When the idea for this article about the impact of women on the comic industry came up, I couldn’t think of more than a handful of names right away. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the actual number of contributions women have made.
Comics have been, traditionally, thought of as a boy’s club industry. At least that has been my impression since I was a young girl in the 90's and 2000's. While it is true that comics have been predominantly male-centered in terms of creators, women have played a hand in many well known series. I’m going to be completely honest here, I knew it wasn't necessarily true that women couldn't make comics, but why...