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Swamp Thing #34 Might Be The Most Erotic, Sex-Positive Comic Book Of All Time
3When the 1982 Swamp Thing movie was getting underway, costume designer William Munns debated whether to give the plant hero a penis. The dong analogue didn’t wind up happening, which is good. Swamp Thing has never needed a penis to be sexy.
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Iceman’s First Solo Series Is A Great Look At The Mess That Is Bobby Drake’s Private Life
The duality of superheroes is nothing new. Stories about the tangled web of public and private personas have driven superheroes for decades. But in the first issue of Iceman — Bobby Drake’s first ever ongoing series — we get a bit of a twist to that duality: Presenting Bobby’s life as a fascinating mix of…
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Why Marvel’s America Chavez, Who Comes From An Alternate Dimension, Identifies As Latinx
She’s beauty, she’s grace. She’s an interdimensional being with a fondness for the American flag, and in this week’s issue of Marvel’s America, we finally learn how America Chavez came to identify herself as a Latinx woman.
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This Year’s GLAAD Award Nominations For Outstanding Comic Prove At Least A Few Things Are Getting Better
The 28th annual GLAAD awards highlighting the representation of LGBTQ community in media have been announced this morning, and it’s a strong year for genre nominations, especially in comics, with 10 series from the past year earning recognition. That’s five more comics nominated than last year, a welcome indication that comics are improving in this…