The refrigerator monologues
By: Catherynne M. Valente ; with illustrations by Annie Wu
Contributors: Wu, Annie, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781481459341
Subjects: Women; Comic books, strips; Fiction
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "From the New York Times bestselling author Catherynne Valente comes a series of linked stories from the points of view of the wives and girlfriends of superheroes, female heroes, and anyone who's ever been "refrigerated": comic book women who are killed, raped, brainwashed, driven mad, disabled, or had their powers taken so that a male superhero's storyline will progress. In an entirely new and original superhero universe, Valente explores these ideas and themes in the superhero genre, treating them with the same love, gravity, and humor as her fairy tales. After all, superheroes are our new fairy tales and these six women have their own stories to share."--
Table of contents: title: Hell Hath club --; title: Paige Embry is dead --; title: The Hell Hath club vs. the space-time continuum --; title: Heat death of Julia Ash --; title: The Hell Hath club vs. the evil clown --; title: The tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Pauline Ketch --; title: The Hell Hath club vs. the might of Atlantis --; title: Ballad of Blue Bayou --; title: The Hell Hath club vs. the Jungian subconscious --; title: Daisy green says I love you --; title: The Hell Hath club vs. the girl in the refrigerator --; title: Happy Birthday, Samantha Dane --; title: The Hell Hath club vs. eternity.