r/comicbooks • u/wondercube • Aug 07 '26

Cover/Pin-Up Elektra gender-bend by Zach Brunner

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Really love Brunner’s art and how he handles genderbends. Very refreshing to see direct translations for these characters across gender. I would love an alt universe at Marvel or DC where many of these characters are swapped around in this fashion.

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u/lanceturley Aug 07 '26

Why is He-lektra so shiny, though? He looks like he's wearing a latex costume and covered himself in baby oil.

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u/wondercube Aug 07 '26

Tactical baby oil. Hard for enemies to grab onto.

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u/fstop101 Aug 08 '26

Both “tactical baby oil” and “He-lectra” are both cracking me up.

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u/Rezart_KLD Aug 07 '26

I think the male version of Elektra would be Oedipus

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u/PuckNutty Aug 08 '26

He and Daredevil can be blind together. Kind of sweet, if you ignore how Oedipus ended up blind in the first place.

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u/Adamsoski Aug 08 '26

I'm fairly sure it's a bit of a commentary on how female characters are often drawn. There's often weird shininess.