Breakdown of the new "sexier" DC

This is mostly a pictorial look at the recent issues of the new 52, in terms of how it has chosen to portray women, but I guess technically I am revealing some story points so read on at your own discretion. 
 
Not as bad as it was anticipated 
A lot of fans of Harley Quinn reacted poorly this summer when they saw the new version of the character as portrayed on the first issue of Suicide Squad, having seemingly compromised the aspects of the character which made her so likeable (chiefly her insanity) for a more sexual version of the character.   

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

@xerox_kitty said:

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

Pffft....she's just taking her time. Let her get hers. :P

@xerox_kitty said:

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

Pffft....she's just taking her time. Let her get hers. :P

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

@RazzaTazz:Hmmm. I agree with most of the things that were mentioned above, but I have to say, I really liked the interpertation of Red Hood and Roy Harper in their comic books. I really did. I didn't like the fact that they both "got" with starfire, AND I DID CALL THAT. *Sigh* I also didn't like Starfire in this issue. Oh well, it was a pretty good read, none the less.

i have seen Diana sleeping naked before so it's not a new thing. I agree catwoman's part is unnecessary (Talia isn't going to like this)

@RazzaTazz said:

@ReVamp: Agreed the issue without the constant reference to Starfire would have been decent, it was just way too much of a distraction for me though

Well, I thought that the Starfire references were okay up until the "three weeks after" point where I felt that it became a whole lot weeker, specially when we discover that she "forgot" all of her previous friends. I also love the Frat boy atmosphere going on and I really want it to continue, just less with it revolving around Starfire, who honestly was the weak point of the whole issue. It sucks though, cause I was really hyping the fact that she was coming into her own, without grayson and then they just do this, which makes her defined by men even more...

@xerox_kitty: who would of thought Bruce was the type to let the women take charge . Especilaly when hes such a Prep-Spert.

Oh my. Well, I have seen worse. Like that black Cat series where she takes a shower in the 1st issue.

I really dislike how Kory has been portrayed in Red Hood and the Outlaws. Now I don't want to read that series anymore, even though I was one of the few reboot titles I was looking forward to.

@rogue_mar1e said:

I really dislike how Kory has been portrayed in Red Hood and the Outlaws. Now I don't want to read that series anymore, even though I was one of the few reboot titles I was looking forward to.

I dislike it too... Oh well.

@RazzaTazz said:

@ReVamp: I don't mind the frat boy approach, I recently reviewed an issue where Roy takes Conner to a strip club and it was all right. Its just here its the fact that Starfire had become the easy girl of their dreams.

Yeah, we're agreeing.

@RazzaTazz said:

@TheCrowbar: Not opposed to the naked sleeping, opposed to over showing her walking around her apartment while in the buff.

she is an amazon its part of her character. why would she hide her back from another female?

It's okay Diana, you're not the only one who walks around their apartment nude.

Welcome to the DCnU. Where women are naked a lot. Also, no fat chicks allowed.

This is quite the slap in the face though to DC's only recent claim that they were doing away with objectification of women, I don't think it can be denied.
Though I don't think it's that prolific, nor is it anything new. Starfire was overly baked, and how, but then again she always has been in the comics and is
now in a very dark mature themed one. Still no denying the fact that one was almost looking at something from Top Cow. 
I'm at odds with Harley's representation here. While on panel her character wasn't as " slutted-up " as was predicted, in appearance she most definitely was,
the majority of the frames of her being her bent over, her breasts hanging out, or of course in bondage being tortured and grinning (for some reason I personally didn't mind).
The viewpoints almost reminded me of the book X-Women to be honest with you. But still, her character development was correct and not unappealing.
Not reading Catwoman until tonight so I'd have to concede on that, though in full culture Catwoman has always been a sex symbol, I'll just make a note of that, or paw print if you will. Surprised that you didn't overview Wonder Woman in this article as she has probably has been the most talked about in this regard, and is the most relevant to the point.

@xerox_kitty: cats like to play with there food

@RazzaTazz said:

@super_psycho: Like i said this was not the only frame, the other ones seemed in context as she is walking around the room after waking, here though she just seemed to be posing.

all i m saying that its part of her character. she has always been like that e.g Wonder woman #34

Hmmm, just Hmmmmmmmm.

