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Excerpt from Sequart’s Book How to Analyze & Review Comics: Underrepresentation, Stereotyping, Objectification, and Plot Devices: Female Characters in Superhero Comics

Carolyn Cocca — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:00:27 +0000

The following is an excerpt from Sequart’s book How to Analyze & Review Comics. For more information, including purchase options, click HERE. Female superhero characters have historically been much less numerous, much more often stereotyped,… [more]

Women Like Barbara Shermund Have Always Worked in Comics & Cartoons

Sarah Cooke — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:00:45 +0000

Always Worked in Comics & Cartoons" title="Women Like Barbara Shermund Have Always Worked in Comics & Cartoons" style="float:left;" />If you’ve spent much time in the world of comic book fandom, you know there are certain fault lines that, unfortunately, can be divisive among fans. One of those fault lines is the issue of… [more]

The Women of Marvel and Geek Subculture

Sage Gentry — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:00:42 +0000

Whilst scrolling through the internet, trying to find the Women of Marvel variant covers which celebrate Women’s History Month through showcasing female artwork on comic book covers, I came across my favorite superhero, as her… [more]

Jane Austen, Art, and Women in Comics: A Conversation with Janet K. Lee

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:00:26 +0000

Do I have to drink hot tea in order to talk about Jane Austen? That’s the question that kept running through my head as I made my way to Sip Café in East Nashville. I… [more]

Clips from the She Makes Comics World Premiere Event

Mike Phillips — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:00:35 +0000

She Makes Comics World Premiere Event" title="Clips from the She Makes Comics World Premiere Event" style="float:left;" />On 15 November, 2014, Respect Films and Sequart hosted the world premiere of She Makes Comics at Brave New World Comics in Santa Clarita, CA. We screened the documentary for over one hundred attendees and held… [more]

Understanding Comics on the Wabash Cannonball

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:00:22 +0000

I took the last “left” to Clarksville because, contrary to popular belief, there is no train. Driving up the Interstate from Nashville, I wondered idly how many other people had been disappointed to learn that… [more]

Chasing Amy: A Pioneering Film Featuring Female Comics Creators

Ian Dawe — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:00:49 +0000

Chasing Amy: A Pioneering Film Featuring Female Comics Creators" title="Chasing Amy: A Pioneering Film Featuring Female Comics Creators" style="float:left;" />It’s easy to forget in 2014 that there was a time when comics weren’t really that close to the center of the cultural zeitgeist. But, though someone under twenty may not believe it, there was… [more]

Sequart Announces She Makes Comics Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign

Mike Phillips — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:13:22 +0000

She Makes Comics Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign" title="Sequart Announces She Makes Comics Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign" style="float:left;" />Sequart and Respect Films are proud to simultaneously announce the production of a brand new documentary about the history of women in comics and a Kickstarter campaign to help fund it. She Makes Comics busts… [more]

Getting More Women Into Comics

Lisa Lopacinski — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:38:10 +0000

Recently, I had a customer ask me why there aren’t more women reading comic books, and if, because I am a woman store owner, we had a lot of women shop here. Let’s just say… [more]