Tooting my own horn slightly… I wrote a piece on feminist bloggers responding to sexism in superhero comics, which is in the new issue of Mother Jones. There’s been a great surge among feminist comics blogs and online communities. The comics industry has gone from blithely ignoring feminist concerns to responding to them openly. At the same time, though, weirdly dehumanizing imagery and storylines remain very prevalent in superhero comics. The article’s not online yet, but should be within a few weeks.
Charlie, can you give me a direct URL? I’d like to blog about this on ComicMix.
Hi Elayne! Great to hear from you. I wish I could give you URL. The article isn’t online yet. Here’s the TOC for the issue, which will eventually include a link to an online version of my article:
http://www.motherjones.com/toc/2007/07/index.html
Thanks Charlie – the feminist comics blogosphere has been talking about this one for a few weeks, so as soon as you may get an URL please pass it along so I can publicize it on ComicMix! I’ve already linked to this post from my own blog.