Author: Sharon Bowers

Batwoman, DC Comics, J.H. Williams and W. Haden Blackman, 2012

The Joys of Ladypain

A Celebration of Ladypain in Superhero Comics! No, really, okay, stay with me! As comic readers, we talk a lot about “manpain”: story arcs that generally revolve around men’s responses to trauma, often the death or otherwise abuse of women in their lives. While it’s (rightfully) used to deride self-indulgently misogynistic set-ups, I sometimes wince…

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