The Girl Who Loves Batman

So clever. I want to do this someday.

Just because I don’t like her costume, doesn’t mean that I do not appreciate the art.

How I envision myself.

An amazing collection of comics by an amazing woman.

Because I’m bored.

Love this!

Hello, there. For the one to two people who stumbled upon my site, thank you. Or for the one to two people (I like to think realistically) who stumbled upon my site from my recent panel at Wonder-Con, thank you. I will be posting the short version of the essay that I presented very shortly. But for those who are interested in its overall progress, I have decided to further expand upon my initial 15 page paper. I realized during my presentation that there were so many nuances, quirks, and bucket loads of additional information that I wanted to add to it, and so I will. I plan on working on it with my grad school adviser and see what becomes of it. As for the paper that I presented, hopefully it will makes its way to the Comic Arts conference annual DVD that they sell at San Diego Comic-Con. Okay, I have to jet to see the Hunger Games, don’t you judge me.

Sooooooooooo excited, my first scholary paper/presentation dealing with comics. I can hardly wait, nor can I beleive it. It will be at the Comic Arts Conference at this years upcoming Wonder-Con. Below is an abstract of the paper I wrote. Once the presentation is over, I’ll probably post the essay here.

Abstract:
An essential component of the superhero lies within their costume. This costume is their identity; it is a symbol of the mantle that they uphold. Batman takes up the mantle of the bat in a constructed identity to install fear in the lives of the criminals of Gotham; you would never imagine the caped crusader ridding the world of criminals in a speedo? Then why is this exception overlooked for women? Power Girl is notoriously known for refusing to wear the symbol of her cousin because it is not reflective of her own identity, an admirable thing for a young super woman, but is it so admirable when her breast plunge forth from that opening? My aim is to uncover the meaning of such representations of female superheroes and their costumes, thus creating a power struggle between the character and their costume/idenity. By revealing so much are they suggesting that they gain their power from their sexuality?—Or does their sexuality reflect their power? When is it sexist and when is it an expression of female liberation—and if so, can a female superhero truly be liberated in a male dominated world both fictionally and creatively speaking.
 

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