{"id":990,"date":"2017-04-02T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T18:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/04\/02\/marvel-executive-says-comic-readers-didnt-want-any-more-diversity-or-female-characters\/"},"modified":"2017-04-02T18:13:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T18:13:08","slug":"marvel-executive-says-comic-readers-didnt-want-any-more-diversity-or-female-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/04\/02\/marvel-executive-says-comic-readers-didnt-want-any-more-diversity-or-female-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Executive Says Comic Readers \u2018Didn\u2019t Want Any More Diversity\u2019 or Female Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite comic book movies\u00a0being a constant presence in multiplexes, it appears that sales of actual comic books aren’t keeping pace with their silver screen adaptations. That’s true of Marvel<\/a>, at least, whose cinematic universe seems likely to keep expanding until it swallows us all and experiences an inevitable, merciful heat death. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a new interview<\/a>, the company’s vice president of sales says that readers might not be fully onboard with the more diverse approach Marvel has adopted in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: Joss Whedon Set to Write and Direct \u2018Batgirl\u2019 Standalone Feature for Warner Bros.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“What we heard was that people didn\u2019t want any more diversity<\/a>. They didn\u2019t want female characters out there. That\u2019s what we heard, whether we believe that or not,” said David Gabriel.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know that that\u2019s really true, but that\u2019s what we saw in sales. We saw the sales of any character that was diverse, any character that was new, our female characters, anything that was not a core Marvel character, people were turning their nose up against. That was difficult for us because we had a lot of fresh, new, exciting ideas that we were trying to get out and nothing new really worked,” he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018Iron Fist\u2019 Almost Cast Lewis Tan in Lead Role<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A number of superhero movies not about white dudes are slated for release in the next few years: “Wonder Woman,” “Black Panther,” “Captain Marvel,” “Batgirl.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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