[...] Let’s not forget one major issue: the lack of significant female creative contribution, a problem from the start. [...]

[...] In just those 8 pages, I was simply charmed and then ultimately pissed because I wanted to know more. There’s been so much discussion about DC’s new Minx line, about its name and not having enough women creators and hopes that this line will encourage girls to read superhero comics, so this just seems like a no-brainer to me. If DC were smart, they’d take Pantoja up on her proposal. [...]

[...] I’m surprised,since I thought discussion might have died down by now, but people are still saying smart things about DC’s Minx line for teen girls. [...]

[...] More On Minx – Johanna shows us the new Minx logo, questions the lack of women creators on the line, and questions the name (from Comics Worth Reading) [...]

[...] In honor of the late Chick Checks, let’s count female creators: The complete 2007 Minx lineup was announced yesterday. Two are by male writer/artists. Two are by separate male writers and artists. One is by a male writer with two male artists. One is cowritten by a male and his daughter and illustrated by a male. One is by a female writer and male artist. (I’ve talked about the new imprint previously here and here.) [...]

Anyway, from just what I see here, I’m curious but not excited yet. I love Watson’s work, but like him as a whole with his art too, though the only time I’ve seen him writing only was in the Bizarro book. The others I know nothing about about, but I guess I’ll see.

Odd logo, I hope they put it on the books right so they don’t all get put under M like the CMX ones.

[...] I’m not really sure what to think yet about the new “Minx” line from DC comics aimed at teenage girls. I think out of all the titles announced, I’m probably most interested in “The P.L.A.I.N. Janes”, because it is being written by an established YA author and drawn by Jim “Street Angel” Rugg. I’m really curious to see if the marketing push by Alloy and the product placement in the Delia’s catalog will translate into sales. I also wonder what would have happened if the CMX line from DC had been marketed more agressively… [...]

* The Publishers Weekly piece I mentioned is now online at http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6394743.html

* Newsarama posted a Minx-centered interview with Karen Berger at http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=92334

* I like “teenettes” but I think “tweenagers” may have already caught on… ;-)

Sonny Liew (or at least I think that’s who it is judging from the username sonnyliew) posted this in my livejournal on the subject:
“The male/female thing is somewhat tricky – for my part, i know that those of us signing on knew that we were doing books meant for a manga-ish market; but I can’t remember if a teenage female audience was specifically mentioned.

Still I suppose when the line is being marketed so specifically, you can’t really escape gender issues – though,again, at the time of writing/drawing Re-gifters I don’t think many of us were aware of what direction the marketing would take.”

I’m sure a lot of the men who say things like that are well-meaning, but that line is played-out.

FWIW, I wrote to Shelley Bond twice earlier this year, since Paul Levitz said she was the “point person,” and never heard a peep back.
So, there’s at least one female creator who went to DC (with unwarranted optomism and enthusiasm, fired up by a fantastic Wonder Woman manga I saw) and said, “Comics for girls! DC could actually DO something with that!” and never heard a damn thing back.

Oh, well!

-bri