-Any followers of the feminist blogosphere have probably seen the Twitter-centered #mencallmethings discussion, in which writers have openly discussed the volume of (often extremely violent) misogynist abuse they receive for the crime of blogging while female. Over at New Statesman, Helen Lewis-Hasteley gathers nine writers to talk about what they’ve been put through.
-Victoria’s Secret does a superhero theme. What’s funny here is that these are often less revealing/porny than what DC is actually putting out lately (Victoria’s Secret being restricted only to clothes people can actually wear).
-Frank Miller not a fan of the Occupy movement. Although, since he uses it as an excuse to segue into how “America is at war against a ruthless enemy”, to wit, “al-Qaeda and Islamicism”, it’s possible he has no idea what Occupy is actually protesting.
November 13, 2011
November 7, 2011
-An interview with Naif al-Mutawa, creator of THE 99.
-Margaret Atwood credits comics with inspiring a love of readings.
-Why Marvel and DC should have been at the inaugural Geek Girl Con.
-Every you’ll need to know if you suddenly find yourself a female character in a graphic novel.
-The travails of trying to find superhero t-shirts when female.