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Comic Book Women is a necessary counterweight to...male-centric [comic book creator] biographies...Brunet and Davis take a fresh look at the early days of comics, focusing on the women who helped to build up the industry—and who were subsequently erased from the history books. * Book Riot * A comprehensive look at the important role female creators played in the production of the media in the Golden Age of Comics...Comic Book Women is thoughtful and well-researched, guiding us to not only reexamine comics history but also to push for more accountability and intersectionality in the modern canon. * ANTIGRAVITY Magazine * Comic Book Women recognizes the often-unremembered women characters and creators of the industry while recognizing their sometimes problematic roles. * Technical Communication * The depth and breadth of this heavily illustrated book is stunning. This is a groundbreaking contribution to the field…Essential. * CHOICE * An ambitious, exhaustive work that works to change how women have been perceived in the field of comics and document their contributions to the medium. . . the book serves as a foundational work in comics scholarship and brings women’s work into the mainstream research. Covering all possible genres, it is comprehensive and a must-read for any comics fans. * Journal of Popular Culture *

Comic Book Women is a necessary counterweight to...male-centric [comic book creator] biographies...Brunet and Davis take a fresh look at the early days of comics, focusing on the women who helped to build up the industry-and who were subsequently erased from the history books. * Book Riot * A comprehensive look at the important role female creators played in the production of the media in the Golden Age of Comics...Comic Book Women is thoughtful and well-researched, guiding us to not only reexamine comics history but also to push for more accountability and intersectionality in the modern canon. * ANTIGRAVITY Magazine * Comic Book Women recognizes the often-unremembered women characters and creators of the industry while recognizing their sometimes problematic roles. * Technical Communication *

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Peyton Brunet is a graduate of DePaul University's communication and media master's program. Blair Davis is an associate professor of media and cinema studies at DePaul University. He is the author of Movie Comics: Page to Screen/Screen to Page, Comic Book Movies, and The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-Budget Cinema.

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