Reading Time: 3 minutes Lois Lane #1 variant cover, via DC Comics. Lois Lane #1 – Greg Rucka, Writer; Mike Perkins, Artist; Paul Mounts, Colorist Ratings: Ray – 9/10 Corrina: About Damn Time Ray: For those who have had problems with Bendis’ take on the Lois and Clark relationship and with Lois’ characterization in general… Read More
Reading Time: 4 minutes variant cover Superman: Action Comics #1004 – Brian Michael Bendis, Writer; Ryan Sook, Penciller; Wade Von Grawbadger, Inker; Brad Anderson, Colorist Ratings: Ray – 9/10 Corrina: So What Was the Point of Ditching Lois Anyway? Ray: Bendis’ Superman run has been a mixed bag so far, but his run on Action… Read More
Although many talented entertainers have gone, their words, music, and characters will continue to inspire us. Read More
To those who grew up watching Adventures of Superman reruns in the 1970s, Noel Neill was *the* model for Lois Lane. Read More
‘Lois Lane: Double Down’ is one of the few places you can still find Lois Lane done right. Read More
Kryptonite might kill Superman but nothing keeps Lois down for long, not even sexism. Read More
This week in DC Comics, Harley and the Joker have an epic throwdown, Martian Manhunter turns into a giant Earth-saving machine, the Secret Six and Batgirl make nice, there’s another installment of Max Landis’ origin of Superman and Doctor Fate goes topical. Read More
This week’s favorites feature women. Cassandra Cain is spotlighted in Batman and Robin: Eternal, Lois is the co-lead in Superman: Lois & Clark, and Black Canary, of course. Sadly, Superman/Wonder Woman and the Wonder Woman title suffer by comparison. Read More
Shipper Wars. It is the bane of fandom in general. Don’t be fooled. This isn’t a “teenage girl” thing. It’s everywhere. Read More
Silver Age Lois Lane is important because she reminds us of how it used to be for women—and sometimes still is. Read More
Yay for Secret Six & Martian Manhunter leading a strong week by DC. Boo for the bottom of the list, including two awful titles featuring Wonder Woman. Read More
If you’re going to include rape in a story, don’t toss it in there in a sexy sequence. Read More
We learn the not-so-great reason Lois outed Superman, Batgirl battles tigers, and DC drops books in 2 series that should be cancelled. Read More
Both Batgirl stories are fun reading this week but the only anti-hero to shine is the Gods and Monsters Superman. Read More
There are a few gems this week, but DC needs to do better with some of its marquee characters. Read More
Lois Lane stars in her own YA novel from Switch Press. Read More
Award-winning comic creator says digital is the newsstand of the 21st Century. Read More
This week we look at Lois Lane #1, Guardians of the Galaxy #11, and the latest in The X-Files Conspiracy. Read More
Lois Lane’s 75th anniversary book reflects the ambivalent attitude about women in comics over the past century. Read More
Radical thought: Maybe what women really want from mainstream superhero comics are well-written female characters with some agency. Read More
