https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/files/original/504e19b6ca9f6c56ff66312510da555f.PNG db28312675912d245ff2be92cce0c463 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Subject The topic of the resource Comics Periodical Description An account of the resource A digital project from Fall 2018 ENG 492H course. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Students from ENG 492H Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Julian C. Chambliss Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Some rights apply Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Files Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital files Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1992 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Students from ENG 492H Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Issue #141 pg. 21 Subject The topic of the resource Periodical Comic strips Description An account of the resource The page that is most representative of Amazing Heroes Issue 141 is page 21. On this page, and in the article as a whole, Heidi MacDonald’s article “House of Semi-Raging Women” is featured. This article is written in a three-column format and has a comic with two panes in the top left corner of the page. This comic features a conversation between a man and a woman. The first panel shows the man speaking to the woman as she’s lying on a couch. The man is telling her: “I guess I don’t have to be tall and handsome to get a beautiful lady like you, Rea! Money has a great deal of fascination to pretty girls, doesn’t it?” The woman, now identified as Rea, responds: “Oh, you’re very fascinating, Mr. Lahr.” But, the mood shifts in the second panel as Rea continues: “You’re so rich and powerful I hardly notice what a worm you are!” Mr. Lahr responds to this off-panel by exclaiming “What?” This interaction suggests that Mr. Lahr believes “pretty girls”, in this case Rea, are shallow enough to lust after a man just because he has money. Rea plays along at first, but then shuts this interaction down as she exposes Mr. Lahr as a worm for holding this view. This article zeroes in on the issue of misrepresentation and sexualization of women in comics. In this article, Heidi MacDonald touches on the fact that women aren’t being given roles that are equivalent to the roles that men are being given in the 1980s. While women did hold executive positions in the comic book industry, they were not given the opportunity to work as artists are creative writers, which greatly influences how women are portrayed in the comic book articles that are ultimately produced. In these articles, women are sexualized due to stereotypes and comically-disproportioned bodies. This misrepresentation causes women to become eroticized comic book characters rather than characters with a meaningful storyline. Oftentimes, the woman is only written into the storyline in the first place because the hero of the story, a man, needs somebody he can save in order to promote his masculinity. This feeds into the problem of male comic book readers seeing women as little more than an attractive object to be saved, instead of as a real person. In addition to being sexualized, women in comics are heavily idealized. Most women are drawn in ways that are anatomically incorrect, thus representing a type of standard that female comic book readers can never achieve. Heidi MacDonald is able to take a critical look at these prevalent issues in the comic book industry and demand that things should be changed. Instead of these women having superficial storylines where their only purpose is to be a piece of meat waiting to be rescued, MacDonald stresses that female comic book characters must be given a meaningful storyline in order to promote equality. This, as is the theme of “House of Semi-Raging Women” all begins with the writers. If they’re not women, things may never change, so it’s important to not discriminate when it comes to making important hiring decisions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Heidi MacDonald Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Special Collection Comic Art, PN6725.A47 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Miranda Kalinowski Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights Restrictions Apply Relation A related resource <a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/59">Amazing Heroes Issue #141 Cover</a><br /><br /><a href="http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/60">Amazing Heroes Issue #141 Table of Contents</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 10 and 1/4 inches by 6 and 5/8 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981 - 1992 Amazing Heroes comic books Heidi MacDonald Issue #161 Men Representation Sexualization Women women in comics Women writers