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more about #jezebel more comments → bookwench: So how do I get hired in there to write a Hulk comic? more » twDarkflame: Just give us another decent She Hulk series for goodness sake. She's, like, Buffy of the Marval world. (and, in some ways, Dan Slotts She Hulk run wa... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: This move by Marvel doesn't surprise me. I am however surprised that they're not calling it Grrl Comics... more » phypidialown: Why does it matter what is in the writer's pants. I mean a DUDE wrote "Strangers in Paradise" more » Heriloke: We've got a problem here. I don't appear to have any penis, and I read comics. Do I have to stick to "girl comics" from now on? Made by girls, for gir... more » Emma_price1: I'm worried by this as it seems to give Marvel the upper hand in the sex war. By creating an all-female group of creators, it's thrusting them out int... more » Bookdust: Feels more like hypersensitivity then progressive thinking on Marvel's part. While giving women more creative control over the Marvel universe is nobl... more » WestMantooth: I knew this was going to happen. Never should have let the women folk learn how to read. more » Kitanne: I didn't realize "comics girls read" was a seperate category from comics in general. more » tiredfairy: I hope folks here read the actual article/interview, because that actually addresses a lot of the concerns. The editor is very clearly aware of what t... more » grimdeath9740: nothing like showing there is no difference like pulling them out into their own separate group *rolls eyes* more » GuardianOfChaos: "and will get people thinking that good comics aren't about the gender of the writer or artist" I think this is the bit that bothers me. I've never ... more » JohanPaladin: What's strange though is I'm sure there are many comics produced without any female input, and that doesn't seem gimmicky at all, just normal. Why is... more » lovelyivy84: If this IS an attempt to pander it fails. It just highlights the regular lack of female input and really, no one likes being pandered to. The intenti... more » harkarobot: Does it bother anyone that Storm, Black Widow, and She-Hulk all have the same facial expression? more » -
#girlcomics
Marvel Announces Comics For Girls By Girls
Officially ignoring recent allegations of sexism, Marvel Comics is nonetheless making 2010 their Year of Women with new Marvel Women branding and — announced today — a special series untouched by male hands, called Girl Comics. Yay? More » -
#newmoon
The 30 Most Disturbing Twilight Products
No vampire could be as terrifying as the worst merchandise tying in with the Twilight phenomenon. To help you collect holiday gag gifts that will horrify your friends, we've gathered the craziest and most ridiculous Twi-crap in existence. More » -
#retrofuturism
Will Women Rule Over Men In The Future?
In the next month, women will overtake men in the labor workforce, according to statistics from the US Labor Department. Way back in the 1950s, a science fiction author predicted what would happen when this came to pass. More » -
#rant
Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both.
Is science fiction "feminized"? Do women exist to destroy all that is cool and inspiring about space opera? That's what one blogger argues in a post that's stirred up controversy this week. But is his opinion really the problem?
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#badvertising
Did Stupid Marketing Kill "Jennifer's Body"?
Jennifer's Body may not be an artistic masterpiece, but it's a smart, fun horror movie with a big star. It was a cut above the usual B-grade horror fare. So what caused its abysmal box office returns? Misguided, boy-targeted marketing.
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#eastwickrecap
Demon Penis Can Heal Us All
Eastwick premiered last night, and while it struggled under a lot of unecessary and silly stereotypes, the demon man with a voice like Cheester Cheetah tried really hard to solve all these problems with his demonic penis. Spoilers ahead. More » -
#exclusive
The Real Horror Of Jennifer's Body: Toxic Friends
We talked bloodthirsty boy-eating demons with Jennifer's Body director Karyn Kusama and learned that the real terror in the story is the co-dependent toxic relationship between two girls. More » -
#bewitched
From Enchantress to Vamp Slayer - How "Bewitched" Created "Buffy"
A blonde hides her supernatural powers from the rest of the world while her show deals with social issues through metaphor and analogy... Sounds like Joss Whedon's Buffy, but Elizabeth Montgomery was there thirty years earlier with classic sitcom Bewitched.
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#scifashion
Fashion's New Look: Space-Age Warriors. Android Bikers. And Foam!
Fashion is facing up to a tough economy by going back to the space age for inspiration, featuring helmets, Star Trek-style padded shoulders, and metallic leggings. "It's an android crossed with a biker," says Glamour's Susan Cernek. More » -
#fantasypolitics
Enjoy "Racial Sensitivity" In Disney's Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras
Disney's Princess and The Frog has been getting a lot of flack for reportedly turning the first black Disney Princess green for a majority of the film. I'm not so sure this videogame tie-in is going to help their case. More » -
#projectgeekrunway
Watch Singing Skeletor, Jawa Pimp, and Disney Cheerleaders
Yesterday, we showed you the winners of the 2009 Comic Con Masquerade. Today, we've got a short, original documentary that showcases the performances - and the judges, talking about what they look for in a costume. More » -
#jennifersbody
We Saw 15 Minutes Of Megan Fox's Slut-Rampage Horror Movie
We watched the first 15 minutes of Jennifer's Body. If you can get past the Diablo Cody-isms, it's good, old-fashioned, smart horror, with a good heaping of humor. Let's just hope the rest of the movie takes itself as lightly.
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#exclusive
True Blood's Christian Conservative Vampire-Hater Speaks Out
We interviewed True Blood's vigilant vampire hater, played by Michael McMillian, and learned a little more about the Fellowship Of The Sun's televangelist golden boy, who says he's a cross between George Bush and Bruce Wayne. More » -
#rant
Female Fans Prepare To Trample Men At Comic-Con
Just a few weeks ago, we endured condescending articles about how girls don't like Comic-Con. This week, we hear that the worst part of Comic-Con is going to be all the female fans of Twilight. Wait, what? More » -
#rant
Fashion Loves Scifi, But Scifi Hates Fashion
It's no secret that mainstream fashion has welcomed retro scifi with open arms. So why doesn't that love get reciprocated, so we can get some style going in the biggest genre blockbusters? More » -
#evolution
Science Still Cannot Explain Why Women Sleep Around
Seed beetles are polyandrous – females mate with multiple males, and choose which sperm will fertilize their eggs afterward. Scientists long believed they did this to get the best sperm. But a new study shows the fittest males always lose. More » -
#rant
San Diego Comic Con: Not Really For Girls?
San Diego Comic-Con, coming next month, is one of the geek holy days, but it's not for female geeks, apparently. At least, a new Comic-Con contest was for boys only, and the L.A. Times published an insulting "guide for girls."
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#trailers
"Air Doll" Trailer: Sex Toy Comes to Life, Dumps Owner
Move over, Weird Science and Lars and the Real Girl. Here's the trailer for Japanese art-film director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Air Doll, a lyrical Pygmalion tale that played Cannes last month and is due stateside later this year. More » -
#rant
Why All The Wonder Woman Hate?
With Transformers starlet Megan Fox calling her "lame" and the most successful writer in the American comic industry joking that she's "a walking STD farm," it's time to ask: Why doesn't Wonder Woman get the respect she deserves? More » -
#scifashion
Is The Fashion Industry The First Step In Robot World Domination?
All over the place, women fashion models are being transformed into something metallic and unearthly. Their shoulders are getting squarer, their faces shinier and more impassive, and their bodies silvery and hard. Could it be the first stage in the impending robot takeover? Warning: gallery includes photo of see-thru top. More »
