[...] Comics Worth Reading [...]

[...] get comics weekly any more, so I haven’t seen an issue yet. I love the creators involved, hate the title and what it says about the publisher, but I’m looking forward to reading [...]

[...] antas hysa alla möjliga idéer om vad kvinnor kan rita för serier). Johanna Draper Carlson pÃ¥ Comics Worth Reading formulerar tusen irriterade serieläsares känslor: ”If good comics don’t depend on gender, [...]

DC doesn’t have a better track record outside maybe Vertigo, so this isn’t a DC/Marvel thing. But to see the big two make this giant deal when small press has been so open to all talents seems disingenuous, even though I am sure the end result will be by far the best thing Marvel puts out in 2010.

To be fair, that actually would make perfect sense. If you’re trying to demonstrate it doesn’t matter, you isolate the variable that supposedly makes a difference and demonstrate that it doesn’t. And if you want to demonstrate it to a lot of people, you’d want to make it clear what you’re doing.

I still find this asinine, but that doesn’t make all of its rationalization incoherent.

[...] Some people are skeptical. Some see see the whole thing as a gimmick, an empty gesture Marvel can use to brush off accusations of only publishing books for boys by boys. And they’re probably right: Anyone who thinks this book represents a new approach to publishing for Marvel is going to be sorely disappointed. Girl Comics is, at best, a token offering to a market that may or may not exist. [...]

Everything you said is exactly how I feel, too. This isn’t an attempt at making sure Marvel employs more women or gives the talents of women professionals equal consideration – this is Marvel essentially saying, “Look at us! We let some women have a go at our IPs! But don’t worry, this will all be over soon!”

[...] a quick round up of thoughts from around the web. We'll start with Johanna Draper Carlson, who shares her thoughts on her blog: I dream of a day when a comic created only by women doesn’t [...]

My favorite thing about this project is that we’ll get to see more by Colleen Coover, who has a neat take on the Marvel girl heroes.

Well, I don’t see the name of Anna Maria Cool on that list.

Talented cartoonist/Illustrator, Kubert School graduate, published artist for Marvel & Claypool (among others).

Funny thing is, of the 20 names listed at The Beat, I recognize 17 of them. And I like, well, 17 of them. I think you would be hard pressed to pick 20 male creators at random – or even the “Top 20″ – and get the same level of quality.