DC Announces New Female-Lead Books
It looks like the big companies are releasing new comics this year lead by some badass women! Last June, DC announced that bringing women to their creative teams and comics has become a priority. Diane Nelson believes that in a few years, their consumers and shareholders will be pleased with their progress towards diversity.
At the end of June 2014, DC announced Gotham Academy, a book lead by young girls of color. The book is a cute, teen drama meant to draw in a younger audience. Pairing Karl Kershl’s art with Becky Cloonan and Brendan Fletcher has helped make a wonderful book. The book is doing well enough to have its story telling recognized in DC’s press release for September 2014. DC is expanding its reach to include a broader audience with this book, and Gotham Academy is paying off.
March 2015 was the final month before DC’s Convergence event, which also marks the end of many of their books. However, some of their current on-going series, as well as several new series will pick up in June. DC Comics issued a press release where Dan Didio claims that they are entering, “a new era for the DC Universe which will allow [DC Comics] to publish something for everyone, be more expansive and modern in our approach and tell stories that better reflect the society around us.”
DC announced that Gotham Academy, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn will all be continuing in June. New books with badass babes announced are Starfire, Harley Quinn/Power Girl, and Black Canary. It’s not a huge change, but it is a small step towards more representation of women in comics.
Didio’s goal with the new books is that “whether you’ve been a DC fan your whole life, or whether you are new to comics — there will be a book for you beginning in June.” It looks like fans of DC Comics is finally taking a step in the right direction!
