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Osmium from Germany Since: Dec, 2010
#51: Jan 22nd 2011 at 7:23:17 AM

some caption text

I like servbot‘s second picture.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#52: Jan 22nd 2011 at 7:36:12 AM

I still haven't gotten any answer on what is wrong with the Meg one though.

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#53: Jan 22nd 2011 at 8:09:13 AM

Far superior to the other one.

Still, the images are way too small. It's hard to tell on the second one that there's bodies behind her.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#54: Jan 22nd 2011 at 8:21:44 AM

I like the second servbot pic also, but it needs to be stacked vertically.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#55: Jan 22nd 2011 at 8:34:36 AM

Here, I've cropped servbot's #2 to lose most of the unnecessary cruft. If someone wants to resize it and stack it with the pile of bodies one...

edited 22nd Jan '11 8:35:10 AM by Madrugada

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#57: Jan 22nd 2011 at 9:10:25 AM

Either one works. I think the vertical can be shrunk further — to 275 or so, without losing too much clarity on the pile o' bodies. Here it is at 250:

edited 22nd Jan '11 9:12:52 AM by Madrugada

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#59: Jan 22nd 2011 at 12:31:37 PM

Here is that, with caption. Did some color correction so the two are more obviously the same person, and only Sue's speech bubble matters, cropped off one and partially cropped another (enough left to be clearly dismissive/patronizing). Actual res is a little bigger.

Left: Invisible Girl, 1960s — right: Invisible Woman, 2000s

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#60: Jan 22nd 2011 at 12:33:32 PM

[up] Caption should be "The Woman's Movement worked" or something to that affect.

edited 22nd Jan '11 12:33:50 PM by Raso

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suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#61: Jan 22nd 2011 at 12:58:04 PM

Personally, I prefer the "morale booster" panel, but if it's going to be chopped up, there's not much point in using it.

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DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#62: Jan 22nd 2011 at 1:02:23 PM

BTW, my problem was not with the text, but the text is in only one. It hurts colage illustrations for the parts not to flow together. So I say the one without any words works, since you don't have to mentally shift gears with "Oh they are talking with that one/oh, it's just a picture of her now".

edited 22nd Jan '11 1:02:40 PM by DragonQuestZ

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suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#63: Jan 22nd 2011 at 1:11:11 PM

[up]I can understand that, sorta, though I'm not sure I actually agree. The Sub-Mariner image definitely does work better without the text (particularly since that text has little to do with the trope), but the dialogue in the first image is directly on-point about the trope and how her portrayal has changed over time.

edited 22nd Jan '11 1:12:56 PM by suedenim

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#64: Jan 22nd 2011 at 1:19:19 PM

You know, cutting out the second speech bubble, the one that isn't hers in the first Sue image might help.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#65: Jan 22nd 2011 at 1:21:41 PM

Better than having it half cut-out, anyway, but I still fail to see any advantage (and, in fact, see a lot lost) from limiting that panel and its dialogue.

If forced to choose between that panel in its "redacted" form and the Sub-Mariner one, I'd go with the latter.

Jet-a-Reeno!
neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#66: Jan 22nd 2011 at 1:24:40 PM

"Far superior to the other one." - The Pope

What's far superior to what other one? o.o

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#67: Jan 22nd 2011 at 1:37:18 PM

I was saying that the Mariner as the "before" picture works much more than the text bubble.

And it still does. My vote is big time for the vertical two frames.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#68: Jan 22nd 2011 at 2:31:32 PM

"Better than having it half cut-out, anyway..."

Strongly disagree from both an information design and stylistic perspective.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#69: Jan 22nd 2011 at 2:55:39 PM

How is having half a word balloon good from either perspective?

Jet-a-Reeno!
ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#70: Jan 22nd 2011 at 3:06:13 PM

Since there's a reasonable amount of arguing, I started up a crowner.

helterskelter Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#71: Jan 22nd 2011 at 4:09:19 PM

How about this as an alternative to the second Invisible Woman? They don't even look like the same character to me.

[1]

I'm trying to find better, but evidently Susan hasn't improved that much in the fighting department over the last couple decades.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#72: Jan 22nd 2011 at 4:20:04 PM

"How is having half a word balloon good from either perspective?"

Rather not explain; if you don't like it, you don't like it :) Was just an idea.

Another version (with some color correction to emphasize they are the same character):

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#73: Jan 22nd 2011 at 4:34:11 PM

Also, replaced the Simon image, I think it is worth a second look.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#74: Jan 22nd 2011 at 5:58:27 PM

^ Still not obvious they're the same person though.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#75: Jan 22nd 2011 at 9:55:18 PM

While I don't doubt that Invisible Woman would make a good page image (though the one with her standing in front of a pile of corpses, while clearly above helplessness, doesn't necessarily imply "badass" if you ask me) I'm just wondering why people didn't state just what exactly was wrong with my Meg Griffin one.

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