Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
Being anti-Arrow (I really can’t stand Stephen Amell’s acting) and lukewarm on Flash, I actually found myself interested in watching the cross-over TV series Legends of Tomorrow because TIME TRAVEL. I enjoy time travel stories, and the rag tag team of superheroes and villains going on this adventure seems rife with potential. Even better, watching this cross-over… Read More
For those of us who visit the comic book store (or app!) on the regular, this was a good month. The long awaited Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death debuted on the 20th, in addition to the new six-issue long Wonder Woman series entitled The Legend of Wonder Woman that debuted on the 13th. While I… Read More
It is that magical time of year where multiple holidays stack up against one another and people are feeling festive. In the spirit of holiday-time, the December Her Story Arc Book of the Month we’ve selected is a Christmas short story collection self-published by four women. “Four Fantastical Christmas Romances” features four unique stories, each… Read More
Caution! This post includes spoilers from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Jennifer Lawrence is the face of The Hunger Games and is undoubtedly one of the most popular actresses in the world at this moment in time. She’s loved by all and so far it seems that she can do no wrong. As an advocate… Read More
Did you know that for every $1 a man donates in the arts, a woman donates $3? And yet, paid professional artists are NOT three times as likely to be women. ARTemis is going to make that change. Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Melissa Heisler, co-founder of ARTemis, via a long and productive Skype session to learn… Read More
As you might have gleaned from the title, I have read the The Martian and found it wanting in several areas, the most glaring being the treatment of the women characters in the story. Fortunately, Matt Damon breathed life into the shallow, unemotional persona of Mark Watney, and the directors wisely left out the offensive bits of Watney’s… Read More
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