but women don’t want to write superhero comics…

[splinister]

I attended the British Fantasy Society’s annual conference, FantasyCon, in Brighton at the beginning of the month. The weather was glorious and everyone was in good form. Being able to eat outside every evening, like I was holidaying in Spain or Italy, added to my enjoyment of the event. Brighton is a cool city, and it’s a wonderful location for an

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[la_marquise_de_]

I was the trouble-making woman later on in the editors and agents panel, and was put in my place, too. But we need to make these statements and ask these questions, and make others think beyond the easy generalisations. You rock. May I tweet this post, please?
And if I thought I could write comics -- but I suspect I'm too untidy a writer to do it -- I would so want to write superheroes. I want to make The Swordsman cool. I want to create a woman swashbuckling superheroine with the skills of Michelle Yeoh, the cunning of Aramis, the verve of d'Artagnan. Oh, yes.

[splinister]

Sure, tweet away.

Your swashbuckling superheroine sounds fantastic!

[chains_of_irony]

"I was the trouble-making woman later on in the editors and agents panel, and was put in my place, too."

What happened?

[splinister]

Yes, I meant to say: do tell!

[cleanskies]

Applause. Jay's a great guy, but it pays in the end just not never to let this stuff slide by.

oh, yes... and I've bought a DC 52 comic, I'm a regular reader of superheroes, also 2000AD, and have been in really rather similar positions to that in panels myself.

Though many will say that's proof that my iteration of comics fandom -- being non-female-standard -- is anomalous data that can be dismissed

[splinister]

Jay is a great guy, and I thought long and hard about writing this post because I didn't want to paint him in a bad light. It was a mistake, but not one I can let go any more