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Friday, June 12th, 2009
5:59 pm	Also Tuesday, May 26th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/also-tuesday-may-26th.html Review: Supergirl #41 April Sales Review My beef with the Oracle mini Feminist reading of Spiderman fairy tales My joy surrounding this week’s haul! A quick comics post Sweating the Small stuff Wonder Woman: Bondage and Polygamy Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-men #510 Manga Object of desire Other issues (Race issues, Sexual orientation, ableism ect) Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology I would make a terrible Superhero girlfriend Gay comics Northstar: The Only Gay Superhero? WTF? (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Tuesday May 26th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tuesday-may-26th.html Sana Takeda should not by working on superhero comics Beyond Mary Jane: Fashion Models in Marvel Comics Request: Nightwing #93-#94 Romantic Proposal for Mobile Women in China Of Course You Can Have Batgirl… Marvel Divas #2 Cover Released…To Bad It’s Too Late. Not trying to be a jerk or beat a dead horse or anything, but... Geek Chic | (Super) Models Meet Comics Amruta Patil talks about her art and one Karismatic Graphic Novel Secret Six poll Join the Empire! A quick comics post Reader Retention Program Fail Life Sucks: A Dissenting Opinion Alan Moore’s misogynistic legacy Fun Home Review of Fun Home DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary Fangirls: Fact or Fiction? Manga: Gluey Tart: Otomen Also of interest: Working in Harmony The Last Airbender film pics released Dark Reign: The Hood #1 - now with 75% more racism! Three Lessons from the Handley Case Comics in Full Color: a look at racial diversity in superhero comics (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	May 23 – Manga Edition http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-23-manga-edition.html 13th Boy 1 Venus Capriccio Manga Friday: The Travails of Schoolgirls Manga Review: Nephilim vol. 1 Kurohime, Vol. 10 – Manga Review Review: Otomen, Vols. 1-2 Akuma de Koibito, by SHIRAISHI Yuki Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya vol 1-3 In Defense of the Shojo Heroine The Sexy Debate Japanator After Dark: ‘My First S&M Guide’ is deceptively cute when talking about bondage Viz Cancels “Shojo Beat” Manga Teen Mag Handley Case: IA man pleads guilty to having obscene drawings Jailed for Manga Possession Handley case reactions and analysis Why is the Government on Your Manga Shelf?? Handley, Comics, and Obscenity (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Thursday May 21st http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/thursday-may-21st.html Miscellany: Life Sucks and so does this book :( Papercutz to Publish Disney Fairies Graphic Novels Marvel Divas: Looks like Marvel learned their lesson... The Joe Quesada/Marvel Divas Scandal Made Simple Green Arrow/Black Canary: It's like a scab I can't stop picking I Need Your Help... To Fix Green Arrow/Black Canary Wonder Woman: Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #8 Bound to Blog: Bonus Marston Crankery THIS Wonder Woman is NOT a Feminist Hero Shojo-Beat: Shojo Beat Ending Business Briefs: SHOJO BEAT ending? SHOJO BEAT cancellation CONFIRMED Eulogy for Shojo Beat The Implications of Shojo Beat’s Demise Bad Surprise: Shojo Beat Shutting Down R.I.P. Shojo Beat Viz Confirms Shojo Beat Manga Magazine's End in June (Updated) SHOJO BEAT cancellation reax (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Tuesday May 19th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tuesday-may-19th.html Marvel Divas: Marvel shows Firestar design for Marvel Divas Cynical Six it's not our fault we're sexist when your tits are lookin' us right in the eye! I don’t know. I don’t know. Miscellany: Sexy is good, right? Sexy sells, right? Equal Opportunity Objectification That silver lining. Harley Quinn & Humor? Trinity: The Black Reality. Crap-tastic Covers from Upcoming Comics Why Is Marvel Running an Ad for Princesses? “Other than the fact that it’s been canceled like twelve times, everything else is wonderful!” Nicola Scott appreciation post Gail Simone Hearts Diana Sue 'Sexy’ is Performance Art Great Moments in Black History #10: Knowledge of Self 15 Comic Book Babes Who Could Kick Your Ass Birds of Prey 120-127 (2008-09) Suprisingly, Power Girl is Cool. In Other News, Marvel Divas is Still Lame Reason why women go see ‘X-men origins: Wolverine’ Vaguely misogynist Sunday Hey Hollywood How About Some Women after Summer? Models, Inc. #1 Comic Books Contribute to Naval Academy Recruiting Campaign Manga: Gluey Tart: Restart Shojo Beat: Again with the raping? Also possibly of interest: Arabs