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This is blogbase alpha for the Women Write About Comics blog carnival, which is taking place all over the intarwebz.

Guest Post: Ultra Woman

Posted on May 24, 2013

The Super-Humanity of Lois & Clark’s Lois Lane  (And Why it’s So Important). Pamela Bodziock When Lois & Clark premiered in 1993, my ten-year-old self was instantly transfixed. Not, mind you, because of Superman (though I quite liked Dean Cain’s … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Lois Lane: Hero or Villain?

Posted on May 23, 2013

Golden Age Lois and the psychology of superhero romance. Michael May I’m thrilled that Lois Lane is getting her own celebration during the 75th Anniversary of Action Comics #1, but I haven’t always felt that way. It took me a … Continue reading →

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Lois Appreciation Begins!

Posted on May 22, 2013

Thanks to a series of strange and unfortunate events (some involving me weeping on the floor of a server room–the less said, the better), our celebration is getting off to a bit of a late start. But don’t worry, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Lois blog carnival approaching!

Posted on April 30, 2013

The Lois carnival is fast approaching. Have you started your post?

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News & Things: Books, comic books, and fake books.

Posted on April 18, 2013

Megan Purdy I don’t have a Kickstarter pick for you guys this week. But what I do have is this nifty link. Brandon Graham and Emily Carroll did a Betty and Veronica comics jam. Whaaaaa. I’ve loved B&V since I … Continue reading →

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Call for submissions: The history of Lois Lane

Posted on April 5, 2013

Looking for a few good guest posts. As part of 75 Years of Lois Lane (Lois 75, for convenience), we’re putting together a series of posts on the history of Lois Lane, but there’s so much history that we can’t … Continue reading →

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Blog Carnival: 75 Years of Lois Lane

Posted on April 5, 2013

Celebrating 75 Years of Lois Lane (in May) Action Comics #1 was released in June of 1938. It featured the debut of not only Clark Kent and Superman, but plucky, independent reporter Lois Lane. Love interest, competitor, sometime thorn in … Continue reading →

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News & Things: Clever title need not apply

Posted on April 4, 2013

Megan Purdy I’m not sure how to do a news update this week–the gutting of LucasArts and the passing of Roger Ebert (two thumbs down, cancer) obviously overshadow everything else. Instead I’ll just share an Indiegogo campaign, and a few … Continue reading →

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What is geek culture?

Posted on April 1, 2013

What we talk about, when we talk about fake fangirls. Megan Purdy Back in the day–the non-branded, power-to-the-people, halcyon days of geek culture–being a fan was being a geek, was being an outcast, was being a fan. Or so I’m … Continue reading →

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Our first podcast! Our SECOND interview with Hannah Chapman of Comic Book Slumber Party

Posted on March 29, 2013

Here at Women Write About Comics we’re unfailingly organised – mostly. Each moving through local comic connections Megan B and Claire both arranged interviews with Comic Book Slumber Party’s Hannah Chapman… and didn’t realise there was crossover until each were … Continue reading →

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