I guess Marvel senior vice president David Gabriel has had a bad week. In case you havenâÂÂt heard â perhaps you were in solitary confinement â at the Marvel Retailer Summit Gabriel said that some retailers have told him that they âÂÂdid not want female superheroes out there.â I have no doubt this is true:…
With only one episode left (as of this writing), Marvel’s Agent Carter is sadly coming to a close. This exciting, entertaining and funny show is Marvel’s first serious foray into spotlighting a leading female hero. Yes, that’s right. I called Peggy Carter, brought to life by Hayley Atwell, a hero. Her deductive skills and intuition…
http://io9.com/why-do-we-care-so-much-about-what-female-superheroes-we-1573674640 It’s no secret that female characters are portrayed in a different way than their male counterparts are in comic art. But in a medium where superhero costumes are already so silly, why do we care so much about how our lady heroes dress?
http://badassdigest.com/2013/02/26/marvel-comics-writer-explains-whos-to-blame-for-lack-of-female-superheroes/ Spoiler: it’s you. And the publishers, because they don’t make it easy for new readers.
Summer’s here and the time is right for geeking in the street. In a triumph of nerd culture, The Avengers may be the most successful movie of all time. Certainly, with the second week box office results breaking all kinds of records, there is more going on here than people who read comic books going opening…
On the list of simple comic book truths: Superhero comics need major female superheroes. I like the idea that the Flash should be a woman. A speedster called Jesse Quick briefly took over the role: It’d be great if The Fastest Man On Earth was a woman, but DC is conservative with the characters…
MOONSTONE CLIFFHANGER FICTION This week we bring you the second half of a SUPER HEROINE story appearing in the recently released Moonstone collection, CHICKS IN CAPES! The staff behind this project, from editors through the writers, artists, and all others involved are women and put together not only super hero fiction from a feminine perspective, but…
CHICKS IN CAPES SPOTLIGHTS FEMALE HEROINES AND CREATORS! AVAILABLE NOW!  Lori GentileCiC Editor  Moonstone Entertainment, Inc takes Super Hero fiction to an all new level with CHICKS IN CAPES! Chicks in Capes is a fun and provoking collection of ALL NEW prose short stories by a wide range of female authors: including NYT Bestselling…
Moonstone Entertainment, Inc., Captain Action Enterprises, and Runemaster Studios, announce that SAVAGE BEAUTY #2 is on its way! An updating of the Jungle Girl genre tale, SAVAGE BEAUTY uses two very strong female leads to not only introduce pulp like heroics into the jungles of today’s world, but also tackles real life issues.  The comic…
The Washington Post, this morning, broke the news that Marvel intends to cancel Black Panther and reboot the series with someone new in the totemic Panther outfit. This time, though, it will be a woman. The timing of the relaunch is clearly tied to Black History Month, February 2009, and current writer, Reginald Hudlin, will…
