FEMMES FORMIDABLES
a DIACHRONIC study of the IMAGE of the POWERFUL FEMALE in POPULAR (and maybe other) CULTURES
Thursday, January 28, 2010
BATTERY GIRL
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As in "assault and..."
Monday, January 25, 2010
HERE'S TO YOU, MRS. ZOR-EL?
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Whereas the aforeseen ACTION COMICS cover shows Supergirl socking an ordinary mortal dressed as Superman, SUPERMAN #21 (Byrne era) shows the...
Friday, January 15, 2010
A SHORT BUT MARVELOUS POST
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No time for a long essay today, but I thought I'd keep my hand in with this excerpt from Mary Marvel's first appearance in CAPTAIN M...
Monday, January 11, 2010
THE FEMININE WILL
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If at all possible, view the following picture w/o paying attention to the cover copy from ACTION COMICS #346. If one does not read th...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
FROM SHEENA TO XENA
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Well, I have enough material to keep taking shots at THE BEAT from now till eternity, but Her Majesty (note the initials) isn't likely t...
Monday, January 4, 2010
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SIDEKICK
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Hmm. I'm not sure which one is the villain, and which is the sidekick, but I guess there's no heroine in the forefront here. Or may...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
BYSTANDER OR SIDEKICK?
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I'm not sure which she is. Since female characters in comics have no agency, the blonde in the picture can't possibly be the star. I...
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