Three of the most incredible women in comics

There are so many brilliant and amazing comic book writers and while they are largely men there are some pioneering women that should be recognized for their contributions to the medium. So here we are going to highlight some of the most incredible women in comics.

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All of these women have worked hard to truly change the face of comics and the characters they’ve lent their voices to would not be the same without them.

Gail Simone

We, of course, have to start with the forever iconic Gail Simone. As a woman in the industry, she has done amazing things to bring attention to the treatment of women in comics. She coined the term fridging as well as created a website that documented the cases of fridging in popular comic titles. Gail was also the first female voice of Wonder Woman, returning her to her roots and making her feel more feminist than she had ever been before. Not to mention that she is also the writer that saved Barbara Gordon after her horrendous treatment by Alan Moore in the Killing Joke. Gail swooped in and made Barbara “Oracle” in the Birds of Prey allowing her to finally have a leadership role and regain her agency. She saved many women in comics in addition to being one herself.

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Next, we have to talk about another savior of female characters, Kelly Sue DeConnick. After the infamous Rape of Ms. Marvel storyline, Kelly Sue got a hold of Carol Danvers and turned her into one of the most powerful women in comics. In a way that respected her strength both socially and physically. She was also a driving force in Wonder Woman Historia, basically an origin story for the Amazons. Perhaps my favorite contribution of hers is Bitch Planet. Bitch Planet was two separate limited series comics from Image comics. The series focuses on the exploitation in the film genre in a dystopian reality where non-compliant women get sent to an off-planet prison.

Kim Yale

Now last but certainly not least we can’t round out this article without talking about Kim Yale. Yale wrote for a number of DC titles including Suicide Squad and Manhunter. But my favorite and perhaps her most important story was the origin of Oracle. Yale wrote this amid a battle with breast cancer and she passed soon after. Her contribution to The Batman Chronicles #5 was her last story. Serving also as an editor for not only DC but for several independent publishers as well. She was truly an inspiring woman in comics.