Don't think I'm hating - I love Nicki. I wrote her biography comic book, after all. It's just that butts seem to be exploding every where lately. Every time I turn around, I'm getting some @$$ shoved in my face. Is booty the new black? Don't call it a comeback. I suppose it's been en vogue for some time, thanks to the likes of J-Lo and Kim Kardashian. It just seems like there's a new hyper focus on the tuchas. And, why all the fuss over Spider-Woman? This is far from her most porn-like pose. You could hang some of her covers in the waiting room of a gynecologist's office for Sappho's sake!  I suppose it's the sultry aspect the artist exudes. So, for art's sake, I stand behind it, and Milo Manara. He's not a perv. He just draws that way. Okay, maybe he's a perv, but it's still pretty art.

Would people care as much if the same cover would have been drawn by an artist such as Rob Liefeld? (Of course, her head would be coming out of her foot which isn't that titillating, but . . . )

As for "Dear Old Nicki?"

OMG Look at her butt!
OMG Look at her butt!
OMG Look at her butt!

Either way, call me prude, snob, or highbrow, but I think it's only a sign of the unraveling of society and not in a good way. That said, "Anaconda" is on heavy rotation on my iPod, and I will read the new Spider-Woman series.

Make sure to download your copy of "Anaconda" from iTunes.

Also make sure you pick up the new adventures of Spider-Woman from Marvel Comics.

And, get a your own parody t-shirt here!