The spectacular sisterhood of superwomen : awesome female characters from comic book history / Hope Nicholson.

The spectacular sisterhood of superwomen : awesome female characters from comic book history / Hope Nicholson.

By
Nicholson, Hope.

Publication Date
2017

Publication Information
Philadelphia, Penn. : Quirk Books,

Physical Description
240 p. : col. ill.

Subject Term
Superheroes.
 
Women in popular culture -- History.
 
Comic books, strips, etc -- History and criticism.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary
Meet the most fascinating exemplars of the powerful, compelling, entertaining, and heroic female characters who've populated comic books from the very beginning. Includes costumed crimebusters like Miss Fury, super-spies like Tiffany Sinn, sci-fi pioneers like Gale Allen, and even kid troublemakers like Little Lulu. With vintage art, publication details, a decade-by-decade survey of industry trends and women's roles in comics, and spotlights on iconic favorites like Wonder Woman and Ms. Marvel, The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen proves that not only do strong female protagonists belong in comics, they've always been there. Hope Nicholson is the owner and founder of Bedside Press, specializing in archival and anthology comics collections such as Moonshot (a collection of Inuit, Metis, and First Nations comic book stories) and The Secret Loves of Geek Girls (an all-female comic and text anthology of true stories of geeky love).

Language
English

ISBN
9781594749483


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction741.59 N52Checked In