Comic Book Women Robbins, Trina; Davis, Blair; Brunet, Peyton
01/2022
eBook
The history of comics has centered almost exclusively on men.
Comics historians largely describe the medium as one built by men
telling tales about male protagonists, neglecting the many ways in
...which women fought for legitimacy on the page and in publishers'
studios. Despite this male-dominated focus, women played vital
roles in the early history of comics. The story of how comic books
were born and how they evolved changes dramatically when women like
June Tarpé Mills and Lily Renée are placed at the center rather
than at the margins of this history, and when characters such as
the Black Cat, Patsy Walker, and Señorita Rio are analyzed.
Comic Book Women offers a feminist history of the
golden age of comics, revising our understanding of how numerous
genres emerged and upending narratives of how male auteurs built
their careers. Considering issues of race, gender, and sexuality,
the authors examine crime, horror, jungle, romance, science
fiction, superhero, and Western comics to unpack the cultural and
industrial consequences of how women were represented across a wide
range of titles by publishers like DC, Timely, Fiction House, and
others. This revisionist history reclaims the forgotten work done
by women in the comics industry and reinserts female creators and
characters into the canon of comics history.
Babes in arms Robbins, Trina
Journal of graphic novels & comics,
11/2/2018, Letnik:
9, Številka:
6
Journal Article
Recenzirano
During World War 2, in all industries, most young men either enlisted or were drafted and left their jobs, which were then filled by women. For the first time, women were building planes and boats, ...driving trucks and buses, and drawing comics. This article focuses on 4 women who, during the War, fought the Axis with pen and paper.
IN 1938 TWO TEENAGE BOYS, JERRY SIEGEL AND JOE SHUSTER, INTRODUCED their creation, Superman, inAction Comics#1, and superheroes entered the world’s consciousness. Their story of a superpowered ...foundling from another planet had been rejected by every comic strip syndicate and comic book editor to whom it had been submitted before being accepted by Harry Donenfeld for publication in his newAction Comics. Inspired by the energetic leadership of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the attempts of the government to alleviate the Depression through the programs of the New Deal, the Superman stories struck a chord in the minds
FOREWORD Trina Robbins
Comic Book Women,
01/2022
Book Chapter
I was lucky enough to have a schoolteacher mother who not only taught me to read at the age of four but who supplied me with books—and comics—to read, and I did, avidly. But the comics, while ...beautifully drawn and absolutely charming, were the kind mothers approved of: funny animals, Raggedy Ann and Andy, cute kids’ comics like Our Gang. The candy store that sold comics was two blocks away, which meant I had grown big enough to cross two streets before I could choose and buy comics on my own.
When I did, for the first time, I was
Despite the growing importance of heroines across literary culture—and sales figures that demonstrate both young adult and adult females are reading about heroines in droves, particularly in graphic ...novels, comic books, and YA literature—few scholarly collections have examined the complex relationships between the representations of heroines and the changing societal roles for both women and men. In Heroines of Comic Books and Literature: Portrayals in Popular Culture, editors Maja Bajac-Carter, Norma Jones, and Bob Batchelor have selected essays by award-winning contributors that offer a variety of perspectives on the representations of heroines in today’s society. Focused on printed media, this collection looks at heroic women depicted in literature, graphic novels, manga, and comic books. Addressing heroines from such sources as the Marvel and DC comic universes, manga, and the Twilight novels, contributors go beyond the account of women as mothers, wives, warriors, goddesses, and damsels in distress. These engaging and important essays situate heroines within culture, revealing them as tough and self-sufficient females who often break the bounds of gender expectations in places readers may not expect. Analyzing how women are and have been represented in print, this companion volume to Heroines of Film and Television will appeal to scholars of literature, rhetoric, and media as well as to broader audiences that are interested in portrayals of women in popular culture.
