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From Wolverine Vol.1 #157 (Ugh again marvel database is saying its volume 2 when its, guh) by Rob Leifeld and Ian Churchill

Uh. This is kind of. Yeah. Alright. Wolverine fights a leather daddy apparently. Not very subtle. How much sense does this outfit make? I mean in terms of a super villain. Obviously it makes sense in terms of a sexual leather daddy dungeon scenario.

From Maximum Security #3 by Kurt Busiek and Jerry Ordway

Little dungeon scene there for you. Close your legs Quasar.

From Spaceknights #1 by Jim Starlin and Chris Batista

from kinkly.com:

“ Medieval devices are BDSM toys and devices inspired by old medieval torture practices. They include several things such as the wooden horse, certain whips, caging, torture instruments, and stretching racks. Medieval devices are often used in contemporary BDSM bedroom practices today, but this is a safer environment. Since medieval torture devices are notorious for their cruelty and pain, these toys and devices are often left for more experienced and daring practitioners of BDSM. “

From Avengers Vol. 3 #35 by Kurt Busiek and John Romita, Jr.

I wanted to make it clear (and this is as good a place as any) that I’m not just going to be posting every single time a hero or heroes is tied up by a villain, that would be ridiculous.

In fact, I may post one that wouldn’t come under the purview of this tumblr just to show the distinction. But not every scene of a hero (or what have you) captured necessarily has any sexual or BDSM undertones.

However, as in the image above, other scenes quite clearly have BDSM undertones. The position of the bodies, the placement of the restraints, I mean, look at Tigra, her breasts and crotch are both exposed.

So no BDSM definition for this post, just a point being made.
Not every scene of comic book defeat is sexual.
But some definitely are.

From “X-men” Vol 2. #105  by Chris Claremont & Leinil Francis Yu

(I think this is technically X-men Vol. 1, but the Marvel wiki database begs to differ so who am I to judge)(But I mean, the X-men title that ran for 700 issues was Uncanny X-men, even if it started off as “X-men” when it became “Uncanny X-men” that volume didn’t end it obviously kept going, but whatever, whatever wiki)(See it retcons all the previous X-men issues from being “X-men” to being “Uncanny X-men”)(It really doesn’t bother me)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I have a hunch this tumblr is going to turn out to be nothing but  Chris Claremont books.

From the innuendo laden name of “Twisted Sisters” to the straight up latex fetish wear everyone is wearing, I mean, on the right hand side of the pic with the pony-tail, that’s just a straight up fetish hood, that is literally what it is.

From kinkly.com

“A hood is a BDSM gear used to cover the head of a submissive. Its main purpose is to conceal the identity of the sub. This gives them more freedom to let go of inhibitions and enjoy the sex scene. It may also be used to deprive the submissive’s senses, making him or her feel more vulnerable. For the scene’s dominant party, a hood can help conceal the submissive’s person, making it easier to objectify them.”

From “Thunderbolts” Vol. 1 #41 by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley

From Kinkly.com

“Prison scening is a type of sexual role-playing activity where the participants act out a scene that could take place in a prison. During prison scening, participants may take on the roles of prisoners, prison guards, or other people in a prison setting.

During a prison scene involving a prisoner and a guard, the prisoner may be completely under the control of the prison guard. The prisoner might seduce the guard to gain liberties, or allow the guard to “take advantage of them” to avoid further punishment. Alternatively, the prison guard could punish the prisoner for their indiscretions. The measure of dependency involved in this scenario is what makes it so erotic.”

   

Uncanny Xmen Vol. 1 #383 by Chris Claremont and Adam Kubert

from kinkly.com

“ Slave auctions are events in the BDSM community at which submissives are sold to dominants. A contract exchanged at the time of purchase typically details how long a master will have control of the slave. “

and

“ Agalmatophilia is a term which describes a human’s sexual attraction to a statue, mannequin, doll, or other human-like inanimate object. Agalmatophilia is considered a specific type of object sexuality. “

Cable Vol. 1 #83 by Robert Weinberg and Michael Ryan

(from kinkly.com)

“ A slave is an individual who relinquishes all of his or her power to a dominant partner in a BDSM total power exchange relationship. Generally, slaves are considered to be the property of their owners in the BDSM community and not people. They must be subservient to their partners, ask permission before they do anything, and be available for sexual activities whenever it is requested. In addition, slaves are often subject to punishment if they deviate from their duties. “

Captain America Vol. 3 #35 by Dan Jurgens and Walden Wong

I’m sorry, is this Captain America? I thought it was Tom Of Finland.

