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In the world of spy films and media , no name has become quite so well known asJames Bond , the martini - drinking , fluent - sing , sex - driven British agent with a drawstring of lovers , get it on simply as “ Bond Girls ” in his wake . DC ’s Modern comic , Pennyworth , places Batman ’s well - known butler , Alfred Pennyworth , taste in the middle of Bond ’s human race of British spying while managing to wrick the poorly cured construct of Bond girl on its head word .
Since Fleming first conjure master undercover agent James Bond ’s exploits into world , there have been women who joined 007 — now and again on missions and oftentimes in bed . The characters were typically an opportunity for Bond to show off his so - call off charm , presenting spotting as a thrilling , sexy position , and the women as just another perk of the Book of Job . Throughout the pic , “ bond certificate Girls ” were often objectified , with some , likeGoldfinger ’s Pussy Galore , not consent at all to Bond ’s suppose irresistible charm . Not so withPennyworth .
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In DC’sPennyworth # 1 , by Juan Gedeon and Scott Bryan Wilson , the cloak - and - dagger , slick stylings of 007 are reworked into a serial publication that spend sentence exploring Alfred ’s clandestine days as a British mystic broker . Alfred Pennyworth , is a youthful spywhose childhood love of acting has led him to a career on a different sort of stage . Along with him is his childhood friend , Shirley , the girl of a prime minister whose mutual passion for acting chair her to bring together him in the force field of espionage .
Pennyworthrepeatedly showsShirley ’s accomplishment as often outshining Alfred Pennyworth ’s . Her quick - thinking , fighting skills , and master of languages all seem to be relatively flawless , while Alfred makes erroneousness and bollocks up to find quick solutions . In fact , it is Alfred ’s error that place them in dangerous situations — such as having their covers blown on a Russian submarine sandwich — and Shirley who gets the duet out of peril . In the risible , Alfred worshipfully think about his partner ’s attainment in the field , distinguish her as“fearless , intelligent , and always three gradation ahead . ”
The position of women ’s character in genre film and media is changing with actor such asNaomie Harris , who took on the role of Moneypennyin the newJames Bondfilms and pushed for a more complex rendering of the classic , insisting on being refer to as a “ attachment womanhood ” alternatively of the slightly more humbling “ Bond girl ” . In today ’s comics and media , usher a female fictional character is capable in her situation and more than just a intimate object for male character reference should n’t feel as revolutionary as it is . Pennyworth’sShirley still feel new and exciting to read , and her relationship with Alfred is dextrously written as one of mutual regard .
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