lurkerwithout | Sunday Trade: Sexy Chix

Sexy Chix: anthology of women cartoonists by various

Marvel recently announced an anthology mini-series entitled Girl Comics. Reactions have been mixed to say the least. Of course the majority of the negative reaction is on the silly name and the presumed "ghettoization" of the project. But looking over the creator's listed I was reminded of this anthology of short pieces from Dark Horse. The two books share a lot of creators in common at a casual glance. Of course the Marvel project will be stories based around their super-heroes. While Sexy Chix's pieces were more varied. Fantasy, bio, mystery, slice of life and so forth...

Of the different pieces I'd have to say my favorites are Jill Thompson's "Love Triangle" about a mermaid, a sailor and a witch. Colleen Coover's metaphorical poem "The Boogeyman" about grief and loss. And Carla Speed McNeil's "Hands On" about an unconventional healer, that also has the same general feel as her Finder comic. The volume also features work by other noteworthy talents like Chynna Clugston, Colleen Doran, Gail Simone, Joyce Carol Oates, Amanda Conner and Trina Robbins among others...

Anyway I'd have to thank those (including the ones on my f-list) whose angry reaction to Marvel's book made me think of this one. It had been awhile since I'd read it. I'd forgotten what a nice little book this was...