I've had the idea for a thread like this for awhile, but was not to sure how to go about it. I think issues like race, gender, body image and relationships are interesting when it comes to analyzing mainstream comics. When should the creators try to be realistic and when should they give us fantasy, what do those fantasy say about the audience ( or what the creators think the audience wants) etc. However, I'd rather this one doesn't devolve into I-hate-Greg-Land vs The-mean-feminists-are-taking-my-porn ( although I have participated in such discussions and think they're important too).
I guess what I'm imagining is a place to discuss the broad subject of sex and romance and how successfully or unsuccessfully the topic is portrayed. When it's done well, when is it done poorly, and maybe where the creators had good intentions, but perhaps fell a little short of their goal.
Maybe someone's got some interesting theories on why superhero comics sometimes have a difficult time dealing with mature relationships...
Here's something I'd like to see more of...adult characters going on adult dates. This is Carol Danvers (Ms Marvel) dining with someone named Will Wagner.
I don't have this whole run, but I guess Will turns out to be with the Kree or something? Ouch! But regardless, I enjoy the banter and them getting to know each other rather than immediately jumping each other's bones. I like that fact that they spent time showing that the characters had chemistry together first.