Publications Lady Death
Razor
Shi | ||
Creators Brian Pulido
Everett Hartsoe
Billy Tucci | ||
Bad girl art (BGA) is the name for the superheroine art trend that emerged during the 1990s.
History
The term "bad girl art" was coined in the 1990s as an allusion – and contrast – to the long-standing "good girl art" movement that started in the 1940s, and is used to refer to the trend of femme fatale heroines that started in 1993. The "bad girl" art trend was derived from the exaggerated visual styles of the male and female form first used in the late 80s by artists such as Rob Leifeld and Jim Lee. The precursors to the trend were Vampirella, created by publisher James Warren in 1969, and Marvel Comics' Elektra, created by Frank Miller in 1981.
Notable "bad girl" characters include the early 90s Harris Comics revival of Vampirella; Lady Death, created by writer Brian Pulido and artist Steven Hughes in 1992; Razor, created by Everett Hartsoe in 1992; Shi, created by Billy Tucci in 1993, and Witchblade, created by Michael Turner in 1995.
"Bad girl" characters dress in revealing costumes, possess exaggerated and shapely physiques, are morally ambiguous, and have no compunction about killing their enemies.