Axel Alonso admits to The Telegraph that male characters aren’t as sexualised as female characters, but that Marvel is “making efforts to change that trend as it exists.”

Marvel Comics has come under fire recently for their depiction and sexualisation of their female comic characters. The latest incident involved this variant cover of over of the Spider-Woman comic by Milo Manara.

Marvel Comics has come under fire recently for their depiction and sexualisation of their female comic characters. The latest incident involved this variant cover of over of the Spider-Woman comic by Milo Manara .

Marvel's editor-in-chief, Axel Alonso, apologised for the variant cover, saying that Marvel "realize that the message this cover sent was not the one we meant to send. And we understand — and respect — the concerns of those who expressed a negative reaction to the cover, I want that to be clear."

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