Tag: Treatment of women

Episode 69: Women in Comics, Part 2

Andi and Lise do a second part of their conversation regarding women in comics, and portrayals thereof. Topics that come up are women superhero teams and women supervillains, and they both agree that there should be MOAR of both!

If you’re interested:
Newsarama: Top 10 Female Superhero Teams of All Time
Marvel.com: 7 of the Best All-Women Teams in the Marvel Universe
Ranker: The Greatest All-Female Superhero Teams and Ensembles
Comicbasics.com: Top 10 Greatest Female Supervillains
Newsarama: 10 Best Female Supervillains

Also! Andi geeked out about the book Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi. It’s the first in the Legacy of Orisha series. Lise shared how excited she is to be starting season three of the Amazon Prime show: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

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Episode 68: Women and Comics, Part 1

Andi and Lise talk about portrayals of superhero women in comics and the revealing clothing and sexualization of their bodies (and yes, they’ve also noticed the trend of increased and unrealistic musculature of male superheroes). They chat, too, about how indie comics might be taking the lead on better representation of female superheroes and badass women.

Find more food for thought:

The Artifice on sexism, impracticality, and the hopeful future of costuming
Comicsverse: How to change the problem with female superhero costumes
Tumblr account the Hawkeye Initiative
For a different take, see this blog at Medium on reframing the debate on female superhero costumes

Lise geeked out about the latest season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Season 4 has some amazing things happening!!

Andi shared her excitement over Blade Runner 2019 from Titan Comics.

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