Comic strips have led the way to social change since the ink first dried. Although L’il Abner’s Sadie Hawkins race was framed in the language of women desperate to marry to avoid a life of spinsterhood and shame, and equally desperate men racing to avoid marriage to a strong minded woman, a fate worse than death, Al Capp accidentally fueled the idea that the sexual repression of women during the ’30’s and 40’s was as unfair as say, a footrace to determine a spouse. Read More
Ten Comic Books to Help You Get Your Girl Power On
the comic book world can be an intimidating place. With some characters’ origins dating back to the first half of the nineteenth century, how the heck is one supposed to get into the fandom, let alone find a compelling female lead? Read More
Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman
A few weeks ago my SO stopped by the comic book store for our latest comic book haul. For other comic newbies like myself out there, there is a cool thing where you can subscribe to certain comics and the store will set aside your issues in a pile which you can pick up anytime you want. I… Read More
True Stories of Girl Power
Do you have a smartphone? A computer? Anything with a screen that is connected to the internet? Then you need to check this out. The Grassroots Girls Book Club brings the stories of girls around the world to us as graphic novels. These novels are free to view online or even download, ensuring they are as… Read More
My Introduction to Wonder Woman: The New 52
My first brush with comic book fandom was a result of the X-men character Rogue. I remember vividly clutching my hands to my chest watching Rogue and Gambit kiss for the first time (without negative side effects that is) in a season two episode of the 90’s X-men cartoon (pssst it’s streaming on Netflix!). In fact, I still have… Read More
So I’m Guessing You’ve Heard About Thor, but did you also know…
Has the euphoria of Marvel’s recent announcement that a woman will take the mantle of Thor worn off yet? No? Good! And that’s not all that’s good in the comic universe! Getting less attention, but equally noteworthy, this week is the announcement that Archie Comics will be changing one of their characters to a woman in… Read More
Her Story Arc 