Spike Spiegel
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The cover in question, by artist Mimi Yoon:
The Story (Comics Alliance)
Short version: Cartoon Network commissions Mimi Yoon to produce a subscriber variant for their licensed Powerpuff Girls comic series at IDW Publishing. Yoon creates the image above, which receives approval from all parties involved and gets solicited and promoted as the variant. Comics retailer Dennis Barger goes off when he learns about it, calling the piece "perverted" and decrying the sexualization of characters who within the context of the show and comic series are young children. This creates a back-and-forth discussion/argument between multiple parties over the internet about whether or not the cover is child-exploitative or simply artistic license, empowerment or sexualization. Cartoon Network and IDW catch some heat and decide to pull the cover, and now the artist herself is getting involved and defending her work against its detractors. You can read more in-depth coverage at the CA link above.
So, what does GAF think? Was pulling the cover justified, or an overreaction?
The Story (Comics Alliance)
Short version: Cartoon Network commissions Mimi Yoon to produce a subscriber variant for their licensed Powerpuff Girls comic series at IDW Publishing. Yoon creates the image above, which receives approval from all parties involved and gets solicited and promoted as the variant. Comics retailer Dennis Barger goes off when he learns about it, calling the piece "perverted" and decrying the sexualization of characters who within the context of the show and comic series are young children. This creates a back-and-forth discussion/argument between multiple parties over the internet about whether or not the cover is child-exploitative or simply artistic license, empowerment or sexualization. Cartoon Network and IDW catch some heat and decide to pull the cover, and now the artist herself is getting involved and defending her work against its detractors. You can read more in-depth coverage at the CA link above.
So, what does GAF think? Was pulling the cover justified, or an overreaction?