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DC Comics co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee are responding to their fans criticisms about their lack of "female writers, artists and characters." More »
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DC Comics have finally given Wonder Woman the makeover she's long deserved. Instead of being forced to fight crime in a glorified swimsuit, the superheroine now has a look that is "designed to be taken seriously as a warrior." [Techland] More »
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Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, will be getting her own series this year, DC comics revealed. It will be the first time a major American comic book publisher has released a series with a gay character in the title role. [NYT] More »
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Today, the blog Pink Raygun features a free Wonder Woman pumpkin stencil! Neighborhood hoodlums wouldn't dare to smash a jack-o'-lantern this awesome. [PinkRayGun] More »
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• Victoria Beckham reportedly owns 100 Birkins, with a $2 million value. Although Posh's penchant for the carryalls isn't in question, we do nonetheless note this story has two pictures of her holding Kellys. [Daily Mail]

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DC Comics has announced the ending to its "experimental" line of graphic novels, MINX, which catered exclusively to teenage girls. The series bega in 2007 and included titles ranging from The Plain Janes and Janes In Love, which followed around an art-obsessed group of cool misfits, to Water Baby, a graphic novel about a punky surfer babe who had her leg bit off by a shark. Most of the titles were under $10, a steal in the pricey Western graphic novel market but on par with the prices of girl-focused mangas like Paradise Kiss. Sad news for female comics fans and lovers of innovative graphic novels. [GalleyCat] More »
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Religious groups speak out against that "filthy" Barbie doll based on Black Canary, a comic superhero who wears fishnets and a black leotard. • An office manager in the Sichuan province of China has become the first man jailed for sexually harassing a female worker. Sexual harassment and domestic violence laws have only been recently introduced in China • A real sweetheart named Paulette Nelson volunteers at a USO where she personally flies to greet and see off soldiers coming home from or leaving for Iraq and Afghanistan. • Female students in Bangladesh protest against sexual harassment on their campus and their university's handling of women who speak out against such acts as "indecorous." • A study finds that people can generally agree on what makes a voice attractive, but it cannot be successfully scientifically mapped. More »
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