Up And Running!

Hello everyone! This is our first post, put together by myself (Caitlin) and Maddy. It covers some backlog as well as news surrounding the Watchmen movie and Wonder Woman animated movie. Enjoy!

MISCELLANEOUS:

Because I Say So: ism is Bad...

Just Past the Horizon: The male space is just better hidden

Digital Femme: Black Women in Comics: Pt 3?

The Hooded Utilitarian: That's not Truth OOCWVG 9

Pennydrdful: Literary Kerfuffle

Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Superman/Supergirl Maelstrom #1

Maid of Might: Why I won't be buying SUPERMAN/SUPERGIRL: Maelstrom

Comic Culture Warrior: Women in Comics

Atop the Fourth Wall: Double Feature! (Wonder Woman overview)

Atop the Fourth Wall: Amazons Attack #1 and #2

Atop the Fourth Wall: Amazons Attack #3 and #4

CyberNev Sundays: Fangirls! Attacking! Rar!

FEMALE FORCE:

The Guardian: Sarah Palin Graphic Biography

Writes Like She Talks:Female Force Comics: Michelle Obama out in April, Clinton, Palin sold out


WATCHMEN:

Punk Ass Blog: Who Watches the Watchmen?

Pai: Who Watches the Watchmen? (Spoilers)

Catseatdogs: I Watch the Watchmen. But do I like what I see?

Merry Swankster: Who do the Watchmen listen to?

Feminists SF: I will not die for your amusement.

Occupation-Girl: Watchmen

Trouble is a State of Mind: Who Watches the Watchmen? Apparently, Women do!

An Open Letter from WATCHMEN Screenwriter David Hayter

Fandom_Wank: He was also responsible for doing the voice of Solid Snake

Shakesville: Culture: Watchmen edition


WONDER WOMAN DVD:

Comic Book Resources: Wonder Woman: Virgina Madsen

Robot 6: y Amazons Ahoy! A Review of the New Wonder Woman Animated Movie

Adventures of Comic Book : A very comic booky weekend!

Adventures of Comic Book : Okay, having seen the Wondy Movie.

Big Shiny Robot: REVIEW: WONDER WOMAN ANIMATED DVD MOVIE

Scottyquick: Random thoughts on the WW Animated Movie

And to your left...:Wonder Woman, the Animated Movie

Wired: Review Animated Wonder Woman plays Card

Comics Worth Reading: Wonder Woman (the DVD Movie)

Film.com: Wonder Woman DVD Movie More Woman and Less Wonder

Hobo Trashcan: Review-Wonder Woman

noscans_daily: Christwire Reviews Wonder Woman

noscans_daily: assuming anyone has seen it yet...

noscans_daily: Review of WW Animated film. Warning SPOILERS

Meet the Newbies

Hi! We're the new team at WFA. We're excited to have this opportunity to maintain this blog, and to keep delivering links to interesting, thought provoking posts regarding gender in comics. Here's the new team:

Greetings. My name is Maddy. I'm an anthropology student who occasionally finds herself employed, and I love comics. I enjoy political debates, time travel, quesadillas, Simpsons references, walking fast, and arguing with nerds over the internet.

Hello to everyone! I'm Caitlin, known as nevermore999 on livejournal. I'm very into superhero comics (heavy on the DC side of things) and a feminist. Mostly known for my fannishness of Stephanie Brown (though I love a ton of characters, including the Runaways, Wonder Woman, and all the Blue Beetles), I have an LJ called The Adventures of Comic Book (nevermore999.livejournal.com) and I write a column and various articles for Big Shiny Robot (www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews). I turn 18 in August, and that's also when I start college. I've been following WFA for many months and love the resource it provides, and am very excited to be able to contribute now. I hope to do my part and update frequently.

Hi, I'm Julie aka Manga Maniac, and I'll be tackling the manga side of things. I also run Manga Maniac Cafe (www.mangamaniaccafe.com), and I contribute reviews to MangaCast (www.mangacast.net). I am a former Marvel junkie, and enjoy most genres of comics. I make my living as a bean counter for a computer company, which is a never ending temptation, because I am also addicted to tech gadgets. I like video games, too, so you can bet that I'll occasionally have some video game linkage. Since I am older than dirt, I'll keep that bit of information a secret, but I'm pretty confident that with my spiffy track shoes I can keep up with the younger staff.

Hey all, I'm Laurel aka PixieCorpse, a creative writer, pop culture scholar and feminist. I'm another fan of DC superheroes, particularly Wondy, but I also like indie comics/comix and webcomics. Other interests that might overlap with WFA include animation and cult movies, comic strips and book illustration. I teach English courses as adjunct faculty and tutor football players for my local university. I am old enough to remember being the only chick in the comics shop. I've read WFA almost since its inception and am honored to be involved with such a kick-ass project.

