February 2012
New artist on Birds of Prey - Saiz off, Foreman on
The Source has announced that in May Jesus Saiz will be moving off of Birds of Prey and on to Resurrection Man. Travel Foreman will be moving from Animal Man to Birds of Prey.
All good artists, but this musical chairs is not a good sign.
Below is a look at Foreman’s take on the Birds as well as the cover for issue 9 by Saiz.
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And the winner of the most kick ass artist of a...
Thanks to everyone who voted during the tournament and in the finals yesterday. I hope you had fun and enjoyed seeing how the art changed through the years on some of DC’s female characters. The voting was tight at the end but one winner has emerged!
The favorite artist/character pairing is Amanda Conner for Power Girl!
Conner has only been drawing the character since 2005, but it is...
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Galentine's Tournament! Here is match 2!
And we have our second pair of BFF’s to vote for today. Make sure to vote in the other match!
First, we have two long time friends who have been through just about everything together including one of the being killed off and brought back. Selina Kyle and Holly Robinson.
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Two women who have bonded (and mind melded) over hitting, punching, shopping and movie going to become very close...
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Galentine's Tournament! Here is match 1
It’s the start of our Galentine’s tournament to pick favorite female friendship. We’ll have two matches today.
Our first match has one of our most popular pairs who bonded over bad dads:
Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown
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Two women who have shared a wonderful title and a long friendship:
Wonder Woman and Artemis
Voting is open until 8PM
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Bryan Q. Miller to write Smallville digital comic
DC Comics announced this morning that Bryan Q. Miller will be writing a weekly Smallville “Season 11” digital comic. The comic will feature characters of the original show including Clark Kent, who is now Superman, Lois Lane, Oliver Queen and Chloe Sullivan-Queen. Miller, who penned the Batgirl series starring Stephanie Brown, has been noticeably missing out of DC’s creative...
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Galentine's Tournament starts tomorrow!
Tomorrow we start the Galentine’s Day Tournament. Thanks for all your votes and 16 pairs of BFF (no “s” because it is already plural) have been determined.
There will be two matches tomorrow and I am sure you will enjoy them!
Is this a good sign for fans of Black Bat and the...
Back in October I told you about a Batman Chess set from Eaglemoss. At the time the set had the following characters as pieces:
White King - Batman
White Queen - Catwoman
White Rook - Batwoman
White Rook - Huntress
White Bishop - Damian
White Bishop - Nightwing
White Knight - Red Robin
White Knight - Batgirl
White Pawn - Oracle
White Pawn - Alfred Pennyworth
White Pawn - Katana
White...
Interview: Amy Reeder talks Batwoman
Today marks the start of Amy Reeder’s 6 issue arc as the artist on Batwoman. Reeder, who first came to the DC fold as the artist on Vertigo’s Madame Xanadu, was announced as the co-artist of Batwoman with J.H. Williams in April of 2010. While she drew Kate Kane in the Batwoman 0 issue from November of 2011, this is the first time we’ve seen her draw Kate in the cape beyond...
Kick ass artist of kick ass women: The Finals!
The winner of favorite Wonder Woman was Cliff Chiang. That means we have been through 16 tournaments and it is time to decide the ultimate kick ass artist of DC women. Here are all the finalists. Pick which artist/character combo is your favorite.You can see all the tournaments here. I’m going to leave the voting open a little longer than usual - until 10 PM tonight. So get your scrolling...
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Cover of Wonder Woman #9 by Cliff Chiang
When was the last time we had a Wonder Woman bondage cover?
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Contest takes on Starfire for costume redesign
The ladies at Girls Gone Geek - Vanessa Gabriel and Erica Peterman - let me know about a cool design contest they are judging at Superhero of the Month.This month they are taking on a character who recently had her costume, and personality, adjusted for the new 52:
Starfire has had a few versions of her costumes since the on she wore in George Perez’s New Teen Titans:
And now...
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 16
The winner of favorite Mera artist was Ivan Reis. Today we have DC’s top female character, Wonder Woman. Get your scrolling finger ready because it is going to take a while to get through this list which consists of artists from her book. I’m sure I could devote a poll to her appearances outside her book, too. I’ll save that for another time.
H.G. Peter drew Wonder Woman in her...
