In my last post, I wrote a bit about the implications that motherhood and maternal thinking have for the rendering of the protagonist Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn. Since then, I’ve been thinking more about the construction of female protagonists, especially since I’ve started reading Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s […]
Comic Books
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The Batman franchise (Warner Bros.) has been frequently questioned on its representation of female characters, despite featuring some of comics’ most memorable women. The Batman: Arkham series has consistently featured some problematic representations of its female characters and other bits of sexist content throughout the four games. Batman: Arkham City […]
As a kid I was always a huge fan of X-Men, Spiderman, and Fantastic Four comics so it really only makes sense that my own kid would enjoy some of the same things in her own comic world. She snuggles up with her own stuffed Spiderman, Hulk, and Wolverine dolls every […]
On Wednesday, DC Comics unleashed a brand new advertising and social media movement called “DC You.” With it, DC Universe will introduce 24 all-new series on top of 25 ongoing comics, and will feature characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman. DC You promises to bring diversity to the comics […]
One of the hardest things about being late to the comic book/graphic novel game is that there are so many series that are so well established it’s hard to know where exactly to start. As I’ve been diving head first into the comic book world over the past year and […]