On with the fangirlery!

So this is It.

We've found new management, and the transfer is nearly complete. We the Founders of When Fangirls Attack considered leaving a bittersweet goodbye with kind/diplomatic words for all our dear friends and enemies, and reminiscing on why we started this whole thing but that's just not the way this blog has been. It's been short, sweet (perhaps a little low on the sweet), and to the point since we began. That's how it worked best and we'd like to end our tenure here that way. Thanks to all of you who contributed your links and sent little comments of encouragement during this, even if we didn't get a chance to answer all of you.

We'll be around. Be nice to the new crew. --R.

Announcement

EDITED TO ADD: In case you found this through a search engine or missed the posts after it, the position's been filled. Thank you to all who showed interest and for all the kind words in the comments! --R.


Hello, Readers of When Fangirls Attack.

Those of you who still follow this linkblog may have noticed a sharp decline in the quality and quantity of posting here on WFA. Anna's always great manga posts are the notable exception, but sadly, she can't carry the weight for all of us.

The truth is that real life got in the way and got in the way hard, and we've come to some unpleasant truths. There's no way we can keep this linkblog going.

We're sentimental types though, and we like to think that WFA serves a purpose in the fan community. We'd like to see it continue and regain some of the relevance it had previously.

That's why I'm posting. We're looking for someone/some people who are interested in taking over WFA.

Please note that if you are interested and do agree to take on WFA, you would have carte blanche over the blog. Ragnell and I have no interest in being overseers or managers. If you take over WFA, you're taking it over completely. Which means you would be free to make any changes to our policies, scope, subject matter that you feel is necessary or desirable.

If you're interested, please message Ragnell at: ragnellthefoul@hotmail.com.

Feb 27th, 2008 Comics Edition

Only One Can Wear the Venus Girdle Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, and Part 8

many can wear the big 80s bomber jacket

Lesbian love in webcomics: Rosalarian

Watchmen Condom "Sexist?"

debutantes, nurses and… librarians

Women, Refrigerators, and the Secret Six

Black Women in Comics: Part 2

Friday Feb 20th - Comics and Manga Edition

Comics

The Week In Ink: February 18, 2009

Only One Can Wear the Venus Girdle: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Black Women in Comics: Part 1

Comics as Social Critique, Women and Comics

Why All the Women?

Joss Extravaganza continued - the problem with the comic books

Gender Differences in Comics

Comics! Yes!

Really?


Manga

Let Dai, Vols. 1-15

Ultimate Venus 1 by Takako SHIGEMATSU

Combating Feminism with Hana Yori Dango

Walkin’ Butterfly, Vols. 2-3

Luuna, vol. 1

Review: Monster (Complete Series)

Skip Beat 17, 18, and 19- A Star Is Born

On the Shojo Beat: Magic Touch and More

After School Nightmare (manga, vol. 5) by Setona Mizushiro

After School Nightmare (manga, vol. 6) by Setona Mizushiro

Yuri Manga: Hayate x Blade, Volume 2 (English)

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! 20th Century Girl

Things that should not have been written

Hallmark Holiday or Sadie Hawkins Day in Tokyo? Valentine's Day, Japanese Style, Part 1

Tantric Stripfighter Trina Vol. 1

Feb 17th - Comics and Manga Edition

Comics

Dear Publishers: Girls Read Comics, Too

Warren Worthington III: Female by Proxy

Sex Element: Just Because the Men Are Dead Doesn't Mean that Cheesecake Has to Be

I ♥ Finder


The Male Gaze and the Female Superhero

The Representation of Women in Comics panel: Chelsea thought it was dumb and then I agreed with her.

NYCC 09: Women in Comics Panel

Representation of Women in Comics

Manga


Commentary

Why “Boys Before Flowers” Sets Feminism Back 20 Years

Dealing with Dragons: gender and sexuality in manga

Guest Column: Astro Boy, Now Guaranteed Not To Hit Like A Girl

Reviews

After School Nightmare (manga, vol. 4) by Setona Mizushiro

After School Nightmare v10

Basara 1

Peach Girl: Sae’s Story 1-2 by Miwa UEDA

Otomen

Otomen Vol 1 by Aya Kanno Manga Review

Wild Adapter

Yuri Manga: Gunsmith Cats Burst, Volume 5

Seirei no Moribito: a matriarchy myth via a feminist reading

Hiwatari Saki - Global Garden, vol. 01-08 (Chi. trans.) (no spoilers)

Alice on Deadlines Manga, Volume 1

Your and My Secret 3

Orange, Pixie, and Luuna

Tezuka, Osamu. Black Jack. Vol. 1. Trans. Camellia Nieh. New York: Vertical, 2008.

