Not knowing anything about comics, I'm going to assume that the referenced "Civil War" and "Secret Invasion" comprise the entire Marvel Comics oeuvre, because otherwise the article really makes no sense.

No ... That's the evangelical right.

Don't use women in your comics: Sexism
Use too few women in your comics: Sexism
Use too many women in your comics: Sexism

Barakku: Don't use women in your comics: Sexism
Use too few women in your comics: Sexism
Use too many women in your comics: Sexism

Stoopid girls...

It was supposed to be a secret?

timujin: Not to be pedantic, but shouldn't the headline read "Is Marvel Comics waging a secret war on women?"

HHmmm, if you're talking about the Marvel company as a whole, 'is' is appropriate.

If you're talking about story lines in a variety of different comics, 'are' is appropriate.

I have no idea what subby had in mind and know nothing about Marvel comics in general. The 'get me coffee' thing sounds sexist, but I have zero context in which to place the demand.

The Queen as Medusa thing was ridiculous and unnecessary. The Greeks used women all the time as an outright hazard for men (sirens, Circe, Helen of Troy, etc). Medusa probably did have some women-haters flavor, but the Greeks didn't have to hide a sexist motive behind a head of snakes.

brainiac-dumdum: The Queen as Medusa thing was ridiculous and unnecessary. The Greeks used women all the time as an outright hazard for men (sirens, Circe, Helen of Troy, etc). Medusa probably did have some women-haters flavor, but the Greeks didn't have to hide a sexist motive behind a head of snakes penises.


FTFY*

/Freuded That For You

This just in: comic book companies have a wide variety of writers. Most of them are male. Some of them may be sexist. This is not indicative of any specific anti-woman policy throughout the company.

Remember that the original "women in refrigerators" thing was _not_ about sexism. It was about providing a product to women. Gail Simone wasn't complaining that comic books hated women - she was complaining that women felt left out - that female characters were too often being used as a sacrificial lamb when a tragedy was needed, which alienated female fans.

Brainsick: brainiac-dumdum: The Queen as Medusa thing was ridiculous and unnecessary. The Greeks used women all the time as an outright hazard for men (sirens, Circe, Helen of Troy, etc). Medusa probably did have some women-haters flavor, but the Greeks didn't have to hide a sexist motive behind a head of snakes penises.

FTFY*

/Freuded That For You

The Circe story is far more psychological than Medusa, IMO.

That article was a pile flaming fail.


Civil war started because Maria Hill was a woman? Is this some kind of bizarre feminist's view?

I think this chick should read "In Search of the Lost Feminine". Big eye opener, and then maybe she wouldn't be so whiny.

/feminism ftw

Luckily they will band together and the Beyonder will reward them.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: and they know it

Ahh yes.. Power Girl.. DC's Deadpool equivalent.

Yes, comic books are sexist as hell and have been for years now.

timujin: brainiac-dumdum: HHmmm, if you're talking about the Marvel company as a whole, 'is' is appropriate.

If you're talking about story lines in a variety of different comics, 'are' is appropriate.

I have no idea what subby had in mind and know nothing about Marvel comics in general. The 'get me coffee' thing sounds sexist, but I have zero context in which to place the demand.

"Comics" was capitalized, so I assumed the company name was intended, hence the pedantry.

As for 'get me coffee', it could have been written that way to further illustrate that Stark is an asshole.

/didn't read it
//probably won't

I can't think of a single reason Stark would not tell a woman he defeated to get him his coffee. He's an alcoholic womanizer with severe emotional damage.

SphericalTime: Simple answer: No.

But women don't come out of these stories in good shape but not nearly as bad shape as family members and sidekicks usually do.

Poor Sue Dibney

As long as they can keep flogging this moment.

A better secret wars.

/I'm not a huge rap OR Marvel fan, but that song is pretty cool

Obligatory

Good thing she never read "The Vagina That Ate New York City"

In other news, Heroes has been waging an overt war on women since season 1.

Are Marvel Comics waging a secret war on women?

No.

It's OK, women are having their revenge by refusing to make any female role interesting (or more than eye candy, really) in all the movie adaptations.

I'm confused. Was TFA about how one retarded fema-nazi is too stupid (which may simply be a symptom of being a fema-nazi) to actually pick one thing wrong with the world and stick with it ie

Barakku
Don't use women in your comics: Sexism
Use too few women in your comics: Sexism
Use too many women in your comics: Sexism

OR was the article about one Fema-nazi chick (they hate it when you call the chicks)trying valiantly to demonstrate that not all verbally incontinent boneheaded media whores are men?

My ex-gf finds these delusinal idiot femanist chicks hilariously stupid bordering on monty python stupid and she's like the posterchild for femanism. Shes inteligent, professional, attractive, financially independant, owns properties, and doesnt need a man for anything but sex and heavy lifting. If she were a lesbian the femanists would have her bronzed and worship her as a deity. If potential deities mock you -you must be wrong.

Let's see, most people who read comics are adolescent males. At that point in time, most are becoming well-aware of the soft power girls have over boys. In light of this, isn't it just playing to the market to have stories about females upsetting the power balance as once understood? That's the kind of story that will resonate with your audience. No, it's not about sexism, it's about young men coming to terms with how the world works, and allowing them a harmless escape as they reconcile that information.