Batman Under The Red Hood Essay

One Body Type Batman: Under the Red Hood is a graphic novel written by Judd Winick. In the graphic novel, Batman faces his past when the deceased Jason Todd comes back to life as a vigilante bent on revenge. As the plot unfolds, and Batman gets closer to discovering the truth behind the Red Hood, an easily missed pattern emerges from the art on the pages. Every woman introduced into the plot is drawn with similar characteristics: a thin body, shapely hips, and a fair bust. Does the shapely figure of every woman in Batman: Under the Red Hood support their character’s place in the novel, or are the artists just setting unreasonable standards for women? The female characters in Batman: Under the Red Hood have bodies that are drawn to support

She is drawn shapely to accent her mysterious attire and impatient attitude. These character traits are made evident by her strange attire and her dialogue. On the topic of attire, Zatanna is drawn wearing a tuxedo top with a red bowtie, a top hat on her head, and long, high-heel leather boots that stretch all the way above her knees (Winick n.p.). The attire is meant to make her more mysterious. The large top hat is not only a sign that she is a magician, but also a tool to make her seem more mysterious, by using the large top hat alongside her slender figure, the contrast makes her appear more mysterious because of the unfamiliarity. When Zatanna is having her conversation with batman, she continuously pushes batman to get to the point. “Tell me why you’ve dragged me out here”, “Why am I here” “I still don’t know why you needed me here”. She states it over and over. Based on these clues, it can be noted that she is very impatient. Most likely she is impatient because she is constantly on the move, and if she is constantly on the move it would make more sense for her to be drawn more fit. Therefore, her shapely body complements her character, and is not simply setting unreasonable standards for