[David C. Matthews]

Yes, if we have to have to have one or the other, let’s shrink the bosom and grow the biceps. The character’s name is “Power Girl” after all and she should look at least somewhat as powerful as she is.

Which has always been a gripe of mine concerning comics heroines. Find me a hero (besides Spider-Man) whose physique doesn’t look like a Mr. Olympia contender. “Well, they’re supposed to be super-muscular because they’re super-strong”*. But Wonder Woman? Supergirl? Power Girl? Why aren’t they portrayed with muscular physiques?** “Because we don’t like looking at women with muscles!!”

* Even Batman? Now there’s a character who ought to be drawn with a more slender “acrobat” physique as Spider-Man is usually drawn. (In fact, Stan Lee turned down Jack Kirby as the artist for the first Spider-Man story because Kirby’s rendition of the character was too “heroic”-looking.)

**Yes, I know there have been exceptions, but even She-Hulk is drawn muscular only about 50% of the time, if even that (outside of fan art).

[David C. Matthews]

Welcome to Amaz0ns! I’m sure you’ll find some fans here.

[David C. Matthews]

I understand your skepticism, but she already looks better than she did before! Even if she doesn’t put on any serious muscle, this is a marked improvement. I’m afraid she’s going to catch a lot of flak for “ruining” her figure, though.

[David C. Matthews]

I’m smelling epic fail here.

[David C. Matthews]

OMG they even mention me! And Tetsuko, Satin, and Dyna!!

[David C. Matthews]

fasola wrote:

They way I heard it, is that she was the only one who accepted doing this show, when they guys approched her.

Probably because the other FBBs they approached had been burned by negative portrayals in the media; whereas Lauren probably feels any publicity is good publicity.

[David C. Matthews]

And why does it matter anyway?

[David C. Matthews]

boboy wrote:

Ashlee wrote:

🙁 Possibly every fat tub of a woman makes fun of her. Every time a big muscular
fem comes a long she’s ugly .why can’t they make her Hot Like Red or Tet chan and hides in the swamp only because they make fun of the muscles.

because ugly = evil

And muscles on women = ugly, according to them.

[David C. Matthews]

AlexG wrote:

Ah, and a thread of the story as yet unresolved.

After the dust settles, and presumably there’s something left of Slade and Co to be hauled off to jail, would be interesting to see a panel or two w/ her boyfriend Derek. If he didn’t like muscle on a chick before how’s going to react to the newly transformed Tetsuko as a superbuffed superwoman.

That’s a short story (by which I mean it’ll only be about 10-15 pages) which will come after the next story. It’s already scripted, but needs to wait until the next story for continuity reasons.

[David C. Matthews]

the_collector_2 wrote:

You might want to click previous and read the rest. She’s got a pretty good reason for being upset.

Or even better, start at the beginning of the story

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