Alexandrea Callaghan
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Certified nerd, super geek and very proud fangirl.
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Representation by the Numbers
Today we are analyzing by the numbers how women are portrayed in comic books, 3 different studies revealing statistics about how women are represented, how that representation has changed and how it got that way. Again, if you’d rather listen to this rant please check out the Lady Comic Book History Podcast.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Catwoman and Hawkgirl
In this article we will be talking about the chavenist, mysoginistic sexism that ran rampant in the creation of female heroes in the 40s, if you would rather hear this rant please find the Lady Comic Book History podcast pretty much anywhere podcasts are available.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Wonder Woman
Many publishers, writers and creators before the existence of Wonder Woman attempted to appeal to female readers by simply creating female characters without breaking them from the sexist, and misogynistic molds that too often held them. It wasn’t until the creation of Wonder Woman that a more complete view of women was depicted in the comic book universe. As always if you’d rather listen to the rant please check out the Lady Comic Book History Podcast.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman was undeniably a groundbreaking feat for not only comic book films, but for women in film and for the industry as a whole. Every woman I talk to about it had physical and emotional reactions and connections to that film. The beauty and impact of Wonder Woman is going to be very difficult to duplicate but if anyone can do it it's the genius of Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot. Come Christmas Day we will get to experience the heroism of the beautiful Amazonian Princess Diana once again. But before we let the inevitable brilliance of the next chapter for Diana wash over us, let's recap and revisit the first movie and take a deep dive into the new movie’s trailer to piece together what we know about this story before we get the joy of watching it.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
The Vision and The Scarlet Witch
Before we get the chance to see WandaVision on Disney+ I think we should do a brief recap of their relationship and arcs together, I have written plenty on Wanda herself but most comic fans know these two as a package deal so here we go...
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Doctor Strange vs Scarlet Witch
This is a well known debate and though the obvious, common sense answer to any hero vs hero debate is it depends; it depends on the writer and what the intent of the story is. However we can hypothesize based on comic book feats, powers and weaknesses, and biggest wins over overpowered opponents. Using this type of analysis the answer to who would win Doctor Strange or Scarlet Witch is a loud, resounding Scarlet Witch.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks
Doctor Strange
So all over nerd groups everywhere you will find the debate, who would win Scarlet Witch or Doctor Strange? And while the fact remains that the answer is Scarlet Witch to many people don’t know why, so today we are here with the Doctor Strange side of the argument.
By Alexandrea Callaghan4 years ago in Geeks