Bad girl art
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Bad girl art (BGA)[1] is the name for the superheroine art form trend that emerged during the 1990s.
History
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The term "bad girl art" was coined in the 1990s as an allusion and contrast to the "good girl art" movement of the late 1940s.[2][3] The "bad girl" art trend was derived from the exaggerated visual styles of the male and female form first used in the late 80s by future Image Comics artists such as Rob Leifeld and Jim Lee. The publishers' visual style was also used by artists such as Jim Balent on Catwoman from 1994 to 1999 and Mike Deodato on Wonder Woman from 1994 to 1995 during the 1990s.[3] The precursors to the "bad girl" trend were Vampirella, created by publisher James Warren in 1969, and Marvel Comics' Elektra, created by Frank Miller in 1981.[2][3]
Notable "bad girl" characters included the early 90s Harris Comics revival of Vampirella; Lady Death, created by writer Brian Pulido and artist Steven Hughes in 1992; Razor, created by Everett Hartsoe in 1992; Shi, created by Billy Tucci in 1993, and Witchblade, created by Michael Turner in 1995.[2][3]
"Bad girl" characters dressed in revealing costumes, possessed exaggerated and shapely physiques, were morally ambiguous, and had no compunction about killing their enemies.[2][3]
See also
- Femme fatale
- Girls with guns
- Good girl art
- Modern Age of comic books
- Pin-up girl
- Portrayal of women in American comics
References
- ^ Van Domelen, Dave (28 March 1996). "Bad Girl Art Report: April Previews". Negative Space. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Conroy, Mike (2002). 500 Great Comicbook Action Heroes. Chrysalis. pp. 198–199. ISBN 978-1-84411-004-9.
- ^ a b c d e Gabilliet, Jean-Paul; Beaty, Bart; Nguyen, Nick (January 2010). Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-60473-267-2.
Further reading
- Maud Lavin, "What's so bad about "bad girl" art?" (Ms. magazine, March/April 1994) p. 80 - 83.
