Women and comics. Women on comics. Women in comics. This isn’t a new subject area by any means. The past decade has seen an unprecedented surge in women comic creators, particularly in the indie graphic novel domain. This is a medium that has gradually been gaining greater popularity and credibility as a form of literature- I’m sure many of you are thinking Persepolis right now. More and more women are picking up comics and embracing them whole-heartedly. However, at the same time, our classic British girl comics have completely disappeared, with DC Thomson’s Bunty comic holding on the longest until its final issue in 2001. Unlike their ‘boy’ counterparts The Beano and The Dandy, these girl comics simply couldn’t keep up with the times and became seen as dated, boring and uncool, little more than a throwback to our mothers’ childhoods. Despite all the promising signs on the adult’s side of comics, something seems amiss, as now more than ever mainstream children’s comics are being aimed towards a primarily male market. This was a mystery that we at Team Girl Comic, Glasgow’s all-female comic collective, were asked to explore for both London’s Alternative Press Festival and the Glasgow Comic Con 2011- a challenge we embraced wholeheartedly!

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Come to Team Girl Comic’s DIY Workshop! Tuesday 14th June at the Mackintosh Church (about 10 mins from St Georges Cross or Kelvinbridge underground). It starts at 2pm and we’ll be discussing comics for young women and girls. Everyone’s views and ideas are welcome (including men!), and as it’s a daytime slot feel free to bring the kids along and there’ll be something to keep them occupied.

So if you remember the old days of Bunty, Mandy and Judy, if you are a Beano or Dandy loyalist or if you’re from the manga generation, come along and tell us what you think! Likewise if you’re an aspiring cartoonist, a writer, or thinking of starting your own comics empire, let’s discuss what we can all do to make comics more fun for everyone x

Here’s an interview with our editor Gill on the Whores of Mensa blog.

WoM are a really cool comic group from London, you can read a teeny review of their 5th issue on Gill’s Yes!Comics blog.

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Glasgow artist Katie Pope reading the first issue of Team Girl Comic. What else are you supposed to do in night clubs?

A prototype poster for Team Girl Comic and her boyfriend Khaki Shorts!