There's a market need, and he's exploited it. What those ideal physiques actually ARE is a test of the artist's personal tastes and preferences (see: Crumb's women, Michael Turner's women, etc.).Ĭho made a career out of riding the line between good girl and bad girl comics. I do not foresee a day in the near future when comic artists quit drawing idealized physiques on men and women. The curious relationship between sexualized female figures and comics is wortha book, and I don't have the space here to address it. On a related note are these recent thoughts on the portrayal of women in comics offered by Sleestak of the blog Lady, That's My Skull. You'd think that someone would have come along by now and noted the implications of the character or the fact that it is not an example of attempts by the comics industry to broaden its base of readers. Did they really say that? It's also not clear from her outfit where she actually carries those several weapons, though.Īlas, Jungle Girl does not have much of a Wikipedia entry much of it appears to have been pilfered from the aforementioned character biography. Jana also seems to be able to communicate with several of the animals in the jungle, including the woolly mammoth, which she rides in order to fight a finback."According to the adventurers, she also has amazing reflexes"? Wow. Jana carries several weapons with her at all times, such as her spear, her hunting knife, and a vine rope. According to the adventurers, she also has amazing reflexes. Jana is familiar with most of the plant and animal species in the jungle and is fully aware of what they can do. She's a strong fighter, a skilled acrobat, and a skilled hunter and tracker. While Jana has no superhuman powers, she does have several abilities that have helped her survive in the jungle. Here's what Dynamite Entertainment's character biography of Jungle Girl has to say about her: (Well, as evidenced here, here, and here, the author of the now defunct The League of Melbotis, might disagree, but what to do?). Jungle Girl, from comic book published Dynamite Entertainment, is perhaps the best (or at least, the most recent) example of that clear need. Some comic book writers and artists probably need to get out more. Notable: Based on the 1904 novel “Green Mansions” by William Henry Hudson.Ĭharacter quotable: “I – I must get out … of this green hell! Or … I am a dead man!” – Abel, a white revolutionary in a Venezuelan jungle, thinking surprisingly wise thoughtsĮditor’s note: This review was originally published by Comics Bronze Age on Feb. Second opinion: “Recommended reading.” – Steve Whitaker, FantaCo’s Chronicle’s Series Annual #1, 1983 …“… one of DC’s great, overlooked masterpieces … Recommended.” –The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide (second edition), 2003Ĭool factor: The influx of Filipino artists in the early ’70s gave DC some unique and beautiful books. Review: This five-page story is slight but interesting enough to warrant more – especially given the lovely, stylized art by Alex Niño. Synopsis: The Space Voyagers land on what they think is an uninhabited planet and … well, you know how that goes. But the art – uncredited here but widely attributed online to Filipino artist Nestor Redondo – is unbelievably lush. Review: The story, based on the 1904 novel “Green Mansions,” is pretty typical jungle fare, all dangerous critters, primitive natives and such. Synopsis: A revolutionary bitten by a snake in a Venezuelan jungle is saved by a woman who may not be human.Īrtist: Uncredited (probably Nestor Redondo)
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