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July 01, 2007
Supergirls in comics (Times of India)
Comic-book writer, Gerry Conway, responsible for the death of Gwen Stacey (Spiderman) and rape of Cinder (Cinder and Ashe) says, "Male creators of comics act out subconscious adolescent male hostility toward women in their art." Samarjit Choudhry, VP Gotham Comics (India) disagrees, "Superheroines are killed as often as the superheroes." -Himank Sharma
[Sharma claims a lack of female readership among comics due to preferences for "humorous, light hearted comics" over "high-action, superhero-versus-the baddie-in-mid-air drama." I disagree with Sharma's apparently black-and-white assessment on why women read fewer comics. The description given for superhero comics is also true for manga and an increasing number of women are attracted to that format. BK]
Posted by kuechebj at July 1, 2007 05:04 PM