When I picked up our comics on Wednesday, I also grabbed him a going away present, something that he could put on display in his shiny new pod at his shiny new job that would immediately establish his "geek cred."
I was going to go with a Superman, or Batman, or Spider-Man sculpture of some sort.
But then I saw this and knew it just had to be:
After all, nothing says "geek" (or at least "male geek") like a super-heroine in a skimpy skintight outfit with ridiculously large breasts.
The super-heroine in question is Power Girl, who is essentially an alternate universe version of Supergirl.
The story goes that when she was introduced in the 1970s, artist Wally Wood had initially designed her to be rather voluptuos in comparison to her more slender counterpart, but had the intention of increasing the size of her bust with each successive issue until someone in editorial finally took notice.
The tradition has sort of continued to this day.
This particular piece - complete with the trademark "magic cleavage window" - was designed by artist Adam Hughes, who is ideally suited to the task of drawing PG (though maybe that should be PG-13).
Cheesecake elements aside, when written well, Power Girl is actually a pretty interesting character, and she can be a lot of fun, particularly when she gives in to her more impulsive, angry side. She's certainly far more interesting than the current version of Supergirl.
Another sculpture designed by Hughes has recently stirred up a lot of controversy in comic fandom. A lot of people are upset about it, and, as fond as I obviously am of cheesecake art, I can certainly understand why.
Check it out here.
All I can say is what I said the first time I saw it: yikes.
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