I have a feeling that comicbooks, like movies, video games, books, and almost everything else, aren’t anywhere near as politically subversive or progressive as people think. Typically corporate media tries not to be too progressive. I don’t know where the idea that every single media outlet is pushing progressive politics comes from.
EDIT: I know where the idea comes from, but I don’t know why anyone believes it.
but I’ve seen examples where a character’s sexuality was awkwardly inserted without much regard for its relevance to the story.
Yeah, like how my own actual gayness was awkwardly inserted without regard for its “relevance” to the lives of those around me! It’s almost like non-straight people exist on their own whether its relevant to anyone else or not.
I was thinking more about the comic where Superman and Wonder Woman have sex in such a way that causes massive earthquakes, tidal waves and volcanic eruptions; or how blatantly sexualized the female outfits are or how unrealistically their spines can bend.