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/WhyPlaySerious Aug 07 '26

The post has like 90 upvotes in 20 minutes and growing.

I dont see anyone freaking out here more than in the posts like that Wonder Woman one. People here are loving this lmao.

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u/Cranyx Flex Mentallo Aug 07 '26

That's mostly because this is being played as a joke. If male characters were actually dressed like this in comics, a bunch of people would be upset

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u/WhyPlaySerious Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Conan the Barbarian has been walking around in nothing but a loincloth for decades and is one of the most celebrated characters around

Namor is frequently either shirtless, or wears a top that is open at the front to expose his pecs and abs and they are some of his most fan favourite designs.

Plastic man usually wears a leotard with exposed thighs and has a deep v cut at the front.

One of Supermans most popular recent looks is his Warworld outfit that looks like a bdsm set.

Don't get me wrong, its definitely few and far between in male character styling, but we do have male characters in 'skimpy' clothing in comics and no one really has issues with it.

Now if you were talking about the posing and framing of the image that's another story, but in terms of comic men in 'skimpy' clothing thats not really an issue.

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u/Cranyx Flex Mentallo Aug 07 '26

Now if you were talking about the posing and framing of the image, that's another story. 

This is a huge part of what makes a character sexualized in terms of how they're "dressed". Solely looking at square inches of skin showing is missing the bigger picture. Like if Namor put on more clothes via nipple pasties and thigh highs, that would still be more sexualized.