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Julie Doucet: It’s Amazing I’m Able to Make a Living
This week in Ladydrawers, we continue hearing from one of the most important and talented female comics artists in North America—Julie Doucet. As she told us in the first …
Ladydrawers: Alison Bechdel Interview (Part 2)
Ladydrawers continues our look at challenges faced by women comics artists with Part 2 of Anne Elizabeth Moore's exclusive interview with Alison Bechdel, illustrated by Gabrielle Gamboa. In it, …
Interview With Julie Doucet
Last week in Ladydrawers, we talked to established and celebrated Alison Bechdel about challenges she faces in the comics industry. But what about the creators that find those challenges …
Alison Bechdel: I Am Not Gary Trudeau
So far in Ladydrawers, we've looked at differences in the way women are portrayed and paid in the comics industry, and some of the arguments brought up when women …
Manufacturer Suggested Retail Prices Suggest Comics Companies Think Women’s Work Is Worth Less
Last time on Ladydrawers, MariNaomi and Anne Elizabeth Moore looked at around 30 of the most recent books from some of the biggest comic-book makers in the US to …
Graphic Evidence of Inequality
In the last installment of Ladydrawers we looked at some statistics culled from some recently published comics - all from last spring! - that painted a pretty dire overall …
Comics Publishers: Who Are They?
If we divide the world of comics - just one of many forms of media - by what companies are releasing what works, some disturbing trends emerge. In this …
Why Have There Been No Great Women Comics Artists? (Part 3)
The discussion raised lately by this column, shakeups in corporate comics and general ongoing frustrations in the world of lady drawers has hinged largely on why there have been …
Why Have There Been No Great Woman Comics Artists? (Part 2)
The art world is different from the rest of the business world, right? All those creative people, making culture happen from their perch on the cutting edge, are sheltered …
No Great Women Comics Artists?
Ladydrawers, a new semimonthly comics collaboration, looks at the reasons behind gender bias in the media and in the comics world, and the impact that these dynamics have in …