A Damn Scribbling Woman: an Interview with Jennifer K. Stuller about Ink-Stained Amazons | Bitch Mag

I'm honored that my first book related interview is with the brilliant feminist pop culture publication, Bitch.

Interview with the Ink-Stained Amazon at SciFiPulse

An interview with Yours Truly, conducted by comic book academic, Nicholas Yanes, is over at SciFiPulse.Net.

Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors (Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You)

I wanted to let anyone who is interested in know that I made a Facebook Page for my forthcoming book.

The book itself won't available until late Summer/early Fall, but I will be sure to post publishing details, speaking engagements, reviews, and interviews both here on my blog and on Facebook.

In the meantime, here is some advance praise:

“Female heroes abound in literature, film and all walks of life, although most people don’t know that they do. Not surprising given how much they challenge the gender roles in which women and girls have historically been confined. This wonderful book shows female heroes breaking out of gender boxes left and right and illuminates new possibilities for the indomitable hero in all of us.”

Kathleen Noble, Ph.D., author of The Sound of the Silver Horn: Reclaiming the heroism in contemporary women’s lives.

"Once upon a time -- only a few years ago, actually -- women could turn on their TV sets and glory in the adventures of Buffy, Xena, Sydney Bristow, Dana Scully, and many more strong, ass-kicking women. Today there is not one show on the small screen that stars a female action hero. What happened? Comics are not much better. Aside from the occasional exception (for which we are grateful) like Birds of Prey, and women writers like Ivory Madison (The Huntress) and Gail Simone’s newly feminist interpretation of Wonder Woman, most comic book action heroines continue to be male-written and drawn creations whose breasts are bigger then their personalities.

Now along comes Jennifer Stuller, with her very entertaining book, Ink-Stained Amazons, to explore the whys and wherefores of pop culture super women, and perhaps jolt us all into demanding more and stronger women characters. Thank you, Jennifer. We need those role models!"

Trina Robbins, author of The Great American Superheroines (Palace Press, 2009)

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The Ink-Stained Traveler

As we set out on an amazing adventure to Japan and England, I've launched a second blog, The Ink-Stained Traveler to record and share photography, sights, museums, markets, flavors, history, culture, popular culture, personal narrative, shopping, tips, details, and news.

To inaugurate the blog and the upcoming trip I've compiled some of the most beautiful photographs I've taken during previous travel. (Click on the link above and choose the "Slideshow" option for optimal viewing.) May they give you a sense of the awe and wonder I felt when I took them.

I hope readers will enjoy sharing our travels with us . . . stay tuned!

(There will also likely be cross-posts related to pop culture, and watch for the November Issue of Geek Monthly - - which should have an article gleaned from the trip (Operation: You Only Live Twice).