A visitor to the HeroesCon acknowledges sexism is still a problem in the medium
The Spartanberg Herald-Journal's written about the upcoming HeroesCon, and towards the end, an interviewee says:
"This year, I'm looking forward to hearing Greg Rucka talk about his book Stumptown and hearing Jim Steranko talk about his career," said Clark. "I also hope to go to a panel that Kelly Sue Deconnick is on because of the recent brouhaha about sexism in comics sparked by her blog. The panel isn't about sexism -- it's a generic panel for Marvel writers -- but sexism in comics is a huge problem, and I'd love to hear more of her take on it."Wouldn't we all. Especially if it's meat-and-potatoes, but I've got a feeling DeConnick won't cross the path of her bosses at Marvel to comment on their grave mistakes, including Brian Bendis' below-rock-bottom rendition of Scarlet Witch. That's the kind of sexism that needs to be brought up in discussion, but probably won't be.
Labels: conventions, dc comics, marvel comics, misogyny and racism
The medium is dominated by the super hero genre, which is inherently an adolescent male power fantasy. Hence the emphasis on graphic violence, and the objectification of women. It is a vicious circle. Mature adults don't read comics because the medium is geared toward adolescent fanboys, and it is geared toward fanboys because they are the ones who buy comics.
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