A Gentleman’s Kiss, vol. 1-2 (yaoi review)

Boys Over Flowers, Vols. 1 and 32

*High School Debut Book 7 — Recommended

Monday January 19th - Manga Edition

Commentary

Chicks on Anime Censorship Part 2

Weighing in on Fat Princess

Reviews


Kim Hee Eun - Dear My Girls, vol. 01-02 (Chi. trans.)

Solanin

Solanin

Solanin Mini Review (manga)

Viz Chibis: Baby & Me 11, Crimson Hero 9, Honey & Clover 4

BOOK CORNER: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA

The Record of a Fallen Vampire Vol 1 by Shirodaira & Kimura

breath

Tokyo Akazukin and the Dark Side of Surrealism (nsfw)

07-Ghost

On the Shojo Beat: Heaven’s Will and Otomen

Fairy Tail 4

Sugar Princess Vol 2 by Hisaya Nakajo Manga Review

Girl Friends

Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary - 1/16/09

High School Debut, Vol. 7 - Manga Review

Manga Friday: The Dregs

Kujibiki Unbalance GN 2

Crown Vol 1 by Wada & Higuri Manga Review

Crown

Love Quest (yaoi review)

I Shall Never Return 1

I Shall Never Return 2

Lin Min Xuan - Fried Chicken Princess, vol. 01 (orig. Chi.)

Revenge Anime: the Skip Beat effect

*Sand Chronicles — Recommended Series

Captive Hearts, volume 1

Blank Slate volume 1

Manga Minis, 1/19/09

Monday January 12th - Manga Edition

Cute and Pop! 60s Girls Comics by Eico Hanamura

When I Get Bored, I Write Essays.

2008 Manga Report Cards ~ Aurora Publishing

Why White People Think Manga Characters are White

Wrong, but how wrong?

Chicks On Anime Censorship Part 1

[manga] Part 2: More yuri manga to recommend!

Ruff Love

Review: Ruff Love

Kekkaishi

Cross X Break by Duo Brand.

MANGA CORNER: THE MELANCHOLY OF SUZUMIYA HARUHI CHAN, VOL. 1

Review: The Dawn of Love

Yuri Manga: Gokujou Drops, Volume 1

Yuri Manga: Sakura no Kiwa, Volume 4

Red Blinds the Foolish

Red Blinds the Foolish by est em: A-

Shards of Affection by Duo Brand

Yoshinaga Fumi - All My Darling Daughters (Chi. trans.)

Moon Child # 12, by Reiko Shimizu

Do Whatever You Want 1

One Thousand and One Nights, Vols. 1-6
Ash vs. Shahryar

Sand Chronicles Vol 4 by Hinako Ashihara Manga Review

Pump Up!, by UEDA Rinko

Otomen 1

Kanno Aya - Otomen, vol. 01-04 (Chi. trans.)

We Were There, vol. 1

*Black Jack Book 2 — Recommended

Review: Very! Very! Sweet, vols. 1 and 2

Heaven's Will

Urban Youth: 『Afro Tanaka Goes to Tokyo』 and 『Shinjuku Swan』{via}

Special Edition: More on that men/women thing...

Cootie-Free Zone, No Girls Allowed

Look, If You Don't Need More Female Superheroes, Send Them Over HERE, Dude.

Why can't I stop listening to this song?  (Comments)

Untitled

god-damned cold.

Woman don’t need superheros? Oh, it’s on now, bub

There's yet another small internet kerfl

And Now For A Moment Of Rage

I'm just a girl.

out of the bubble

Men are from Yang; Women are from Yang, too, just a different part

Josh Tyler: Jerk of the Year?

Girls hate comics. I know because a guy told me!

Female Superheroes: Why I hope it doesn't happen

Yanno . . .

Why so defeatist?

Apparently we shouldn't have female superheroes

If we’re talking crap comic book superhero films: Dolph Lundgren Punisher must be spoken

Untitled

Ladies in Your Face: I'd Like to Go Kill Bill on His Ass

January 11th, 2009

She’s Always a Wonder Woman

My boyfriend and I went to see "The Spirit" because we are stupid ...

Gender-Bending: The Female Analogue in Comics

Upcoming Elektra miniseries!

Where Are All the Female Heroes and Superheroes?

Oh Wizard... XD

“Females” vs. “Heroes”

Girl Power (Where are the Female Super Heroes?)

Principles Action Research: Superhero Decadence: Liberalism in Comic Books

The Lost Ten Commandments of Comics

FEMALE SUPERHEROES

Experiment: Beautiful Dreamer

Top 10 Fat Superheroes

Sandman: It was a dark and stormy nightmare...

Who is the new Black Panther? And who cares who she is?

Black Female Superheroes

No, "angry lesbian" does not a character make.

Special Edition: "We don't need another hero, at least not one who is female and super...."

Why the Comic-Book Movie Industry Needs a Female Superhero

We Need More Female Superheroes!

