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  • Boston Globe: Wonder-Working Power
    Interview with feminist critic Lillian S. Robinson, about her new book, Wonder Women: Feminisms and Superheroes. Examines what female superheroes mean for everyday life in our three-dimensional world, outside the context of the comic books they star in.
    www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/04/04/wonder_working_power
  • Cinescape: Who Deserves Her Own Series?
    Editorial feature that questions why there are far fewer female superheroes with their own ongoing comic books than male superheroes. Includes a list of superheroines as possible contenders for their own series.
    www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Comics&action=page&obj_...
  • Femforce@
    dir.yahoo.com/.../AC_Comics/Femforce
  • Friends of Lulu
    Promoting and encouraging female readership and participation in the comic book industry. Friends of Lulu provides information on the Lulu Awards, comic book conventions and events, women mentorship, and more.
    www.friends-lulu.org
  • Girl-Wonder.org [pick] [read review]
    Collection of sites dedicated to females in mainstream comics. Because capes aren't just for boys.
    www.girl-wonder.org
  • Rank These Super Heroes (Female)
    Batgirl, Jean Grey, Storm, Supergirl, or Wonder Woman? Features a poll and forum from surveycentral.org asking to rank these five superheroines in order of most favorite to least.
    www.surveycentral.org/?x&V=20172&A=AdvStats
  • Sequential Tart
    Published by an eclectic band of women and dedicated to providing exclusive interviews, in-depth articles, and news about the comics industry. Read comic book press releases, join the mailing lists, or delve into the archives at Sequential Tart, winner of the 2002 Lulu of the Year Award.
    www.sequentialtart.com
  • Strong Women in Comics
    Discusses the modern trend towards more and varied strong positive portrayals of women in comic books. Strong Women in Comics contains five features, with points on the good girls, bad girls, evolution of superheroines, today's strong women, and a book review.
    home.comcast.net/~brons/Comics/Women.html
  • Superheroes and the Feminine Mystique
    Article about the superheroine mystique in comic books that asks, "Are female superheroes the new divas?" From the Gay and Lesbian Times.
    www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=3051&issue=865
  • Superheroines and Heroes Dot Com
    Gallery of artwork featuring female superhero characters, organized by comic book publisher, film and television, and sequence.
    www.angelfire.com/comics/galleria
  • Third Amendment: Superheroines
    Contains an article debating the idea all female superheroes are portrayed in a prejudiced or sexist light.
    www.thirdamendment.com/comics.html
  • Wikipedia: List of Superheroines
    Provides a hyperlinked list of renowned female superheroes in comic books, TV, movies, and action figures. Includes publisher information as well.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superheroines
  • Women in Animation
    A professional, nonprofit group, established to foster the dignity, concerns and advancement of women in any and all aspects of the art of animation. Women in Animation contains regional information, FAQ, discussion forums, and events.
    www.womeninanimation.org
  • Women in Comic Books
    Essay discussing the realistic and unrealistic representations of female body types in comic books from the 1940s to the present day.
    www.viciousgrin.com/writings/womencomic.html
 


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