Official Shrub.com Blog » Comics, cartoons, manga, and anime http://blog.shrub.com Because we care about stuff Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:38:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Stephanie gets her due http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2008-01-31_691 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2008-01-31_691#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:29:26 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2008-01-31_691 Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2008-01-31_691/feed 0 The Paper Mirror http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-16_615 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-16_615#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:19:55 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-16_615 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-16_615/feed 5 So I just finished reading the Runaways collection Vol 1… http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-02_607 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-02_607#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:09:47 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-02_607 Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-06-02_607/feed 6 Batgirl fights for equal pay! http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-05-04_591 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-05-04_591#comments Sat, 05 May 2007 00:13:24 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-05-04_591 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-05-04_591/feed 0 A post to read while I'm away http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-12-17_488 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-12-17_488#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:00:36 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-12-17_486 Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-12-17_488/feed 1 Using Wikipedia as a Marketing tool? http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-12_425 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-12_425#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:45:42 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-12_425 Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-12_425/feed 0 Sexualizing Powerful Poses http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-11_423 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-11_423#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:50:16 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-11_423 Female Villains Can’t Win, one of the things I mentioned was that even in their powerful poses, women were sexualized. Peatbogfaery asked if I had any other examples than what I provided. Initially I was just going to reply on the thread, but it's taken on a life of its own (when does it not?), so here it is. For some advice I turned to comic books (thanks to Ragnell for the links!). I'm putting the rest behind a cut because of the pictures. Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-10-11_423/feed 21 Men Stereotyping Men [Red-blooded American Sexist, Part 1] http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-25_393 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-25_393#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:22:27 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-25_393 Disembodied Womanparts, Yay!
What kind of man misogynist are you?
Right now the comics blogsphere is abuzz with criticisms of Wizard Magazine's latest disaster: their How to Draw series. Well, perhaps not latest, as it seems that there have been complaints about this series for a while now. Following a trail of links, I came across a 2005 post by LJ user Rat Creature. Which lead me to a link about the "Triple Threat" -- which, contrary to what it sounds like, is not a wrestling move. The triple threat, of course, references the three ways (boobs, butt, legs) in red-blooded American guys objectify view women! The blurb that I will be tearing apart can be found here (JPG). For reference, the person writing it is Joseph Lisner, known for drawing Dawn. I've actually split this analysis into three sections, the first of which will deal with the way that Lisner constructs American masculinity. Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-25_393/feed 9 Erik Larsen on getting non-comic book readers into the fandom http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_383 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_383#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:35:29 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_383 Continue reading →]]> http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_383/feed 0 Now THIS is a Gazelle! http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_381 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_381#comments Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:58:35 +0000 tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_381 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-09-16_381/feed 0