Hello!! Remember when we mentioned that hypersexualized women in comics are not only the female superheroes but also some female victims? Well, the frames from Jack Kirby's exhibit show a bit of a "stronger" woman and a bit of a "victimized" woman (not a victim but just very scared, vulnerable and powerless, essentially, even though she is not attacked or kidnapped by a supervillain). The nurse would be that vulnerable woman who gets scared by whoever the guy with the funny hat is (I never read this comic). The other woman, however, is not scared from him; she actually joins him apparently. The point is that she looks very attractive, sexualized, and powerful. the nurse also has a perfect body, however. In other words, we can ask ourselves are there any unattractive women in comics? ... Anyways, there are some visual effects within these frames that make things more exciting for the audience. For example, one common thing in all of the frames is the presence of many diagonal lines. As Molly Bang explains, diagonal lines represent motion, tension, movement. Also the shadows play a role as most of these frames have white background, indicating peace and hope, yet the frame in which the man appears and scared the nurse, the background is shaded mostly in black, indicating danger. As his shadow raises tall almost taking up the entire frame, the nurse is positioned in the middle of the darkness dressed in bright colors. This makes her stand out; she becomes very noticeable, therefore the reader focuses on her and her surprised reaction. Just as she is now standing out, we can see her entire physique- she seems to be in a good shape, which brings us back to our blog topic- body image. She does not need to be powerful or to be a superhero; she can be a scared helpless woman, yet she still looks quite well body wise. Why is that? Again, do all women in comics have to be sexualized in a way?
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