Where To Draw The Line for Wonder Woman?

May 7, 2012May 8, 2012 Fangirl 3 Comments Comics, DC Comics, Fate of the Jedi, Star Wars, Wonder Woman

As long as Wonder Woman fans are willing to hand over their money no matter what, DC has every incentive to stay the course, even if they’re damaging the character and their fandom in the process.

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Strong Female Heroines as Hitmakers

April 9, 2012May 28, 2012 Fangirl 0 Comment Del Rey, EU, Fangirls, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Katniss Everdeen, Movies, Padme Amidala, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Suzanne Collins, The Clone Wars, Wonder Woman

Following up on last month’s recap of the impressive performance by stories featuring strong female heroines, here’s more evidence that creating powerful women is good for the bottom line.

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Geek Girls Losing Their Heads

March 28, 2012March 30, 2012 Fangirl 4 Comments Comics, DC Comics, Fangirls, Wonder Woman

Thoughts on the resurfacing of the “fake geek girls” discussion and the controversy over DC’s New 52 Wonder Woman.

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Romance, Wonder Women, and Sith too

February 16, 2012February 27, 2012 Fangirl 0 Comment diversity, GeekGirlCon, Her Universe, Megan Crouse, Mother Talzin, Padme Amidala, Racheal Ambrose, review, romance, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, Wonder Woman

The Clone Wars, romance in storytelling, and other updates from this week.

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Countdown to Katniss and Other Wonder Women

February 3, 2012March 21, 2012 Fangirl 0 Comment Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, Wonder Woman

Today marks 49 days until the theatrical premiere of The Hunger Games on March 23, and as the date gets closer the excitement continues to build. To recap some of this week’s highlights:

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History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman

November 16, 2011November 16, 2011 Fangirl 7 Comments Comics, DC Comics, GeekGirlCon, Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman

The “History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman” panel wasn’t originally on my to-do list, but after I realized that my sister’s departure would conflict with the “Ink-Stained Amazon and Cinematic Warriors” panel I had to rethink my plan. I couldn’t go to the first geek girl convention and not see panelists discuss Wonder Woman.

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Fanboys, Feminism, and Frank Talk About Wonder Woman

November 4, 2011November 5, 2011 Fangirl 9 Comments Ahsoka Tano, Bechdel Test, Comics, DC Comics, EU, feminism, ForceCast, George Lucas, heroine, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, Wonder Woman

I’ve blogged previously about Wonder Woman, and the struggles of the entertainment industry in its current state to get her back on the screen, whether small or silver. So I was intrigued yesterday to see this tweet from Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex…

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DC’s New 52: Business Misdirected?

October 28, 2011November 4, 2011 Fangirl 1 Comment Comics, DC Comics, reboots, San Diego Comic-Con, Wonder Woman

The DC Comics relaunch is now well underway, with issue #1 for each of the New 52 having hit comic book store shelves. With all the attention this business move has garnered since it was first announced, I thought it was a good time to take preliminary stock of the early stages of its actual implementation.