Yes, and that is a sad. Is it coming from what writers think about woman these days? Is it like that in real life, or just an imagination of some men? A phylosophical question.
How was it again in the Snyders Batman run with Bruce and Diana? Didnt Bruce stop himself from making love or falling in love With Diana, too when they were in that other dimension?
That was King's Batman, and yes, it was the exact same idea with Bruce and Diana trapped in a magical realm for a magical length of time, but Bruce resisted because he was with Selina at the time and his love for her was too strong.
(If I had a nickel for every time Wonder Woman was trapped in a magical realm where years and years pass by while almost no time passes on Earth with her closest male colleagues, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.)
No one gender has the monopoly on being "weak" or "needing protection" or cheating on their spouse/lover. I also find the characterization of what women look for in a partner to not be accurate.
Not to mention this is very much not on topic...
It shouldn't require being a certain gender to recognize Dead Language leans on sexist and misogynist tropes that were outdated and righfully caused outrage when Avengers #200 and Green Lantern Volume 3 #48 were published decades ago.
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“I always figured if I were a superhero, there’s no way on God's earth that I'm gonna pal around with some teenager."
— Stan Lee
You are describing toxic masculinity. But agree with getting back on topic.
Not to mention, this is a story with established characters so even if reality matched what was being asserted - and it very much doesn't - we should be discussing what is in character for MARY JANE. And Dead Language makes her controlled by "chains" - highly problematic - but even before that, MJ doesn't question what is going on and/or demand Paul make her another device like the one Peter used, which makes her high on stupid pills and carrying the idiot ball to an nth degree, even more than Superior which was the last nadir.
Now back to sales:
Was it mentioned in this thread that USM #1 is getting a 6th printing? If not, well, it is! I know Ms. Marvel #1 got a sixth printing but that was in 2014. Any more recent examples of a comic going to SIX printings?
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“I always figured if I were a superhero, there’s no way on God's earth that I'm gonna pal around with some teenager."
— Stan Lee
That's a lot of printing.
See, Marvel had this dynamic to a great degree with Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym. But instead of making Hank a supportive wife guy, they made him a wife beater. That itself should have been a sign of how then boys club Marvel would go on to treat MJ during the marriage years.
Regarding a Superhero MJ title, I do agree that the best bet would be a Spider-Verse concept. But not one tied to any 1 super-powered or non-powered MJ. It needs to be an ensemble because it's equally fun and revelatory to see the same character bounce off other iterations of themselves. Lives made possible if different choices had been made or circumstances had been different.
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once won the Best Picture Oscar for running with this very concept.
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