In 2016, crime novelist Chelsea Cain dove into superhero comics for the first time with the Marvel seriesMockingbird.
Unfortunately, not everyone greeted it with enthusiasm.
But now shes back, and her agenda is more feminist than ever.
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What is scarier to our culture right now than women?
Adolescent girls are particularly scary because we dont know how were supposed to feel about them, Cain says.
Well, Cain notes, our culture has very parallel ways of talking about both women and cats.
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Both are variously portrayed as adorable kittens, sexy pussycats, and/or inscrutable sphinxes.
In recent years, there has been an uptick in calls for more diverse representation across pop culture.
Seeing her see that makes it very real.
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We want to see through the lens of that experience.
That means the art and the writing.
WithMan-Eaters, Cain has created an even more feminist comic this time around.
WithMockingbird, I was accused of having a feminist agenda, Cain says.
I was always like, Yeah!
Of course I have a feminist agenda.
Ill see your outrage and raise you a Tampon Woman.
What do you got, internet?
Man-Eaters #1 is on sale Sept. 26.
