At Comics Alliance, Juliet Kahn writes about clothing and costumes in comics, getting Wonder Woman right and Marguerite Sauvage’s work in Sensation Comics #7. “The slightest hint of a damn given to the fashion featured in a comic book makes it immediately more immersive, more affecting, more resonant—because suddenly, its characters look more like real people. Suddenly, the reader has gained insight through a new layer of meaning. Fashion is characterization and world building and visual design all in one. Ignoring it isn’t just lazy—it’s actively detrimental to the work as a whole. It is a fundamental, non-negotiable aspect of storytelling.” (Thanks, Mark!)
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