@filipfatalattractionrblog submitted:
This above is the design of Penelope Pitstop in DC Comics’ upcoming series “Wacky Raceland”. Which is either a gritty reboot of Wacky Races that turns them into Fury Road knock-off…or a parody of such idea, it’s really hard to tell from how little we have right now.
For comparision here is the original cartoon version:
Normally I’d make some sort of witty comment here, but this is just too baffling, words cannot describe it.
You know, it’s kind of impressive – under normal circumstances I’d be pretty okay with a wasteland heroine having a ride like this:
But this is one of the many problem with “gritty reboots” and other re-imaginings of things made for children: They make the female characters “gritty” by sexualizing them to a ridiculous extent.
The guy and the dog up front appear to be Dick Dastardly and Muttley:
In both cases, while their attire was created with intent of making them look intimidating and dangerous… making this a case of a pet receiving more practical attire than a female character.
The Internet is already filled with places where you can find images of characters from your childhood to whack off too – there is no need publish an official comic with imagery like this. Especially not one where you’re trying to pass every other character off as an actual gritty reboot.
– wincenworks
Battle thongs courtesy of:
Honorable mentions must go to Scarlet Blade, Soul Calibur, Mortal Kombat, Onechanbara and Fire Emblem.
The battle thong is truly one of the most ridiculous tropes in female armor – not because of anything inherently wrong with thongs but rather so many creators inability to grasp that they are tiny bits of underwear that rub very intimate bits.
I get it, butts are fantastic to look at – but there’s times and a places for showing off your ass and none of those are in the middle of a battlefield.
– wincenworks
I’m really amazed how someone managed to take an 80s cartoon and make it more tacky. That’s impressive given how much of 80s animated shows were not so subtle toy ads in disguise.
Their outfits were pretty tacky but at least they were across the board tacky… now the dudes get solid chest piece armor and for the uninitiated – despite the layout on the cover – Saber Rider is the blond dude in blue, not the lady in pink.
That’s April Eagle – and they really don’t want you to forget she has boobs and long flowing blond hair. She’s the love interest after all:
Dear Lion Forge more comics like Crystal Cadets and less… like this. Or if you must make them like this, at least try to limit them to things like re-imagining sexy people are sexy super heroes rather than sexing up stories for children.
– wincenworks