Wonder Women: It’s Time For A Female Superhero Flick

It’s time for a superheroine

Female superhero fight!

Dude Says "We Don't Need More Female Superheroes," I Say Bullshit
Dude Says "We Don't Need More Female Superheroes," I Say Bullshit (One-sentence response)

Super Women

Who could be Wonder Woman?

We do need superheroines too

Show Them The Money

Why the Comic-Book Movie Industry Needs a Female Superhero

[New Title Pending]: On Female Superheroes or Vaginas Are Not Evil

So, is he saying that I don't exist, or that I'm a weirdo?

You do realize you're embarrassing yourself in public, right?

Fan Rant: Women, You Don't Care About Superheroes

To be (a Hero) or not to be.

I just posted, who cares, this guy is a moron.

The Most Sexist Idiot Of The Week Award Goes To...

That middle section turned out longer than I expected....

just a tiny bit of griping

For completion's sake, here's the two previously linked:
We Don't Need More Female Superheroes

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits

January 9th Regular Edition

Authorial Intent, That Elusive Foe

In with the New Blogaround

Buffy top seller?

Criminally Underused / Misused / Forgotten Marvel Character #1

Weekly Haul: January 7th

Interview with Wonder Woman’s Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen on Comics, Gender, Parenting, Wonder Woman

Two Thoughts on the Possibly Upcoming Watchmen Movie

I've got to stop with the Scans Daily visits.

Is Steph as girlRobin a gimmick?

NYCC panel lineup announced

Yikes.

The Captives Of Saturnette

Hey, Didja Hear About This Movie Frank MIller Directed? Jeff Watches The Spirit

Comic Coverage: No Mental Resistance to the Weirdly Impossible!

Famous Artists Cartoon Course > Lesson 7: Pretty Girls

January 7, 2009

The Best of 2008

Memoirs of an Invisible Woman

Stating the obvious?

006 Comics: The He-Man Woman Hater's Club?

Comics by Women

Springboards For Controversy

We Don’t Need More Female Superheroes

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits

Dan Slott: New Poster Child For Women In Refrigerator Offenses?

A thought about The Spirit and Frank Miller, brought on by a 43-year-old essay

Neverwhere and Neil Gaiman’s Female Characters

The Spoiler, assault, motivations and what could have been horrible clichéd, yet somehow works

Empowered: Just when I think I'm out...

Comicbook Vacation.

Oh and ...

Comics: Young Liars

Rehab This Character: Tigra

Black Female SuperHero Tribute Video Volume 2

Batwoman: Unofficially official

Jewels are a girl's best friend

Carried Away

What Image Is More Sexist? (NSFW)

Just thought I'd point this out.

"Go on back to your overstuffed desk chair...and read your comic books!"

365 Days with Ben Grimm: Day 7

DC Direct Justice League of America Vixen Action Figure

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Gay Webcomics!


Indirectly Related
My problem with Twilight

The Feminism of Female Desire (Not so much ...)

January 6th - Manga Edition

Commentary


Robot Feminism

Ai Kora versus 2nd wave feminism

Another post on anime and feminism

Rapeman?!

Death Note Essays

Favorite Shoujo manga heroines

Chicks On Anime Pornography for Women

Happy Snowflake Day, arr.

The Problem with Moé

Reviews

Angel's Coffin

Castle of Dreams

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol 1 Manga Review

Manga Review: Mao-chan Vol 1

Angel's Coffin

Review: Color of Rage

"Ai no Poltergeist" by Koiwazurai Shibito

Suppli 3

Object of Desire by Tomoko Noguchi Manga Review

You Will Fall In Love; A Capable Man, by Hinako Takanaga

St. Dragon Girl

Today's Ulterior Motives by Sakuya Fujii

Yuri Manga: Girl Friends, Volume 2

Review: Shards of Affection
After School Nightmare by Setona Mizushiro

NANA Vol. #13

Breath (yaoi review)

A few of the things I've read lately

Vagabond Vol. #01 (VizBig Edition)

Yuri Manga: Clover

Himitsu no Oniisan, by MAKITA Nao

Phantom Dream, Vol. 1

Review: Seduce Me After the Show

From the stack: Cross X Break 1 and 2

Kitchen Princess Vol 2 by Natsumi Ando Manga Review

Go West! Vol 1 by Yu Yagami Manga Review

Whatever You Like: I Be Trippin' Manga

Review: Cross x Break (Vol. 02)

*Parasyte — Recommended Series

First Post of 2009

Another Brick in the Wall

Blog@Newsarama: Twilight, Elitism, Feminism and Romanticism

DC Direct Green Lantern Star Sapphire Action Figure

Faces of Color: Webcomic MAGELLAN

Fantastic Four #562

Gearhead 1

Ho Ho Ho! Comics Mock Domestic Abuse

New Savage She-Hulk?

