Interview!

Well, a short one, but an interview nonetheless.

I talked to Jason Pierce, lifelong comic book reader, owner and manager of Alter Ego Comics here in Muncie, and a close friend of mine today and asked him a couple questions about the industry and the sexism that usually closely follows behind it.


David: Do you think that there is a problem with sexism in today's comics?

Jason: I think it's certainly there, mainly because comics is a male dominated industry - Mostly written by males and drawn by males. Especially with the artist you get exagerated versions of the female form...but i suppose you get that in real life with any model. From a writing standpoint I think there are some strong female characters out there.

David: Who are some of those characters, in your opinion?

Jason: Powergirl, Wonder Woman, and Oracle come to mind. Oracle is probably the strongest female character out there right now. Pepper Potts is a good one right now too.

David: I just did a blog post and talked a lot about 355 from "Y".

Jason: She's a GREAT example.

David: What do you think are some of the initial improvements that writers and artists can make when it comes to being less sexist, or making the female characters stronger?

Jason: Treat the characters as they would act, not how we perceive them to act. And the artists really need to start making the women less gratuitous.