Comic book superheroine Power Girl

A previous version of this blog was posted on AAUW Dialog.

The other morning I was chatting with Alli, my friend and colleague at the American Association of University Women (AAUW), about a recent posting she read on Feministing about female comic book and graphic novel characters.

The post mentioned that while some argue that strides are being made for better representation of women in this particular medium, many comics and graphic novels still lag behind. Continue reading →