Why the Loss of Toys R Us Would Be a Loss for Feminism With Toys R Us’ recent bankruptcy filing, store closures are expected post-holiday season. This will not only be a blow to the toy industry; it could negatively impact our cultural, feminist progress as well. I know. That sounds extreme and overstuffed, one writer taking simple store...
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Warner Bros. Animation has started production on the animated series DC SUPER HERO GIRLS for Cartoon Network. Lauren Faust, known for Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, will be creating fresh new character designs based off of the characters from the DC Universe. The official summary of the series is below: The world may know them as...
Greg Rucka’s time with the Amazon Warrior Princess is coming to a close again. Taking his place will be Shea Fontana, most recently known for writing the DC Super Hero Girls comics. Ruck announced his departure from the comic book series on his personal Tumblr account yesterday. Today, he confirmed on The Hollywood Reporter that...
This week in the world of DC Super Hero Girls the action is on! There will be laser beams, homing devices, and a fight against an oddly adorable shark humanoid creature. Yes, I find sharks adorable. So be it! Today on the DC Super Hero Girl website, a new animated short was released focusing on the ever loving and ever innovative Bumblebee...
The latest episode of DC Superhero Girls, the animated web series based off of characters from the fashion doll/action figure franchise by Time Warner and Mattel, delves into the practicalities of female superhero costumes. Wonder Woman has been tasked with designing a new suit, and she discovers that it’s important for the suit to work...
On this week’s 13th episode of the Legion of Leia Podcast, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington and Sabina Ibarra and I welcome guest Jeffrey Henderson, storyboard artist (Spider-Man 3, Oz the Great and Powerful, After Earth), musician, actor, standup and voiceover artist. And yes, this is the Jeff that I talk about all the time on the...
Toy Designer Christine Kim heads up the daunting task of reinvigorating the superhero brand for girls, which will be designed by women and not men. Groundbreaking stuff, we know. Whodathunk that women would have the best insight in making super heroic dolls for little girls? Did you know that Wonder Woman appeared just three years after Superman...