Check Out Black Girl Nerd Grace Gipson in the Huffington Post!!

Misty Knight, Marvel Comics

What's the good word folks?!! On this past week I had the opportunity to be interviewed in the Huffington Post on my master's thesis research, Black Female Superheroines. And wanted to make sure I shared it with my fellow BGN's!!

When it comes to female comic book superheroes of any race, Wonder Woman and Supergirl are by far the world's most recognized. Yet even with their international popularity, both have failed commercially in major filmsand television adaptations. This failure has historically been attributed to the white, male-dominated comic book industry and media, which is often accused of being largely inept in writing, crafting and celebrating complex female superheroines. It has also been attributed to our sexist culture, which struggles psychologically with the concept of women and power.

This is exciting and innovative work for me as I am huge 'BGCBN' (Black Girl Comic Book Nerd). Here are just a few snippets from the interview.

Can you tell us more about your research on black female superheroines? Why did you choose to research this?

I chose this research because I wanted to provide a voice from a black woman's perspective regarding comics, especially the black female characters.

Also the comic book genre has primarily been discussed from the perspective and viewpoints of white males. There is very little research that specifically discusses the black female character in comics, so this was a great way to open this door even further.

What African-American superheroines are out there now?

Besides the ever popular X-Men's Storm, there are a numerous amount of black female superheroes/comic characters. Some of these characters include Dark Horse comic's Martha Washington,  Milestone comic's Rocket, DC comic's Vixen, Crimson Avenger, Michonne from the graphic novel The Walking Dead, Marvel's Photon/Captain Marvel, Misty Knight, Melody Rich from Brotherman Comics, and independent Black comix characters Oya, Prodigy, Amazula just to name a few. It's important to note that the black superheroine is not just in the mainstream comic world (i.e. Marvel , DC and Image ) but is quickly growing in the independent comic genre.

Melody Rich, Brotherman Comics

To check out more of the interview click HERE . In addition to showcasing these characters I also talk about some Black female artists who are doing their artistic thing as well. 

Definitely check it out and would love to hear your thoughts!!  ~G.Gipson (bka GBreezy)

Rocket, Milestone Comics