Comments on: Despite appearances, it’s honestly not a boy’s club.

By: Sallyp

Sallyp — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:17:54 +0000

Yes, the use of “laud” was confusing. Obviously Ms. Wertz can read whatever she likes, but I’ve been reading superhero comics for thirty years, and last time I checked, I am still a woman.

I also like kicks to the head.

By: There's No Nerd Like Coyle, Part 1

There's No Nerd Like Coyle, Part 1 — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:38:26 +0000

Most of the time, when I read articles like these, I feel like I need a dose of laudanum. Achachachachacha!

By: Jennifer de Guzman

Jennifer de Guzman — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:38 +0000

Oh, women in comics! What does that exotic subspecies think? We must disucss it over and over!

As a woman in comics, all I have to say is that “laud” does not mean what Julia Wertz seems to think it does.

By: batmansgirl

batmansgirl — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:13:25 +0000

Phhhht! What could there possibly be that turns women off from superhero comics? Hot, hot, HOT men are wearing tight spandex! Sounds VERY appealing to me!

By: RAB

RAB — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:11:56 +0000

Apparently all the girls and women I’ve known over my entire life who liked superhero comics were…unwomen, I guess, or man-women, or freakwomen or something. Power to you, freaksisters, for doing what science says you musn’t do!

By: Simon DelMonte

Simon DelMonte — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:23:10 +0000

This is purely based on my friends but I know a lot of women who like superhero comics. I have friends who are just getting into them now, in their 20s and early 30s. I know women who went to Iron Man and came out asking for recommendations about what to read.

The art isn’t turning them off. The concept isn’t. They like what they see, much of the time. So the generalization that is being made here isn’t necessarily true.

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:00:12 +0000

“He clearly knew nothing about what female readers wanted or considered important in their reading.”

Right. Everyone knows chicks dig bulges.