How to win at Cover Controversy Roulette!

[odditycollector]

 
Finally, just what I know we've all been waiting for: Feminist Outrage has been introduced as a betting game!

Now, it occurs to me that a fangirl could make a pretty penny by letting on our secrets...

 

How to win at Cover Controversy Roulette

So you want to impress your friends and win big bucks by playing CCR? Thanks to odditycollector^tm, your odds just got better!

Step one: When trying to decide where to place your chips, look at each image and ask yourself the following questions. (I know they’re tough to memorize, so feel free to write them down on a cue card before you go to play.)

 

1. Is there at least one woman (or imagery associated with women) in the image?

If not, there might be serious issues with the cover, but chances are they are not primarily feminist issues. (Exception: is the absence of women conspicuous? Eg, a JLA group shot without Wonder Woman and Black Canary.)

1a. If there are both men and women in the image, are they portrayed in an equivalent manner? If the genders of the characters were reversed, would the image still make sense?

 

2. Does the woman appear strong? Does she have agency?

PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO THIS ONE!

If yes, the cover is going to have to work double-time to make people *angry*. Other possible problems are more likely to be interpreted as “not my thing” rather than “are they trying to offend me on PURPOSE?”

If no, every other problem - with both feminist issues and the art itself - will be highlighted.

 

3. Is the featured woman well known and/or well loved?

Lisa Fortuner explains it best. If no, the cover may very well be pointed out as an example of a general trend.

If yes, a problematic portrayal of the character will be felt as a personal attack. (However, make sure to note, a *positive* portrayal will be taken as a thing of AWESOME.)

 

4. Does the image communicate anti-feminist ideas?

EG.

Women are just there to be fuck dolls.

The only important parts of a woman are the parts that make a man want to fuck her.

Women are inherently disgusting and/or evil.

Women are somehow less (important/capable/dangerous) than men.

Women must be put in their place: serving men.

Women should not be treated as full people.

Etc. Etc.

Etc.

4a. Is the first thing one notices T&A? Does the woman’s outfit serve only to highlight her sexual characteristics, rather than any practical purpose?

See: The only important parts of a woman are the parts that make a man want to fuck her.

 

5. Does the image serve a narrative purpose?

For example, a cover where Wonder Woman is shown to be defeated and unconscious may be great for getting across drama and tension. (However, because she would *not* display agency in this image, sexual undertones would change the whole message of the image and should be avoided.)

For example, Lois Lane waiting in lingerie on her and Clark’s wedding anniversary has narrative purpose; Lois Lane giving an empty locker room a slow strip tease probably does not.

 

6. Is the image an obvious parody? Is it *funny*?

This is tricky, because humour depends on a *lot*. Is the image making fun of the way the comic book industry portrays women, or is it making fun OF women? Is it just an excuse for even more exaggerated depictions of asses and bondage scenarios, or does it actually have something interesting to say?

Remember that jokes written for one audience may not be funny at all to a different audience, and that this says nothing about the validity of their respective senses of humour. Remember that jokes can be offensive.

Even if people don’t agree on whether or not the parody is successful (eg, Empowered, Bomb Queen, Zombie Mary Jane), it’s more likely to generate discussion than vitriol. However, note that this is not the case if people don’t agree on whether or not it IS a parody. (eg, All Star Batman and Robin.)

 

Step Two:Play the odds! The more of these simple questions the image FAILS UTTERLY, the more likely many individual bloggers are going to look at the image and feel offended. Place your bet on the one (or more) which has the greatest chance of Feminist Outrage!

Let’s see a couple examples!

 



 

Is there a woman? Yes.
Does she have agency? YES. The art’s a bit weird, but she gives off an overall attitude of “Exhausted now, but don’t fuck with me. I just killed a fucking dinosaur.”
Is she a popular character? Not in the internet circles I live in, anyway.
Anti-feminist morals? I’m going with no. Although I don’t really know what is up with that dino-tongue.
T&A? Costume? Sure, she’s perhaps too endowed for that bikini, but she’s not really posing for the viewer’s benefit.
Narrative purpose? Probably not for the tongue.
But is it *funny*? Karen votes: vaguely on the side of ‘yes’.

