Mr. R's Art Blog - Comics Project

An inquiry into how popular images might effect our perceptions of things.


Write an argument supporting or refuting the statement below.



The comic book heroines shown above are drawn in such a way, with their revealing costumes and unrealistic proportions, that they become nothing more than images of adolescent sexual fantasies. By portraying women in this way it helps to form the idea that a woman is merely an object whose value lies in her ability to attract and please men. These images help to form the ideas of both young male and female readers towards women and contribute to the view that women are inferior to men and therefore deserve a seondary status in society.

Make sure your argument is organized and is supported by a logical stream of thought. In your opening paragraph outline your position, in the second one support your position, and in the third convince us why you are right! Find an image from the internet to use as visual evidence in support of your argument.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

How Women Are Portrayed In Comics


It could be easily interpreted that women in comic books are portrayed to be adolescent sexual fantasies but I don’t really think that is the case. I think the comics are supposed to be over exaggerated, from the plot to the powers to the features. Women are portrayed to have unrealistic and suggestive bodies, but so do the men. Women are more looked after in society which is probably why people make a big deal out of it, but comic books are supposed to be exaggerated.

Many comic books show women to amazing bodies and super tight clothes, but that doesn’t mean that they’re trying to make their comics porn. Men are shown the exact same way. Skin tight clothes and huge muscles. Its supposed to be a given that no one looks like that. Just like its supposed to be obvious that no one can turn invisible, fly or lift items 300 times their weight. Women in comic books are supposed to be portrayed as extraordinary, but not to be taken offensively.

All comic books that have women portrayed as having huge chests and completely flat stomachs and amazing legs also have men with huge muscles and extremely tight clothes and a completely exaggerated and unrealistic story line. Comic book authors aren’t trying to say that women are supposed to look like they do in the comics, they’re just trying to make everything from the features to the story bigger.

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