Omg, that last pic. If only more comics had come hither menHold up, did this dude seriously just say that the Human Torch is NAKED?
NO HE IS NOT. He wears a modified bodysuit that is designed to withstand his high temperature when he turns into a flame. YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE NUMBER 4 ON HIS SUIT WHEN HE’S A FIREBALL.
Also, all the men who dude claims to be dressed “skimpier” are NOT put out to be “sexy.” There is NOTHING sexual about the way this guy is posed:
He is shirtless with rippling muscle to portray how much DESTRUCTIVE POWER he has at his disposal. The message you get from this picture is not “Ooh, sexy muscles…” You get “Oh fuck. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!! THIS MAN WILL KILL US ALL!!!!!”
Compare that with the treatment you see for female characters:
This woman has a RIDICULOUS outfit on which shows off gratuitous amounts of ass and cleavage for NO TACTICAL REASON. Please tell me what purpose, other than to produce arousal in the reader, does this outfit serve? This outfit does not convey power. It conveys “I am sexy all the time. Look at my sexy body and how sexy I am. By the way, did I mention how sexy my body is?”
If we had a TRUE equivalent for this kind of thing in the mainstream comic book world, it would look like this:
His pose and facial expression conveys a coy nature, not one of power. He’s essentially giving the viewer a come hither look. There are unnecessary holes and gratuitous bulges in his to convey sex appeal. THAT is how the two way street happens.
Just reblogging this for that last picture, really
Love this. Also love sourcedumal’s commentary, because I’m really tired of people claiming naked muscley men is equivalent to naked slender women. These pictures are the male version of superheroines, not The Hulk.
(Source: fernacular)
