Although my comic book reading is way down from what it has been in recent years, there are still a few comics that I reach for and read almost immediately when I see them (as opposed to putting them on my "reading list"). One of these is Danger Girl, a series that I discovered relatively later than most, but one which I stick with for a lot of reasons that I have gone over before. Mostly the series is full of a bunch of stuff that I like about comics, though in this case with a more female twist. Even the main characters, though drawn in a sexual and provocative way, are still far more dressed than most female characters in comics:

While reading the most recent issue (from the miniseries MayDay) I was struck by something bizarre, not specifically about this comic, but rather by comics as a medium. As this is a story which is based on espionage and international intrigue, it follows the characters all around the world, in this case between Russia and Africa. That is where I have a problem though, as there is a bit of a difference between a country and a continent. It seems to me that it would be easier to go the Jason Bourne route, and to challenge the readers a little. In the third Bourne movie, the action takes places in cities on the North Coast of Africa, but doesn't take any pretense to disguise it in obscurity. Indeed the above photo is a representation of Africa as seen by the imperialists and as described in the stories of Allan Quartermain. It is a strange concept though to say only Africa where even a slight bit of description might light the way a bit more, for instance by just saying "the Congo" then people will get the idea. That this is an ongoing trend in a major medium in the information is puzzling, as before our time comics might not make it to other parts of the world so easily, but now comics can be read by people everywhere thanks to the proliferation of their electronic forms, even in "Africa."