The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 25, 1998, Image 4

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Wednesday •
Comic books represent more than pictures foi
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Travis
Irby
staff writer
C omic books are an
often scorned
medium, thought to
be the domain of juve
niles both physically and
mentally. What many
don’t take into account is
the cornucopia of culture
comics offer.
Funny books, comics,
graphic novels... whatev
er they are referred to as,
the medium is unique.
A mixture of art and
words, the comic book is not quite a book or a
picture. It is a great way to read for those with
a short attention span.
Comic books also allow readers to enter a
fantasy world where they are exposed to situ
ations they normally would not have the op
portunity to participate in. It isn’t often that
the average Joe (or Joanne) gets to face off
against a radioactive monkey with a genius IQ
trying to take over the world. This is where
comics come in to the picture.
Funny books offer life lessons to readers
with an imaginary spin. The main theme in
most comics is if something bad happens
to you, the best solution is to parade
around in tights. It works for guys such as
Spiderman and Batman.
But there also is a downside to comics. Un
fortunately, it is still considered to be a male
medium. There are female funny book fans,
but their numbers are still small when com
pared to male readers.
Some of this might be due to the fact that
the escapist fantasy of your typical comic
book is lost on the average woman. Usually, it
is hard for someone to imagine having the
mind control powers of Professor X, when for
them it is already a reality.
Also, although more and more comic books
are trying to gain other readers than the typi
cal “fan boy” base with books offering realistic
stories, the main focus is young males.
Super-hero books, which make up the
bulk of the comic market, still reflect the
male ideal of super powers. Beating up bad
guys and attracting hot women are classic
male fantasies.
If comic book publishers were to make su-
per-heros more palatable to the average female,
there would be characters such as the Limitless
Charge Card I .ass and Raging Estrogen Gal.
Their bat tles would consist of trying to
find the best clothing deals atalli
rial Day sales and telling guysty
to be friends.
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The truth is anyone can findsor
enjoy in comic books. Comicsait [ ai
sarily fluff. Foi such a disposable!n a ^ u ]
funny hooks have a lot of depth,
Many comic book writersaiu,
the i lassies. Look at an issue of!'
League <>i America," writtenby(/ 1
i i si n i. Morrison took classic DC,: . .
chara( ters such as Batman and $: 18
and put them into the mold of th ^
Pantheon of g< ids. ’ ts
I hor, one of longest runningc 1 a
i harat ters, hasadv entures influa ^
variety of the world’s myths andit.
Many books' writers and artist |tl
enced by some ol history's greate^g^
and painters. . ..
< >mi< book? can pro\ideson
... dge al<>ng with anentettof IT
fie average comic book ism
randy : it is more like a chocolatil 1 ® .,
nola bai some nutrition,bui. ritl L
of tin,' good stuff. "'"I
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Iraris Irby is a senior joun.
MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness
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Society and Culture in Transition
Thursday, March 26th, 1998 - 7:30 pm
MSC 289 - Visual Arts Gallery
Dr. Benigno Aguirre
Department of Sociology
Dr. Cristina Garcia
Department of History
Dr. Oscar Giner
Theatre Arts Program
Dr. Rafael Saumell
Department of Modern Languages
Sam Houston State University
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