Episode 079: The Fem-Com-Fan-Pan
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This week on The Watchtower, we are invaded by female comic fans!
Our much-talked about Female Comic Fan Panel (or Fem-Com-Fan-Pan) discuss comics from the female point of view, talking about strong characters, stereotypes, and uncomfortable silences in comic book stores. The Panel is:
Jessica Frey of HardcoreNerdity.com
Stephanie LaLonde, Teacher and Professional Cosplayer
Liana K of Ed and Red’s Comic Strip
There’s some surprising revelations in our chat, and along with The Forecast, this is one episode no comic fan wants to miss!
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 am
Definitely one of your best podcast. I’m so down for another fem con. That was actually really enlightening to hear comics from a girls perspective. See I’m a black male so I have opinions from a black guys perspective, like for example what they were doing with black panther for awhile. But to here from another side is always refreshing and interesting.
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I’m a recent fan. Found your podcast on iTunes at the beginning of the year and have been listening ever since.
Like the ladies said, I am one of the girls who reads manga/hentai and it is mainly because the story lines are so involved, in depth, and the characters are so in developed - depending on which manga you read; and of course the sex. ;-)
It was good to hear this podcast. A lot of what the ladies said is true. I used to read comic books and stopped partly due to the fact that I was made to feel out of place at the comic book store or I wasn’t ’serious’ about comic books. The main reason was because there weren’t any good storylines I was interested in for the female characters that weren’t typical and cliché. They were always short mini comics outside the main comic that lasted about 5 issues - not worth it.
I do miss reading comics, which is why I listen to your podcast on a regular basis. The only comics I read now are online and they are manga-esque. So good show! I look forward to the next episode.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Thanks for the comments, guys! I’m so stoked that you liked the show, and this will definetly not be the last FemComFanPan.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I’m just glad my wife isn’t all comics-savy. She’d probably tear me a new one. I like the “using comics in the classroom” angle. I remember back in elementary school reading Tin Tin, Asterix, and Lucky Luke. They helped become a good bi-lingual Canadian.