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Saturday, July 07, 2007 

But what about the fictional ladies?

The Colorado Springs Gazette spoke with Louise Simonson, who'd spent at least two decades as a writer in the field, about DC Comics Covergirls, which she's an editor of, but I can't help but wonder if some of what she says here is being used by the newspaper as a superficial apology for what misogyny exists there today. At the end of the article:
Just as superhero comics appeal largely to male readers, they’re also created largely by men. But Simonson, who now focuses most of her attention on writing children’s books, said she never felt out of place in comics.

“Back when I was working on Superman, we were treated as a team. I don’t think I was treated any different from the guys.”
But what about the women of the DC Universe? And the Marvel Universe? Any woman who'd worked in the comics medium over the years could surely be diplomatic for the sake of good relations with otherwise appalling people, or the writer, whom I'm not forgetting glossed over Identity Crisis, chose to water down the whole article. No wonder I can't help but ask if this column was meant to obscure the contempt for women among comics publishers and editors, and it certainly does avoid the meatier stuff.

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