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Post by berkley on Jan 1, 2015 2:51:19 GMT -5
I've never bought a comic for a sexy cover (there are only a few comics I've bought primarily for the art in any way, and in this glorious "naked people always just a click away" time in which we live, it would feel especially lame), though I do recall my parents teasing me for picking up this one from a convenience store while visiting my fathers mother (Oh, so that's why you like comics..."). What could I do? It was the latest Superman issue... Yeah, you could have another thread about comics that you DIDN'T buy because they had a sexy cover. I think I held off from some of the Warren mags for that reason when I was younger kid. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 1, 2015 13:06:01 GMT -5
This might be considered sexy except ...ya know... for all the ants. Avengers # 161  |
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Post by badwolf on Jan 2, 2015 10:24:04 GMT -5
Considered buying this for the cover.  Fortunately it, and the story it illustrates, are in the Corben volume I just got. (Not that the rest isn't worth having, but for now I'm good.) |
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Post by gothos on Jan 2, 2015 15:55:01 GMT -5
Not to start a "gender wars" controversy, but it's always going to be more economically feasible for any medium to play to the straight community, as against that of any other paraphilia-community, because there are more straights out there to pony up their centavos-- and yes, I think the term applies even if one admits that "straight" is not always a fixed quality. The best compromise a business can make is to allow for material that piques the interest of other communities, but total equity on all levels is a pipe-dream. Commercial comics can be criticized for offering too little to the straight female community, but even that situation came about because of specific economic factors, all of which led to the demise of the mass-distribution comic book. One interesting thing is that one survey, reprinted on THE BEAT, claimed that girl readers outnumbered boy readers in the 40s-- I *think* before the rise of romance comics. But most of the material being produced in early Golden Age comics was male-oriented, because the makers were imitating the business model of the pulp magazines. So did all those female readers-- probably also dominantly straight-- buy the comics because the comics were ultra-cheap, or were they grooving on all those guy heroes in leotards? My post never addressed publishers and representation in comics at all. It's well understood that, right or wrong, savvy or foolish, mainstream comics have always catered primarily to heterosexual men. My point was that I'd like to hear from heterosexual women and homosexual men in this conversation, regardless of this. There are plenty of beefcake covers out there, some intentionally sexy and some otherwise. In your OP you said you were "surprised." I'm simply offering a reason as to why no one should be surprised if there are more hetero male recollections than otherwise. |
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Post by the4thpip on Jan 2, 2015 16:01:26 GMT -5
My post never addressed publishers and representation in comics at all. It's well understood that, right or wrong, savvy or foolish, mainstream comics have always catered primarily to heterosexual men. My point was that I'd like to hear from heterosexual women and homosexual men in this conversation, regardless of this. There are plenty of beefcake covers out there, some intentionally sexy and some otherwise. In your OP you said you were "surprised." I'm simply offering a reason as to why no one should be surprised if there are more hetero male recollections than otherwise. Maybe what he meant to post was: "I am surprised the4thpip hasn't used this opportunity to spam the board with homoerotica!" Oh, I may have bought this for the nudity:  |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 2, 2015 16:09:18 GMT -5
My post never addressed publishers and representation in comics at all. It's well understood that, right or wrong, savvy or foolish, mainstream comics have always catered primarily to heterosexual men. My point was that I'd like to hear from heterosexual women and homosexual men in this conversation, regardless of this. There are plenty of beefcake covers out there, some intentionally sexy and some otherwise. In your OP you said you were "surprised." I'm simply offering a reason as to why no one should be surprised if there are more hetero male recollections than otherwise. Surprised that only female subjects were being discussed. Had nothing to do with what the publishers are doing. |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 2, 2015 16:19:00 GMT -5
In your OP you said you were "surprised." I'm simply offering a reason as to why no one should be surprised if there are more hetero male recollections than otherwise. Maybe what he meant to post was: "I am surprised the4thpip hasn't used this opportunity to spam the board with homoerotica!" It's not spamming; it's equal representation. Personally, I'm as equally not interested in beefcake covers as I am not interested in cheesecake covers; It's all white noise to me, but I figured the thread should be inclusive of everyone's experiences. Just be sure to use spoiler tags for anything adult in nature  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 16:25:16 GMT -5
This might be considered sexy except ...ya know... for all the ants.  I looked at this Comic Book Cover at least 2-3 times now and I just can't put a finger on it of why you consider it is sexy? Care to share why you consider it sexy? I just don't see it - Honest! |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 2, 2015 16:31:14 GMT -5
This might be considered sexy except ...ya know... for all the ants. I looked at this Comic Book Cover at least 2-3 times now and I just can't put a finger on it of why you consider it is sexy? Care to share why you consider it sexy? I just don't see it - Honest! The Scarlet Witch's figure in primary focus, I suspect. Nature and genetics have been generous with her, it would seem. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 2, 2015 16:39:09 GMT -5
Icctrombone, I looked at this Comic Book Cover at least 2-3 times now and I just can't put a finger on it of why you consider it is sexy? Care to share why you consider it sexy? I just don't see it - Honest! The Scarlet Witch's figure in primary focus, I suspect. Nature and genetics have been generous with her, it would seem. Cmon, it's the child bearing hips... |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jan 2, 2015 17:00:58 GMT -5
In your OP you said you were "surprised." I'm simply offering a reason as to why no one should be surprised if there are more hetero male recollections than otherwise. Maybe what he meant to post was: "I am surprised the4thpip hasn't used this opportunity to spam the board with homoerotica!" Oh, I may have bought this for the nudity: I can't say I ever bought it for the male eroticism but I love Den. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jan 2, 2015 17:02:29 GMT -5
Oh, I just remembered a comic I think I bought for the sexy cover:  I think I need this in my life, I loved the novel. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jan 2, 2015 17:19:14 GMT -5
John Bolton is quite adapt at drawing the female and the male figure. I remember buying this one, not so much for the cover art, but for Bolton's take of HR Giger's work in this particular issue. Though I am sure some would argue sexy and Giger in the same sentence. I thought of another good one ...  |
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Post by the4thpip on Jan 2, 2015 19:49:17 GMT -5
Oh, I just remembered a comic I think I bought for the sexy cover: I think I need this in my life, I loved the novel. They were well done. And the Bolton covers are, well, Bolon covers. Nuff said! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jan 2, 2015 21:37:48 GMT -5
Hey Folks, just a friendly reminder to keep everything work friendly. While covers like the previous Corben/ Eerie cover are acceptable any cover or piece of artwork that shows full on nude male or female anatomy should not be openly posted, although if you feel its not straight up pornography you may share such comic book images as a link so long as you put a warning with it so every one knows it isn't work safe.
There haven't been any postings that cross that line but it seemed an appropriate time to just remind everyone of policy.
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