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The Supergirls: A feminist response to catsuits?

Books post by Kjerstin Johnson, September 16, 2009 - 3:01am; tagged comic books, comics, Feministory, Mike Madrid, Superheroes, superheroines, The Supergirls, Trina Robbins, Wonder Woman, wonder woman movie.

There's a surprising gap of research, let alone feminist research, on female superheroes from comics. Trina Robbins has turned out some amazing books on women and comics, including one on female superheroes, but she can't do it alone (and good luck trying to find her work at your nearby Barnes & Noble). That's why I'm excited about Mike Madrid's new book The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines not to mention the fantastic online resource he put together to go along with the volume. Read on for more!
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The Cold Shoulder

Saving Superheroines from Comic-book Violence
The Cold Shoulder
Article by Shannon Cochran, appeared in issue Super; published in 2007; filed under Books; tagged activism, comics, heroes, heroins, misogyny, superheroines, violence.

There’s a new Bat in Gotham City. Like Bruce Wayne, she’s a rich socialite by day and a black-clad vigilante at night. And, also like Bruce Wayne, in both incarnations she’s apt to sweep the ladies off their feet. Kate Kane, the new, revamped Batwoman, isn’t the first lesbian character to debut in the DC Comics universe, but she might have the highest profile. Last June, DC Executive Director Dan DiDio issued a press release saying the move was intended “to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world.”

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Female Bonding

The Strange History of Wonder Woman
Female Bonding
Article by KL Pereira, appeared in issue Hot & Bothered; published in 2006; filed under Social commentary; tagged Amazon, bondage, comics, heroes, heroins, lesbian, sapphic, superheroines.

“Bind me as tight as you can, girls, with the biggest ropes and chains you can find!” The woman is smiling in ecstasy, plastered against a large wooden beam, ropes and chains taut against her body, as she begs her captors, a group of jubilant, scantily clad young women, to pull her shackles just a little bit tighter. The girls taunt their captive: “We are, Princess, even you can’t escape these bonds!”

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Bad(ass) Brains

An Interview with Filmmaker Marina Zurkow, Creator of the Web's Freaky, Fiesty Cerebelle du Jour, Braingirl
Bad(ass) Brains
An interview with Marina Zurkow by Ruth Ozeki, published in 2001; filed under Film; tagged animation, Braingirl, cartoons, film, gender bending, sexualization, superheroines.

I met Marina Zurkow in 1986 on the set of a horror film called Matt Riker: Mutant Hunt. I was the art director. She was hired to be my assistant. It was an entirely inappropriate crewing decision, typical of the low-low budget B-movie genre. I'd never studied art, never been on a film set, and never cared much for horror; Marina had graduated from the School of Visual Arts, she'd propped several films, and she had a true affinity for the horror genre. Needless to say, she saved my ass.

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Looking for Girls in All the Boys' Places

An Unlikely Feminist Film Fest
Article by Stephanie Rosenfeld, appeared in issue Issue #2; published in 1996; filed under Film; tagged Catwoman, gender bending, gender roles, heroines, Hollywood, superheroes, superheroines.

Wish there were more kick-ass female characters in the movies? Enough with The Piano-esqe mute-is-powerful bullshit. Sometimes you can find feminism in the most unlikely places, like action movies and Freaky Friday-like comedies.

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