10 Biggest Comics Controversies Of 2017

10. G.I. Joe #7

A minor furore was kicked up by a certain segment of fans over a homoerotic variant cover to this issue.

G.I.Joe #7 from IDW Publishing featured a variant cover from Wuvable Oaf's Ed Luce, which included the Dreadnoks in a somewhat compromising position. The cover art is homoerotic, which is something both nice to see in a traditionally masculine property and amusing for a property which, strictly speaking, has had more than a bit of queer fun poked at the concept over the years.

The cover was fun and different, but as you sadly may imagine, caused a stir among a certain segment of comics and G.I. Joe fandom, and saw many using it to add onto the already swirling criticisms of series writer Aubrey Sitterson.

Much of this was co-opted by a distinct group of anti-diversity fans who model a lot of their tactics after GamerGate. Unfortunately, their continual harassment may have won them a victory in the end, as Sitterson departed the project but a few short months ago.