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Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol 3 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero, Vol 4 by Kelly Sue DeConnick

March 12, 2019 by cosbrarian 3 Comments

I’ve been waiting for the Captain Marvel movie since 2012! I read the first few volumes for a MOOC called “Gender Issues in Comics” which was presented on Canva by Christy Blanch. It was a wonderful course which jumpstarted my interest in superhero comics (particularly female superhero comics).  And I completely got why Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers changed the game for female comics readers.  So in anticipation of the new movie, I avoided all casting reveals and spoilers and revisited the first 3.5 volumes of the […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Aliens, avengers, Bechdel test, captain marvel, carol danvers, Cats, comic book, Comics, dexter soy, feminism, Guardians of the Galaxy, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marvel Comics, monica rambeau, rachel dodson, space, superheroes, Terry Dodson

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, avengers, Bechdel test, captain marvel, carol danvers, Cats, comic book, Comics, dexter soy, feminism, Guardians of the Galaxy, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marvel Comics, monica rambeau, rachel dodson, space, superheroes, Terry Dodson ·
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Life Imitates Art

September 14, 2014 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, perhaps knowns to some as the creator of the Bechdel test, to others as the creator of the comic Dykes to Watch Out For, has won critical acclaim and is currently featured as The Atlantic’s 1book140 selection for LGBTQ month. I found to to be a truly engaging read both for its art and for its written content. The art is done in black, white and blue tones. Bechdel mixes up her own comic illustrations of her family with […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 1book140, Alison Bechdel, autobiography, Bechdel test, Dykes to Watch Out For, ElCicco, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Graphic Novel, Henry James, homosexuality, James Joyce, lesbian, non fiction, Proust, ReadWomen2014, Remembrance of Things Past, Ulysses

ElCicco's CBR6 Review No:41 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 1book140, Alison Bechdel, autobiography, Bechdel test, Dykes to Watch Out For, ElCicco, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Graphic Novel, Henry James, homosexuality, James Joyce, lesbian, non fiction, Proust, ReadWomen2014, Remembrance of Things Past, Ulysses ·
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