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Review: Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1 as Unbeatable as the...
In the current comics climate of superheroes out-brooding each other and dealing with dystopian scenario after dystopian scenario, it’s easy to forget that comics from the Big Two can also be fun....
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Writing Phee: Tracked Author Jenny Martin on the Importance of The Female Han...
My first novel, Tracked, is about a young driver, who amidst intense interplanetary and geo-political struggle, rockets from street racing obscurity to pro-circuit stardom, defying expectation and...
View ArticleOxenfree Feels Like Everything My Rebellious Teenage Self Wanted in a Game -...
Were you ever that kid in high school? You know, the one who always snuck off into abandoned buildings or into places you know you shouldn’t be? Then you’ll find something special about the trailer...
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PBS Game/Show Rightfully Touts the Portal Games As a Feminist Masterpiece
I’m about to say something that will likely make you go “Where the hell were you in 2007?” I’m only now on Level 19 of Portal. Don’t worry – it didn’t take me nine years to get here! I started the...
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Ross Putman’s @Femscriptintros is Great, But Let’s Talk About the Women Who...
Chances are, if you travel in feminist film-loving circles, you’ve probably heard about producer Ross Putman’s awesome Twitter feed @femscriptintros, where he posts the introductions to female...
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TV Killed Off a Lot of Female Characters Last Week - Some of the on-screen...
***SPOILERS WITHIN*** Seriously, though. If you haven’t caught up on all those episodes of Arrow, Sleepy Hollow, Vikings, Empire, The Americans or The Walking Dead on your DVR, do not venture in...
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The Mary Sue Interview: Gene Ha Talks About His Awesome New Female-Led Dark...
In a comics community that’s increasingly hungry for nuanced female protagonists and female-centric stories, Dark Horse Comics is providing just what they’re craving with an awesome new title by...
View ArticleDC Super Hero Girls Introduces Supergirl in Season Two Premiere
If you haven’t watched already, DC Super Hero Girls is an adorable series of digital shorts that are a great way to introduce the little heroes in your life to some of DC’s amazing female heroes. Its...
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The Flash‘s Candice Patton on Female Characters Having Permission to be...
In the never-ending quest for Nuanced Female Characters, we must first acknowledge that some of those nuances might involve less-than-desirable qualities. It may mean that said female character...
View ArticleTa-Nehisi Coates Delves Into Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet in Second...
Last week, Marvel released its first video in a series on the new Black Panther title, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates with art by Brian Stelfreeze. In that video, Coates gave us a preliminary look at...
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Agent Carter Cancelled After Two Seasons, Mockingbird Not Flying in Marvel’s...
We were rooting hard for ABC’s Agent Carter, as there were clearly so many reasons why the show deserved a third season. However, ratings are ratings, and the ratings weren’t there. Sadly, Agent...
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More Than “Strong”: Why Men Need to Write More Complex Female Characters
I remember when first daring to write a novel in first person with a female protagonist that I feared it wouldn’t work. I’d written about vampires, werewolves, ogres, and ghost dogs, but I was...
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[UPDATED] Exclusive Interview: Comic Creator Katie O’Neill Talks About Her...
If you’re a fan of web comics, you’ve probably already seen Katie O’Neill’s work. Her latest hardcover collection Princess Princess Ever After (which I reviewed earlier this morning), started life...
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Justice League Heroine to Join CW’s The Flash — But Isn’t She Due For a...
Comics have a long history full of character choices that may have seemed perfectly harmless at the moment of their inception, but reveal themselves over time to be the product of unexamined...
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The Mary Sue Exclusive Interview: Disney Infinity 2.0‘s Brand-New Playable...
Today, Disney announced the release of eight new figures for Disney Infinity 2.0 as part of their Disney Originals line – and half of the playable characters are female. We spoke with executive...
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Writing Phee: Tracked Author Jenny Martin on the Importance of The Female Han...
My first novel, Tracked, is about a young driver, who amidst intense interplanetary and geo-political struggle, rockets from street racing obscurity to pro-circuit stardom, defying expectation and...
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Ladies Kickin’ Butt on Hulk: The Mary Sue Exclusive Interview with Disney...
Last year The Mary Sue spoke to Disney Infinity 2.0‘s executive producer John Vignocchi about Disney Infinity‘s commitment to having tons of awesome playable female characters, and Disney Infinity 3.0...
View ArticleOxenfree Feels Like Everything My Rebellious Teenage Self Wanted in a Game -...
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Ex Machina‘s Ava and 6 More of Our Favorite A.I. and Robot Women
Ex Machina‘s a pretty compelling look at human interaction with artificial intelligence, and that’s got more than a little to do with its AI protagonist, Ava. AI can help us ask tough questions about...
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Clark Gregg Shares Thoughts on Female Characters and Agents of SHIELD Season...
In an interview with CBR, Clark Gregg opens up a bit about his view on how Marvel has been handling its portrayal of female characters. He also shared a bit on where Agent Coulson is now versus where...
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