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I looked at this topic a few weeks ago through the lens of a Robert Kirkman comment. In this week's Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs, I look at it again via Skottie Young and Darwyn Cooke.

Sweets



In last week's What Are You Reading?, I talked briefly about Kody Chamberlain's awesome mystery comic, Sweets.

Girl Power!

Wonder Woman and Feminism

Jacki Zehner is a Huffington Post contributor who frequently comments on women's leadership and success in the workplace. She's also a Wonder Woman fan.

In a recent post, Zehner talks about the relationship between Wonder Woman and the feminist movement:

...I gave a speech a few weeks ago to a group of 200 women with a WonderWoman T-shirt on calling for a revolution. Calling for women to reclaim the word Feminism! Calling for women and men to work together to create a more just and equitable world for everyone.

...I reached out to the editor of Ms. Magazine last week after meeting with Sara Gould of the Ms. Foundation to ask her to think about re-releasing [the magazine's first issue with a Wonder Woman cover] as a special edition in its original form because the stories read as true today. (scary...) You might also know that I am deeply, deeply, frustrated with the lack of progress we, as women, have made in this country.

She then links to this inspiring article by Daily Beast contributor Amy Siskind lamenting over the current state of feminism in this country and calling for a revival that includes more than just "liberal Democratic women who (are) pro-choice."

No all-ages Wonder Woman comic for you!

Darwyn Cooke says, "This year J. Bone and myself pitched an all-ages Wonder Woman book aimed at young female readers. In other words, I wanted to give [DC Comics] at least 12 issues of a Wonder Woman book that any parent could give their child. They couldn’t have been less interested."

C'mon, DC!

Wonder Woman Gallery



By Matthew Humphries.



By Beatriz Iglesias.



By Victoria Ying.

Stuff to Watch For: DC's New Frontier Special

I'm embarrassed to admit that I haven't read Darwyn Cooke's New Frontier yet. By the time I decided I wanted it (after seeing Cooke's awesome stuff on The Spirit), the Absolute Edition had been announced and I've been saving up for that.

That doesn't mean that the news about a New Frontier Special isn't just as exciting to me though. Especially considering that Black Canary will be involved this time. Says Cooke, "J. Bone and I are tackling Wonder Woman, Black Canary and old school chauvinism in an New Frontier parody along the lines of the old Kurtzman/Wood Mad satires."

Also included will be a Superman/Batman fight that's "going to kick the hell out of those two," and a Robin/Kid Flash story that pits them against "Red saboteurs." Sounds good to me.