My Personal Views: Frank Cho vs Greg Rucka

Before I start off, I should state that I am a fan of both artist's works. This blog wouldn't be about who's better or who's right but what I personally think about this whole mess. I'd try to keep my point straight and get on with it so if anyone disagrees or gets pissed off by this blog, don't bother putting it on the comments anymore. Let's keep it clean in here. ^_^

Now, everyone knows that Wonder Woman and the comic book industry is prone to over-sexualizing and I think that, after all these years it has become a part of it (not exactly but at least one way or another). Although I get sick of it, I think there is nothing to whine about something like the cover above.

Greg Rucka's comments have been sounding like political agendas more than an artist's comment on another. I think he has used the word vulgar in the wrong way since there is clearly no vulgar about the art you see. Although the variants can be too much for some people, there was no need to call anything about Cho's Wonder Woman art vulgar.

He could've been more chill about it and possibly talked Cho from making the variants less "vulgar". I see that Rucka's blood has been boiling for some time now that he just let it all out on Cho, making him leave (although it was mostly Cho's choice).

So to summarize this all, both of them (Rucka for the most part) could've work it all out instead of bashing each other's heads with their fans on their sides. Hopefully, we'd be seeing Cho on Wonder Woman again in the future since I honestly don't see any vulgarity in any of the official cover (hence the variants for other titles like Spider-Gwen) and that he sure draws Wonder Woman as fine as hell.

Cheers.

~Rocketraccoonthingy

Agreed. This got blown out of proportion

It's sad that comic books have become more about the creators raging on about their political views nowadays rather than actual creativity, they don't try to be subtle about it either.

Never even knew anything was going on between them.

Good blog though.

Sad but true. Marvel has slightly become a tarpit of political correctness.

Thank you.

That's the "censored" version. This was the original

@Feartheliving: Are her panties showing?

@Feartheliving: *Le gasp*

There is actually nothing bad about it. I can see her thighs but what now?

Considering this was censored it's not just Marvel.

Yup.

@Feartheliving: Well that clears up everything and I agree. Wonder Woman - The definitive character symbol of strong Women is showing underwear.

@stormshadow_x: You agree with what?

@Feartheliving: With it needed to be censored or "Fixed"

A strong woman can't be shown wearing the equivalent of a bikini in a non provocative manner? Especially given the extremely short skirt they already have her wearing?

Personally I don't care either way but seems odd to draw the line at underwear but give her a skirt that short.

@Feartheliving: Its not a bikini its just underwear that is just there for no reason. The one shot looks like nothing but fan service regardless of how small it is..

@stormshadow_x: Gonna have to agree to disagree. I think it's there given the the movement she's making and the length of the skirt. If it wasn't and she was in the same pose WW would be either going commando or wearing a thong. And I know it's underwear but it's no worse in length than a bikini. All I'm saying if you're worried Diana is gonna show a bit of underwear you should be writing DC and tell them to keep pants on her or lower the length of her skirt because if she moves at all in that thing your gonna see her undergarments.

Rucka can suck a fart. Cho was totally right. Greg is not the editor and has no business telling Cho what not to draw. And on a VARIANT cover lol.

The comic industry is now full of wimpy SJW's that apreantly can't handle the sight of a woman's undeware how will this guy survive in the real world?

I can see why he would hate that since she is doing the whole Breats&Butt pose and showing her underwear as well. But it´s vulgar as lot of Wonder Woman ´s poses cover or panels. I am in the middle of this one.

I'm just gonna post my thoughts from an earlier thread written about this "fight":

"This entire issue is ridiculous (this is a variant cover for the second issue of Wonder Woman, for crying out loud. And the so-called "censorship" was a minor crop), and Cho's horribly unprofessional response only makes it worse. Fully support Rucka on this (and honestly, as a woman, I really don't mind that crop)."

Wow I never knew this shit was going on, thanks bruv.

You're welcome brotha.