August 28 is International Read Comics in Public Day. So here is a picture of me reading my (signed) copy of Power Girl: A New Beginning while in the queue as the supermarket.


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This post is sort of a continuation of my previous post Girls Love Superheroes. There were so many links and recommendations I wanted to feature but could not fit in, especially as my post got longer. Because of this I’ve decided to make a couple of follow-ups.

Today’s focus: a pile of links related to women and comics. This is by no means a spam ( Read more... )

“Women are not fans of superhero comics for the same reason men are not fans of romance novels… because they aren’t.” [Source]

“You know who the main target audience for super hero comics are? Fans of super hero comics.” [Source]

It’s not a new attitude - comics are for boys, no girls allowed, girls don’t like comics so why bother listening to them ( Read more... )