What do you think of when you think of a female superhero? You probably think of their revealing costumes first, right? Yeah, you probably think of Catwoman in her black, liquid- leather, form-fitting catsuit or Wonder Woman in her eagle-emblazoned bustier and blue, star-spangled panties, right? And then when it comes to fighting foes she is often skilled in combat, but of course her main debilitating weapons are usually two of the most powerful weapons known to man and they just happen to be strapped to her chest. Yes, the creators of female comic book superheroes are straight up sexist and dare I say racist? I mean try and name just a few black female superheroes off-hand.….exactly!
But now comic book publisher, Blue Water Productions, is changing the face of the female superhero with their Female Force series, a series of comic books featuring real-life "superwomen" . Each comic book gives us a biographical look into the life and accomplishments of some of our most powerful and influential women. Here's a look at a few African -American female notables who were granted superhero status.
Condoleezza Rice
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
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I think these are a great way of educating young people and providing them with images they can relate to. I remember reading a great deal about successful people growing up, but very few I could relate to.
Great Find, Kim!! I would be interested in seeing the likes of Dr. Mae Jemison, Ursula Burns, or Dr. Aprille Ericsson comic books in future editions(wants all credit due Bluewater...*ahem*), but I think this is a step in the right direction for the media, for whatever purposes the comic book editors chose to do these stories.
Thanks for sharing!!
-OwlAsylum
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I think the most important thing is to celebrate the accomplishments of these women. No mater what their party affiliation or religious views they may have, you cant deny that they have all worked very hard to obtain their level of success.
But I personally would like to see one featuring Bessie Coleman. She has always been a supershero of mine.
This was a good read Kudos.. Kim and raised a few light bulbs.
Liking that Michelle Obama and second what CurvyGurl said with regards to education of the young'uns.
In the future as female force gets popular and an audience, couple of international and national historic figures maybe Mariam Makeba, Octavia E. Butler etc. Long way away, just a thought.
Thanks on the share
Thank you for posting this! I hadn't heard a word about it, and I absolutely love the concepts. For so long, women have been boxed into categories that only give us kudos for being mothers and wives. I am both of those things, and they are my TOP priorities, but I am many other things, as are many of us, and it's great to see our shine getting embraced!! Happy 2010 and beyond to you and yours!
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I have always held a deep respect for female heroins. And it had nothing to do with their tight costumes. One of my favorite black, female super heroes is, Storm. She's the character that Halle Berry portrayed in the X Men series. However, I was really disappointed, because in the comic book series, Storm is a dark skinned sister who looks more like Angela Basset, than Halle Berry. But I digress....
Blue Water Productions is doing a great, GREAT thing! Now, it's up to parents to make sure their children (boys & girls) are exposed to these positive images of "black" female power.
Nice post!!!
Personally, I don't think that their costumes are tight enough, but that's just me.
In answer to Aggressive Fruit, Halle Berry was perfect to play Storm. She was both super powered and she needed a spanking all at the same time....what's better than that?!?
I'd seen a couple of these comics in a store but didn't realize there were this many (and there should be more!). Thanks for this post and all the covers. You might be interested in this blog, Silver Age Gold, which is running s series of posts on black superheroes: http://aquamanrules.blogspot.com/ and also check out my own recent blog post about All-Negro Comics 1, which is referenced on the Silver Age Gold blog. That's how I came across your blog actually, when I was looking for information on All-Negro Comics 1 and found your post about that highest graded copy selling for $10,600.
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