Female action heroes : a guide to women in comics video games film and television Female action heroes like other fictional characters not only reveal a lot about society but greatly influence individuals in society. It is no surprise that the gradual development and increase in the number of female action heroes coincides with societal changes and social movements such as feminism. Nor is it a surprise that characteristics of female action heroes echo the progressive toughening of women and young girls in the media. ||Female Action Heroes: A Guide to Women in Comics Video Games Film and Television brings to the forefront the historical representation of women and gi