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When you think of comics, do images of Super/Spider/Batman saving the day come to mind? Do you think that the only women in comics are busty, helpless damsels or scantily-clad super-babes? The world of comics is actually inhabited by a wide variety of cool women and girls, some of whom might be a lot like you! This page will intoduce you to some of these women, from Ariel Schrag, to Richard Dirt, to Marlys and Maybonne. We've also included a history of women in comics, from Betty and Veronica (Archie Comics) to Enid and Rebecca (Ghost World.) Click on an artist's name or the picture above their name to start exploring the world of women in comics!!!

Here are some excellent websites you might also find useful for more information about women in comics.

• Fantagraphics Comics- Home of Jessica Abel and Dame Darcy, also Daniel Clowes and the Hernandez brothers. Includes bios, examples of work, and links to the artists' websites.

• Slave Labor Graphics Publishing- Home of Ariel Schrag, Sarah Dyer, and other female comic artists. Includes an extensive webstore, interviews, and information about the comics industry.

• Friends of Lulu- A national organization to encourage female readership of comics. Incluse a reccomended reading list and a directory of women doing comics.

• Grrls in the Comix- A site dedicated to superhero grrls in comics, including, Tank Girl, Barb Wire, Wonder Woman, and others. Also included is a list of readings pertaining to women in comics.

• Sequential Tart- A webzine about comics, published and edited by women. Includes interviews and articles with women and men in the comics industry.

This site is by Masha Barabtarlo and Mary Bell, web novices. It is a reading promotion website for LIS 304, April 19, 2002. We worked really hard. READ COMICS!! STAY IN SCHOOL!!