Catwoman #6

[aeka]

I didn't think it was possible for this book to get anymore problematic, but I stand corrected.

WARNING: for graphic eroticised violence.

4 pages speak for themselves





And then the inevitable confrontation with the Dark Knight himself.





..............

Dear Winick,

Helena Wayne called. And right now she's feeling like unleashing her own personal brand of justice after the way you've shat on both her mum and dad by writing rubbish such as this. And "rubbish" is being *very* polite. This. THIS is just not "sexy" at all.

Comments

[aeka]

I forgot Winick wrote the Under the Redhood movie, but on the note of the eroticised violence being all down to March's art...if Winick is writing the scripts and describing what's going on in the panels I don't think it's just March. >.o

[whitesycamore]

Selina is lying on the floor, her captor leans over her with her ear close to her face to hear what she's saying, and then Selina bites her. That's blow for blow what happened in UTRH too (except that Jason only spat at the Joker, he didn't bite him - I do get the impression that Winick recycles vignettes and 'character moments' a great deal).

I don't really see anything inherently eroticised in it - unless Winick wrote that Selina is lying *sexily* on the floor, her captor leans over her with her ear *sexily* close to her face to hear what she's saying, and then Selina bites her *sexily*.

Although believe me, after reading Frank Miller's creator notes on ASBAR, I'm not ruling out that possibility. :/

[mrstatham]

I loved Miller's notes for ASBAR just because of how freaking ridiculous they were. The focus on Vicki Vale's ass might as well have been narrated by Al Pacino in HEAT, bellowing about it.

[jetblack927]

LMAO!!!!, Great, now I have that line stuck in my head. I need to watch it again...

[jlbarnett]

I don' see the eroticism either. But then I find neither blood nor breakdowns even slightly sexy so I guess it's possible their presence just prevents me from making any other judgemen

[whitesycamore]

Well, I think these pages *are* eroticised, but that it's due to the art and probably not anything specific in the script.

But I actually do find blood and breakdowns erotic in some circumstances (not here, ick), so maybe that's colouring my judgement in the opposite direction.

[whitesycamore]

To clarify, it's mostly the way Selina is drawn lying down with her boobs and ass twisted up on that first panel that strikes me as sexified.