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Going to switch things up as I'm reading through the Youngblood stuff, so I thought I'd go in a completely different direction and read my London Night Studios output. I did Blood Reign Saga a few days back, and now we're going to get into London Night's signature character, Razor.
Don't worry. The version of the costume that she wears in the comic proper doesn't appear to be one that has shrunk in the wash.
Razor is one of the prominent "bad girls" of the 90s, a trend in comics that was crystalized, I think, in the stuff that Chaos! comics put out - most notably, of course, in Lady Death. I guess I get the draw of such things. There's lots of over the top action, and lots of scantily-clad women perpetrating that action. Honestly, if one were to ever try to track the evolution of toxic masculinity, I think this genre of comics would have to at least have a mention. Though, as I note, Razor's costume in the comic is a little more...wearable?...than the cover one, but there's still quite a bit of flesh on display. I'm not sure that feeding the appetites for both sexual gratification and brutal violence (of which there is quite a bit in the comic) at the same time is the best idea. Surely it links the two, and, except in the most safe and agreed-upon situations, those two should never go together.
I should be very clear - I am in no way saying that this comic, or any of London Night Studios' comics, are responsible for the levels of gendered violence we see in our society. That's a product of hundreds, if not thousands, of patriarchal oppression. But a comic like this certainly can't help. I've got to think a bit more on this. There's always been a link between Eros and Thanatos, but I can't help but think that the violence that is linked with sex is not exactly what that link is meant to be about.
More to follow.
Further Reading and Related Posts
If you're interested in one of the great "bad girls" of the 90s, here's a couple of pieces on Lady Death.
Further Reading and Related Posts
If you're interested in one of the great "bad girls" of the 90s, here's a couple of pieces on Lady Death.
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