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Author: Maya K

Thank you, Noel Neill

July 5, 2016December 8, 2017Maya K1

To those who grew up watching Adventures of Superman reruns in the 1970s, Noel Neill was *the* model for Lois Lane.

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Invention Of EJ Whitaker

Steampunk! ‘The Invention of E.J. Whitaker’

March 11, 2016December 15, 2017Maya K0

This month is Women’s History Month and what better time to talk about this really cool Kickstarter, ‘The Invention of E.J. Whitaker’ by Shawnee´ and Shawnelle Gibbs, a sister team. This story caught my eye because it melds some of my favorite things: women inventors, diversity, comics, and women creators together in to one exciting project.

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‘Black’: A World With No White Superheroes

February 21, 2016December 7, 2017Maya K3

“In a world that already fears and hates them—what if only Black people had superpowers?”

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When Shipper Wars Become Personal

December 25, 2015December 4, 2017Maya K0

Shipper Wars. It is the bane of fandom in general. Don’t be fooled. This isn’t a “teenage girl” thing. It’s everywhere.

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I was a Teenage Girl Star Wars Fan

December 3, 2015December 4, 2017Maya K2

The objective measure is how the movies were positioned at the time. It wasn’t conceived for narrow appeal. It was aimed at a broad market. This was, after all, an era before targeted ads. Before the market was as sliced and diced as it is now.

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In Defense of Silver Age Lois Lane

November 13, 2015December 4, 2017Maya K8

Silver Age Lois Lane is important because she reminds us of how it used to be for women—and sometimes still is.

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Why Feminism Is Good For Our Sons

October 26, 2015December 4, 2017Maya K2

Does wearing something sparkly and pink or playing with a doll mean you can’t solve a differential equation? If a boy likes “girl” things, he is not masculine? Of course not. Yet society behaves as if these things are true.

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