The Baby-Sitter's Club, by Anne M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier

The Spirit - The Review

TOP TEN: Best and worst webcomics

Turning The Other Cheek

Last of 2008 -- Happy New Year!

Alison Bechdel's Fun Home

I read every book Zenescope put out last week

Poison Ivy cheescake and the She Hulk

The Lady Liberators vs. Red Hulk

Interview with Wonder Woman screenwriter Michael Jelenic

Thinking About Our Fictions

Sigh-worthy Superhero Suckage

Toy Review: DC Universe Wonder Woman by Mattel

Wait, show me sultry again

Black Female Superheroes Vol. 6

That's The Spirit

Good womens superhero fancy dress costume!

Why aren't female suphero(ine)s famous?

Why Catwoman Has No Girl Friends

Top Ten "Worst" Moments in Comics of 2008

Lying In The Gutters - 12-30-2008


Writers
Peggy Burns on Double-X in comics

Comics Blogger Upset That I’m Not A Woman Who Helps Comics

Pen-Elayne on the Web

Creators are Created Equally at New York Comic Con


The Wasp
It's All Karma, Really

Lightning Round!

Janet Lives!

Hank Pym taking up Janet VanDyne's role doesn't sound right

Drama
(No title)

Comics, Simpsons, Porn & Free Speech

December 31st, 2008

That Certain Something

December 28th, Normal Edition

Holiday Cheer

Book Review: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women

Progressive Ruin presents...a Merry Christmas and a Happy End of Civilization!

Wonder Woman Companion Cancelled » Comics Worth Reading

Miller & Gibbons Think 'Martha Washington' Good for the Screen

Black Canary vs. the Trinity

...To Write me Down An Ass

Off my blog vacation.

Camelot 3000 Deluxe Edition

Hey film critics, what did you guys think of Frank Miller's Spirit?

December 28th, Drama Edition

Comics, child porn and the law

A quick digression into porn and free speech

Newsarama Removing Comments In My Defense

Update: Newsarama

How the Simpsons Are REALLY Hurting the Sale of Comics to Kids.

Free Speech... But Only For Me.

Disappointed in D'Orazio

Right Observation, Wrong Time To Make It

Can comics be pornography?

December 23rd Short Batch

Linkarama@Newsarama

Mary, How You've Grown.

Possibly Irrelevant Information: Sunday Grab Bag: Extreme Eclectitude Edition + FailBlog@Newsarama

BATTLE OF THE BIOLOGIES

Occasional Superheroine: Observations From Down The Rabbit Hole

Occasional Superheroine: Response To Blog@Newsarama

Occasional Superheroine: Free Speech...But Only For Some

Secret Invasion #8: Brian Bendis trods on the Wasp

December 21st, 2008

Muckraking LinkBlogging

bad_service: EEEWOMGVIOLENCE!!

Cherchez la femme…again and again and again

Black Canary in 1.078 Seconds

Black Canary, Hard-Traveling Heroine

Girl Geek Must Reads

Wherein I talk about a good comic

Sex, speech, gender…

"It seems my strawman arguments don't work ... maybe shame will do the trick ..."

Where the girls aren't.

A really messy subject.

Behold, the Highest of Horses. I Call Her Stilty.

Ten things I really liked about Essential Man-Thing Vol. 1

The "Cooch Cover" That Wasn'ts

David McCallum and Marg Helgenberger Discussing 'Wonder Woman' - ComicMix news

Terminator: Babe-O-Rama

Untitled

Getting Nippy

Women in Big Two super-comics: It wasn’t all bad news this year

Yeah, I broke my own rule
Last time, I promise
Mary Marvel Cooch Cover Benefit Dinner For Free Speech
Much Ado About A Non-Upskirt
Mary Marvel Goodness
I see London, I see France...
Solicit Babble
DC's March previews reviewed

Sayonara, Kate Spencer

Milestone 2008: Rebirth of Cool?

Chromosomes, Super-Powers, and Warren Ellis

William Moulton Marston’s OTHER pastime

DC Universe Classics Wonder Woman Action Figure

Shouldn’t this book be called SAVAGE TAILS?

The Comics Code: Pros and Cons

Rachel Weisz To Play Catwoman?

She-Devil with a…?

The return of the Wednesday

A Dizzy Dame Named Moronica!

Nightmare Fuel of the Week: The Sword in the Commissioner

female Black Panther in ‘09?
Offered without comment…
Marvel Teases Female 'Black Panther'

December 16, 2008 - Manga Edition

Commentary

Manga Recon Roundtable: Personality Quiz

Keane Kids and Kawaii Manga

Anime and Feminism

A blow for feminism

Manga, Censorship and Obscenity

20 Years in Prison for Buying a Manga

“Rica ‘tte Kanji” and Lesbianism in Manga

More on anime and feminism

Girly Girl Manga for the Manly Manga Reader


Reviews


Suppli, Vols. 2-3

NANA Vol 14 by Ai Yazawa Manga Review

Sakurazawa Erica - Angel Nest (Eng. trans.)

