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What Women Want From Comics

Erica Friedman — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

You may have noticed that Marvel, DC and their various imprints have been expressing confusion for some years as to "what women want" from comics. So, I thought I would help them. More »

Tim Gunn Critiques Super-Hero Costumes

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:40:00 EDT

The Project Runway mentor finds Catwoman's ensemble "very S&M bondage-looking." While he describes the outfits of many female comic characters as "vulgar," he also says, "women should show off their curves." [Comics Alliance] More »

Kell On Earth Future In Doubt; SJP "Can Do No Worse Than Lindsay Lohan," Says Fashionista

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EDT

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Will Kell On Earth be renewed? "I don't really know what's going on," says Kelly Cutrone, and Bravo would not reveal the show's future. But Cutrone says she's already signed "a major deal" for a scripted network TV venture. [PRNewser]

Marvel Divas: Because Nothing Says Superhero Like "Hot Sudsy Fun"

Hortense Smith — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

A reader recently tipped us to this post on Robot 6, wherein the comic "Marvel Divas" is discussed. The series is pitched as a cross between Marvel and Sex and the City. Headdesk powers, activate! More »

Iron Man: The Charming, Agile, Crackling, Comedic Anti-Chick Flick

maria — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT

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The summer blockbuster season is upon us, and we all know what that means: a lot fewer female-centered movies. However, as much as movie marketers seem to think every woman wants to see Made of Honor this weekend, many of us actually enjoy a good action flick every once and awhile. Like Iron Man. The first of the big-budget summer blockbusters, Iron Man, is a movie that has, in that annoying, trendy Hollywood jargon, "broad appeal". [Like "broad" as in euphemism for "female"? -Ed.] Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, an arms dealer with a limitless fortune who becomes Iron Man when he creates a computerized suit that gives him superhero abilities. (Sort of like Inspector Gadget meets Batman.) The real appeal of this movie is not in the stock Marvel Comics plot, but in the attitude and edge that Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow (who plays his assistant) bring to an otherwise standard, explosion-filled, digitally-enhanced film. In fact, film critics seem downright seduced by the film's cynical charm! Their reviews, after the jump. More »