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New 3 Chicks up with guest Ross Campbell
Kelly and I are back with another podcast and this week we talk to artist Ross Campbell. Campbell is the talent behind Wet Moon, Shadoweyes and Glory, which we reviewed last week. We also review Fatale #2 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips and Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks. And our chick of the week is the newest bird, Starling!
So give us a listen and please us a comment with your...
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Preview of Batwoman #6
And here’s your first look at Amy Reeder’s art for the series. USA Today has an interview with Williams and Blackman about the next arc:
Batwoman battles a new supernatural threat, DEO agent Cameron Chase is assigned to someone she doesn’t exactly like, Maggie Sawyer is handed an important case, Col. Jacob Kane — Batwoman’s dad — tries to make sense of his life, Kate Kane...
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Preview of Huntress #5
Issue #5 of Huntress is on sale Wednesday. Here’s a preview:
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 15
The winner of favorite Stephanie Brown artist was Dustin Nguyen. Today, we have - Mera, Queen of the Seven Seas. If you are a Mera fan or want to find out more about her stop by the Aquaman Shrine as celebrating her all month. And a reminder tomorrow is the final Kick Ass Artist poll - I wonder who that will be. Wednesday we will have the vote to decide the most kick ass artist of a kick ass DC...
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It's time to celebrate Galentine's Day!
A few of you have asked about a couples tournament for Valentine’s Day and due to a variety of reasons, I won’t be doing one this year. Instead I will be celebrating the holiday, via Leslie Knopes of Parks and Recreation, of Galentine’s Day!
DC has so many great friendships between its female characters and it is time to celebrate them. Send me your favorite female...
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DC Comics wins January in unit sales; Wonder Woman...
Diamond has released its sales figures for January and DC and Marvel had a split victory for the month. Marvel on dollar sales. DC won on unit sales. But DC also took the entire 10 ten in comics which hasn’t been done by a publisher in 7 years.
The number one comic was once again Justice League. The highest selling female led DC book was again Wonder Woman which stayed in the top 20.
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Aw damn, I liked Vandal Savage's other daughter
DC announced on the Source the next arc in DC Universe Presents today:
Following the conclusion of the science-fiction based CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN, the new story arc begins when the nation’s best FBI profiler, Kass Sage, must reach out to her father for help in solving a desperate case. The twist? Her father is the imprisoned serial killer, Vandal Savage.
The creative team is James...
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Two daughters, one awesome dad
Some girls like flowers and butterflies and pink. Some girls love superheroes. Here’s how a Dad, artist and creator Mark Rodriguez, respected both his young daughters’ preferences given they had to share a room.
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Film on female superheroes needs funding on...
A new documentary on female superheroes is looking for funding on KIckstarter. Last year I posted about the documentary The History of the World according to Wonder Woman. Many of you contributed and the film was able finance a new round of production.
Now the documentary, which has been renamed Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, is in need of funding for its world debut...
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 14
The winner of favorite Catwoman artist was Darwyn Cooke. Today we have our third Batgirl favorite artist contest. Actually a little bit Batgirl, a little bit Robin, a little bit Spoiler - Stephanie Brown.
Pete Woods drew Stephanie Brown in Robin:
Damion Scott drew Stephanie both as Spoiler and later Robin
Phil Noto drew Stephanie in Batgirl v1 and for the cover of Batgirl:
Lee Garbett...
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Amy Reeder shows pages in process for Batwoman #6
Amy Reeder’s long awaited arc on Batwoman starts next week with issue #6 and she’s posted some of her work on her Facebook page show how she goes from rough pencils to pencils to inks. Looks beautiful!
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 13
The winner of favorite Barda artist was Jack Kirby. Today we look at Catwoman artists. Catwoman has had an interesting career in comics. While she appeared in Batman #1 there was period of time from the 50s to the 60s that she was not in comics and returned mostly due to her appearance on the TV show.
Bob Kane (or Bill Finger) drew Selina Kyle in her first appearance:
Neal Adams drew Catwoman...
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We need more of This!
Please keep sending in moments that you think represent THIS! the best of how women should be portrayed in comics. And remember tip your creators by giving them credit. We’re a little light on Marvel so Zombies Assemble!
The response to This! has continued to be great. Yesterday GeekDad/Wired wrote about it saying:
Not only is it great to see positive moments but the ones being presented...
