Marvel Q&A At New York Comic Con With Retailers Goes Bad

A closed Q&A between Marvel Comics and comic book retailers erupted at the New York Comic Con on Thursday after one retailer became vocally critical of the publisher’s decision to change the ethnicity, gender, and sexuality of some of the classic characters, Bleeding Cool reports. The tensions began when an unnamed seller “specifically [expressed] his distaste for Iceman ‘kissing other men,’ and Thor ‘becoming a woman,’” Newsarama writes. “The retailer’s complaints sparked an outcry among the other retailers present in the room, some echoing his frustration, with multiple attendees raising…

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Is Deadpool Like Deathstroke?

The very first footage of the DCEU’s Deathstroke just hit the web in September, and of course everybody has been going nuts about the possibility of seeing Slade Wilson come to life on the big screen. However, it seems that the footage has also rekindled an old debate among comic fans about whether or not the Marvel character, Deadpool, is a rip-off of DC’s Deathstroke. News of this rekindled debate apparently reached Rob Liefield, the renowned creator of the beloved Deadpool. To set things straight, Liefield gave a very heartfelt…

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