In Images Redlands, Witches Are Feared Not Just for Their Magic, But Because Theyre Women. Witches have come in all shapes, sizes, and powers over the centuries, but theres one thing they usually have in common Theyre women. Images powerful series Redlands highlights the link between womanhood and witchcraft, showing the misogyny behind the mythology. It is impossible to talk about witchcraft without unpacking how fears about witches have been used as shorthand for real sexism. The Suicide Shop Cartoon Online ' title='The Suicide Shop Cartoon Online ' />Classic HannaBarbera cartoons get the comic book treatment. COMICS FOR DANGEROUS HUMANS. DCS YOUNG ANIMAL. Faces of Suicide remembering those that left before their time. Shop for the latest merch, funny tees more at Hot Topic. The Destination for Music Pop CultureInspired Clothes Accessories. WB Shop is the official online store of Warner Bros. 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The Witch, for example, is both literally a film about a family being terrorized by an actual witch and about how, when faced with labeled as being different by conventional standards, there was a point in time when women were summarily accused of witchcraft. In a disturbing, beautiful way, co creators Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa Del Reys Redlands out today from Image revels in the idea that magic is born from unholy contracts between the devil and clever women. But its noticeably careful about making sure you understand that the terror and fear on the page is entirely subjective, and coming from the non witches perspective. A tree engulfed in flames with three nooses swinging from its branches in the roaring fire stands at the center of Redlands first panel. Somewhere off in the distance, an unseen man huddled in a police station curses to himself and everyone around him that the lynching and burning at the stake theyd attempted has failed. The witches have escaped, the humans are fucked, and everyone knows it. Theres little in the way of explanation as to exactly what happened in the scenes leading up to the books opening, but theres enough to convey strong emotions in the absence of specific details. A group of local menthe towns police forceare holed up in the police department as the witches move through the shadowy forest, daring them to step out into the light of the fire. In another story, you might feel sympathy for the men and be able to see them as the unlucky victims of Redlands demons, were it not for the handful of simple but heavy bits of character detail that co creators Bellaire and Del Rey carefully place into each panel. Both we and these men know that theyre dealing with the supernatural, but to them, their adversaries are bitches before theyre witches, establishing one of the key elements of Redlands world building. You get the distinct sense that the people of Redlands, Florida, fear the trio of witches for their magic, but they hate them because theyre womenexercising a sort of power that the men of the town are not prepared to handle. As the policemen cower in their Confederate flag lined station, the witches tease and play them from the outside, casting illusions to trick the men into repeatedly opening the door and even leaving, only to be promptly eviscerated by the literal demons waiting for them. While Redlands may initially lull you into seeing the witches as the books ultimate threat, Bellaire and Del Ray have the policemen turn inward on themselves. Their reflections deftly gesture to the fact that evil lived in the town long before the witches showed up. In the darkness of their building where they assume theyre safe, the policemen butt up against the prisoners lucky enough to be locked up that night and, in their interactions, you see that the lawmen arent exactly friendly with the locals. Racially charged tension crackles between an imprisoned black man and the white officer on the other side of the bars. The officer goads the prisoner with a flippant remark about being named after his absentee father. The prison responds by reminding the officer that his fathers only missing because the officers father killed him. Whatever horrors the witches may have brought to their town, the comic makes it clear its bound to be no worse than Redlands status quo. Women like the witches, one of the police men spits, are begging for it. And in a way hes right, the witches are eagerly awaiting for him and all of his friends to just come outside and talk things overto clear up any and all misunderstandings between their respective parties. But when the town sheriff does ultimately come forward to confront the witches and drive them away with his shotgun, theres a subtle shift in Redlands tone that sets the stage for what the rest of the series holds. The witches havent just descended upon Redlands for their own amusement, or even to scare its citizens. Redlands was sick and bloated with evil and rot before the witches set foot in the town. Del Reys kinetic illustrations and the shadowy, bloody shades of red Bellaire fills the page with are meant to make you feel the fear surging through the non witches. But beneath that fear is a deeper understanding that sometimes, this is what change for the better looks and feels like when youre a part of the problem. Seen from another perspective using a little imagination, the witches impending massacre of the police isnt something to fearits an attempt at healing the town. Almost every story about the persecution of women suspected of witchcraft is also a story about a society unable or unwilling to accept women as competent, powerful people. Darker, more psychological witch tales sometimes tease us as to whether the suspected witchcraft is actually real. Redlands manages to be both kinds of stories while leaving you with the distinct feeling that its less of a gritty childrens story retooled for adults and more of a cautionary tale about what happens when you run afoul of the wrong women. Celebrity Videos, Red Carpet Videos, Movie Trailers. Dennis The Menace: Cruise Control Full Divx Cartoons. Translate to English Translate to English Translate to English Translate to English This content is available customized for our international audience. Switch to US edition This content is available customized for our international audience. Switch to Canadian edition This content is available customized for our international audience. 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