#women in comics

[michelledrawz]

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[tbcanary]

Barbara Ann Minerva and Diana Prince in Wonder Woman (2023) #10 (+ chappell roan, just because!)

these images are saved on my laptop as "toxic yuri.psd"

[blairedazz]

Dinah Lance, my pretty bird. inspo: @comicgraphic such a fun style to do!

[evil-women-step-on-me]

How Hand Jumper Treats Gender

Most of the manga/manhwa I read default to the male gaze. I don't even mean that the female characters are needlessly sexualized, which they often are, but that they're only allowed to fill certain roles. Holy figures and healers are (young, impossibly beautiful) women, the tragic, innocent character who gets assaulted is a woman, the skimpily dressed ninja is a woman, the pure, younger sibling that needs protection is a woman, the seductive villain is a woman, the extremely powerful fighter that will nonetheless always be second in strength to the male lead is a woman. Upskirt shots and carefully framed ass/boobs panels abound. Their characterization can be shallow: especially in action and thriller series, the motivations of female characters are rarely given the same consideration that male characters receive.

Hand Jumper is different. First, female characters are taken just as seriously as male ones, in every way possible. Second, a character's gender does not influence their power level. While it's true that cis men are physically stronger than cis women in the real world, "men are always stronger than women" does not make sense in fantasy action contexts. Why are all the most powerful heroes in My Hero Academia men? Why must all the notable healers in Naruto be female ninja? In worlds where people possess honest to God magical superpowers, power is totally divorced from the density of your muscles. This is true of Hand Jumper's world as well, so it treats its characters appropriately: Male and female Aberrants fight on equal ground. As a result, some of the most prestigious Aberrant positions are held by women: Samin is the leader of the Crimson Society, Cell 4's instructor and mentor are both women, and Sayeon's mother Sara is so mysterious and so powerful that she seems close to godly. Sara's treatment is especially interesting, given that she's filling a role usually reserved for men: the mysterious, legendary parent of the protagonist who left their life when they were still a child. Think Gon's father in HxH, Baki's father in Grappler Baki, Naruto's father, the Joestars in JoJo, or Luffy's father in One Piece. In Hj, it's not the mother, but the father who is drowned out in the shadow cast by his spouse.

Personalities, fantasy power levels, and interests are not inherently gendered! So Hand Jumper doesn't treat them as gendered either. The bubbly, cheerful member of the main group is usually a girl, but this time it's Iseul Kim. The pretty, androgynous Min is both a deadly weapon and a baker of cute pastries- he picks up Sayeon in a bridal carry after a fight, and incredibly, it's not framed as a romantic gesture. Lastly, the aggressive, jaded rival to the protagonist is usually male, but this time it's Ryujin Kang. This position being filled by a female character is so unusual that I remember the comments section being filled with people mistaking Ryujin for a boy, even though she was clearly presented as a woman from the start. Part of this confusion is probably fueled by how Ryujin has a lot of… tension with Sayeon, tension usually found in heterosexual enemy-to-lover relationships. And Sayeon herself? She's on a crusade to avenge her childhood friend, a damsel in distress who died in Episode 2. Somehow, in Hand Jumper, the tragic dead lover that needs avenging is a man.

[themuskrater]

THE SCARLET WITCH

[fangirlingindefinitely]

Batgirlsss :D @idkstuffiguess and i propose their ship name be batgirlfriends

(Yes, they are taking a selfie while having a picnic on a fancy building gargoyle)

EDIT: Image Description

This is a digital fanart of batgirls Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain from DC Comics. They are shown without masks, sitting on top of a fancy stone building gargoyle with a picnic basket. They are taking a selfie. It is sunset and in the background is a city skyline. Cassandra’s head is leaning on Stephanie’s shoulder and Stephanie is taking the selfie. Cassandra’s arm is around Stephanie’s back and Stephanie’s hand is on Cassandra’s knee. The pairing is romantic. The drawing is in shades of purple, gold, and pink. End I.D.

[fuckyeahwarriorwomen]

Remembering Ramona

[rachbloomz]

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ

ㅤ ── Alexis Kaye a.k.a. Punchline ( . . . )

[the2maximoffs]

in love with those @wellnoe drawings!

[mavkacomics]

JUST LOOK AT THIS. I love her so much. She, herself, is artwork. I hope our future will be Laura Filled.

X-23: Deadly Regenesis #5 (2023)

[tvpsychics]

my illustration for HOWL by @themyscirah for the @womenincomicsminibang !! i had so much fun working on this bang and i hope you all go check out everyone’s wonderful writing here !!

[franollie]

My piece for @womenincomicsminibang! I had so much fun participating in this event, and there are so many talented artists and writers involved so definitely check out some of the other works!

If you love manipulative women you should definitely check out my partner, @havendance's, accompanying fic white knight | black knight (also on CFAA and Superlove)

[tbcanary]

Edit Requests: Raven in the New Teen Titans era for @ravensvirginity

"All I know about the outside world is from reading books. But I must mingle with real people, mustn't I?"

[blairedazz]

test me, and i take your head. saw @mattelektras design of kwannon and i said why not? it was rlly fun to do.

[comicsart3]

Batgirl Captures No 3

Post-Oracle Batgirl reprises her wheelchair-bound days to take down a seriously odd criminal. But not without being swept into peril yet again soon afterwards…

With thanks to the one and only Batgirlspain - the most sensitive but brilliant crimefighter of them all! You keep goin’, girl!

[themuskrater]

MY WONDER WOMAN DESIGN

Inspired by Ancient Greek and Roman Legionnaire armor. This one was a new challenge for me with all the metallic armor reflections, but I’m pretty satisfied with the final result