Because it is 2 in the morning and I still feel like procrastinating, and I canât beat this level of Mass Effect.
The thing is, the comic industry used to cater towards young males and it still does with some publishers.
Yes, and thatâs the exact mindset weâre trying to fight. We want to make comics more friendly and equal-opportunity. Because really, should and entire MEDIUM (not just genre or series, MEDIUM) be so exclusive?
Imagine not too long ago, young artists and writers used to thrive off these nerds going through puberty without trying to steal stacks of porn off the racks (streaming free porn wasnât in the cards back in the day). This was their version of legally selling soft-core porn to minors. NOT all publishers and artists did this, but it did inspire an entire generation of artists to use cheesecake.
So fast forward now, some of these artists still make a living off of the pubescent nerds or their âbread and butterâ.
So, letâs break the cycle. If sexist cheesecake only breeds more sexist cheesecake, we should clearly stop letting sexist cheesecake flow so freely.
Weâve always been Itâs awkward to see all this blantant fan service of all the female super heroines, but theyâre forgetting theyâre not the key demo here and that these publishers will slowly adapt to cater towards everyone, not just horny little boys.
Give it time and another generation of artists and writers
 But you just said that obviously these boys would grow up to become comic artist inspired by this cheesecake. Vicious cycle, remember?
And no. I donât feel like waiting to be treated like a human being, sorry. Iâd much rather have that as soon as possible please. And seeing how Iâm willing to roll my sleeves up and get my hands dirty to accomplish this, I donât see why youâd have any objection, unless you donât want women to enjoy comic until the next generation, i.e. when youâre dead and gone.
Also, please relate to the comic artists here, because I take my share of lip too. When someone complains:
âWhy there arenât enough realistic drawings of women!â
âWhy arenât there any heaver set female protagonists?â
âHow does this woman even run with boobs like that?!â
âComplain.â A bit loaded of a word, wouldnât you say? Iâd call it a legitimate question. Or better yet, critique.
To clear things up here, most comic artists (specifically men) just arenât into it. Itâs shallow as hell, but we have to pencil 22~24 pages of people, props, backgrounds, etc under a very strict deadline. Not only is it stressful, but the last thing we want to do is draw something that weâre not invested or much less interested in.
I would think one would hold themselves to a higher standards than âwell I had an hour, so hereâs this drawing I did, itâs okay I guess.â Not that Iâm so harsh on artist, I understand working a tight deadline and all, but when all they do is constantly make these kinds of mistakes, itâs no longer cutting corners, itâs a serious problem.
And pardon my delving into psychology for a moment, but why do cookie cutter women in unrealistic poses interest you more than, say, realistic women, or a variety of women? Yeah, I know all artist have some favorite feature to draw, but some artist should really think about hy exactly they find these things interesting in the first place. Especially when, often times, their personal tastes interfere with the entirety of the comic.
Again, weâre shallow and you need to remember, weâre not artists, weâre commercial artists. We draw beautiful things and we rarely ever produce works that are suppose to connote things other than âprettyâ, versus some artist who takes themselves so seriously that the ever slightest critique sets them off if you decode a meaning of their art wrong.
THI is a critique, and many âfunâ artists have taken it very emotionally. If youâre all for criticism, you should LOVE THI; itâs some of the most clear, enjoyable critique of comics Iâve seen in a very long time.
You seem to resemble the second example; youâre not loudly angry, certainly, but youâre accusing us of not understanding and misinterpreting whatâs already there.
So for those who canât wait for another generation of artists to adapt to the market, I would challenge you to make your own IP, rather than just draw over sexualized yet hysterical images of Hawkeye/Jace mocking decade old cheesecake art that wasnât meant for your demographic.
Weâd love to, but producing a lot of these things requires some sort of infrastructure. Companies that produce media have the massive infrastructure, but since they discriminate, women can actually be actively blocked from producing media. And even if they do, they often get shoved into gender ghettos (think âchick flicksâ).
 Yes, Iâm aware of the â52â label a few years ago with the Catwoman pose and the Starfire, but keep in mind, whoâs in charge and their previous contribution to the comic industry. Yeah, that generation, not your generation, that generation.
But theyâre producing for our generation. Their generation has passed already. Weâre living in the now, eyes on the later, shouldnât we try to be as progressive as possible? Especially in this era or rapid change and development? Technology and society are growing more than ever before! Why arenât comics?
And if thatâs the case, why are you complaining about THI? Keep in mind that itâs this generation producing it! I can play that game too, you know.
So, take charge and create your own stories & characters. The comic industry will eventually adapt once their sales start hurting and will wise up, but nothing feels better than creating.
Because things beloved by massive amounts of fans have never been killed off by irrational higher-up before.
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