tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38498648.post2248548036587868487..comments2023-10-15T10:25:22.469-05:00Comments on Arrogant Self-Reliance: Amy Reads the Week (of June 15th, 2007)Amy Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571924705714110971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38498648.post-43871924553880606422007-06-14T21:40:00.000-05:002007-06-14T21:40:00.000-05:00Hi Matthew,How about 'retrodiversity'?Which is a w...Hi Matthew,<BR/><I>How about 'retrodiversity'?<BR/>Which is a word I just came up with that means either a retcon (in the case of comic books) or a period piece (in the case of nearly everything else) that places women or people of other races in positions of much more prominence in a story than they would have had in a story that had been written contemporary to its setting.</I><BR/><BR/>Oohh. That sounds Quite Interesting Indeed! You *do* know my (not-so) Secret Desire to see Wonder Woman as a Sister Suffragette, yes? It's my Big Plan for an Elseworlds of My Own.<BR/>I will dig through my treasure trove of graphic novels and find something appropriate to use as examples.<BR/><BR/><I>Example: All-Star Squadron. There weren't many female Golden Age superheroes, but All-Star Squadron featured one, Liberty Belle, as its chairman, and invented another one, Firebrand, as a major character. All-Star Squadron made sure to give plenty of screen time to Phantom Lady and Hawkgirl, and also introduced Tsunami and Amazing-Man as new characters.</I><BR/><BR/>Excellent example, and one I haven't read. I'll track this down, if possible, and will endeavor to do this topic Justice!<BR/><BR/>Thanks! Truly, this is much more interesting than what I had. Lots of whining and complaining, a wee bit of screeching, and the none of it charming.<BR/>Ciao,<BR/>AmyAmy Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571924705714110971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38498648.post-47327851751275692752007-06-14T21:08:00.000-05:002007-06-14T21:08:00.000-05:00How about 'retrodiversity'?Which is a word I just ...How about 'retrodiversity'?<BR/><BR/>Which is a word I just came up with that means either a retcon (in the case of comic books) or a period piece (in the case of nearly everything else) that places women or people of other races in positions of much more prominence in a story than they would have had in a story that had been written contemporary to its setting.<BR/><BR/>Example: All-Star Squadron. There weren't many female Golden Age superheroes, but All-Star Squadron featured one, Liberty Belle, as its chairman, and invented another one, Firebrand, as a major character. All-Star Squadron made sure to give plenty of screen time to Phantom Lady and Hawkgirl, and also introduced Tsunami and Amazing-Man as new characters.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.com