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Webcomic Love
I have been sleeping late recently, because I discovered some really awesome webcomics, and they've been ongoing for the past few years so it took a while to get with it.
I've been reading about the Bechdel test almost everywhere - it sort of suddenly exploded on the feminist blogs I was reading. Aside from the fact that it's brilliant, I thought I'd start reading everything and seeing if they passed.
And voila! Two webcomics which pretty much fulfil the requirements!
Firstly, The Wandering Ones. This one was recommended at the Hathor Legacy on the discussion about why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test. The setting is post-apocalyptic Earth, and its main characters? Native American tracker scouts. Mmhmm. The politics are epic; the characters sympathetic. The leading character is a kickass woman, although there're a myriad of other main characters, all of varying ages and races! You can make the connections between that time period and the "Before Time" which is basically our time period. It has commentary on racism, sexism, environmentalism and touches on a whole lot of other things.
It's been running since 2000, though, so if you're going to start from the beginning (which I heartily recommend!) it's gonna take a while. XD
Secondly, GIRL GENIUS! A friend recommended this to me on the problem of naming characters (yeah, btw, my demon character still has no name, haha). The setting is a Steampunk Earth, the genre? Adventure, Romance and MAD SCIENCE! The main character is a heroine who starts of kind of stupid but really shows her mettle (and compassion and kindness) later on.
I think the Jagermonsters are the best invention in the world and want to keep a few around. I mean, who doesn't want to keep monsters with a fucked-up sense of humour, that just won't die, are undyingly loyal, and speak a funny German accent? And funny and strong. And did I mention hilarious? Dibs on the purple one. I think his name is Maxim. I also like Jenka but that's only because of her passing resemblance to Vampire Hunter D. Yes, I just realized that it's a her. What, her face is in a mask and I'm too busy noticing how cool she is to notice the be-breasted armour, k?
Second line of this page cracks me up. I keep coming back to it and it STILL hasn't lost its amazingness. I like funny male characters. Root with me for Gil and Agatha!
I've been reading about the Bechdel test almost everywhere - it sort of suddenly exploded on the feminist blogs I was reading. Aside from the fact that it's brilliant, I thought I'd start reading everything and seeing if they passed.
And voila! Two webcomics which pretty much fulfil the requirements!
Firstly, The Wandering Ones. This one was recommended at the Hathor Legacy on the discussion about why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test. The setting is post-apocalyptic Earth, and its main characters? Native American tracker scouts. Mmhmm. The politics are epic; the characters sympathetic. The leading character is a kickass woman, although there're a myriad of other main characters, all of varying ages and races! You can make the connections between that time period and the "Before Time" which is basically our time period. It has commentary on racism, sexism, environmentalism and touches on a whole lot of other things.
It's been running since 2000, though, so if you're going to start from the beginning (which I heartily recommend!) it's gonna take a while. XD
Secondly, GIRL GENIUS! A friend recommended this to me on the problem of naming characters (yeah, btw, my demon character still has no name, haha). The setting is a Steampunk Earth, the genre? Adventure, Romance and MAD SCIENCE! The main character is a heroine who starts of kind of stupid but really shows her mettle (and compassion and kindness) later on.
I think the Jagermonsters are the best invention in the world and want to keep a few around. I mean, who doesn't want to keep monsters with a fucked-up sense of humour, that just won't die, are undyingly loyal, and speak a funny German accent? And funny and strong. And did I mention hilarious? Dibs on the purple one. I think his name is Maxim. I also like Jenka but that's only because of her passing resemblance to Vampire Hunter D. Yes, I just realized that it's a her. What, her face is in a mask and I'm too busy noticing how cool she is to notice the be-breasted armour, k?
Second line of this page cracks me up. I keep coming back to it and it STILL hasn't lost its amazingness. I like funny male characters. Root with me for Gil and Agatha!