"I think women are terribly under-represented today in the talent pool, whether we are talking about..."

“I think women are terribly under-represented today in the talent pool, whether we are talking about comic books or movies. Look at the brilliant work of Gail Simone. We NEED more of that. The history of comic books is that they were originally geared to pubescent boys and servicemen. Today, we all need to present the diverse world in which we live accurately and I think that applies also in terms of the physical representation of many females in the super-hero world.

I have felt that for too many years, American comic books turned their backs on females and that contributed to the huge rise in popularity of manga and anime through which American and European female readers, young and older, could find vibrant and powerful and smart female protagonists. The comic book industry is standing up to this responsibility and I think positive strides are taking place but we all need to push.“”

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Michael Uslan (via lyrafay)

That’s the producer of the Batman films, and the upcoming SHAZAM and SUICIDE SQUAD films, and the writer of lots of my favorite comics growing up, saying that.

I am a little giddy.