Wonder Woman: Revisiting the Amazon with Gail Simone
Superman has “Up, up, and away!”and foiling the plans of Lex Luthor. Batman has jumping around rooftops and fighting the Joker. Wonder Woman has, um, well, a twirl. Not that I’m dissing it. I loved the...
View ArticleWonder Woman Gets Dropped by NBC
The much criticized, much discussed David E. Kelley version of Wonder Women has been dropped by NBC. There has been a lot of speculation and discussion about the new Wonder Woman television series that...
View ArticleGeekGirlCon is This Weekend…See You There?
Be still my heart! There is actually a convention for us girls now! It’s in Seattle, so those of you on the East Coast have a ways to trek it (haha, I made a geek funny), but there is indeed ...
View ArticleThe Tipping Point: Girls, Geeks, Sexualization and How It Starts So Young
This winter, I wrote a column called “The Tipping Point,” about how geek and nerd society has reached the point where so many women have become involved that even though the resistance is there,...
View ArticleWonder Woman – Icon of Feminine Strength
This is why we need more female superheros. Stephanie Piña, of the blog Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood writes about the strength and inspiration she finds in the image of Wonder Woman. It’s an incredibly...
View ArticleShe’s a Wonder…Wonder Why?
Last week marked a day that perhaps only hardcore fans of the infamous character may know or care about; March 23 was the birthday of one Diana Prince -– also known as Wonder Woman. GeekMom editor and...
View ArticleCongrats to Young Women Artists! Part Four
The Womanthology Project is getting great reviews and there will be more! The next issue of Womanthology will be “Space.” If you are a female artist, you can still enter your work but my daughter has...
View ArticleCongrats to Young Women Artists! Part Five
Kelsie Ladd is the second oldest in her family of artists. She is fifteen years old and was kind enough to answer my questions about the Womanthology book and herself. How did you find out about the...
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An Open Letter to Joss Whedon: Give Us Our Heroines!
To: Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Re: Your new role as architect of live-action Marvel movies and television. Subject: Give Us Our Heroines!
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Inspired at NY ComicCon
Waldo, in his striped cap, turned to look around in the big crowd. He spotted his friend, Captain America, and pointed, "There you are!" This was one of the many entertaining moments at New York...
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My So-Called Secret Identity Re-Invents Women in Comics
We’ve all seen the endless debates, arguments and downright abuse surrounding the women in comics “issue”; whether it’s about visual representation (see the Hawkeye Initiative) or the staff of the...
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