User blog:Hatebunny/Comic Book Showcase - Episode 5: Cheesecake on the Menu

It's time for another episode of Comic Book Showcase, the podcast hosted in cooperation between the Marvel and DC Databases!

This week, we talked about the issue of "Cheesecake" in comics. No, not the dessert, but rather "women displayed for their sex appeal."

Essentially, the reduction of our heroines to.

The discussion was spurred by a CBR article by Janelle Asselin, criticizing the cover artwork for New Teen Titans #1. Her criticism drew the anger of Brett Booth, who took to twitter to attack the article, which caused its own problems.

But what really matters are these questions:
 * Is cheesecake ever okay in comics?
 * Is there a line that is too far to cross?
 * How does it affect readers who identify as female to see women depicted this way?

What do you think? Let us know in the comments!



This week's video was hosted by Jamie Hari, Billy Arrowsmith, Rab Townsend, Allanna Schumacher-Darling and Mike Darling.