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Many thanks go to Rob Bricken over at ToplessRobot for pointing this out. Last week, DC Comics revealed character design sketches for their brand new Batwoman Character, and I can't help but be pleasantly suprised at how good she looks.
I don't mean good as in attractive (although any woman in a Batsuit in instantly hot with the sole exception to this of course being Alicia Silverstone). No, what I mean is that the design is amazing for many reasons. Rob's article points out how sensible her shoe choice is and how great it is to finally see a female superhero who isn't running around fighting crime while wearing 6 inch heels. But to me, what makes me happiest is that this Batwoman actually looks like a real woman.
She's not all freaked out porportionally. She doesn't have giganticly oversized breasts on an almost paper thin waist. Her measurements aren't 48"/12"/36" like a lot of the other female superheroes you may have seen before. She looks like a regular person, and as a result her design is more realistic and also more likeable as she has a build similar to actual people I know in the real world.
On the right is her alter ego/secret identity as Kathy Kane. She's got a bit of a cool punker vibe that I'm diggging, although the generic star tattoo on her back is a bit cliched. Well, at least it's not a tramp stamp. I'll give DC the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Overall, I think this is a big step forward for women in comics when such a high profile character as the modern day Batgirl isn't just a cookie cutter, hyper stylized caricature of what real women look like. This Batwoman looks like she can kick some major ass, and I can't wait to see her do it.
Kudos DC. Excellent job to everyone who worked on this design.
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