Spider Woman Marvel Comic Cover Sparks Outrage for Being Too 'Erotic'

Marvel made several announcements about the introduction of more superheroines in their comic series, including Spider-Woman.

The move to create a female-line of heroes from Thor to Spider-Woman was revealed during the 2014 San Diego Comic Con.

The decision was met with mixed reviews, and some fans were anxious about how things will turn out for the more established and widely popular iconic heroes. However, a lot of women were delighted to finally see the addition of powerful ladies taking a larger role in the world of comics.

Marvel just released their alternate cover for Spider-Woman and, according to Time Magazine, the character was depicted in an "overly sexualized" manner, unleashing a lot of criticism from comic book fanatics and experts.

The photo shows Spider-Woman crouched down with her rear up in the air wearing a spandex outfit. She's crawling off the side of a building with black hair cascading down her face.

"I think that the people who are upset about that cover have a point, at least in how the image relates to them,

"By that same token, Milo Manara has been working as a cartoonist since 1969, and what he does hasn't materially changed in all that time. So when we say ‘Manara cover', his body of work indicates what sort of thing he's going to do," said the executive.

He went on to say that the Spider-Woman character is covered from head-to-toe and while "crouched in a spider-like pose, it seems far less exploitative to me than other Manara pieces we've run in previous months and years."

Recognizing that people are entitled to their own opinions, he stated that the controversial post is a "variant cover, so people will likely need to seek it out if they want it, rather than it being the display piece for the book."

He concluded: "I think a conversation about how women are depicted in comics is relevant at this point, and definitely seems to be bubbling up from the zeitgeist. That too is fine. Nothing gets better unless ideas are communicated."

What're your thoughts on the new Spider-Woman image?