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Women in Comics: Iconic Characters and Influential Creators from the 1890s to Today

by Susan Kirtley

Women’s roles in comics, across characters and creators

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Women’s roles in comics, across characters and creators

Surveying comics from the 1890s to today, the book considers women’s contributions both behind the work and within its stories. Its organizing framework is six recurring archetypes—the patriot, working woman, socialite, fashionista, reporter, and spy—linking representations of women to the history of the medium. The scope spans editorial cartoons, comic strips, digital comics, comic books, and graphic novels, offering a broad view of how comics have used words and images across changing formats.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in women’s contributions to comics history
  • Readers exploring representations of women in popular culture
  • Readers seeking an overview across multiple comics formats

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Women as comics creators and charactersGender representationComics historyChanging forms of visual storytelling

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Book overview

A beautifully illustrated and in-depth look at the important roles women have played in comics history, from the late nineteenth century to today.

Comics in the form of editorial cartoons, comic strips, digital comics, comic books, and graphic novels have combined words and images to tell stories of hundreds of years. Though often overlooked, women have played a vital role in shaping this genre, both as creators and characters within the stories themselves.

Through six archetypes frequently found in comics--the patriot, the working woman, the socialite, the fashionista, the reporter, and the spy--Susan E. Kirtley and Nhora Luc
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