Author: James

Growing up, I realised, very early, that while films made for women were widely consumed and much talked about,  they rarely commanded the kind of respect they deserved. Legally Blonde (2001), Mean Girls (2004), orThe Devil Wears Prada (2006)were often dismissed as chick flicks — as if stories centred around female protagonists carried less cultural weight.…

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In our previous must-read new comic books list, the final issue of writer Deniz Camp and artist Javier Rodriguez’s Absolute Martian Manhunter stood out for concluding with hope for the future of the Absolute Universe. Also on the list were an amazing issue of Marvel’s Mortal Thor No. 12, Image Comics’ She-Spawn No. 3, and…

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