MARKLEY’S FEVERED BRAIN: GIRLS, GIRLS, women

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by Wayne Markley

Since the beginning of time (well, considering that the late 1960s at least) comics have been perceived as a male oriented world. While this is not truly true, throughout the years it did ended up being a lot more as well as a lot more male focused as the newsstand market slowly died as well as comics ended up being the domain of comic book stores as well as they in turn catered to superheroes which were male friendly. At one point the only female friendly books (at least intentionally) were Archie comics (and they have shifted their focus in recent years) as well as a few little press titles, such as like as well as Rockets, which is fantastic by the way, as well as is soon to ended up being an continuous comic when again. In the last few decades women have returned to comics, with the development of manga in America, which has had as well as still does have a big following, as well as the growth of digital comics. Unfortunately, neither are strong points of the standard comic book store. But, there are books that you can get in comic books stores that have a strong female readership as well as any individual can enjoy. While the focus of the books are women they are far from the standard male power fantasy of women as well as they are as great as any type of comic book starring men. I am going to look at just a few of them today. all of these are fantastic titles that do extremely well sales wise, however not necessarily with standard comic book stores.

DC SuperHero Girls: Finals Crisis

DC SuperHero Girls: Finals dilemma is an all new original graphic book written by Shea Fontana as well as illustrated by Yancey Labat. It is created for younger visitors however it is fantastic for all ages. If features a large variety of DC superheroes, mainly female with a few male characters thrown in. The premise of the story is all the women are trainees in incredibly Hero High as well as they are meant to be studying for the semester finals that is taking location the next day. however alas, all of them are off on adventures as well as get kidnapped by a secret villain. long time DC fans will acknowledge the villain early on because of the costume they wear as well as its unique colors. The primary characters are question Woman, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Supergirl, Batgirl, Bumblebee, Harley Quinn as well as Beast Boy. plus there is Amanda Waller as the principle as well as Gorilla Grodd as a personnel member. The story is damaged down to nine chapters with each character featured in a different chapter like the old Justice league of America comics from the 1960s. While this book is created for younger visitors as well as undoubtedly created for merchandising, as DC has publically stated a number of times, this story in no method feels contrived or gimmicked. As an old cranky male, I discovered this book was a happiness to read. The art is lively as well as open as well as fits the story perfectly. I liked exactly how the creators utilized all kind of DC history while not being slavish to continuity yet respecting what was performed in the past. This book reminded me a great deal of Scooby-Doo Team-Up in that it is not a standard DC book however it is a fantastic outreach title to the non-traditional comic book readers. then once again even if you are a difficult core superhero fan you will take pleasure in this book. Thankfully there is already a second volume on the way.

Spider-Woman #9

A book I believe has truly come into its own in the last six months or so is Spider-Woman. The character of Spider-Woman has been around for a number of years however ever considering that they altered the direction of the book after the whole Spider-Verse storyline, it has ended up being one of my preferred reads. writer Dennis Hopeless as well as artist Javier Rodrigez have taken what was at finest a mediocre character as well as made it extremely entertaining with a mix of action, humor as well as domestic life. The story opened with Spider-Women being pregnant. From there it comply with her troubles with the pregnancy, trying to discover work, as well as who her buddies truly are. Her two pals, Ben Urich as well as Porcupine, are like two mom hens to her which make for some extremely funny moments. As the book has moved along she had the baby, in a Skrull hospital; goes on a road trip; tries for discover an afternoon’s peace (with Porcupine ending up being the nanny), as well as so much more. Each problem is a standard superhero book as there are great people as well as bad, however there is so much humor as well as down to earth aspects (even though much of the early stories take location in space) it is truly difficult not to smile if not outright laugh when reading this book. just like all of these books in this blog it should have a much wider audience.

Moon woman as well as Devil Dinosaur #11

Moon woman as well as Devil Dinosaur is by Amy Reeder as well as Brandon Montclare as well as others. This is when once again a title from marvel that does refrain from doing all that well in comic stores, however it offers fantastic with all of Marvel’s other platforms (bookstores, digital, etc.) The story is about Lunella Lafayette, a young brilliant who is terrified by the concept of ending up being an Inhuman from the Terrigen mist that is floating around the Earth. She searches high as well as low for Kree innovation to try as well as stop the prospective transformation, as well as she does discover some Kree gadgets, however the end result is she brings Devil Dinosaur to the present day. From there the fun never ends. It is a mix of a woman as well as her dinosaur. Where do you hide a dinosaur? What occurs when the mists do arrive? as well as what about her bad parents that just want her to try as well as be a typical woman as well as in shape in? general this is a fun book with a strong story that brings you back month as well as month as well as never gets old. This book is best for younger visitors or old guy as it transcends superhero stereotypes to be a fantastic book, not a superhero book (which might be stated of all the titles in this blog).

Ms. marvel #9

In addition to the books I have written about above, I would likewise like to suggest Ms. marvel by G. Willow Wilson as well as Adrian Alphona. While at first I was not taken by this book, throughout the years I have ended up being one of its greatest fans. Again, a warm, fun book about being a hero that is so much a lot more than the normal superhero comic. A couple of other titles I would likewise suggest that I have just recently examined therefore I am not going to spend any type of time redoing right here are Batgirl as well as woman Over Paris. Both of these are extremely great books, written by women that are as great as anything else available ideal now. regrettably neither one of these titles gets the interest it deserves. For a lot more total evaluations of both book please see my last two blogs.

Overall, this column when once again proves what I have been stating for rather a while now, exactly how it is one of the most diverse times in comics in years with a bit bit of whatever for everyone. all of these books are “aimed” towards a female audience however they truly are for everyone. It must likewise be noted that nearly all of these books are written by women. These books are fantastic reads as well as they all bring a smile to your deal with since of the honesty as well as appeal in the storytelling, even though all of them are extremely different.

All of the opinions written right here are my thoughts as well as my alone as well as in no method show the thoughts of Westfield Comics or their employees. have you checked out any type of of these books? Do you like them as much as I do? If not, why? What are you reading that I am missing out on? I would like to understand as well as I can be reached at MFBWAY@AOL.COM or on Facebook at Wayne Markley. As always…

Thank you.