense in fantasy action contexts. Why are all the most powerful heroes in My Hero Academia men? Why must all the notable healers in Naruto be female ninja? In worlds where people possess honest to God magical superpowers, power is totally divorced from the density of your muscles. This is true of Hand Jumper's world as well, so it treats its characters appropriately: Male and female Aberrants fight on equal ground. As a result, some of the most prestigious Aberrant positions are held by women: Samin is the leader of the Crimson Society, Cell 4's instructor and mentor are both women, and Sayeon's mother Sara is so mysterious and so powerful that she seems close to godly. Sara's treatment is especially interesting, given that she's filling a role usually reserved for men: the mysterious, legendary parent of the protagonist who left their life when they were still a child. Think Gon's father in HxH, Baki's father in Grappler Baki, Naruto's father, the Joestars in JoJo, or Luffy's father in One Piece. In Hj, it's not the mother, but the father who is drowned out in the shadow cast by his spouse.

Personalities, fantasy power levels, and interests are not inherently gendered! So Hand Jumper doesn't treat them as gendered either. The bubbly, cheerful member of the main group is usually a girl, but this time it's Iseul Kim. The pretty, androgynous Min is both a deadly weapon and a baker of cute pastries- he picks up Sayeon in a bridal carry after a fight, and incredibly, it's not framed as a romantic gesture. Lastly, the aggressive, jaded rival to the protagonist is usually male, but this time it's Ryujin Kang. This position being filled by a female character is so unusual that I remember the comments section being filled with people mistaking Ryujin for a boy, even though she was clearly presented as a woman from the start. Part of this confusion is probably fueled by how Ryujin has a lot of… tension with Sayeon, tension usually found in heterosexual enemy-to-lover relationships. And Sayeon herself? She's on a crusade to avenge her childhood friend, a damsel in distress who died in Episode 2. Somehow, in Hand Jumper, the tragic dead lover that needs avenging is a man.

[the2maximoffs]

in love with those @wellnoe drawings!

[fangirlingindefinitely]

Batgirlsss :D @idkstuffiguess and i propose their ship name be batgirlfriends

(Yes, they are taking a selfie while having a picnic on a fancy building gargoyle)

EDIT: Image Description

This is a digital fanart of batgirls Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain from DC Comics. They are shown without masks, sitting on top of a fancy stone building gargoyle with a picnic basket. They are taking a selfie. It is sunset and in the background is a city skyline. Cassandra’s head is leaning on Stephanie’s shoulder and Stephanie is taking the selfie. Cassandra’s arm is around Stephanie’s back and Stephanie’s hand is on Cassandra’s knee. The pairing is romantic. The drawing is in shades of purple, gold, and pink. End I.D.

[tbcanary]

hbd queen. ily.

[underthestarlitsk-y]

the al ghuls’ whole thing is supposed to be protecting endangered exotic species of animals etc so i really think that talia (arab princess-adjacent that she is) would definitely have falcons for falconry especially bc it’s literally part of her heritage 

commissions 

[themuskrater]

MY WONDER WOMAN DESIGN

Inspired by Ancient Greek and Roman Legionnaire armor. This one was a new challenge for me with all the metallic armor reflections, but I’m pretty satisfied with the final result

[mavkacomics]

Laura Kinney

Wolverine #47 Sabretooth War (2020-now)

[heyshivana]

Hi all!

My new comic collection, Every Little Day, is a 42 pay-what-you-want PDF and online now! Help me cover a budget gap before a convention (EEEEEK) and get lovely comics out of it.

At Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/s/89ac7e1cc1

At Itchio: https://heyshivana.itch.io/every-little-day

Enjoy and share!

[comicsart3]

Weary Wonder Woman

Diana sighed. “You know,” she replied wearily to the smart ass pickpocket she had just caught up in her golden lasso, “I’ve not heard that one before, funny guy.”

Anyone know the artist?

[bchargoistheartist94]

Happy Fanart Friday, guys! Here’s my colorful and beautiful illustration featuring Miss Fury aka The Black Fury, originally created by June Tarpé Mills! 🔥🐈‍⬛ Yes, this character was created by a woman as Miss Mills (R.I.P.) was one of the female comic book pioneers.

Since Women’s History Month is ending soon, but better late than never as I wanted to share my fun illustration featuring one of the OG fictional badass women debuted in comics. Miss Fury first appeared in “The Black Fury” issue No. 1 on April 6, 1941 (few months before Wonder Woman made her rocking debut)!

[blairedazz]

test me, and i take your head. saw @mattelektras design of kwannon and i said why not? it was rlly fun to do.

[womeninfictionandirl]

Zatanna by Ramona Fradon

[the2maximoffs]

perfect death.

[yancystreetpodcast]

Women by Jen Bartel

[applejacks1552]

RANT: So I'm getting really fed up with all the fan-on-fan hatred in the X-Men fandom towards Gambit as a character which more or less translates to sneering at his fans, many of us who are women and/or queer. This feels especially tired when X-Men is supposed to be about a group of people who are alienated, hated, feared and excluded for being different. Women especially already feel like outsiders in comics fandom. So having a bunch of men publicly bashing our favorite character and rolling their eyes while touting their dissaproving "Gambivalence" feels like them saying "your favorite character is awful and you're stupid for liking them". And then they wonder why so few women participate in comics circles?! And even whine about "Why doesn't my wife/girlfriend not like comics?" 😫 We have been told by men our whole lives that OUR interests are childish and stupid (chick flicks, romance, sexy movies). Ohhhh, but THEIR favorites! Their favorite character is oh so amazing and perfect and blameless and SOOO cool! Because they are men and men are right and SO smart! 🙄 If you want more women in comics, how about listen to US for a change about what we like and about what we ACTUALLY find "creepy" and gross? Why do they think so many of us have gone underground to fanfic and webcomics rather than mainline fare?! If you don't like a character, fine. But do you NEED to yuck in our YUM??? Does that make you feel superior and oh so smart? FED UP.