Post 12 (Week 12)
For this week, I had read My friend
Irma as well as Diary of a Dominatrix. For Irma, I found the comic to be pretty
sexist. Irma shares a resemblance to the reworked Archie comics of the 1950’s,
with the character design and color palate choice. Looking at the 1950's, the
culture was more conservative to say the least and women weren't treated as
fairly at that time. Dominatrix was disturbing but also comedic, it blew my
mind as to what some of these guys wanted to go through. She was a smart gal
that knew the ropes of her trade and damn, whatever I had been expecting for
this was so much tamer than what was portrayed in the comic. Something I had
found funny after reading both stories was the fact that the cardboard doll was
used more in a joking sort of manner in the story of the dominatrix. It was a
moment where the comic became self-aware, and made fun of that self-awareness.
The contrast in color was noticeable as well, Irma had the traditional coloring
techniques of the era, while the diary of the dominatrix was ins tart black and
white. It makes sense that it would be black and white, the subject matter gets
a bit, intense, and the removal of the color might be a good choice with the
uh, strangulation of some soft bits. Both pertain to a female audience, but it
shows the change as comics develop with the inclusion of more graphic subject
matter, possibly as a result of the underground comics era?
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