on Comic books- Haunted Tank The Negative Zone: The Problem With Fancy-Pants Reprints (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Friday, May 15th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/friday-may-15th.html Supergirl Jamal Igle Costume Redesign Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures of the 8th grade #6 Happy Mother’s Day!!! Word Balloon: Sterling Gates & Jamal Igle on Supergirl BUT Marvel Divas/ "Comic book sexism is Pink's fault, you Stupid Girl!" Firestar concept art for Marvel Divas Joe Quesada says: Ladies, give me your money and shut up Joe, Joe, Joe, f*ckin’ Joe. Wise Feminism Way to blame the readers Joe, how noble of you. Today’s trio of links! Power Girl Best Shots Extra: Power Girl #1 Power Girl #1 Maid of Might: Power Girl #1 (2009) Review X-men Secret Origins: Wolverine Wolverine’s Secret Origins: Really a chick flick? Thoughts on Wolverine: Origins and other things X men Origins: Wolverine Dar Kush X Men Origins Wolverine Misc. Comic Book Cheesecake: When Does Sexy get Sexist? Gettin’ back on track with the comics "Chloe You Ignorant Slut" or "Smallville Fan Meltdown" Kickbutt women of the comics: Kit Colby, Girl Sheriff of Moon Bow Are we so desensitized? Panel Discussion of Three Selves: A Review of the latest LoEG book Mark Waid's Wonder Woman Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #7 2 weeks worth of comics Oracle: The Cure #3 Phantom Lady knew some DUMB Men Tales From the Old Scout (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Tuesday May 12th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tuesday-may-12th.html Compare and Contrast Two “Girl” Comics and a Buffy: My Lady-est Week Ever Frank Miller's best Bat/Cat: All-Star Batman and Robin “It shines through your beautiful skin” The All-Time Top 10 List of Best — and Worst — Mothers in Comics The Sue That Dare Not Speak Its Name Gluey Tart: Mary Sues Adding Incompetence to Insult Violent Women of the Golden Age Wordless image from the DCU blog Hivevaginaphobia Marvel Mystery Monday: Leopard Girl, does whatever a leopard can I'm not sure how this is meant to sit with me MARVEL (DIVAS) Stock Tip: Marvel - Oh the Cognitive Dissonance Marvel Editor-in-Chief: We’re sexist because I listen to Pink Concept art (and a possible story clue?) from Marvel Divas POWER GIRL Nobody Cares About Your Breasts Power Girl Comfort Food The Virgin Read: You Need More Janet Jackson In Your Life, Power Girl Facebook pulls ad featuring Power Girl for being being too offensive WOLVERINE: X-Men Origins: Wolverine — Same Old Story X-Men Origins: Wolverine is sexist? (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Thursday May 7th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/thursday-may-7th.html Feminist Manga Creator Murasaki Yamada Passes Away The boob window/why Ms. Marvel? Dead Girlfriends Why is Huntress back in her Jim Lee outfit? Taking cues from mainstream comics Off LJ - Marvel Divas Marvel Boss: We're Not Sexist, Just Loud Doesn't fit. Women: (Comics) Conned Is 'Wolverine' the most homoerotic superhero movie ever? Space Girls Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #6 (with Mary Sue tie-in) Mary Stu and Marty Sue Friends of Kate Spencer? REVIEW: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures of the Eighth Grade #6 Sam Kieth's "Inner Bimbo" Trinity: The Black Fantasy. Thoughts on BoP, and Oracle: Internet Superhero (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Tuesday May 5th - Safari Compatible Edition! http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tuesday-may-5th-safari-compatible.html NOTE: You may recall that users of the Safari web browser were having difficulty viewing this blog. Happily, the latest version of Safari appears to have fixed the problem (thus saving me from fiddling with Blogger coding! Huzzah!). "I'm a woman and I'm not offended at all..." Joe Quesada sounds off on ASM #600 on MyCup O’Joe! DC reveals Georges Jeanty’s Manhunter Caves and Clocktowers Looking Back with the Birds: A Birds of Prey Retrospective Joe Quesada sounds off on ASM #600 on MyCup O’Joe! “Going Two Ways Without Skytel Pagers” You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught In defense of Guillem March At This Point, Bitter Is A Specialty Flavour Sexist Female Killer Snapper Sue Senior Moment : an Interview with Ariel Schrag Catwoman's Origin: Also Multiple Choice (but some choices are better than others) Who’s behind the mask this time? Supergirls just fly The Big Feminist BUT defining mary The Origin of Ada Lovelace Female Batman Villains: Any non-redeemable ones? X-Men Origins: Wolverine Wolverine’s secret origins: really a chick flick? Comic books provide incentive for reading The 9 Least Necessary Female Versions of Male