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caio  ·  4659 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Women in Comics: No, It's Not Equal
They are light, indeed. The superhero subgenre as published by The Big Two (Marvel and DC) are definitely heteroerotic. It's hard, however, to make the case for the second.[1] There aren't many "pretty" superheroes out there. They're mostly bodybuilders with moustaches and impermeable body hair.

There are indeed other genres! I spend most of time on the superhero subgenre, however, so I couldn't give you a fair suggestion on what's out there. With that said, Top 10 is one of my all-time favorite superhero comics. It's about a police precinct in a city where everybody is a superhero. Think NYPD Blue meets The Justice League. And it's only twelve-issues long. And it doesn't have pointless titillation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_10_(comics)

There's also Ghost World, which is about the friendships of two adolescent girls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_world

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[1]However, there is this. Some of those images are from the actual comic. And some are NSFW. http://fuckyeahdickgraysonsass.tumblr.com/