Category Archive: Becoming a Female Action Hero

Fear and Loathing on the Marketing Campaign Trail ‘12: Mass Effect 3

Oh Normandy, if only your elevators weren't so slow.

Mass Effect: Reapers? For those of you who live under a rock or have the world’s most thorough ad blocker, Mass Effect 3 is going to be released in just under a week on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. This is the third and final part of the story surrounding Commander Shepard–a character whose gender, …

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Becoming a Bad Ass: Uhh… Barbarella…?

"What kind of girl are you? Have you no shame?"

I love Barbarella–the 1968 film starring Jane Fonda which was based on a number of French comic strips published in the early 60s. One of the local cinemas was playing it a couple of weeks ago and I decided to watch it for the second time as part of research for my series on female …

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Becoming a Bad Ass: It Starts

I want to be a female action hero. I came to this realization at work and promptly announced my new life goal to my coworkers. One of them suggested I follow in the footsteps of the Rain City Superheros–a group that runs around Seattle fighting crime dressed up like they are characters from a comic …

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