Suppli 1 by Mari Okazaki: A-

You're So Cool GN 1-2

Heaven’s Will

Bleach, Vols. 24-25

Silver Diamond Volume 1

Soutennenshoku-iro Otome-gumi Manga, Volume 1

Yagyu Ninja Scrolls Vol. #04

The Wallflower 1 and 2

Hitohira Manga, Volume 1 (English)

Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 1

We Were There Book 1

Just Around the Corner (yaoi review)

Ruff Love

Boys Over Flowers Vol 33 by Yoko Kamio Manga Review

Papillon, Vol. 1

December 15th

Girls need Men!

Where equality and feminism don't meet

First Impressions

Leave Of Absence

Talk Nerdy to Me: Phonogram

Review: Left-Handed Sophie

Dammit DC-this is my third post of the day, yadda yadda, I know

Should DC maybe have some kind of rule about the maximum

More From the Qualms of Men

Racism, rascism, go away

What Would Save The Pretty Birds?

I’m sorry, what?

December 11, 2008

2008 WIR List

Catching up on comic news

SuperHHero KKKomics 200Hate: A Year In Review

One two step

I’m just tired. So very tired…

Hello Neo

Outrage, Humor, Context

Mockingbird's back. Literally.

Sexy Comic Books

Comics Review 11-19-08

Why Black Canary = Awesome

Heroine Addicts: Where are the super-women hiding?

Bettie turns the final Page

Black Female Superheroes! Vol. 1
Black Female Superheroes! Vol. 2
Black Female Superheroes Vol. 3
Black Female Superheroes Vol. 4
Black Female Superheroes Vol. 5

Dude, that it exactly

AICN reviews Rival Angels!

Wonder Woman to premiere at NYCC

The Comic Book Fight Club

Green Arrow/Black Canary #15 - In Review

In which I attempt to go all Project Rooftop on the subject of Phoenix.

Brandon's writing is sated with the gaudy schlock of raped babies!

Forgot To Get The Memo

December 9th, 2008

Much with the adorable

Graphic Confessions of Jewish Women
Jewish Women in Comics

Rewatching Sin City

Spider-Fans love Mary Jane, survey says

Multiple choice question

Heroine addicts disappointed yet again

Telling me what to read.

Fangirls the new demographic?
Girls in comics shops

December 8th, 2008.

There’s a Someone I’m Longing to See

Special Review: Secret Invasion 8

What about the plastic people?

Animation Casting Director Andrea Romano Talks 'Wonder Woman'

Robin run through

2008: The Year of Misogyny
Sunday Grab Bag #395749 - is 2008 the year of misogyny?

Choked by Her Lasso

Women's Wrestling Champion Of The World

December 7th, 2008 - Manga Edition

Viz Debut Chibis: Heaven’s Will, Mixed Vegetables, Sugar Princess

Tramps Like Us 14

Manga Wrap-Up #4

Mamotte Shugogetten Vol.#01

Manga review #3: Absolute Boyfriend; I Won’t Let You Become A Star!; and Aromatics

Mao-Chan, vol. 1

Skip Beat ~The raging feminist approves, but the raging fangirl rants.

Half and Half, by NANAMI Mao

Sand Chronicles 3

You Will Fall in Love

St Dragon Girl Vol 1 by Natsumi Matsumoto Manga Review

Takanaga love (yaoi reviews)

Yuri Manga: Papaya Gundan, Volume 1

Your and My Secret Manga, Volume 1 (English)

Review: Your and My Secret (Vol. 03)

Spotlight #2: Captive Hearts

I Guess That Lady Can Have Her Trademark Back

American YouTube manga girl making waves in Japan

First Amendment

December Catch-up

Let Fraction be Fraction– a review of Uncanny X-Men #504

Lazy Comic Writing or Lazy Criticism?

Hey You Perv! I'm Talking To You!

Pretty.

This Is What All The Fuss Is About?

Women In Comics: Yet Again, into the Stereotypes!

*Insert Internet Rape Joke Here*

Yaoi Told You So

She was bitten by a radioactive, creepy, boob-jiggling panel during the rape scene!

pssst, i'm not fond of rape in comics either.

Rape In Comics Continued...

New Work: Mary Jane by Hughes & Yoakum

MAKE ART: Scarlet Witch

The Comic Book Fight Club

Why defend freedom of icky speech?

Rantin’ Raven: Zenescope’s Raven Gregory Speaks

Unloveable - Using boobs to get attention.

Moving Rogue forward?

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty - Howard Chaykin’s BLACK KISS

I am become Steph, destroyer of worlds.

Comics bring up a myriad of emotions.

DANG.

