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Derrick Z. Jackson

Sex, violence, and . . . superheroes?

By Derrick Z. Jackson

 |  Globe Columnist  

  October 19, 2011

Childhood has been handed another nugget of Kryptonite. DC Comics, which for nearly 75 years has given us superhero adventures such as Superman, this fall relaunched its superhero series with 52 new first issues. Facing declining sales in the wired era, it is targeting a more mature audience with stories so apocalyptic that New York Times comic book blogger George Gene Gustines described one page of Detective Comics as“one of the most gruesome images I’ve seen.’’

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