DC Comics Covergirls
By: Louise Simonson ; foreword by Adam Hughes
Contributors: Hughes, Adam, author of forward
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780785834366
Subjects: Women in art; Inc DC Comics; History and criticism; Comic books, strips; Characters; Comic book covers; Women superheroes; Women; Comic strip characters; Feminism; History
Other titles: DC comics cover girls
Description: From the trailblazing Wonder Woman of the 1940s to the edgy, power-driven comics series like Birds of Prey, DC Comics Covergirls takes a look at the female characters of DC Comics throughout the company's history, and features many of DC's iconic covers. Explore and examine the evolution of the women of DC Comics with this comprehensive comic book cover anthology. You will follow the 1942 introduction of DC Comics' most famous heroine, Wonder Woman, and her various incarnations up to the present day all-female super hero team, Birds of Prey. Discover the creation of comic book spin-offs based on famous characters like Lois Lane. The recent wealth of fierce female-driven titles such as Supergirl, Promethea, Catwoman, and Batgirl, show a development in how we tell the stories of women. These complex female characters demanded to have their stories shown. DC Covergirls feature women who prove their power in being both beautiful and strong willed. Famous contributing artists include Jim Lee, Alex Ross, Adam Hughes, J. Scott Campbell, Michael Turner, Darwyn Cookie, Jill Thompson and many more! Each cover is annotated with pub year, issue number, series, author, colorist, and art information for an in-depth survey of the series each comic was a part of. Also included are covers from other DC properties, such as the gritty fantasy graphic novels of Vertigo as well as cover girls from Wild Storm, Image, Helix, and America's Best Comics. Take a fun, smart, engaging look at the greatest super heroines of yesterday, today, and tomorrow! You will follow each heroine's story line as the issues of her cover art progresses. You will learn of the development of your favorite super-girls as they transform into super-women in this tribute to crime-fighting females!
Notes: Originally published: New York : Universe Publishing, 2007.
Table of contents: title: Wonder Woman; title: Lois Lane; title: Supergirl; title: Gotham girls; title: Vertigo; title: New generation.