Chance of Feminist Outrage: Slim.

 



 

Is there one or more women? Yes.
Equivalent portrayal to the men in the image? AH HAH HAH HAH. That is to say: No.
Do the women have agency? NO. None at all.
Are any of them popular? Yes. Misty Knight especially has a fan following to which she matters greatly.
Anti-feminist morals? I think it would be quicker to ask if there are any it *missed*.
T&A? Costumes? It is amazing, actually, how we notice the boobs first, even before the rape-tastic tentacles. The fact that their costumes have been ripped or un-zipped to the point of indecency may have something to do with that.
Narrative purpose? No. I mean, at least, I really really hope not.
But is it *funny*? Karen votes: No. Karen votes: It is, rather, nausea-making. Also, it does not read as a parody, and I think Joe Q’s comments on the matter have proved conclusively that it was not meant to be such.

Chance of Feminist Outrage: WTF HOLY HELL COMICS WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

 

Now you try!

 

Comments

[jarodrussell.livejournal.com]

I have found, to quote a great, fictional computer, "the only way to win, is not to play at all."

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

... I am so not using that blurb for the hardcover edition.

[jarodrussell.livejournal.com]

The only way to quote, is not to quote at all?

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

And a thousand first year BA students take at you with baseball bats, confused notions of plagarism flashing through their brains.

[vagabondsal.livejournal.com]

...I really ought to not click around the comments over yonder, because my blood pressure, it is not built for this kind of strain. >:/

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Whooops! I'd excised that bit. I'd forgotten.

[jimmykitty.livejournal.com]

Hiya Karen,

I admit that I've failed at making the covers for Bomb Queen obvious in the parody department. To be bloody honest, I'm playing both sides of the fence. The covers play the so-called, "normal" card in Diamond Previews and to the retailers. The actual parody is the content (which even that slides all over the place). The book is a catch-all for that specific segment of readers, a niche title, not for the masses. Make no bones about it... It *IS* a T&A book for the super hero community. You've pegged it well.

Bomb Queen is not a Heroes For Hire situation - where the subject doesn't match the presentation (eg, Mary Jane statue). Bomb Queen is very much a VILLAIN, not a role model, nor a character with morals or ethics that would give value to humans.... let along women.

That said, my covers blur the line on the content. But then... as you're pointing out, that very line has been blurred to vapor by the "mainstream". So jaded are some readers that many look at Bomb Queen with a straight face. My saving grace is that the infamy precedes the book. While my covers aren't completely over-the-top I don't believe any market confusion with an all-ages book will follow me home (knock on wood). Nonetheless, I'm just trying to keep with the speed of industry traffic - which is odd, when you think about it. Here I am *trying* to be outrageous when I'm looking rather mediocre. Haha!

Nonetheless, nice write up, and op/ed, and I agree with your views overall.

Coincidentally, my current solicitation in Diamond Previews [Sept] has a sexual slant, with a long dripping tongue over balloon breasts and all that spin. I turned it in the week before the HFH cover... once again I'm looking like sloppy seconds. One day I'll beat them at the Cover Controversy Roulette. But they are pretty good at it. Hahahaha!

But then.... is that a game I want to win? See ya' at the races, Karen.

Jimmie Robinson

[arekuru.livejournal.com]

Wait, are you implying that there is some kind of underlying meaning to feminist outrage, and that it's not entirely random? Impossible!

...Really, though, it's pretty sad that he has to guess at what's offensive, and even then, he screws it up.

[lea-hazel.livejournal.com]

I would actually argue that the Shanna cover is needlessly hyper-sexualized, because the posing of the dinosaur in relation to her crotch and buttocks is not necessary. Yes, her legs are spread out in a much more stable, defensible pose than most comics cover girls, but she's standing on her toes and, really, the cover would look much better if she were hoisting the decapitated dinosaur corpse over her shoulder. But then, that wouldn't be nearly as sexy, and might even hide part of her chest, so obviously not an option.

It's not the worst cover I've seen (all of us, I'd wager), and coming on the heels of Heroes for Hentai a lot of people were probably just relieved that she has a facial expression whatsoever, but since when is "it could be worse" a good enough argument for us?

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