We all know the common problem with female bodies in comics: oversexualized, unrealistic, packed in tight suits, bent at unnatural angles and looking seductive even in the midst of a battle.
MAN PLUS: A Conversation/Review
MAN PLUS Titan Comics, July 8th André Lima Araújo, Arisa Rozegar, Luis Guerrero, Tom Williams Ghost in the Shell lifers J. A. Micheline and Claire Napier (that’s me!) discuss what was the first issue, but has since become just a section of Titan’s ongoing web release, of André Lima Araújo’s passion project Man Plus. Do they like it?…
“Feminist, Unruly, Cheerfully Monstrous”: Highlight on Dodie Bellamy
Mostly, Dodie Bellamy doesn’t care what you think of her writing. Or, that’s not quite right—she thinks that you should respect her writing for reasons that you’re maybe unused to respecting writing for. She wants you to question what is respectable in literature.
The Wicked + The Divine: “Fucking Tara” and the Fame Monster
On Autonomy, Available Bodies and Asking For It Spoiler Warning: This essay contains spoilers for The Wicked + The Divine #13.
Sequential Sartorial: Fetishists, Unlike Emma Frost, Understand Occasion
Welcome to the X-Men, where second-skin garmentry is commonplace—hope you survive the experience! Amongst the X-Men is a villain-turned-teacher (turned heroine, though never nice); her name is Emma Frost. For most of her history, she’s worn all-white, though recently she turned to all-black. But just as often as she’s been monochromatic, she’s been clothed in outfits…
Feminists in Love
Relationships are a lot of work! Half of the fun is finding a love interest, and the other half is working through issues that crop up while romancing. One of the most important aspects is whether or not you agree on societal issues and how differences in viewpoints are handled. Read all about how WWACers…
“An Example of Great Side Boob”: The Cover Art of Jenny Frison
Jenny Frison’s covers first came to my attention when she was selected as the main cover artist for Gail Simone’s run on Red Sonja. Considering the amazing artists handpicked by Simone for the first issue included Fiona Staples, Nicola Scott, and Stephanie Buscema, I wasn’t too keen on Frison for the main covers. Not because I didn’t…
“Shot to the crotch, and you’re to blame, Darlin’ you give pulp comics a bad name”: A Review of Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood
Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #3 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller), Valentina Pinto (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan (art) and Vinicius Andrade (colors) Dynamite July 15, 2015
Glove, Bracelet, Bikini, Halberd: Exit the Witchblade, For Good?
Witchblade is ending! Come October, and issue one hundred and eighty-five, Sara Pezzini is taking off the glove, and walking away from her solo title after twenty long years. If you put your ear to the ground it sounds like a new bearer might surface, in a rebooted series of her own, but nothing solid…
Becoming a Sports Fan: My Trip to the Women’s World Cup
I’m tearing up at a Nike commercial. There are girls in the commercial, from middle to high school, all wearing soccer uniforms. It cuts from team to team, with the US Women’s National Team’s training interspersed. The US Team just won the World Cup, the third time for the nation and the first for this…
Every Rose Has Its Thorn. Sexist Nights Have Their Dawn… Rose McGowan Vs Hollywood [GIFs]
Hi! I’m a person who has watched a lot of Charmed. In fact, I’ve watched all of Charmed. Charmed is not great; it’s barely even good in any way. But I watched it. I watched it all. Rose McGowan was on Charmed. Do you know what Rose McGowan has done now? Rose McGowan has brought…
Phantom Pain, Real Pain: Metal Gear Trailer Feelings
I watched the new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain trailer, and I’m just annoyed. I feel a yearning; I want to go back in time and observation and just enjoy my attachment to the Metal Gear name. I want to be simply invested in these stories of men.