DC and Marvel finally team up — to fight misogynistic BS

Not all heroes wear capes, but these should.
 By 
Jess Joho
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A few days ago, in the latest "I can't believe we're still dealing with this bullshit" news, The Men got upset at a woman for the crime of working in the comic book industry.

The trolls descended upon Marvel comic editor Heather Antos for the following photographic evidence of her SJW values taking over and subsequently ruining comic books:

Did you catch it? Have you spotted the secret schematics hidden in this ominous photo detailing their female plot to keep ruining comic books?

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Yeah, we couldn't find what inspired the barrage of sexist trolls, either. Because, to me, the most distressing thing in this picture is the fact that I cannot confirm for sure that Antos' coworker on the right received her milkshake.

But others, namely The Men, took it as an opportunity to leave comments on the innocuous tweet accusing the women of being "fake geek girls" among other things. It leaves one to wonder how many of said trolls have jobs of their own at one of the most influential comic book companies in history.

Luckily, good prevailed over evil in this saga, as members of the industry from across the world banded together to flush out the toxicity with a flood of support. Even big names from Marvel's top competitors came out in droves to show solidarity with Antos and her sweet-toothed crew through the #MakeMineMilkshake hashtag.

Here's the rest of her team at Marvel, repping the milkshake crew louder and prouder than ever:

Then, like some sort of superheroes setting aside their differences for a common good, DC even stepped in. In the Avengers x Justice League crossover of our dreams, these notorious competitors crossed party lines to defeat the internet's biggest supervillain: trolls hell bent on keeping women and people of color out of comic books.

Funnily enough, these trolls proved just how much the comic book industry has to gain from making people like the Marvel Milkshake crew feel more welcome.

We couldn't imagine a sweeter ending. Just look at a small sample of the gorgeous fan art and words of support these attempts to sow division inspired:

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Jess Joho

Jess is an LA-based culture critic who covers intimacy in the digital age, from sex and relationship to weed and all media (tv, games, film, the web). Previously associate editor at Kill Screen, you can also find her words on Vice, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Vox, and others. She is a Brazilian-Swiss American immigrant with a love for all things weird and magical.

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