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I've been critical in the past of how DC Comics markets to women. The strategy sometimes seems to be "let's see what we can do to drive women away," rather than just passive indifference.
They've done some things right in their new 52 universe. There's Batwoman and Batgirl headlining titles written by strong creative teams and Birds of Prey, as much as I personally dislike the new rebooted personalities, has excellent artwork and a sometimes engaging storyline. The new World's Finest featuring Huntress and Power Girl shows promise.
So it's not all bad. But then there are things like the Catwoman cover above. It's a special issue detailing the retelling of her origin that will be out in September, the same time that a major motion picture will be featuring Anne Hathaway's Catwoman. A great time to attract new female readers to the title, one would think.
Not with this facepalm-inducing cover by Guillem March. T & A issues completely aside, the anatomy is mind-boggling. So much so that parodies have already popped up all over the internet, though the cover was released only yesterday. The talented Kate Beaton's parody. Catwoman as as mushface by Josh Rogers. There's even a bouncing ball Catwoman gif.
DC can do it right. For example in the Batwoman #0 cover by J.H. Williams III that has a somewhat Jack Kirby-esque flair. Plus, I want those boots.
If you're a fan of Catwoman or become one after seeing The Dark Knight Rises this summer, I suggest picking up Ed Brubaker's Catwoman series, not this. It's the best run of Catwoman I've ever read and, somehow, she also manages to remember how a zipper works.
