How many of you have walked into a comic book story or a convention and had this happen? How many of you have been asked if you “just like geek stuff to impress your/get a boyfriend or to defend your knowledge of Superman because “girls aren’t into this stuff.” Me, too. I was doing a podcast in a comic book store and I...
Legion of Leia is Moving to VitalThrills.com!
Legion of Leia’s new home is at VitalThrills.com When I created Legion of Leia years ago, it was because I wanted to get...
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Read MoreJoss Whedon, oh, he of the glory that is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and a little flick called The Avengers has long been an ally of women. He’s written incredibly well-rounded female characters, got a women as the lead in a show about fighting vampires and publicly talks about our equality. Note his recent tweet about female Thor...
Guardians of the Galaxy was hands down my favorite movie of the summer, despite the terrible #WheresGamora marketing fiasco. The film itself was absolutely wonderful! There were also some pretty kick ass ladies, both Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Nebula (Karen Gillan, who shaved her head for the role). Today we’re seeing a new piece of Nebula...
Did anyone else get up and do a happy dance when it was announced that Xena/D’Anna/Lucretia herself Lucy Lawless was joining the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? I know it wasn’t just me. Well today we’re getting our first look at Lawless as Isabelle Hartley in the show. Marvel’s official Twitter account said...
Can you imagine Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back without the gravelly voice of Yoda? Of course you can’t. Frank Oz, who is also famous for voicing Muppets like Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal, and The Chamberlain in The Dark Crystal gave Yoda his identity. According to an interview with Oz on Giant Freakin Robot, we...
This story comes to us from new Legion of Leia contributor Anastasia Washington! Stay tuned for more of her work. Genre films are known for giving a mixed impression of women, Strong yet helpless, Indecisive and emotional. We have seen women through the eyes of the genre and shook our heads. When the strain was being advertised I was stoked. I was...
Hey everyone! Jenna here. I’ll be doing reviews of this season of Doctor Who for WhatTheFlick?! along with William Bibbiani (my co-host for Most Craved) and Alonso Duralde (who’s off this week). ‘Deep Breath’ was the first full episode for new Doctor Peter Capaldi. Did he do well? Are you annoyed with Clara? Was the...
If you’re a gamer and you haven’t watched any of the Feminist Frequency videos from Anita Sarkeesian, do yourself a favor and do it. Her series, Tropes vs. Women in Video Games is fantastic. I’ve been playing my entire life, and — tell me if you’ve experienced the same thing — I’m tired of having to...
Hey everyone! Jenna Busch here. As you may have heard, Legion of Leia is teaming up with our fellow ladies of genre, Geek Girl Authority. No, we’re not merging sites. We’re supporting each other to bring you guys some fun stuff. A little while back, I met up with GGA’s Audrey Kearns to talk about women in the industry, gaming...
Interview by Dani Ketch Tess Fowler is a comic creator based in Los Angeles that I met a few years ago at San Diego Comic-Con after I had commissioned some art from her for a project at work, and we’d been chatting via email. (I still have the sketch she gave me framed in my office, because it’s awesome.) She lives with her husband...