I’ve witnessed a growing trend in recent years. The public seems to be outraged over various comic book covers that publishers like DC and Marvel have been releasing. Often times these comics are pulled and never released for sale. My question is, are the publishers doing the right thing? Welcome to Comic Book Controversy! In… Continue reading Comic Book Controversy – Those Darn Variants
Tag: Riri Williams
Is 15 year old Riri Williams being sexualized on Marvel Variant Cover?
Some recent comic book covers have come under scrutiny for seemingly sexualizing the appearance of the female characters on the cover. This critique is not necessarily a new phenomenon in the comic book world, but it has led Marvel comics to pull the J. Scott Campbell variant cover for Invincible Iron Man #1 due to… Continue reading Is 15 year old Riri Williams being sexualized on Marvel Variant Cover?
Riri Williams soars as Ironheart this November
Ever since news broke a few months ago that 15 year old MIT student: Riri Williams would be replacing Tony Stark as Iron Man, the question became would she keep the famous moniker? While there would be nothing wrong with that, the potential alter ego most people went to for Riri was the Iron Maiden,… Continue reading Riri Williams soars as Ironheart this November
Iron Man is Doomed in “Infamous Iron Man” this Fall
It appears that Riri Williams will not be the only new shell head in the Marvel Comics Universe this Fall, none other than Victor Von Doom will dawn the Iconic armor in the Infamous Iron Man as part of the Marvel NOW! publishing initiative. Infamous Iron Man will be written by the legendary Brian Michael… Continue reading Iron Man is Doomed in “Infamous Iron Man” this Fall