@RazzaTazz said:

@super_psycho: I remember that issue, just not sure which aspect of that issue you are referring to.

when she returns back to her apartment. Diana takes off her costume to take shower they only show legs nothing else but i guess gorilla was there too :P (damn lucky gorilla)

@RazzaTazz said:

@super_psycho: I would say that is in context, posing with your naked back to a mysterious interloper though is maybe not really something most people do, even if you do sleep naked.

right.. that mysterious interloper is female so i don't see the problem

@ragdollpurps said:

It's okay Diana, you're not the only one who walks around their apartment nude.

I didn't mind Catwoman at all....it's who she is...she's always been a sexual character and I actually liked seeing her with Bruce (not in the pervy way) it showed Bruce trying to fight back a bit before succumbing to her

I didn't really care for the way Starfire was handled but it wasn't as big of a deal for me as it was for everybody else.....I do hope that it doesn't continue to much in future issues

It's okay Diana, you're not the only one who walks around their apartment nude.

@Babs said:

@xerox_kitty said:

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

Pffft....she's just taking her time. Let her get hers. :P

@xerox_kitty said:

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

FOCUS! What do you think of the sexploitation?

I didn't mind Catwoman at all....it's who she is...she's always been a sexual character and I actually liked seeing her with Bruce (not in the pervy way) it showed Bruce trying to fight back a bit before succumbing to her

I didn't really care for the way Starfire was handled but it wasn't as big of a deal for me as it was for everybody else.....I do hope that it doesn't continue to much in future issues

My thoughts:

• Catwoman: Seemed fine to me, and for once there was a contextual reason for her to be falling out of her skin-tight, zips-all-the-way-up suit
• Wonder Woman: Fine, very small and honestly, Batman is about as sexualized as this
• Suicide Squad: No worse than the rest of the book, which was terrible
• Starfire: Ridiculous and IMO offensive because of the new mental limitations they put on the character that makes her basically incapable of any relationship more complicated than a roll in the hay (elaboration here)

It is really going to be some years until exploitation of women stops in comics if ever. It is really ingrained in the medium. Even if their personalities and they way they are treated get fix, most of them are still running around in unitards. I am really just cynical, but I am not holding my breath. Also fans freak out when they try to change their costumes, look at what happened when they gave Wonder Woman pants.

I'm thinking that in the next issues of Red Hood and the Outlaws Starfire isn't going to be sleeping with Jason or Roy or anyone for that matter, at least for a while.

@Babs said:

@xerox_kitty said:

Why is Catwoman reaching up Batman's shirt instead of down his pants? I guess she isn't after one thing, after all...

Pffft....she's just taking her time. Let her get hers. :P

lol hahaha. also i really expected you to be saying something about all these sexualized women being bad for comics and that they ruined the characters.

@xerox_kitty: @RazzaTazz:

Catwoman - I wouldnt say i was surprised by how she acted in her comic and i think it seems in character with her and them doing it on the roof doesnt really bother me bc you know they arent going to go to the bat cave or to her place.

Wonder Woman - didnt bother me either. I was fine with what they showed and how they portrayed it. Didnt seem out of character for her either.

Kory - While she seemed different it still seems like Kory to me. I hate that she doesnt remember anyone from her past (i hope they explain why about this more) but i figured she would me over sexualized and sleep with both of them. I didnt expect her to sleep with both of them in the first issue but i like that she says she can do what she wants when she wants rather than taking orders. I dont mind her sleeping around. I am hoping she is going to stand up and be the one giving oreders some times bc she is so powerful compare to the other two.

@RazzaTazz:

We can obviously see Starfire took over Powergirls position in the DCU when it comes to chest size

The way Catwoman acted was in line with her character, it's Kori that seemed to be way off, it totally caught me off guard, I could've lived with the T&A;, but the way she acted was just off. Wonder Woman didn't bother me, because like the issue of Batwoman last week, it felt more like a situational thing, she was asleep and someone teleported into her room, they weren't throwing a nake Wonder Woman at you, just for the sake of doing it.

The way Catwoman acted was completly in her charcter besides it makes sense for the two and I got a nice chuckle at the last line lol the costumes stay on.

When has Starfire not been all sexy and stuff? Teen Titans the TV show? So shes a bit more upfront and wanting about it this time. Besides they do explain away teh memory thing and her view of humanity so it all makes sense.

I didn't read Wonder Woman so I don't know about that.

I like this new Harley Quinn I like the new look. She is still crazy and all that just a new coat of paint.