women in the comic book universe
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A Feminist approach to looking at the comic book universe.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Women In The Comic Book Universe
-Examining the portrayal of women in comic books-
-By Yazan Rantisi-
2. Meet Diana Prince.She is the Princess of the Amazon and
gifted with superhuman abilities by the gods.
3. She is Wonder Woman beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena,
stronger than Hercules, and swifter than Mercury. With her powers
she stands equal to other heroes including the iconic Superman and
the Incredible Hulk.
Wonder Woman is a feminist icon as she stands strong in a world
dominated by men.
4. 5. But wonder woman can not escape the world in which she was
created. She exists in the comic book universe, where women are not
equal to their male counterparts.
This presentation will explore how women like Diana prince are
portrayed in the male dominated world of comic books.
6. History of Women In comics
7. American comic books began in the 1930s.
During this time, women in comics were primarily seen as career
girls, romance-story heroines, or perky teenagers.
8. As characters gifted with superhuman abilities became more
popular so did female superheroes.
The first of these included Miss Fury and Sheena (right).
- The most famous superheroin, Wonder Woman, was created in the 1940s (top right)