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THE BEAT: What’s sauce for the goose…
Blog@Newsarama: “Are you kidding me? I’m getting an ‘I choose my choice’ speech from a fictional character?”
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@tara_cain aha - this is the post I was talking about - is not rude. http://bit.ly/8LsZNl 12/10/2009 |
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RT @dghughes: RT @leesargent: Really enjoyed this post regarding Power Girl's stupid costume: http://bit.ly/8LsZNl 11/30/2009 |
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RT @leesargent: Really enjoyed this post regarding Power Girl's stupid costume: http://www.4thletter.net/2009/11/okay-now-im-getting-mad/ 11/29/2009 |
What’s sauce for the goose…
THE BEAT —
... At Fourth Letter, Esther Inglis-Arkell becomes enraged by female comics characters who stand around and explain why they wear skimpy costumes. ...
“Are you kidding me? I’m getting an ‘I choose my choice’ speech from a fictional character?”
Blog@Newsarama —
... Esther Inglis-Arkell read what looks like this past Wednesday’s Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant #1, and she did not enjoy the section by Jen Van Meter and Justiniano (pretty nice looking art, though!). ...
On the Power Girl Cut-Out Costume
Written World —
Yeah, Esther's right on the money here. Quit with the stupid justifications. No one buys it. That said? I like Power Girl's cut-out ("boob window") costume. It was stylish when she was introduced, and now it's retro. It's actually very classic looking and when originally designed it was actually pretty classy looking too. The design is just plain good. The design is actually great, I'd say. I'd wear it if I could pull off white myself. That's why they keep going back to it, because it's a good basic costume and as it was originally just a small ...
Kirk's Soapbox - A Collection of Random Thoughts, Vol 3
The Weekly Crisis - Comic Book Review Blog —
... Power Girl's reasoning for wearing the costume she does drew some ire from the folks over at 4th Letter! recently and got me to thinking about the character again. It amounts to writers putting their own twisted reasoning for the "boob window", as the hole in the chest part of her costume is known, into the character's mouth in a bit of 4th wall breaking, half assed explanation to the readers on why she dresses like that. ...
Friday November 27th
When Fangirls Attack —
... "New Moon" be a feminist triumph? Forget the antiquated gender roles and the axed female director. This movie's box office could be a game changer OP/ED: TWILIGHT & Comic Books - More Alike Than We Know Take this comic book survey Egypt's first graphic novel banned, publisher fined LE 5,000 ORMES SOCIETY: You! Black woman creating comics! Ormes update! POWER GIRL/COSTUME JUSTIFICATIONS: Okay. Now I’m Getting Mad. What’s sauce for the goose… “Are you kidding me? I’m ...
Not As Though You Get Along With All Your Coworkers
Reporting on Marvels and Legends —
There was a scene in the JSA: 80 Page Giant involving Power Girl and Cyclone, where at least part of it revolved around the two of them discussing Power Girl's costume, and Cyclone giving all these reasons why she thinks it works, and so on and so forth*. There are a couple of different thoughts I had that spun out from that page, so let's cover one today, and one tomorrow. Don't worry, neither one is going to devolve into me ranting angrily about anything. When Power Girl said, 'Most women don't see it that way', I thought she was talking about ...
Your Mileage May Vary: On Power Girl's Costume
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
This week we've seen some interesting discussion stemming from a scene in the JSA: 80 Page Giant comic, in which Power Girl and Cyclone address Power Girl's costume.
Esther Inglis-Arkell starts things off:
And I heard the justification about how Canary’s outfit was in tribute to her mother, even when that means she’s in panties and a jacket in the First Wave books. And I’ve heard the one about Poison Ivy being a plant and therefore unconcerned about human modesty. Oh, and I’ve heard the one about Supergirl being invulnerable and therefore not ...
She Has No Head! - The Boob Window That Just Won't Die
Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources —
... I had a whole other post written for today that had nothing to do with Power Girl's boob window, I swear. Because even though the Power Girl/Jen Van Meter controversy has been stirring up the web everywhere from Esther Inglis-Arkell’s column at 4th Letter (where it originated) to sister CBR blog ...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits — 12/1/09
THE BEAT —
... . New combatants include writer Jen Van Meter getting into the fray and explaining what she MEANT by the PW Costume Explanation Scene, and how it didn’t quite come out that clear. The art by Jesus Merino didn’t help, but see above under Perazza. PG scripter Jimmy Palmiotti also stops by to view the spillage. ...
Jan Van Meter responds to comments on that Power Girl/Cyclone scene
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
... Last week Esther Inglis-Arkell over at the 4thletter called out a scene in the recent JSA: 80 Page Giant comic where Cyclone and Power Girl have a discussion about the latter's costume ... or, more specifically, the great big hole right in the middle of it. ...
