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I Love Malice.

Thursday, June 15th, 2006 @ 9:59 am | Bondage, Sexism, What Were They Thinking

So circa FF 281, Sue becomes Malice. Malice is basically all of Su’s pent up rage. Oh sure, they say it’s because Psycho Man is manipulating her, but we all know that Sue knew exactly what she was doing.

Of course, super genius Reed doesn’t recognize her in the bondage gear:

“That can’t be Sue, she’s too hawt!”


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  • typolad
    noahbrand
    2006-06-15 11:28 pm UTC

    I just love that her big showoffy display of "I am woman hear me roar" power is ripping up a small section of floor. Yeah, because that's going to scare the crap out of Mr. Fantastic.
  • typolad
    noahbrand
    2006-06-15 11:30 pm UTC

    Nope and nope on your guesses, I'm afraid. This happened in the 90s as part of the very dubious "bad girls" trend of supposed superheroines in fetish wear pretending to be empowered while actually just being nonthreatening stereotypes.
  • typolad
    lectrice
    2006-06-15 09:27 pm UTC

    Heh, it's good to see Sue vent! After seeing all those clips where Reed is so patronizing towards her, it's no wonder she snapped. However, she would have saved the trouble if she had booted Reed after the first two times he acted like a dickhead towards her. But that's the fault of the early writers...

    I'm curious to see who wrote this Malice plot? I'm going to guess its a woman, in mid 80s? Do let me know! :) Would this have gotten by the editors today? At the steps being taken backwards in comic-world, I have to say it wouldn't.

    and...

    Is this the same (disbodied) Malice that possessed Polaris in the X-men?
  • typolad
    jackolantern
    2006-06-20 03:11 pm UTC

    "Dear Penthouse Forum: I never thought that things like this would ever happen to me, but just the other day..."
  • typolad
    wesleydodds
    2006-06-15 12:40 pm UTC

    And a few pages later Johnny fails to recognise his sister!
  • Jon Snow
    Feminists of the world: Hit him in the head. Both heads.
  • Rob Webb
    What do you expect it was byrne ripping off his work with claremont with the dark phoenix saga which he ripped off again on his avengers run but with the scarlet witch. man he ran out of ideas fast.
  • That Malice costume was cool.
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