I love the Tumblr, it's always good for

I love the Tumblr, it's always good for a laugh (although incredibly cringeworthy). I was wondering what you think about the Storm series illustrated by Don Lawrence? I just checked some of the albums and so far, no swivel waists, boobs growing from strange places or contortionist anatomy. Do you think actually being allowed to show nudity quells this urge to come up with desperate poses that will show teh sexy? (of course, the Wikipedia page shows the WORST possible example from the series)

Actually, I’ve been thinking along those lines for a while.  From my experience, a lot of actual porn comics seem to have way better poses (not always anatomy, but then it’s porn) and it feels like the artists, knowing that they get to draw sex and actual naked women, don’t do this “hee hee hee, I’m so naughty!” thing that we see in (what should be) non-porn comics, with the need to stick butt and boob in every shot even if it doesn’t work, and the stupid costumes.  As I said in a post 2 months ago, a lot of these artists act like they’re NEVER going to draw a sexy woman again, and they NEED to put all the butt and boobs into a frame they can.  (I also don’t understand why women can’t be sexy while looking strong.  Especially, given that you’re drawing and writing HEROES.  If you aren’t interested in heroic poses, perhaps porn and not superheroes is more your thing?)

And slightly off topic: I’ve honestly been a big advocate for having more mainstream porn comics, and for DC and Marvel to have non-canon porn comics, so people can get their Starfire screws all the Teen Titans fantasies out there, and it doesn’t end up in what SHOULD be stories about superheroes who fight crime in strong poses and costumes that look badass.  I know that everybody thinks that comic book feminists hate sex, but I don’t hate sex, I just think rather than forcing porny costumes, body parts and poses into superhero comics because the artists feel their sexual fantasy overrides my power fantasy (while also condescending the readership as horny kids who buy comics only to get off), let’s just be mature about this.

Pay the artists who clearly WANT to draw porn.  Give the niche that WANTS porn their porn and quit with the chainmail bikinis and “this is totally not porn if I don’t draw her nipples” art, and let’s have actual superhero comics that are about our power fantasies of being strong and amazing and powerful and having adventures.  There’s a place for Supergirl porn, and a place for Supergirl beating the crap out of giant robots.  I have no problem with that.  I have a problem when Supergirl’s arms are the size of drinking straws and she’s busy posing her breasts to the camera so her waist is swiveling and there’s no way she can be actually fighting that robot.

It’s win/win.  We’d have Supergirl looking like an actual SUPER girl and Churchill can draw “Kara does the Justice League” and we’d all be happy! :D  (Oh and let’s not forget “Tony and Steve’s Extracurricular Activities”. XD )

PS: I don’t think this is a magical cure to Escher Girls in comics though.  Artists still need to stop treating women as an alien species that they’re making up.  They need to get over seeing every frame with a woman in it as a lingerie ad, and they need to care more about our poses and anatomy outside of just drawing our breasts.  They seem able to do it for men, women really aren’t that different.  Really.  You can look outside your window.  We’re EVERYWHERE. (Though, if they think we’re an alien race, that might scare them.)