Sexes in the comics
This hyper-essay begins with the above drawing of Spider-Woman as drawn by an acclaimed comic book artist Milo Manara. This image created a massive online discussion (or more aptly put, fight) amongst bloggers, journalists, and other media sources this summer. In this hyper-essay, I will discuss the issues surrounding the topics brought to the forefront by the debate of gender representation in comics.
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To the left is a video that manages to capture many of the different viewpoints swirling around this issue (albeit in a somewhat one sided way).
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SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,