She Makes Comics, the Documentary
She Makes Comics is a great documentary about women in comics. She Makes Comics explains the history of women in comics highlighting the…
- Anthropology Comics, Movies & Shows Geeks/Nerds/Otaku Pop Culture: movies & shows The Image of Women
Disney’s Maleficent, beyond the surface
Disney’s Maleficent is a movie with many meanings. It can be taken as a “modern” fairy tale, or you can scratch and find…
- Anthropology Comics, Movies & Shows Fandom Geeks/Nerds/Otaku Pop Culture: movies & shows The Image of Women
Economic independence of women to change Hollywood gender stereotypes
The structure of the family is changing across the US, according to The New York Times. Women’s economic independence is not only changing…
Were Viking females like Lady Sif?
Norse migrants to England in the latter ninth century were supposed to be mostly males. However, a recent study suggests that the ratio…
New Spider-Woman #1 variant cover is showing her butt!
Women have been reduced to sexual objects, or mere objects, in media narratives in order to stress male characters journeys. Marvel has been…
Superhero partners: Mary Marvel
Mary Marvel is a female superhero from the 40s, the sister of Captain Marvel, a comic book originally published by Fawcett Comics (now…
Breaking taboo in Japan
First of all: what is a taboo? A taboo refers to a social norm from a certain community, culture or sub-culture, that is…
Marvel wades in: the new Thor is a woman
In 1999 comics writer Gail Simone posted a list called “Women in Refrigerators,” in which she numbered female lead and supporting characters who…
The Test
On Thursday I wrote about the need of having a female superhero portrayed correctly on the big screen. I did not talk about…
We need a Female Superhero
Where are the heroines with superpowers? Where is the female superhero? How is she portrayed in comics? How do you think she will…
