Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed The World

by Shelly Bond (Editor)

Overview

A comic book anthology salute to 50 magnificent women who take names, crack ceilings, and change the game in pop, politics, art, and science.

The Kickstarter sensation that united over 100 comic book writers and artists from around the globe is now available in paperback with new content, including a new cover by Tess Fowler (Kid Lobotomy, Rat Queens).

50 female trailblazers of yesterday and today each get a 4-color sequential tribute in Femme Magnifique. This collection features 3-page short stories about women from the arenas of pop music, politics, art, and science. From astronauts and archaeologists to muckrakers and mathematicians, Femme Magnifique will stimulate and educate. Part mini biopic, part personal inspiration, this collection also features new material including a foreword, behind-the-scenes process pages, and more!

Creators from South Africa, India, England, Denmark, the U.S. and other locales converge to share stories of personal heroines Kate Bush, Octavia Butler, Rumiko Takahashi, Ada Lovelace, Misty Copeland, Margaret Sanger, Michelle Obama, Sally Ride, Harriet Tubman ,and more!

Comic book luminaries Gail Simone, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Bill Sienkiewicz, Kieron Gillen, Sanford Greene, Jill Thompson, Gilbert Hernandez, Gerard Way, and Marguerite Bennett, to name a few, lend their talents to a celebration of kickass women who are truly magnifique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684053209
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Publication date:	09/25/2018
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Shelly Bond is the curator/editor of Black Crown, IDW's creator-owned imprint at the cross street of comics and chaos. See the debut titles Kid Lobotomy, Assassinistas, and Punks Not Dead! Her name appears in over 950 comic books and graphic novels, from Neil Gaiman's award-winning Sandman series to masterworks by Grant Morrison, Bill Willingham, and Michael Allred. Bond lives in Los Angeles with her favorite comics book artist/husband, Philip, and their son, Spencer. She wields red pens and tap shoes with equal aplomb.

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2019

This collection profiles revolutionary and diverse women throughout history and from a variety of backgrounds, including scientist Ada Lovelace, singer Kate Bush, author Octavia Butler, and former first lady Michelle Obama. A handful of queer and plus-size women are included. The majority of the subjects are white (ten are black). Some women are from countries outside the United States, including Singapore, Egypt, Brazil, South Africa, and Japan. The artwork is just as varied, from the Ben-Day dots of pop art and minimalist black-and-white imagery to synthesized watercolors and rich, vibrant shades. Each tribute is part biography, part personal impact on the contributor's life, with many profiles cleverly tying the art style to the featured woman (notably Peggy Guggenheim). Although the entries for Shirley Jackson and Harriet Tubman, among a few others, are particularly engaging, the volume as a whole is more mixed. The short entry length can sometimes hinder rather than hook readers' interest, and focus sometimes wanders too much toward the author's own experiences. This title contains just a smattering of middle fingers, a silhouetted beheading, unrevealing nudity, and negligible cursing (sometimes represented as a grawlix). Back matter includes bonus graphics, information on the Kickstarter origins of the work, a glimpse at the editorial process, and author and creator bios. VERDICT Teens interested in graphic biographies, especially those who enjoyed Penelope Bagieu's Brazen, may appreciate this uneven work.—Alea Perez, Westmont Public Library, IL

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