Talk:Bloodstar

Possibly the first graphic novel to call itself a “graphic novel” in print (in its introduction and dust jacket)
Another graphic novel that makes the same claim, in its introduction and dust jacket, is Empire:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_%28graphic_novel%29

I think Bloodstar came first. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:F14A:A05B:191A:B65D (talk) 12:36, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

peculiar vision of heroic sex and heroic death versus tenderness
Two different critics' comments are linked by In contrast, but there is no real contradiction here: a supranormally expressed notion of sensuality (muscles for the men, curves for the women) is integral to Corben's vision of what it means to be heroic, as is the tenderness of the lovemaking itself. We encounter the same patterns in Mutant World and in Den. It is true that the depictions are quite traditional and susceptible to accusations of male chauvinism and sexism. If we combine this with the (equally biased!) idea that chauvinists and sexists are inconsiderate, perhaps even violent lovers, we can see why a contradiction might be implied and the tenderness seems incongruent. But this is going beyond what the critics actually said. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:F14A:A05B:191A:B65D (talk) 12:45, 12 September 2022 (UTC)