I pitched them a film about women in comics, drawing from my interest in recent online discussions about women and their place in the comics world It took off from there and became She Makes Comics!NF: The history of women making comics is obviously an enormous topic Did the scope of the subject matter concern[...]
By Tim Hanley Both DC and Marvel increased their overall percentage of female creators in October, with Marvel hitting the higher number yet again, but their totals remain poor in comparison to their past highs. We also pop by Image, IDW, and Dark Horse to see how they stack up against the Big Two. DC […]
By Tim Hanley It was another poor showing in terms of the overall percentage of female creators for both DC and Marvel in September, with DC dropping even further to their lowest total since this stats project began and Marvel raising only slightly after their weak August numbers. We also take a look at DC's […]
But some benefit, however small, is a positive bit of news, and that's rare when you're talking women in comics stats.Marvel's variant numbers had some stark differences month to month, with a big decrease from June to August, and the average came out to only 8.6% Their variant total is lower than DC's, though again[...]
By Tim Hanley DC rose and Marvel fell, but ultimately Marvel had the higher percentage of female creators for the second straight month. We also take a look a female characters, both in terms of general representation and female-led books. DC COMICS There were more ups than downs across the board and DC rose somewhat […]
Liz Hey writes from San Diego Comic Con: There's a certain bitterness that comes in every female Comic Con veteran's response to the concept of Women-in-Comics panels. We're almost always one of the following: tired of being treated like a complete anomaly and different from our male counterparts, exhausted of hearing the same self-explanatory questions […]
By Tim Hanley DC fell slightly in April, but Marvel fell even more, allowing DC to retain the higher percentage of female creators for the fifth straight month. DC's been on a decidedly average tear thus far in 2014. We also check out a few other publishers' April books, including Dark Horse, Dynamite, IDW, and […]
However, as I prepared for a presentation on Ed Brubaker's Velvet for last month's Comics Arts Conference series at Wondercon, I began to take a closer look at women in the media I was consuming.With the celebration of Women in Comics this month by Previews, my interest was further piqued when I wanted to prepare[...]
By Tim Hanley DC's overall percentage of female characters fell while Marvel's rose, but the difference wasn't enough to make up the gap between the companies and DC maintained the higher overall percentage for the fourth straight month. We also look at DC's "Futures End" solicits, and stack them up against their past September events. […]
In celebration of Women in Comics month, both ladies agreed to an email interview.Michele Brittany: Ladies, thank you so much for giving your time for this interview I feel like we have known each other for so long, but in fact we met at Comikaze in 2012 However, I realized that I don’t know much[...]
She's not just one of the Women in Comics to be celebrated this month, but a true architect of comics history, and, as many have called her, a pioneer Wendy Pini speaks with us here at Bleeding Cool with great frankness and wisdom about the lessons she learned in creating the world of Elfquest, the[...]
May is the official month to celebrate Women in Comics (though I don't think there'd be any objection to making that a year-round fest), and Dark Horse is leading the way with several of their female comics creators featuring here on Bleeding Cool throughout the month This week we talk to one of the most[...]
By Tim Hanley DC continued their hot streak, topping Marvel's overall percentage of female creators for the third month in a row. We also take a look at the Eisner nominations, past and present, and their growing trend of female representation. DC COMICS DC saw significant growth in most of their categories this month, which […]
The Comic Arts Conference hosted Gail Simone on Saturday at Wondercon for a Spotlight panel, and specifically focused on asking her more career-embracing questions rather than just news about her work on Batgirl. Travis Langley moderated the Q& A with Simone that took her right back to her beginnings and presented a wide range of […]
By Erik Grove I wrote a column about Batman for this week but this isn't that column. That column will come in the future. I've also got several interviews and other pieces I'm very excited about coming up. This week's column is different though. I had a personal guideline when I pitched the Essential 8 […]
Tim Hanley writes: For the first time in a long time, DC has posted a higher overall percentage of female creators than Marvel for two months in a row. Both publishers improved on their December numbers, and while DC is above their average total, Marvel remains far below their past highs. We also take a […]
By Erik Grove Last week's Essential 8 column generated a great deal of feedback. Some of it was critical. Most of it was supportive. One thing was clear though – there are a lot more women deserving of recognition and acclaim. Last week's column was never meant to say "this is it – these are […]
This time, they are taking on the "boys club" of the comics industry through the eyes of female creators and editors, and discussing women in comics history going right back to the Golden Age of comics The new documentary, She Makes Comics, is now live on Kickstarter.Respect Films describe their documentary's goals thus:
She Makes Comics[...]
