By Mike Madrid
"Mike Madrid is doing God's paintings. . . . mak[ing] obtainable a misplaced, heady land of woman adventure." ComicsAlliance
"Sharp and energetic . . . [Madrid] sincerely loves these items. And he is adequate of a historian with a view to hint the ways that the portrayal of sirens and supergirls has echoed society's ever-changing emotions approximately ladies and sex."Entertainment Weekly
"A lengthy late tribute to [those] fantastic combating females." Stan Lee
Mike Madrid has turn into often called a champion of ladies in comics and because the professional in Golden Age girl characters. And now here's the place all of it all started, as informative and unique as ever, in a revised and up to date variation, together with new illustrations and a brand new creation, in addition to an afterword bringing us updated on what is taking place with ladies in comics now.
Mike Madrid is the writer of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: misplaced Heroines of Golden Age Comics; Vixens, Vamps & Vipers: misplaced Villainesses of Golden Age Comics; and the unique The Supergirls: type, Feminism, fable, and the heritage of comedian booklet Heroines, an NPR "Best publication To proportion together with your neighbors" and American Library organization Amelia Bloomer venture awesome ebook. A San Francisco local and lifetime fan of comedian books and pop culture, Madrid additionally appears to be like within the documentary Wonder ladies! The Untold tale of yankee Superheroines and is the illustrator of 2 of The historical past of Arcadia books: Lily the Silent and The Lizard Princess.
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