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  • Why do you talk about how you are specifically marketing comics to women and girls, and then go and commission all of these cheesecake variant covers from an erotica artist? Because, that feels to me, like you're trying to alienate me and not market to me. I mean, you announce Spider-Woman at Women of Marvel (great!!!!), but you hire an interior artist that a lot of women dislike for his depictions of women, and on top of that, you hire your go-to cheesecake cover guy. It's not inviting at all.
    Anonymous

    I think this all comes back to the fundamental concept that not every comic book is for every reader. It is possible for us to be doing more than one thing at a given time.

    So yes, we are striving to do a greater number of titles that will appeal to women. But we’re also continuing to try to do a great number of titles that will appeal to other people as well.

    Every book cannot be all things to all people.

    I believe that the discussion about the depiction of women in comics is valuable, and that necessary change will only happen will only happen in the wake of such conversation. But I also believe that change of this nature is typically a long, slow process. Things do not improve overnight, and even after months or years or decades, there may still be further to travel. (Which is a depressing thought, I know, but there you have it.)

    • August 29, 2014 (9:35 am)
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