International Women's Day

With today being International Women's Day, I thought I'd share a few links celebrating women in comics or championing the role of women in comics.

https://www.womenincomicscollective.org/

http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/Women_In_Comics_Wiki

http://www.themarysue.com/tag/women-in-comics/

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/books-comics/11473/the-changing-role-of-women-in-comic-books

This is something originally put together by Gail Simone way back in 1999 when she was still a hairdresser. It got her attention which got her writing articles for CBR which got her a gig writing Simpsons comics which got her writing award winning mainstream female characters like Batgirl.

http://www.lby3.com/wir/

Here's a great interview with Karen Berger, the editor who established DC's Vertigo imprint, one of the most impactful labels on the industry, ushering in seminal greats like Sandman, The Saga of the Swamp Thing, and V for Vendetta.

http://comicsalliance.com/five-stars-karen-berger-interview/