Women in Comics

I did the reading of Pretty Deadly another great comic from Image. I really enjoyed the idea of the story of Death’s daughter fighting against him like an old western folk tale. I particularly enjoyed the story-taking place in the old west, with a powerful female protagonist. It takes what is usually a male dominant genre and puts a twist with a main female protagonist and a balanced cast of characters.

 But for me I hate when someone says that is a comic for girls or its feminine. Women have written and illustrated work under male names and no one saw the difference. The only thing I can say is that you can get a different perspective on issues, but that is with any writer or artist, because there experiences and opinions go into their work. Now yes, female writers can bring in more cultural things and experiences women can relate to, of course. But that doesn’t make their merit as an artist any less, which is an issue today still. With more female artists and writers coming to the forefront we do get more variety and story that reader’s will be interested in, both male and female. And that is because you’re tapping into new stories and ideas. That have generally been ignored because they are labeled feminine. But I think that both men and women like the new Ms. Marvel because she is new and something different, something that real people can relate to. And there are comics coming out that in general people see as written specifically for women. But come on there are bronies. So with this opening up for female writers and artist, I think what were really seeing is an opening up to new stories and ideas. Which you get a lot more of from people who have barely has a voice in the industry before.