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Issue #7

Booby Controversy

Stop the presses! This just in!  Women in comics have big boobs!!!!11  OMFGROFLMAOWTFBRB!!!11one

Believe it or not folks it's true.  Women in comics are more often than not portrayed with somewhat gigantic breasts.  This, of course, is nothing new to the industry and shouldn't come as much of a shock.  Yet, it seems there has been quite the bit of controversy as of late.  Are our morals shifting towards a society where we recognize the sex-symbol portrayal of 99% of women in comic books and hope to get rid of them, thus bettering ourselves as a whole?  No.  More likely people just like to pretend something is offensive, because someone else might think it actually is and judge them for thinking it's not.  Following me?  Eh doesn't matter, because I'm digressing.  On with the booby show!

Case 1 - Michael Turner's Justice League of America #10 Cover

Now, I won't deny that Power Girl's (Front Right) breasts are indeed quite large, but I don't see why this cover in particular created such a controversy.  Apparently, writer Brad Meltzer saw the initial cover drawing on the left and thought that Power Girl's boobs needed to be turned down a notch.  Thus, you get the cover on the right for the final print.

Huff, where to start.  First of all, it's Michael Freakin' Turner.  Sure, pretty much every comic book artist draws women with big breasts, but Michael Turner is well known for it.  For example...

So don't hire Michael Turner if you don't want big breasted women.

Secondly, it's Friggen Power Girl.  She is drawn with huge breasts by every artist.  In fact, she is known for having huge breasts.  If there is any one female character known today for having gigantic boobies, it's Power Girl.

Yet, people get Michael Turner to draw Power Girl and are then somehow shocked that he draws her with big breasts.  Then you change the art so that they are smaller (barely) and there is still a big controversy over it.  Get over it people.  Here is a solution for you.  If you are offended by Michael Turner's big breasted Power Girl, opt for the variant cover.  That should solve all your big boob problems...

Yeah, that's much better...

Case 2 - Heroes for Hire #13 Cover

Now this comic isn't even out yet, but as soon as this cover image was released there was a whole helluvalot of hoopla going on about it.  So much so that Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada had to make some comments on it.

At first you are probably, like I was, wondering why this cover was creating so much controversy.  Sure, they are tied up and scantly clad, but that is nothing new.  Well, believe it or not, it's because certain people saw this and thought, "OMG HENTAI TENTACLE RAPE!!"  Those people were most likely ones that watch that stuff, as otherwise that thought would never even pop into your mind.  But alas it did, and thus a controversy.

Heroes for Hire was basically created (or should I say, rebooted) so that Billy Tucci could draw more women with big boobs.  So, having such a scandalous cover doesn't really surprise me.  As for the "tentacles", they in fact belong to, as explained by Quesada as I don't actually read this series, the Brood, a long-time X-Men foe.  So maybe people should do a little research before they fly off the handle saying something looks like tentacle rape or what have you.

Case 3 - The Adam Hughes Mary Jane Statue

Once again, even more so than Michael Turner, Adam Hughes is known for drawing busty women.  How about another Power Girl example...

Case and point.

Thus, when you have him design a statue, you are doing it for a reason, because of how he portrays women.  Now, the Mary Jane statue in particular was found more offensive because, beyond her abnormal proportions, she is "doing Spider-Man's laundry".  Which of course, isn't the case.  She is doing laundry and stumbles upon the Spider-Man costume, thus, a throwback to the classic Spider-Man days.  Either way though, people make it out to be what makes for the best controversy.

Now, am I saying women in comics should have big breasts?  No, that isn't what I'm saying.  All I'm saying is that this is the way things are right now and people shouldn't be surprised by them.  If you are picking up a superhero comic, you are going to get women with big boobs and guys with ripped abs.  No superheroes look like real people.  They are exaggerated (gasp!).  So how about people just quit creating controversy and enjoy the comics.  If something offends you, how about this... don't read it!