Terra #2: Boobies Boobies Boobies!!!

We Care a Lot Part 5: Wrath of the Butterface

REVIEW: Supergirl:Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade #1 | Big Shiny Robot!

Don't make me go scorched earth on your ass.

Your humble narrator spent an hour last night laughing at this.

Choked by her own lasso

MILF Magnet: I Am Deeply Outraged
YOU CAN KILL A MAN - BUT YOU CAN'T KILL AN IDEA. - Always the same.
The Sound And The Fury

24 November 2008

20 on the 20th — Featuring Paul Taylor from Wapsi Square!

20 on the 20th — Gina Biggs from Red String

How many things are wrong with this picture?

Seriously: sorta creepy.

Unfortunate Plastic Statues

That'll do, comics. That'll do.

The Myth That Wouldn't Die!!!

Show, Don’t Tell

Something besides a man

Saturn Girl is one of "The Three Superheroes": Action Comics #267

SHE-HULK CANCELLED DESPITE OUTSELLING HALF OF MARVEL'S CATALOG.

Fangirl Fridays: The Knitty Gritty of Comics Today

Hurrah! Awesome women comics coming right up!

Why Dick Grayson Should Go Ahead And Marry Barbara Gordon, Peter Parker Should Re-Marry Mary Jane, and Dinah Lance Was Right To Marry Oliver Queen

A Random Wonder Woman Casting Thought

November 21, 2008 - Manga Edition

Reviews

Phantom Dream Vol 1 by Natsuki Takaya Manga Review

On the Shojo Beat: High School Debut, St. Dragon Girl, and We Were There

Kyo Kara Maoh! Vol. #01

solanin

Teppen!, by TSUKIMIYA An

Blue Dragon RalΩGrad Vol 01 - Thoughts & Impressions

Manga Review - Chibi Vampire 1

Review: Kaze no Hana (Vol. 02)

Review: The Judged

Magic Lover's Tower Volume 1-2

B.O.D.Y. 1

Gaba Kawa

Yuri Manga: Choir!, Volume 1

Flipped!: David Welsh On Recent Yaoi Manga Works Of Note

Speed Grapher, Vol. 1

High School Debut 4 by Kazune Kawahara: B+

Otomen 1 by Kanno Aya shoujo manga review: A beta, gamma—heck, probably even an omega hero!

Color of Rage Vol.#01

St. Dragon Girl Volume 1

Yagi Norihiro - Claymore, vol. 09-11 (Eng. trans.)

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

Forbidden Dance

Sensei to, Watashi to, Hajimete, by WATANABE Shiho

Captive Hearts

Commentary

Women in KHR, a rant

OH NO, THEY DIDN'T--

Oh My Jump Heroines

Useful Comic-Drawing Terminology

Finally Some Real Josei from Aurora (New Titles)

More Josei from Aurora

Nagi’s Virginity

“Second-hand” Nagi Provokes Otaku Storm

A dirty slut? “Second hand”? Nagi?

Why do Korean Cartoon Characters Look so Caucasian?

Thanks to Tina for e-mailing in some links.

Nov 18

When it comes to girls, Black Hole by Charles Burns is neither as good as it could or should be ...

Strong Female Characters Who Actually Aren’t

Green Lantern Corps #30

Occasional Superheroine: DC: Out With The New, In With The Old

Occasional Superheroine: Stop Bashing Older "Fanboys"

Michael May's Adventureblog: The Old Red, White, and Blue

Comic By Comic: Newsflash: Guardians idiots, don't watch Star Wars

More fruits basket fangirl crap

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Wonder Woman vs. Doctor Poison: Sensation Comics #2

At Least Winick's finally off the title?

DC Original Animated Film Wonder Women Hits DVD On March 3

'Wonder Woman' DVD Details Released

Wonder Woman movie DVD release set

The ladies are just fine.

PeterDavid.net: Yeah, She-Hulk's canceled

November 15th

22nd Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction – Part I

22nd Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction – Part II

22nd Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction – Part III

Interviews: Views from Dragon*Con 2008

The Spirit is Awesome. Frank Miller's Movie will not be.

Reviews and Gushing

And if Wonder Woman would go back to being any good, that might be true

More Comics in Playboy

Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now #5

So much for one blog post a day

I have completely cleared my backlog, it's just too much to catch up on. If you wrote something from there you think needs to be in, link it in the comments or email one of us.

November 5, 2008 - Manga Edition

Commentary

Only in Japan…

Lonely otaku seeks four-color wife

The Manga (and Anime) Commandments

inspired by last entry

Gender roles in Fruits Basket

Another Evolutionary Jump to the Side

Josei Manga and Slash Fanfiction

Manga : Sexism

But Think of the Rifts!

