A dated but still interesting biography of William Marston, creator of Wonder Woman. And an overview of the character from the Comic Book Periodic Table.
In a sweeping example of what passes for feminism in comics, the Big Three Superteams of DC Comics (Justice League, Justice Society, and Legion) are all being led by women. Even though nothing in any of these characters' backstories has indicated that they actually qualify for the position. Black Canary, in particular, just left the Birds of Prey with the stated purpose of spending more time mothering her newly adopted daughter Sin, and now here she is allegedly bossing Batman around. At least over in the Marvel universe, where Janet van Dyne leads the Mighty Avengers, it doesn't seem quite so much like they pulled her name out of a hat.
Over in Lady, That's My Skull, Sleestak offers what should be the final word on the Showcase Presents Batgirl cover controversy.
According to Occasional Superheroine, DC is facing a Countdown to Change that may mean the end of the Didio era. At Journalista, Dirk Deppey writes an overall favorable mention of the post that ignites a feminist firestorm with one ill-conceived, largely misunderstood joke.
(Look: I find Occasional Superheroine to be a thoughtful, sometimes moving blog, well worth the read from the first post in the archive. But at the same time, in this particular post she does repeatedly use the word "c**k-up", complete with self-aware, self-censoring asterisks. It might be insulting to suggest even jokingly, as Deppey does, that she suffers from "fear of c**k". But what if he meant fear of the word? Isn't that what censoring it implies?)
(See also Pretty Fizzy Paradise and the Comics Reporter.)
Just to lighten the mood a little, Devon at Seven Hells presents Subtext Follies featuring Wonder Woman.
What Were They Thinking asks, what kind of student sends a photo like this to their old teacher?
And Jimmy Olsen's Blues presents a review of the recent death of Bart Allen and return of Wally West, by... Bart Allen.
3 comments:
Everybody understands that Deppey was trying to make fun of OS's orthography. He just did so in a really shitty, thoughtless way. And instead of being an adult and admitting his mistake, he's throwing a continual temper tantrum about it (and continuing to insist that feminists don't "get" the joke). That's what the "feminist firestorm" is all about.
Actually, Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel) leads the Mighty Avengers.
nenena: Speaking of "being adults", couldn't the people offended by it (on behalf of someone else entirely) "be adults" and admit they overreacted? Deppey may be sticking to his guns, but then so is everyone else.
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