Spider-Woman artwork furore gives Marvel pause over portrayal of women

Marvel executive calls for 'a conversation about how women are depicted' after Milo Manara's variant cover sparks outrage

A senior Marvel executive has said that "a conversation about how women are depicted in comics is relevant at this point" after the comic-book publisher provoked outrage by revealing an illustration of Spider-Woman drawn by a renowned erotic artist.

Unveiled earlier this week at the site Comic Book Resources, Milo Manara's variant cover for the forthcoming Spider-Woman series shows the superhero on all fours, in what Slate called an outfit that "looks more like a colonoscopy than a costume".

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