CBR: CCI: Women of Marvel

[CBR News]

Marvel's final panel at San Diego's Comic-Con International focused on the female creators at the House of Ideas. CBR brings you a report of the discussion, including news of the latest Marvel-exclusive creator.


Full article here (http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22283).

[Monty_Cristo]

Aubrey Sitterson was left out. that's sad. :frown:

[RoguefanAM]

Liu would like to work on Rogue? MC, watch out. :biggrin:

[Personamanx]

Christina Strain Is Awesome!!!

[Sighphi]

How come they didnt dress up and look pretty?

[Colleen Coover]

Aubrey Sitterson was left out. that's sad. :frown:

Mr. Sitterson is a man. :smile:

[Colleen Coover]

How come they didnt dress up and look pretty?

Ha ha. That is not very funny.:frown:

[Sighphi]

Ha ha. That is not very funny.:frown:

COME ON!

We either get the crazy beard people or the cueballs with guys.
Wouldn't it be cool if the girls treated this all cool like?

[MrHellpop]

What does it say about Marvel that the most prominent woman on this panel is a colorist?

[Scavenger]

Ha ha. That is not very funny.:frown:

It was a little funny. Sighphi isn't funny very often, and we should encourage him when he is.

[Akelexre]

What does it say about Marvel that the most prominent woman on this panel is a colorist?

Glad I'm not the only one who thought this.

Also, its funny, I'm studying abroad again in Japan for the summer, and when I go into a used book store there's literally girls lined up in front of the shelves, reading manga, yet I don't know if, "strong female leads" are popular in shoujo manga. The idea that strong female leads are absolutely necessary to draw in female comic fans is a uniquely American one...

[And considering the success that American superhero comics have had in terms of drawing women to comics, its hard to call it an accurate one, either].

[StoneGold]

Christina Strain Is Awesome!!!

Yes she is. And not just because she was my Pyramid partner last year.

[RedRonin]

What does it say about Marvel that the most prominent woman on this panel is a colorist?
That's she's one hell of a colorist?

[RolandJP]

The male dominated thing about Comic shops is true. Either women are looked at like---what the hell are you doing here? Or..Hey guys look chicks! :Hungry look in eyes:

For some reason book stores (Mom and Pop stores/Barnes and Noble) do not have the anti-lady stigma. Ive always said the market needs to be expanded or it will slowly peter out. And women are 67% of book purchasers.

[mournblade94]

The male dominated thing about Comic shops is true. Either women are looked at like---what the hell are you doing here? Or..Hey guys look chicks! :Hungry look in eyes:

For some reason book stores (Mom and Pop stores/Barnes and Noble) do not have the anti-lady stigma. Ive always said the market needs to be expanded or it will slowly peter out. And women are 67% of book purchasers.

There are 3 girls that work in my comic shop.

[Zombie Uatu]

What does it say about Marvel that the most prominent woman on this panel is a colorist?

Ummm... Marjorie Liu?

Also, as another poster said, that she's one heck of a colourist. Is there something you find demeaning or unworthy about the job of a colourist? Colourists are essential in developing the tone and feel of comics, as well as doing a job which is simply vital to the modern comic book experience. What's wrong with being a colourist?

[Nevets F]

What does it say about Marvel that the most prominent woman on this panel is a colorist?

Uhm...Marjorie Liu is more prominent than a lot of people, male or female, working at Marvel currently. She is a best selling author outside of comic books. She is a fantastic writer inside of comics too, btw.

Also, this panel didn't have EVERY female working for Marvel, just the ones that were at San Diego and available.

[Jase Q]

Like above...

Marjorie Liu. Freaking awesome writer. Well known outside of comic books she is doing a great job breaking into the world of comics.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=marjorie+m.+liu&x=0&y=0

And again like said above they are not the only women at marve.l

[Something Other]

How come they didnt dress up and look pretty?

LOL. I hate you for making me laugh at this.

[Sighphi]

What does it say about Marvel that the most prominent woman on this panel is a colorist?

That you stop reading the article after reading her name?

“Dark Wolverine” co-writer Marjorie Liu,

“X-Men: First Class” backup feature artist Colleen Coover,

Collections Editor Jen Grünwald,

[Akelexre]

Obviously Liu's made her bones writing wise outside of comics in terms of sales, but what about inside the world of comics in terms of sales, popularity, respected arcs, etc.? This is a comic website after all, no one cares about what you've done outside of comics (go over to the Ultimate forum and ask them how they feel about Lindeloff being exec producer on Lost). She doesn't seem to have much of a resume so far in the comic world. Doesn't Marvel have any "heavier hitting" females writers and editors, women who've been in the organization for years, written/edited major arcs for marquee titles, been given accolades and awards from the industry and respect from the fans, etc?

[grphxkindaguy]

The male dominated thing about Comic shops is true. Either women are looked at like---what the hell are you doing here? Or..Hey guys look chicks! :Hungry look in eyes:

For some reason book stores (Mom and Pop stores/Barnes and Noble) do not have the anti-lady stigma. Ive always said the market needs to be expanded or it will slowly peter out. And women are 67% of book purchasers.

Having worked in a comic book store for over a decade, the majority of the women who come into the store are either dragged in there by their significant others or by their kids. In both cases they ALL act like they'd really rather be anywhere else.

I can count on one hand the number of *women comic readers* who came into the store browsing and NONE of them were into the capes, just Vertigo and Manga titles. The fact that the comic book industry is super-hero genre dominated, I am not surprised by the low turnout.

I'm sure I'm not the only store to experience these types of customer. You tend to get disgusted by the type who hate being there, since we love being there and don't understand their bitchy attitude!!! Luckily most of them, after a minute or two, go outside and wait in the car or whatnot. :biggrin:

[Something Other]

Having worked in a comic book store for over a decade, the majority of the women who come into the store are either dragged in there by their significant others or by their kids. In both cases they ALL act like they'd really rather be anywhere else.

I can count on one hand the number of *women comic readers* who came into the store browsing and NONE of them were into the capes, just Vertigo and Manga titles. The fact that the comic book industry is super-hero genre dominated, I am not surprised by the low turnout.

I'm sure I'm not the only store to experience these types of customer. You tend to get disgusted by the type who hate being there, since we love being there and don't understand their bitchy attitude!!! Luckily most of them, after a minute or two, go outside and wait in the car or whatnot. :biggrin:

Okay, this is just plain weird for me to read. I'm a female comic reader who has been into superhero comics since I was a kid (at that time they were sold more widely than in comic stores) and I've occasionally been known to drag a significant other into stores but not the other way around.

I've never been treated poorly or been given funny looks. Maybe I've been lucky.

Edit: I've been given the oh-look-a-chick stare, but that's easy to ignore, and once they figure out you know what you're talking about and doing, it's no big.

[grphxkindaguy]

Okay, this is just plain weird for me to read. I'm a female comic reader who has been into superhero comics since I was a kid (at that time they were sold more widely than in comic stores) and I've occasionally been known to drag a significant other into stores but not the other way around.

I've never been treated poorly or been given funny looks. Maybe I've been lucky.

Edit: I've been given the oh-look-a-chick stare, but that's easy to ignore, and once they figure out you know what you're talking about and doing, it's no big.

You should realize, you ARE the exception to the rule, a woman who reads super-hero comics!!! Even the women who read the Vertigo & Manga stuff refuse to read the capes (when I give recommendations), they told me they really don't like/get the appeal of the genre. :frown:

And your Edit statement is totally on the money... :smile: