DeConnick's Captain Marvel was my favorite comic during her entire run. Sad to see her go, but I'm on board with whatever she does next. Interested in what the next writer does with the character.
DeConnick's Captain Marvel was my favorite comic during her entire run. Sad to see her go, but I'm on board with whatever she does next. Interested in what the next writer does with the character.
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I'd say superheroes are comparable to military, or firefighters, police, sports teams. They're physical. And they're visual needs to afford them some stature. It's got to look impressive.
Do women basketball players or women Marines or women police wear less on their arms and legs, in general (excluding dress uniform skirts), in the 21st Century?
No.
Now, superhero costumes don't have to "make sense." We love them because they don't make sense. But, those little swimsuits and a consistent focus on butt-shots don't command respect. Legless costumes, in general, don't command respect. They just show off legs. Now, not every artist is using that as an excuse to have half her butt hanging out of the costume, but in the several years immediately before the current costume they increasingly were.
Spider-Man designed his costume for wrestling, a sport that usually has bare arms, often bare legs, etc, but he's full-body because it would look stupid with bare limbs.
Dave Cockrum had to petition to get the costume desexed way back in the day, not because it's "practical," but because it looks cooler and more heroic, even if some poor bastard is sad that her belly isn't "visible" any more.
It's been back and forth since then.
The current costume, in my opinion, has gotten more people to take her serious just looking at her, and we've seen a lot less of her butt.
Patsy Walker on TV! Patsy Walker in new comics! Patsy Walker in your brain! And Jessica Jones is the new Nancy! (Oh, and read the Comics Cube.)
There's an error in the original article. " Before her takeover of the series, Captain Carol Danvers was a character who had fought crime under many aliases" She is actually a retired full-bird Colonel.
It's also a costume that was designed with one eye on the growing cosplay scene. Stephen Wacker (I miss him; what a great editor he was) said he wanted the costume redesigned so girls like his daughter could cosplay Carol.
Now, some people like dressing up in skimpy outfits, of course. But parents don't like their daughters dressing up that way. Wonder Woman's bathing suit is so famous that it just about gets by ("oh, you're Wonder Woman, I get it"), but parents might be uncomfortable with their kids in unfamiliar costumes that show too much skin. The full-body costume isn't necessarily more practical, but it is easier for real people to get away with wearing.
What's the error? Regardless of rank, she's fought evil under several superhero names (AKA aliases).
I don't think KSD is a bad writer, but I just couldn't enjoy this series (only read to issue 8, fwiw). I like the character, and will try the book again under the new writer.
The error is calling her 'Captain Carol Danvers' when 'Captain' is solely her codename. If we're referring to her by rank, she's Colonel Carol Danvers.
R.e. topic: Sadface. I'm trying not to get too down about this because Captain Marvel will inevitably continue, but it's gonna be weird hearing another 'voice' coming from Carol's mouth post-Secret Warz. And I don't envy the person who has to try and come up with something to follow 'We Will Be The Stars' or 'Every Little Girl Flies' in the ranks of Heartbreaking #1 Monologues.
Because he'd make it all about Thanos. And the book is not titled ALMIGHTY THANOS, THE MAD TITAN!! also guest starring some marvel chick probably.
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The X-Books Board is wretched and does not deserve the Domino Appreciation Thread.
It was a nice run, but a bit underwhelming. Still like Kelly's strong enthusiasm for Carol. I hope this means Lopez is gone too. His artwork does absolutely nothing for me, and just doesn't work for a Captain Marvel series.
Keeping my fingers crossed for Kelly Thompson, Brian Reed, Warren Ellis, Willow or Gail Simone will take over the mantle for the next Carol series!
Not Thompson, please! Her column has soured me on how she views the world. Lemire would be good or Wilson, who can do character moments and characterization as well as DeConnick but who also has the talent for good plotting DeConnick completely lacks...
What I wanted to see is one of the X-Telepaths coming forward after the memory loss with a back up copy of Carol's memory. Would a hero who's already been mind wiped once not have a back up when she's a Friend of the X-Men? Since DeConnick didn't write Carol consistently as an amnesiac in the inferior run that followed, I'll just have to make this my head canon anyways to make up for the poor writing...
Probably for the best, I understand why many appreciate her but under her writing, CM has been pretty poor. There, I said it.
Patsy Walker on TV! Patsy Walker in new comics! Patsy Walker in your brain! And Jessica Jones is the new Nancy! (Oh, and read the Comics Cube.)