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Round Four: Harassment and the Geek Blogosphere

Anita Sarkeesian’s (Feminist Frequency) Tropes Vs. Women In Video Games Kickstarter was met with some initial excitement and some predictable disdain. Then the harassment campaign hit. After thousands of comments threatening her with death and rape, the defacement of her … Continue reading

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Pitch Me: Fastball Special

After taking in all your feedback, I’ve decided to finish off round three with a lightning round. So without the usual planning and fussing, we just write, and we do this topic right. How it works: Write a pitch for … Continue reading

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What to do about round three…

You might have noticed that round three hasn’t been closed, and that no round up posts have been published. That is because I received only two submissions for Pitch Me. I’ve been holding off on posting those, because I was … Continue reading

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Pitch me: What’s an underrated comic I should read?

Ladies, we are live, with another round of Women Write About Comics! From May 13-19, we’ll be pitching you some of our best beloved, but most underrated graphic novels, manga, and comic book series. So if you’re looking for some … Continue reading

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Round Three:

The poll is closed and we have our next topic: Round Three of Women Write About Comics May 13-19 Pitch me: What’s an underrated comic I should read? What’s your favourite comic nobody’s reading? What’s so great about it, and … Continue reading

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Round Three Nominations Open

Time to start nominating, ladies. So what would you like to talk about? Round three will run from May 13-19 . We will only be accepting nominations through the comments to this post.

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Round Two: Favorite Stories Starring Women

Women Write About Comics Round Two: Favourite Stories Starring Women March 18 – 24 What’s your favourite comic book story with a female lead? Remember the time your favourite female character stole the show? What makes a good story? Does … Continue reading

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ladies, we are live

Today marks the start of Women Write About Comics (Part The First). Throughout the week, participants will be posting their contributions on their blogs, tumblrs and journals. Track the tag #womenoncomics (both Twitter and Tumblr) if you want to see … Continue reading

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Are you writing about comics? How’s that going?

The Carnival approaches! Is your contribution ready? Have you… even started it? Never fear procrastinators, you still have a week! Some reminders: You can post your essay/vid/comic/interpretive dance at any time during the week of January 22-28. If you don’t … Continue reading

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Women Write About Comics: Round One

Women In Refrigerators, 13 Years Later January 22nd – 28th, 2012 In 1999, writer Gail Simone and some like-minded friends created a controversial site, Women In Refrigerators. The site hosted a fairly comprehensive list of female comic book characters who … Continue reading

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