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I think http://shopbuy.org/static/category/original/romance-novels/EFMRN-Chapter-Four.jpg http://shopbuy.org/static/category/original/romance-novels/E... sums my feelings up nicely. Romance Covers are, however, an entirely different topic.

xienze 12y ago
I see them as the other side of the coin. Comic books are targeted towards men and sexualize women, romance novels are targeted towards women and sexualize men. Sex sells.
- vidarh 12y ago
  With respect to books, there are vast selections that mainly target men to balance out the romance book genre. With respect to comics, the selection targeting women is much smaller. It's not at all the same.
  - xienze 12y ago
    The selection targeting women is smaller because it's been tried. Over. And. Over. And women just don't care about comic books.
    - normloman 12y ago
      In Japan there are entire genres of comics targeted towards women. Now whether they are any good, or any less sexist than male comics is debatable. Am I supposed to believe that women love stories told with words, but are incapable of appreciating stories told with pictures?
      - xienze 12y ago
        In Japan there's entire genres of comics about tentacle rape. People are different in other countries. Comics for women have been tried here. Over and over. They haven't worked. American women just aren't drawn to them. Sometimes it just is what it is!
        normloman 12y ago
        Agreed. Expecting cultures to change and adapt is for suckers!
        xienze 12y ago
        Sometimes you've gotta pick your battles. We're talking about comic books here. Who really cares? Why do they "need" to change?
        Fomite 12y ago
        Any why shouldn't comic books (and other media) be the battle some of us pick? Why do they need to not change? Why are you assuming that one cannot try to change comic books and also fight against things you've decided are more important?
        GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
        I've been reading comic books since the 70s, and have spent north of five figures on them, and I can tell you this is a battle that absolutely needs to be fought. Mainstream superhero comic book culture is a cancer.
        Fomite 12y ago
        Or alternately, "comics for women", just like "video games for women" and a thousand other products that just take something dull and derivative, slap a coat of pink paint on it and call it "done" aren't bought by women because they're smart enough to recognize crap, even when it's meant for them. The author isn't asking for "Comics for women", he's asking for "Comics that aren't repellant to women".
lsiebert 12y ago
The flip side of romances, if there is one, isn't comic books. More like letters to penthouse. Romances are supposed to be for adults, and are meant to be sensual or erotic. Like I said, different topic.
- xienze 12y ago
  I think you might argue that comics are really "meant for adults" these days as they're the only people reading them anymore.

xienze 12y ago

I see them as the other side of the coin. Comic books are targeted towards men and sexualize women, romance novels are targeted towards women and sexualize men. Sex sells.

vidarh 12y ago
With respect to books, there are vast selections that mainly target men to balance out the romance book genre. With respect to comics, the selection targeting women is much smaller. It's not at all the same.
- xienze 12y ago
  The selection targeting women is smaller because it's been tried. Over. And. Over. And women just don't care about comic books.
  - normloman 12y ago
    In Japan there are entire genres of comics targeted towards women. Now whether they are any good, or any less sexist than male comics is debatable. Am I supposed to believe that women love stories told with words, but are incapable of appreciating stories told with pictures?
    - xienze 12y ago
      In Japan there's entire genres of comics about tentacle rape. People are different in other countries. Comics for women have been tried here. Over and over. They haven't worked. American women just aren't drawn to them. Sometimes it just is what it is!
      - normloman 12y ago
        Agreed. Expecting cultures to change and adapt is for suckers!
        xienze 12y ago
        Sometimes you've gotta pick your battles. We're talking about comic books here. Who really cares? Why do they "need" to change?
        Fomite 12y ago
        Any why shouldn't comic books (and other media) be the battle some of us pick? Why do they need to not change? Why are you assuming that one cannot try to change comic books and also fight against things you've decided are more important?
        GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
        I've been reading comic books since the 70s, and have spent north of five figures on them, and I can tell you this is a battle that absolutely needs to be fought. Mainstream superhero comic book culture is a cancer.
      - Fomite 12y ago
        Or alternately, "comics for women", just like "video games for women" and a thousand other products that just take something dull and derivative, slap a coat of pink paint on it and call it "done" aren't bought by women because they're smart enough to recognize crap, even when it's meant for them. The author isn't asking for "Comics for women", he's asking for "Comics that aren't repellant to women".

lsiebert 12y ago

The flip side of romances, if there is one, isn't comic books. More like letters to penthouse. Romances are supposed to be for adults, and are meant to be sensual or erotic. Like I said, different topic.

xienze 12y ago
I think you might argue that comics are really "meant for adults" these days as they're the only people reading them anymore.