Thursday, 11 September 2014

Marvel's Editor-In-Chief Says It's "Impossible" To Not Sexualise Comic Book Characters

Axel Alonso admitted to The Telegraph that male characters aren’t as sexualised as female characters, but claims Marvel is “making efforts to change that trend as it exists”.

Marvel Comics has come under fire recently for its sexualisation of female comic characters. The latest incident involved this variant cover by Milo Manara for the first issue of its new Spider-Woman series.

Marvel's editor-in-chief, Axel Alonso, apologised for the variant cover, saying that people at Marvel "realise that the message this cover sent was not the one we meant to send. And we understand – and respect – the concerns of those who expressed a negative reaction to the cover, I want that to be clear."

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