Enlightenment...perhaps why I don't like traditional comic books?

[alfreda89]

Have you ever stumbled across Women in Refrigerators?

This started it all off--from the web site:

"This is a list I made when it occurred to me that it's not that healthy to be a female character in comics. I'm curious to find out if this list seems somewhat disproportionate, and if so, what it means, really."

I should add that the parts I've read are not slamming writers for this--Marv Wolfman had some interesting thoughts on the topic, because the person who set up this site did ask the artists why the heavy slant to the women? But I buy Marv's comment--the men get to rise from the ashes to a new level, for the most part (Hal Jordan was robbed...) while women just get trashed out and don't recover. I am appalled to hear what happened to poor Starfire. She deserved better.

Do you read traditional comics? Did you ever? Had you noticed this trend? How did you respond to it?

http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/index.html

Comments

[ulitave.livejournal.com]

yeah, this list/book has been out for a while and it's very sad but true.

I did notice this when I was a kid reading comics but I read 'em anyway. By the time I went to college I quit reading comics altogether, until stuff like The Dark Knight and Maus came out.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Yes, The Dark Knight and Sandman caught my interest again--and Cerebrus, early on. I lost interest when he started publishing issues of Cerebus peeing for 20 pages... ;^)