Superheroes (and Villains) Pioneering comics, disturbing gender attitudes in Chazen's 'Underground Classics' (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Monday, May 4 - Manga Edition http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/monday-may-4-manga-edition.html Orange Planet Book 1 and Male Harem Manga COMICS REVIEW / Facing zombies takes guts, even in cheesecake manga Straight from the heart Review: Princess Resurrection 1 & 2 by Yasunori Mitsunaga Review: Reading Club (Vol 1) Jack Frost, Volume 1 Honey and Clover 6 Off*Beat, Volumes 1 & 2 Venus Capriccio Volume 1 (Mai Nishikata) A.I. Revolution 2 by Yuu Asami: B+ Manga Monday: Hot Gimmick High School Debut (manga, vol. 3) by Kazune Kawahara Dorothea Vol 01 – Thoughts & Impressions Genju No Seiza Vol 1 Danielle Leigh’s Ready Dairy – Orange Planet Vol 1 The Color of Earth (First Second) Fire Investigator Nanase Vol 1 by Hashimoto & Ichikawa Manga Review   Misc Never mind Coraline, give me a proper Cartoon Heroine (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Thursday, April 30 http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/04/thursday-april-30.html Review: Supergirl #40: Superwoman Revealed! Supergirl #40: Jamal Igle’s Costume Changes Harley Quinn: Costume of Win! Comics Culture Warrior Check out the Pretty! Full of Pryde On Topic Please Don’t Disturb My Complacency! Whatever Happened to All the Heroes, All the Shakespearos? Girl Scouts Have a Comics Badge! Ervin Anderson needs to get out of the house more I’m actually really looking forward to Marvel Divas Review: Water Baby Christan Beranek’s Life of High Adventure #5: Web of Love Free Comic Book Day Edition Ivory Madisons “The Huntress’ Comic Book Pajama Party (2004) The Phantom Lady Proves Wertham Right Merciful Minerva! I have the rage of Ares! Bad me! People Hate Me! They Really Hate Me! Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #5 Only One Can Wear the Pointy Ears Bound for Glory CyberNev Sundays: Wonder Boy, All the World is Waiting for You… Wonder Woman and Comics of the Week The Many Faces of Wonder Woman Part I Part II Part III Man, this was a Wonder Woman filled week. Also: Manga: Helter Skelter Posts (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Friday April 24th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/04/friday-april-24th.html The Return Of The Female Drinking Game HUNTRESS soars up the charts…huh??!? HUNTRESS mystery solved — for real, this time — FINALE Huntress soars on Amazon rolling in her grave Interview with Adam Warren Backwards In High Heels The Gender Smog We Breathe: Comics Contribution Depiction of Women in Comics Too Much ACTION? Sunday Grab Bag of Failastic Fail: Marvel Divas, Marvel to Ruin She-Hulk Film @ 11:59 am To see the problem with "Marvel Divas", you need only consult the Wiki Highs and Lows. Marvel and DC's Questionable Girl-Pal Books Today’s comment-fodder post You Can't Lasso the Truth with the Lasso of Truth. Diana Sue Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #4 (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	Wednesday, April 22 http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/04/wednesday-april-22.html Double DC Coverage #4 So, intentional disgrace, or mere ineptitude? Oh Dinah! Heh heh. The Week's Comics: GA/BC #19, Oracle #2 Oracle- Cure for what, exactly? Of Comics and Feminism Reality 101- Class is in session Year One You Naughty, Naughty Marvel Writers Superheroine Costume Skeeve Watch: Star Sapphire An Open Letter to Comics DMZ #41 “Zee DMZ” I’m MSTie over Batwoman My comics of the week- OMG SUPERTORSO! Wednesday Interview: Sterling Gates What happened to Anne Cleveland? The Girly Comic book Volume 1- Not your usual Anthology (Comment on this)
5:59 pm	April 20 - Manga Edition http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-20-manga-edition.html Guest Review: Alice on Deadlines (Vol. 03) Mini Review: After School Nightmare (Vol. 09) Vampire Knight So I need to lose 15 Pounds Vol 01 (END)- Thoughts & Impressions Honey and Clover vol 5 Manga Review Manga Friday: Schoolgirls in Trouble Love Song by Keiko Nishi Venus Capriccio, by NISHIKATA Mai Educational – A Theory on Why Women Like Yaoi Honey Hunt Vol 1 by Miki Aihara Manga Review NANA, Volume 16 Video Games The Gamer Girlfriend 04.16.09: Halo 3 Female PC Gamers Make Up Largest Gaming Group: Nielsen Report Misc Boys Over Flowers (Korean Hana Yori Dango) (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
