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[News/Article] Can Sailor Moon Break Up the Superhero Boys Club?

Started by JongWK, September 07, 2011, 04:28:10 PM

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JongWK

September 07, 2011, 04:28:10 PM
From The Atlantic magazine:

QuoteThe massively popular '90s manga series is about to be re-released in a new English translation. Will it remind comics writers and movie-makers that girls like superheroes, too?

Great read. I had heard that the US comic scene was shit right now, but that bad?
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danbuter

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September 07, 2011, 08:57:15 PM
The Power Girl and Wonder Woman comics are both pretty popular, though who knows what will happen with the reset. As usual, the article writer just has an axe to grind, since every other superhero isn't female.
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September 08, 2011, 03:41:56 AM
Cool article. Also:
QuoteBut if they're baffled, others are not. The new Sailor Moon translation comes out on September 13th, along with the first-ever English edition of the Sailor Moon prequel, Sailor V. Later this year, we'll get the film version of Breaking Dawn, the Twilight chapter in which Bella becomes a super-powered vampire and saves the day. And, in the meantime, DC and Marvel will no doubt continue to revive obscure, decades-old, corporate-owned flotsam. Go away, girlie—don't bother me while I'm working on my Man-Thing.
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Koltar

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September 08, 2011, 02:37:42 PM
Sailor Moon?

 Thats kind of at least a decade out of date now.

The women & young ladies that buy comics at our store frequently LIKE the male 'superheroes'. A few ask for the indie comics that are rated mature and have the women characters in pin-up outfits or less.  They like good writing ...but also 'eye-candy' , just the ways that guys do. A Batman or Superman with somewhat believable muscles?  - yes women readers of comics are sometimes looking at the visuals of that and admit it.


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September 09, 2011, 02:19:28 PM
Considering Sailor Moon has a gimick of appearing silloette naked whilst changing between a variety of fetish costumes I don't think she'll be appeasing the comic "fans" of the RPG.net variety who jump at any excuse to shout "Demeaning" and "sexist."

You know I once considered writing a comic about a super heroine in a Burka who goes round fighting a bunch of promiscous, scantily clad, bisexual, super villainesses but I doubt I could get away with it!
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