Agonophiliac (from kinkly.com)

“An agonophiliac is someone who is sexually aroused by either the actual act of fighting, or watching a combat-based sport like martial arts, kickboxing, wrestling, or boxing. The arousal can even come from simply looking at depictions of the sports or engaging with equipment used in them like boxing gloves, trunks, and mouth guards. “

Does Cap look beaten there? Or overcome with waves of ecstasy?

I’ve only *just* started this tumblr and I feel like Chris Claremont is going to show up *a lot* in it.

From Fantastic Four Vol. 3 #32 by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca

Femdom (From Kinkly.com)
“Female dominance (femdom) refers to a BDSM scene or relationship in which a female is the dominant partner, or top partner. A dominant female may have a number of different names, including dominatrix, mistress or madame.” 

Sue Storm goes to visit her local pro-domme at the bottom of the sea in her latex sex suit. Or is something else going on here? And tell me Dorma, how does that loin cloth outfit work underwater, where presumably it just floats about?

Spider-woman Vol. 3 #15 by John Byrne & Bart Sears

From Kinkly.com

“Sensory deprivation is a form of sensation play that is often incorporated into BDSM. It involves depriving a person - usually a submissive - of certain senses, such as sight and hearing.“

I was going to add something about Spandex/Lycra fetishism and Zentai suits, but honestly, those are suits that are made out of a particular fabric and this is Spiderwoman encased in a skin suit.

I don’t know what that fetish is called (it’s not technically “vore”) but I also don’t want to google to find out. But also, how insanely disturbing is this? This is from a Spiderwoman villain named “Flesh” who was an anorexic model with her sister “Bones”, and they watched their overweight sister die of a heart attack. That John Byrne, he’s all class.

Uncanny X-men #384 by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca

From Kinkly.com

“ Female dominance (femdom) refers to a BDSM scene or relationship in which a female is the dominant partner, or top partner.”

and

“ Boot worship is an extreme love of boots observed in BDSM practices. A submissive partner generally displays boot worship while the dominant partner wears the worshiped footwear. “

(About the issue)
The X-men were after a Russian criminal or some aliens were. I was just singing Claremont’s praises earlier but this storyline is like a black hole in my brain I can’t remember it for how tedious it was. I just hate “The Neo” as baddies.    

From X-men #100 by Chris Claremont, Leinil Francis Yu and Mark Morales.

So I had come up with the idea for this blog before I got to this X-men issue. But if I hadn’t, I think this image of Kitty Pryde would’ve given me the idea.

Whats’ really interesting (IMHO) is that, most of the time, when I’m grabbing images from the books I’m reading, I document which issue it is so I can give the proper credits and reference.

But for this one, I for some reason forgot, so I googled “kitty pryde” “chris claremont” “space” and “neo” (the “Neo” being the baddies the Xmen were fighting at this point, unbelievably dull antagonists).

I found this CBR blog that I visit from time to time, “Left Unresolved”, (I think its part of the Comics Should Be Good blog header), which looks at storylines that just kind of dissipated without explanation. They were talking about this particular issue because of how Kitty Pryde basically gets lost in space at the end of it and how no one really cares.

But what’s really funny (and relevant to this blog) is they also use the above image and the caption they give it is:

“ After a not-so-surprising foray into Kitty in bondage… “

I’m not sure what the ‘not so surprising’ bit is referencing. I think (if I remember correctly) that Claremont has a penchant for bondaging up the X-folks and maybe has a weird sex thing for Kitty. Either way, vindication!

I mean, come on, this would make Wertham fall over.  

From Cable Vol. 1 #81; Story by Robert Weinberg, Art by Michael Ryan with Andrew Pepoy

Scenes like this, of the hero captured by the antagonist, are so common in the superhero genre that I don’t think we even see the kinky/S&M subtext anymore.

From Captain Marvel Vol. 3 #6 by Peter David and ChrisCross.
Rick hides Moondragon in the bathroom bound and gagged and blindfolded blasting Limp Bizkit (it was 2000, don’t judge) rendering her entirely sensory deprived. Also he didn’t dress Moondragon in that fetish outfit, that’s what she just wears (at the time). That’s Marlo, Rick’s on again, off again paramour looking justifiably shocked.