3:22 am	Wednesday June 10th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/06/wednesday-june-10th.html Miscellany: Review: Woman King Yow! What have they done to Little Lulu? Glory be and hallelujah, warm weather has returned! The Changing face of the Female in Comics Puzzling Over Sam Kieth MoCCA: Laura Lee Essential Dykes to Watch Out For Battle Cry: Glass Mask, Betty & Veronica Contest Sexism Wonder Woman: Love Wonder Woman Right Now Why All The Wonder Woman Hate? Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #11 Batgirl: Who is Batgirl...the confusion continues Batgirl, A New Pic The Batgirl Promo Batgirl #1 Promo #2 Also: Sunday Comics Bring On The Black Bad Guys Dear Pixar, From All The Girls With Band-Aids On Their Knees Discuss: Is Pixar Sexist? (Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
2:02 pm	Monday June 6th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/06/monday-june-6th.html Miscellany: Graphic Novel Review: Dusk False Witness! is no Female Force, that’s for sure Female Farce: Michele Bachmann comic Never Learn Anything from History The only thing I didn't like about this week's Runaways #10... The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool - Y Are Marvel divas just fanboy fantasies? Batwoman is back and she means business Cover Art Cavalcade: DC Wants Your Daughters To Read Comics Sexist Book Covers The Brinkley Girls: The Best of Nell Brinkley’s Cartoons 1913-1940 Galaxion: The Jump Comic Book Review: Likewise by Ariel Schrag Marvel does yaoi? Supergirl’s First Romance On empowerment and the language of comic art Of interest: Today’s Handley/manga law updates Missing Identities: Racialicious Revisits Secret Identities Great Moments in Black History #13: “Now I’m here to tell ya… there’s a better day” The Library Don't Have a Closet: 19 Graphic Novels for Gay & Lesbian Pride Month (Comment on this)
2:02 pm	Friday, June 5th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/06/friday-june-5th.html Wondering about Wonder Woman This just in: Megan Fox doesn’t want to play Wonder Woman, WW Fans Everywhere Celebrate Loved WW 32 (Spoiler Talk) Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #10 Fun with Wonder Woman, Secret Six and fanfic Masters of American Comics Exhibit Includes No Mistresses The Godmother of the Graphic Novel And the Bar is HOW high this time? If I had a canon Misc. What is in a name? Post Battle for the Cowl Batman Titles And the Award for most unfortunate layout decision goes to…(may be nsfw) To Catch a Thief The Ethel Muggs Makeover Featured Artist: Ursula Vernon (may be nsfw) Oh, I’m buying Marvel Divas all right… Manga Gluey Tart: Is Disgruntled Also of Interest Golden Rule Playin’ the Race card Thursday (Comment on this)
2:02 pm	June 1 – Manga Edition http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-1-manga-edition.html Review: Kasumi (Vo1. 01) Village of deaths Antique Bakery (manga, vol. 3) by Fumi Yoshinaga Land of the Blindfolded – Tsukuba Sakura Your and My Secret Vol. #01 Otonari wa XX, by TSUKISHIMA Sango King of Cards 1 by Makoto TATENO Gakuen Prince, Vol 1 Tsubasa: Those with Wings Vol. 1 and Fruits Basket Vol. 1 Blue Moon Reviews – Kaze Hikaru, Vols. 1-2 Venus Capriccio Vol 1 by Mai Nishikata Manga Review Anime Early Impressions: Sora Kakeru Shoujo (The Girl Who Leapt Through Space) (Comment on this)
2:02 pm	A short post- Sunday, May 31 http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/short-post-sunday-may-31.html Get us out from under, Wonder Woman… The Lasso of Truth Make a liar tell the truuuuth… Wonder Woman for president Megan Fox: ‘Wonder Woman is a lame superhero’ Megan Fox is NOT Wonder Woman What’s your scene, baby, we just gotta know! BATGIRL! Interview about various post BotC comics, including Batgirl Is she a chick from outer space…or is she real, with her tender warm embrace? BATGIRL! Trying to sort out my thoughts on Batgirl Battle for the Cowl: Batgirl Women of the Bat Misc. *bangs head against wall* Comic books… Pioneering comics, disturbing gender attitudes Marvel Comics isn’t adult only now, is it? NSFW The Tarot Experience- Live! (Comment on this)
Friday, May 29th, 2009
10:42 pm	Friday, May 29th http://womenincomics.blogspot.com/2009/05/friday-may-29th.html Models and Divas Marvel’s new female centered comics Tim Gun makes Models Inc Work Fighting Crime AND Fat You’re a Wonder, Wonder Woman... Wonder Woman: Bondage and Female Empowerment The Many Faces of Barbara Minerva Part 6 (vs Catwoman) Megan Fox Disses Wonder Woman Wonder Woman #32- Review Trade Talks: Wonder Woman: The Circle Bound to Blog: Wonder Woman #9 That’s really super, Supergirl. Micheal Turner’s Costume Designs “Supergirl. Duh.” Manga Gluey Tart: The Dawn of Love Misc. The Big Feminist BUT The Color of Earth Dwayne McDuffie fired from the JLA #521, In Which a Heroine Scowls a Lot Cherchez Les Violent Femmes Your proof that is gets worse Women in Comics Drawing the Bat: JH Williams talks Batwoman And now for something comic-ly different Racism Extra special daily post (Comment on this)