The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson

We even get Maika Halfwolf from the graphic novel/comics series Monstress (volume two just won a Hugo Award this week as I write this) which shows how current Nicholson is on her reading. Marvel (times two) and Batgirl and Witchblade and Silk Spectre. In some cases Nicholson seems to go for the obscure over the famous - though not always. Where's Veronica from the Archie comics, if Little Lulu is the 'Hero of the Decade' for the 1930's? And Barbarella and Vampirella make the list, but Storm and Kitty Pryde of the X-Men don't? Unfortunately most of them published before 2000 are not reprinted and difficult to find (which makes it more interesting to get this glimpse of them).īut as with nearly any collection of this sort, those of us with even a modest, minimum knowledge of comics will wonder why some are included and others are not. I've highlighted a good number of these characters with the intentions of looking to read their adventures. the uncovering of some old and often forgotten characters is really tremendous.

Not all of them are 'superwomen' - as in, a hero with super powers - but all should be considered 'super women.' The collection is culled by Nicholson, a publisher and comics fan, and is certainly somewhat subjective, but the research here. Hope Nicholson's The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen is an astounding historical look at some of the stronger female characters to appear in comics since the 1930's.

The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson