Month: April 2015

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Ritual Entertainment’s SiN is a franchise that truly went all out on the sex sells approach.  The even went as far to hire fetish model Bianca Beauchamp to cosplay as the iconic villainess Elexis Sinclair from the first game and be a booth babe at E3.* They also hired her for modeling reference**, motion capture and extra publicity shoots.

This was all to promote for their nine part SiN Episodes series that stopped mysteriously after part one.

Could it be that sex doesn’t sell!? Is this possible!?

* I love this video because it showcases one of the drawbacks of this approach – the interviewer is clearly more interested in asking Bianca about herself rather than this game she’s there to promote.

** Why yes, they did remodel the iconic villainess to look more like Bianca Beauchamp and it was actually an improvement on her original look:

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– wincenworks

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Revamped Batgirl Was Only Supposed to Last Six Issues – IGN

Revamped Batgirl Was Only Supposed to Last Six Issues – IGN

(If you are clicking the link at IGN to the original article at Bleedin Cool please be aware they are currently being sponsored by Crossed – an ultra violent comic and that the promotions contain gorey/disturbing material)

Batgirl artist Babs Tarr stated at a panel that the new look Batgirl we loved was originally not expected to be a long term re-design but…

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How could anyone doubt this?

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Oh yeah.

– wincenworks

More on Batgirl | More on Comic Books 

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Revamped Batgirl Was Only Supposed to Last Six Issues – IGN

Revamped Batgirl Was Only Supposed to Last Six Issues – IGN

(If you are clicking the link at IGN to the original article at Bleedin Cool please be aware they are currently being sponsored by Crossed – an ultra violent comic and that the promotions contain gorey/disturbing material)

Batgirl artist Babs Tarr stated at a panel that the new look Batgirl we loved was originally not expected to be a long term re-design but…

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How could anyone doubt this?

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Oh yeah.

– wincenworks

More on Batgirl | More on Comic Books 

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Liefeld Calls for Stand Against Artists Being “Crucified” in Wake of Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy; Campbell, Chin, Other Pros Respond

Liefeld Calls for Stand Against Artists Being “Crucified” in Wake of Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy; Campbell, Chin, Other Pros Respond

Rob Liefeld is shocked and outraged that apparently there are people who will openly speak out against the casual objectification of women in media (particularly the Frank Cho “parody” of the infamous Milo Manara Spider Woman cover).  Naturally, the totally unbiased fellow artist J Scott Campbell is right behind him!

Rob, you remember your most celebrated contribution to comics is a guy right? One who is celebrated for his personality over his aesthetic design. Your opinion is actually less relevant than Erik Larsen’s (who at least still works on his property). Seriously Rob, you’re not exactly celebrated as an artist and trying to value artists by “commercial success” is not exactly high brow.

Please brodudes, tell me again how there is no problem here and we’re just reading way too much into things and there’s never been misogynistic attitudes being perpetuated by big names in the industries.  Tell me how it’s about the artistry. I am fascinated by this enlightening view, verily.

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– wincenworks

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Liefeld Calls for Stand Against Artists Being “Crucified” in Wake of Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy; Campbell, Chin, Other Pros Respond

Liefeld Calls for Stand Against Artists Being “Crucified” in Wake of Frank Cho Spider-Gwen Controversy; Campbell, Chin, Other Pros Respond

Rob Liefeld is shocked and outraged that apparently there are people who will openly speak out against the casual objectification of women in media (particularly the Frank Cho “parody” of the infamous Milo Manara Spider Woman cover).  Naturally, the totally unbiased fellow artist J Scott Campbell is right behind him!

Rob, you remember your most celebrated contribution to comics is a guy right? One who is celebrated for his personality over his aesthetic design. Your opinion is actually less relevant than Erik Larsen’s (who at least still works on his property). Seriously Rob, you’re not exactly celebrated as an artist and trying to value artists by “commercial success” is not exactly high brow.

Please brodudes, tell me again how there is no problem here and we’re just reading way too much into things and there’s never been misogynistic attitudes being perpetuated by big names in the industries.  Tell me how it’s about the artistry. I am fascinated by this enlightening view, verily.

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– wincenworks