Top 10 Comic Book Controversies of 2017
Top 10 Comic Book Controversies of 2017
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2017 was a filled with ups and downs in the comics industry. There were definitely great comics that came out each week, but the year will definitely be remembered for the sheer number of controversies that surrounded the industry throughout. Here are some of the issues that have come to define comic books in 2017.
List Rank and Entries:
#10: “Marvel Legacy” Variant Covers
#9: “The Divided States of Hysteria”
#8: “N.G.E.N”
#7: #MakeMineMilkshake
#6: “Inhumans vs X-Men”
#5: Death of Pepe the Frog
#4: “X-Men: Gold” Indonesian Protest messages
#3, #2, #1: ?
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Well DC obviously came out on top this year. Sucks that ya know sexual assault happens but those are holes that can be filled. Marvel scared themselves for at least 5 years
The only people who think Pepe is racist are just ridiculously out of touch with internet culture.
P.S. killing Pepe accomplished nothing, for he lives forever in our hearts.
Almost all of these are Marvel. 🙂
Pepe will never die. Normies will never take him away. REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Oh yeah cuz killing pepe in canon is going to stop people from making the memes LOL
I think marvel should keep going in the direction it is going. Keep caving to the social pressures and putting more "diversity" into the story lines. The people who keep forcing these ideals into the storylines aren't buying the comics. It has become cancer and its direction is death, it needs to go there faster before it dishonors itself more.
2017 was a horrible year for marvel. Hope 2018 will be better
O Marvel … Foolish Foolish marvel
The depiction of hulk being knocked out is ridiculous
I think you forgot a couple….11. Carl Manverse. Captain Marvel in every book she's in, has a more masculine look, losing her curves, softness, and anything that says that she is a woman, some fans dubbing her "Carl Manverse." It doesn't help that Marvel has gotten mad at fans that are upset about this and many of them have been called "Transphobic."
It seems that all the controversy came from Marvel Comics
Praise KEK!
Let the blood of liberal untermensch flow through the streets!
Anyone else see a retcon on the horizon for Secret Empire?
poor pepe
the internet ruined his life
it's all about marvel lol that's why i like dc better
Mah heart mha soul 🙁
lmao almost all of these are Marvel's fault
so…is there any actual proof for nr 1?its kinda sketchy how all of a sudden everyone is a victim of assault but most fail to have any evidance of it,
if watch mojo put pepe in their video, does that mean they support white supremacism
Marvel fucked up a lot this year.
Manga > Comics
Yapari, see the thumbnail, it will be about Mr. Ahok…
Hail hydra
I can't stand this life , living as a hate symbol
Now with one simple trigger all will be history
What the hell is going on with the volume?
So Toby started drawing Pepe the frog after Dunder Miflin, good for him.
Secret Empire was terribly written, forcing "diversity" by killing already established and superior characters with shallow and boring character that are "diverse"
Isn't it funny how only marvel fucked up the most?
Almost all Marvel. Kind of a fucked up year for them. But they are still dominating the movies.
I see watch mojo has drunk the cool-aid it's a shame forced diversity is killing comics
You have no idea what you are talking about. The Milkshake pic sparked ire because the assistant editors in the pic were celebrating while the comics industry is collapsing and local comics shops are going out of business, all because of Marvel's low sales, due to their substandard art and writing.
This list should only be marvel because they suck lol
The biggest controversy is Marvel Comics disrespecting the fans and pandering to a demographic that hates comics and fun in general.
Pepe did nothing wrong
Magneto is a Nazi against Humans
I'm for diversity, and for the introduction of new characters.
What I don't understand, is why Marvel thinks that they have the need to substitue the classic ones for them.
I stopped reading comics in the year 2000 …best choice I ever made
I'm Indonesian, I'm Suprised
That 212 is a number on Wiro Sableng's chest. It's that so controversy or not ?
Naga Geni 212 Axe
Pepe is not a hate symbol, he’s a frog
SECRET EMPIRE WASN'T THAT BAD
I'm so glad this year DC was just amazing, the planned ahead and executed greatly, something clearly shown on this list
Marvel comics still stuck in the SNOWFLAKE ERA…
SJW ruining the planet.
I was under the assumption the Eddie Berganza story was still only allegations, nothing had actually gone to court, much less there were no investigations, just a knee-jerk firing because someone pointed a finger at him and said he did something. Did this change or are we seeing more "listen and believe" bullshit?
Marvel comics are doomed
And even to this day Pepe is being labeled as an "alt right symbol of racism and bigotry".
Pepe is probably the most transformative meme ever, to which anyone can apply anything onto. The amount of alt-right pepe memes is dwarfed by the amount of pepe memes that are non-related to them. It didn't become an "alt right symbol of racism and bigotry" until mainstream media outlets and politicians decided to make it one. The only ones still perpetuating pepe as a hate symbol clearly has an agenda to further demonize the kekistani people and their prophet.
If Pepe is in the list of the ADL's hate symbols, then we might as well put other characters used for other things not related to its original usage