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 12
The winner of yesterday’s favorite Supergirl artist was Mahmud Asrar. Today we have have a big one - Barda Free.
Jack Kirby created Barda and drew her in Mister Miracle:
Steve Rude drew Barda in Mr. Miracle
Ty Templeton drew Barda for Justice League International:
Howard Porter drew Barda in JLA:
Nicola Scott drew Barda in Birds of Prey:
Stephane Roux drew Barda for covers of...
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Cover of Nite Owl Watchmen Prequel
Here is the cover of the Nite Owl Watchmen prequel by JMS and Joe and Andy Kubert. Via Hollywood Reporter
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Cover of Silk Spectre cover by Cooke and Conner
A little blurry, Updated with better image, here’s a look at the cover of the Silk Spectre Watchmen prequel via EW
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Cover of Watchmen prequel Ozymandias
Here’s the first “official” image from the new Watchmen prequels via Wired
DC Comics announces Watchmen Prequels
DC is announcing today the long rumored set of Watchmen prequels. According to the Wasau Daily Herald who looks to have jumped embargo in a story by Brian Truitt:
Under its DC Comics banner, DC Entertainment is reviving characters from the beloved and seminal graphic novel Watchmen for seven prequels collectively titled Before Watchmen.
The comics will feature all of the heroes — and...
January 2012
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Former DC Comics editor Janelle Asselin on women,...
When she left DC Comics in September of last year, Janelle Asselin was one of the few female editors at the company. Asselin, who worked on the Batman line, was an editor on Birds of Prey as well as an associate editor on Batwoman, Detective, Batman and few other books. During her time at DC Comics, Asselin began work on graduate thesis in publishing at Pace University. The topic was one that I...
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women match 11
The winner of favorite Huntess artist was Marcus To. Today we have a long running character that has many incarnations - Supergirl.
Curt Swan drew the cover of Supergirl’s debut in Action Comics as well as drawing her other covers and comics:
Kurt Schaffenberger was mainly known as the Lois Lane artist but he also drew the Supergirl comic later in its run:
Jim Mooney was the signature...
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This! Thanks for supporting the new site for women...
Yesterday as part of my essay on Women in Refrigerators: 13 years late for Women Write About Comics I suggested that we need an additional lens in which to examine women in comics.
Part of that was the creation of a new site that celebrates positive portrayls of women in comics. As I said in the essay:
I think it’s time for another rule. I think we need to develop criteria or examples that...
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Kick ass tournament: Round 2, Match 9
The winner of favorite Harley Quinn artist was Bruce Timm. Today we have a character that has two versions but both are awesome - the Huntress. This will look at artists for both versions - Wayne and Bertinelli.
Joe Staton co-created the Wayne version of the character with Paul Levitz:
Rick Burchett drew Helena Bertinelli for the min-series Cry for Blood:
Greg Land drew Helen Bertinelli in...
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Women in Refrigerators 13 years later: time for...
A few weeks ago on the 3 Chicks Review Comics Podcast I do on CBR, myself and the other two chicks, Kelly Thompson and Maddy got in a heated discussion regarding Women in Refrigerators. The issue was whether the treatment of Bette Kane, the former Titan now turned Batwoman sidekick wannabe, constituted a “Fridging”. It was a heated and long discussion.
As a quick reminder Women in...
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Oh, I wonder what project that would be?
DC writer Jeff Lemire on Twitter last night. I can’t possibly imagine what that could be. Oh, wait.
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women, Match 8
The winner of yesterday’s favorite Oracle artist was Nicola Scott. Today we have a short list of artists for a character with a big following - Harley Quinn.
Bruce Timm co-created Harley and drew in Batman Adventures:
Jim Lee drew Harley Quinn in Hush:
Terry Dodson drew Harley in her series Harley Quinn:
Guillem March drew Harley in Gotham City Sirens:
Dustin Nguyen also drew...
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Batgirl film hits Kickstarter
The popular funding site Kickstarter, which has enabled such female-positive comic themed projects as The History of the Universe as told by Wonder and Womanthology, is now home to another female comic themed project.
Notice a word missing there? Yes, you can invest in …. Batgirl:Vampire Knights!
What is this you ask? Here’s some of the press release:
Tired of the cheesy super...