I was always under the impression that superheo comics like the ones described here were supposed to be both heteroerotic and homoerotic. I mean, the stories in this genre are pretty light aren't they? I completely agree that it's not equal. I'm surprised that the argument can be made otherwise. There are many other genres of comics where this isn't the norm, right?
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/17-03/... Their basis is in pulp and luridness; however, when congress went after the comic book industry, the only two genres that escaped censorship were superhero comics and Archie. http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Cent-Plague-Comic-Book-Changed-Ame...
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 * * * [1]However, there is this. Some of those images are from the actual comic. And some are NSFW. http://fuckyeahdickgraysonsass.tumblr.com/