1. Yes, most comic books do have a very sexualized and male-oriented view of women. And not a lot of women read comic books, do they?
2. Sucker Punch was portraying specific characters with a specific goal in mind. Their sexualization was a visual representation of the male-dominated situation they were in. They were a bunch of women in a mental institution run by men, and likely being sexually abused by them on the side. While they did have power trips in sexy outfits, it also set an overall tone of objectification, reflecting how in the mental hospital they weren't women, they were objects.
See? It wasn't just for the sake of eye candy. It was to set the tone and context of the story.
3. This doesn't work in many video games because a lot of times (especially in MMORPGs) the player is intended to roleplay and reflect their fantasies onto the character. At this point, I want you to imagine a character for yourself. Give him some shape, some outfit, some power or weapon. Maybe some personality and mystique, maybe a tattoo or a scar to really set him apart. Just make him a total badass.
Got that in your head? Good. Now, think of that same character, but imagine him wearing nothing but a golden thong. THAT is the sort of thing female gamers are dealing with. The armor options given in games for male characters are representations of what men want see themselves wearing. The armor options given for female characters are what men want to see women wearing. Personally, the badass in my head doesn't look like this.
Or this.
She looks more like this:
Or this:
Or maybe even this:
If your goal is to portray women as appealing to men, then fine. Sexualize them all you want. But if you want to attract women as well, then your formula for what is attractive and appealing is going to have to change accordingly. Because what works for men does NOT always work for women. THAT is what both the games and comics industries haven't quite figured out yet.
Anyway, on topic: I like what you did here, Jim. You kept to one thing, and it was a really good point. The very fact that we have enough diverse people for people like me to be making tirades like this means that times are a changin', and one day perhaps I will see more and more games and MMOs where I can create the badass in MY head, rather than the female idealized in some teenage boy's head.