Lesser-Known Ladies: Keeping it Presentable

 

Calling all DCAU fans!  Remember when this woman was practically everywhere for a while?  Anytime there was an episode of Batman: The Animated Series, it was almost a guarantee that Summer Gleeson was going to show up at some point to cover something.  Dismiss her as the show's exposition dump if you want to, but the fact is, Summer was like the fourth most prominent supporting character on the show at one point, behind only Alfred, Commissioner Gordon and Harvey Bullock (Bullock at least had a couple of episodes dedicated to him, which is what I think edged her out for the #3 spot).

And then, out of nowhere, when Batman: TAS became The New Batman Adventures, she just completely vanished off the face of the Earth.  And I really have no idea why.  I suppose if I had to GUESS, the most likely reason would be because Superman: The Animated series came along, which meant the animators now had Lois Lane in their toy box to play with.  So they probably figured, what did they need another spunky reporter lady around for if they'd finally gotten their hands on the original model?  Still, considering the role Summer played for three Seasons, it's a little hard not to view it as unfair that she got benched the way she did.

But on to the matter at hand.  For anyone wondering what exactly is going on here, I was basically inspired by an old gag from Seinfeld...the one where the guys would all take off their pants to keep them from getting wrinkled when they sat down.  Martin Scorsese did the same bit in the movie, "Casino" (I'd almost say he was inspired by the episode if it hadn't been made around the same time as the film).  But basically, this is just that same setup, with Summer preparing a report for broadcast.  I just expanded on it and sexy-ed it up a bit.

All, in all, I'm quite happy.  This pic was a lot of work to get it looking the way I wanted it to, but it was worth it.  Feel free to tell me if you feel the same way.  As always, I look forward to hearing from you.