Comments on: That’s Hardly Super, Supergirl http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/ Never Safe For Work Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:03:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alternative press festival 2009 | ventedspleen blog http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111748 alternative press festival 2009 | ventedspleen blog Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:41:40 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111748 [...] due to the amount of big announcements that are made during the five day event. Among the news: Supergirl is wearing bike shorts under her skirt. The comic industry is failing to boycott the homophobic Hyatt hotel. Marvel have acquired the [...] [...] due to the amount of big announcements that are made during the five day event. Among the news: Supergirl is wearing bike shorts under her skirt. The comic industry is failing to boycott the homophobic Hyatt hotel. Marvel have acquired the [...]

]]> By: Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Linkarama@Newsarama http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111737 Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Linkarama@Newsarama Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:18:30 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111737 [...] “Does a change of shorts mark a feminist shift for a comic book icon or are pants just pants?”: The Toronto Star ran a story about Supergirl starting to wear shorts under her skirt, and one of the people they contacted for comment was Toronto retailer and comics blogger Chris Butcher. Butcher provides all the good questions he was asked and answers he gave that didn’t make it into the final story on his blog. [...] [...] “Does a change of shorts mark a feminist shift for a comic book icon or are pants just pants?”: The Toronto Star ran a story about Supergirl starting to wear shorts under her skirt, and one of the people they contacted for comment was Toronto retailer and comics blogger Chris Butcher. Butcher provides all the good questions he was asked and answers he gave that didn’t make it into the final story on his blog. [...]

]]> By: linger http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111736 linger Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:33:00 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111736 Bike shorts under skirt = Supreme ero. Probably something that Pretty Cure taught me. Bike shorts under skirt = Supreme ero.

Probably something that Pretty Cure taught me.

]]> By: KPasquino http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111735 KPasquino Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:01:12 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111735 The comments to the article in The Star (and for that matter, the article itself) remind me why I used to be embarrassed about reading comics. Because that's not exactly a skill anyone should brag about: "I can name the exact issue numbers where Supergirl showed her panties." Let's hope they give Darwyn Cooke's "The Hunter" at least the same coverage. The comments to the article in The Star (and for that matter, the article itself) remind me why I used to be embarrassed about reading comics. Because that’s not exactly a skill anyone should brag about: “I can name the exact issue numbers where Supergirl showed her panties.”

Let’s hope they give Darwyn Cooke’s “The Hunter” at least the same coverage.

]]> By: dave merrill http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111734 dave merrill Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:12:08 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111734 The comments under the Star article are pretty special, in that commenters are able to quote issues and page numbers in which Supergirl's undergarments are visible and to what extent. The comments under the Star article are pretty special, in that commenters are able to quote issues and page numbers in which Supergirl’s undergarments are visible and to what extent.

]]> By: THE BEAT » Blog Archive » News and notes from around http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111733 THE BEAT » Blog Archive » News and notes from around Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:10:43 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111733 [...] in a well-written wide ranging piece, even though we weren’t quoted. But see also Chris Butcher’s unedited comments. Maybe we’ll run ours [...] [...] in a well-written wide ranging piece, even though we weren’t quoted. But see also Chris Butcher’s unedited comments. Maybe we’ll run ours [...]

]]> By: Halliday http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111732 Halliday Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:54:12 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111732 I think the bike shorts are genius, and solve a lot of problems artistically, but also lend a better sense of reality to a character who would, in a real world, probably put some fucking pants on. Still... I can't believe this was actual news. I think the bike shorts are genius, and solve a lot of problems artistically, but also lend a better sense of reality to a character who would, in a real world, probably put some fucking pants on. Still… I can’t believe this was actual news.

]]> By: MichaelJ http://comics212.net/2009/07/20/thats-hardly-super-supergirl/comment-page-1/#comment-111731 MichaelJ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:35:14 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=2922#comment-111731 Provoactive costumes don't make the female character. :D I mean, Arana is pretty cool, and she's not running around half-naked. Some costume changes are good, some bad- I can't even look at the old Robin without bursting into laughter (seriously? Scaly green briefs?)... Provoactive costumes don’t make the female character. :D
I mean, Arana is pretty cool, and she’s not running around half-naked.

Some costume changes are good, some bad- I can’t even look at the old Robin without bursting into laughter (seriously? Scaly green briefs?)…

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