GWOG

-Of all the problem’s with the DC reboot, making Amanda Waller skinny. DC Women Kicking Ass sounds off on what we love about AW. There’s a campaign going on the Twitters.
-An open letter from Juliet E McKenna: everyone can promote equality in genre writing.
-It’s been a good(?) few weeks for awful t-shirts, and now Topman is in on it.
-Graphic representations of who’s publishing the work of female creators. Frankly it doesn’t look great for anyone.
-What Every Woman Should Know is a brilliant piece of journalism in comics form, discussing reproductive rights and the anti-choice organs known an “crisis pregnancy centers”.
-Remember Kyrax2, who caused a (well-deserved) stir at SDCC dressed as Batgirl? She talks here about the parlous state of the comics industry.
-Jezebel rounds up critics concerned about the level of sexism in this fall’s TV lineup.

-Black Widow has a complex relationship with sex and slut-shaming.
-Awesome women of history: Spanish folk hero Juana Galan, who in 1808 as a 20-year-old barmaid organised the women of her village to resist Napoleon’s invading troops.
-Mary Jane promotes a new yoga position.
-With DC’s relaunch comics hitting the stands, reacts are coming in. Chris Sims is unimpressed with BATGIRL #1, a reaction I share, but hopefully it’ll solidify over the next couple of issues.

-Sady Doyle demonstrates the proper response to mansplainers.
-JC Penney’s ridiculously awful shirt for young girls.
-Great essay on the Bechdel Test and its contemporary relevance – especially useful with the DC relaunch hitting shelves Wednesday.
-Maid of Might pours scorn on Supergirl’s new costume. It wouldn’t even be that hard to fix.