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I stumbled across “Magdalena” just now, and at first I was considering reading it. It’s not that often you find a comic focusing on battle nuns, after all. Our niche is a small one.
But after giving it a glance over, I’m not sure I could stomach it. It’s just so… American. In that tacky superhero-y, overly-sexualized, cheap shock way. I like ridiculous self-deprecating ‘sploitation genres sometimes, but this comic (like many other mainstream US comics I’ve tried to read) doesn’t seem to realize what a parody it is of itself.
It reminds me of my initial side-eye reaction when I heard about Helena Bertinelli, a superhero who I would have loved to associate with (I am also an Italian-American raised Catholic superhero!) but for her horrendous costume:
Auuuugh it’s so tacky it makes me want to claw my eyes out. And again, this is a character who’s supposed to be a devout Catholic. (And as if a rich Mafia-familiy Italian girl would let herself be seen in something so unfashionable, pls.) I’m tempted to try giving her a Mafia!Nun redesign someday.
The only other comic about warrior Catholic ladies I know of is “Warrior Nun Arelea:”
The creator himself lampooned the ridiculous outfits by having a character in the comic buy a book called “Warrior Nun Areola.”
It just makes me kind of annoyed that anytime religious women (particularly nuns) are shown in comics, they have to be dressed in something more akin to “adult costumes” than modest clothing. I’m not asking for realism here, I mean… look at what MY nuns wear:
Putting “nuns” in bikinis isn’t exciting or new, it’s extremely uncreative and completely defeats the purpose of making a religiously devout character. It reeks of laziness and a desire for cheap sex appeal. Just… stop it please.
Was seriously thinking about this the other day. It’s like people forgot what good characterization is anymore.
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STOP RIGHT THERE, MOTHERFUCKERS.
DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS? THIS IS MOTHERFUCKING BOLIN, AKA THE MOST DECENT FUCKING PERSON IN THE ENTIRE GODDAMNED UNITED REPUBLIC.
THIS BEAUTIFUL BASTARD TREATED THE GODDAMNED AVATAR TO THE BEST DAMNED DATE OF HER LIFE RIGHT AFTER HIS BROTHER STOMPED ALL OVER HER HEART. HE WAS THERE FOR HER WHEN SHE FUCKING NEEDED HIM.
DO YOU HAVE BELCHING CONTESTS WITH THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS? DIDN’T THINKS SO, SHITSTAIN. DO YOU TREAT YOUR LADY OF CHOICE TO FOOD FROM HOME THAT SHE NEVER GETS TO EAT? WELL, DO YOU, PUNK? YEAH. SIT THE FUCK DOWN, SON.
AND THEN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN SHE’S ALL ENRAPTURED WITH THE BEAUTIFUL CITYSCAPE AND ALL STARING AT HIS BROTHER, HE STILL LOOKS AT HER LIKE, DAMN, I AM SO LUCK JUST TO SPEND TIME WITH THIS PERSON.
AND THEN.
AND FUCKING THEN.
AFTER GETTING HIS FEELINGS RUN THE FUCK OVER BY THE TWO PEOPLE CLOSEST TO HIM, HE STILL LOOKS THE GIRL HE ADORES IN THE FACE AND SAYS, “YES, YOU BROKE MY HEART, AND I’M SAD, BUT I’LL CARRY ON AND RESPECT YOUR DECISION BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I VALUE THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER BECAUSE IT MADE YOU HAPPY.”
AND HE DOESN’T EXPECT HER TO STICK WITH HIM BECAUSE HE TOOK HER ON A DATE
OR BECAUSE HE DIDN’T REJECT HER
OR BECAUSE HE GOT HER GIFTS.
BOLIN ISN’T A “NICE GUY.”
HE’S A GODDAMNED NICE. GUY.
SO YOU SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND EAT YOUR SPAGHETTI-O’S WHILE YOU CRY OVER YOUR MAKORRA FEELS, MOTHERFUCKER.
BOLIN’S GOT A PRO-BENDING TOURNAMENT TO WIN AND FRIENDSHIPS BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT TO MAINTAIN.
BITCH.
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this. totally THIS.
Bolin <3
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Blargh.
I’ve got chronic anxiety attacks, a horrible full feeling, and picked the wrong season to have extensions. Perfect conditions to draw in.
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