Interview with Alex de Campi: Kat & Mouse

The Moe Heroine and the Yamato Nadeshiko

Reviews


Ramen Ikaga!?, by HIGURI You

Venus in Love 1

Review: Cross x Break (Vol. 01)

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Volume 1

Review: Hitohira, vol. 1

Lord help the sister

Nakahara Aya - Love Com, vol. 01 (Eng. trans.)

Banana Fish 1 by Akimi Yoshida: B+

*High School Debut Book 6 — Recommended

Le Chevalier d’Eon Volumes 4&5 - Thoughts & Impressions

Evyione: Ocean Fantasy 1

Manga splurge

MANGA CORNER: FLOWERS BY USAMARU FURUYA

Ohikkoshi

MPD-PSYCHO: TV SERIES VS. MANGA

Hikitateyaku no Koi, by SHIMAKI Ako

Shy Intentions (yaoi review)

Mixed Vegetables, Vol. 1

Romantic Illusions by Reiichi Hiiro

Guest Review: Ruff Love

Maid in Heaven (yaoi review)

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya GN 1

Sugar Princess: Volume 2

Yuri Manga: Octave, Volume 1

Yuri Manga: Hayate Cross Blade, Volume 1 (English)

Wanted

Captive Hearts Vol 1 by Matsuri Hino

Love Com Vol.#04

Manga Review - Three In Love vol 1 & 2


Black Jack

Black Jack 1 (hardcover ed.)

Black Jack, Vol. 1

Black Jack, Volume 1 — Medical Annotations (part one)

Sunday, October 19th - Comics and Manga Edition

Comics

R.I.P. Manhunter -- We Hardly Knew You

Manhunter? I Hardly Knew Her!

Even I Know Better. (And I’m not the sharpest spoon in the drawer.)
Are Chick Comics In Trouble?

It’s Not Because They’re Girls…

All the Comics in the World: Attractive Men

Demure Little Mary Marvel

Emiko Superstar!

Out of the can: Lynda Barry

A Few Thoughts On Gender and Readership

Supergirl Plays Cupid


Manga


Why you should read NANA

On the Shojo Beat: Blank Slate and Captive Hearts

Review: Astral Project, vol. 1

The Manga Menace

A Kind of Magic - Part 1

Manga : Sexism

Solanin

Slam Dunk, vol. 1

Anatolia Story/Red River

Hino Horror 9: Ghost School

Papillon Vol 1 by Miwa Ueda Manga Review

kissing Vol.#01

Loveless by Yun Kouga

On Privilege in the world of Code Geass

Porno and children and manga, oh my!

Oct 11, 2008 - Manga Edition

Yaoi for the Higher Mind (guest essay)

Manga Recon @ Yaoi-Con 2008

Yaoi: It's Not Just For Dehumanizing People Anymore! Except It Is

Yaoi in the Library

I am a font of… yaoi?

Skip Beat! 14 by Yoshiki Nakamura: A-

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol 01 - Thoughts & Impressions

Day of the Revolution Manga, Volume 1 (English)

Manga Wrap-Up

Gakuen Alice 1-3 by Higuchi TACHIBANA

solanin by Inio Asano Manga Review

Flipped!: David Welsh With More On Real Girls

Your and My Secret 2

Review: Kasumi, vol. 1

Kyo Kara MAOH!

Papillon, vol. 1

GiriKoi, by YAMADA Daisy

Friday October 3rd - Manga Edition

Trans/Intersex Manga: A brief Introduction of the subgenre

The Color of Love

B.O.D.Y. Vol.#02

Boys Over Flowers Vol 32 by Yoko Kamio Manga Review

Le Chevalier d’Eon 5

Konya, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku, by Kaori

Crossroad

Shoujo manga - guaranteed success formula?

Zombie Loan Volume Two

Rosario + Vampire Vol 1 by Akihisa Ikeda Manga Review

Time Stranger Kyoko Books 1 and 2

RIGHT TURN ONLY!! Rosario Phoenix, Ace Vampire

Shōjo WW Watch: (Almost) Two Years Later

Moelita (Torches and Pitchforks Ahoy, part 856)

Hatori Bisco - Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 04-10 (Eng. trans.)

Aquarium Manga Review

Just how much do those Japanese read manga?

More stats on manga reading in Japan

The Rule: Anime and manga with: 1) At least two women 2) Who talk to each other 3) About something besides a man

Honey and Clover 3

Yuri Manga: Tokimeki Mononoke Gakuen, Volume 1

Sunshine Sketch, Vol. 1

Morinaga Ai - Your and My Secret, vol. 01-02 (Eng. trans.)

Moon Child 8-11, by Reiko Shimizu

Knights, Vol. 1 - Manga Review

Short Program by Mitsuru Adachi: A-

Revolutionary Girl Utena Vols 1-5 - Thoughts & Impressions

Manga: Miman renai

Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 1

Review: King of Cards Volume 2