Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane...
Move over Wonder Woman and Lois Lane...Publisher Bluewater Productions released a series of comic books featuring US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on March 11. The company says it has already sold 7,500 copies of each to distributors.
"We really want to show strong, independent, female role models in comics," said Darren Davis, president of Bluewater Productions.
After a company released comics about US President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain during the presidential election, the publishers decided that Clinton's story needed to be told.
"She was the first [major] female presidential candidate, so we just started with [her], and there was so much interest in it," said Jason Schultz, executive vice president of Bluewater Productions.
The first two issues in Female Force, already released, feature Clinton and Palin. The next two will feature Caroline Kennedy and First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Michelle Obama comic is expected to be released in April, and has pre-sold 28,000 copies.
Fans approve
Comic fans approve of the idea. "I think it just says, like, that women are important," said one comic book fan.
Another added, "It shows that comics aren't just about guys in tights beating each other up it's about information, it's about understanding people a little better," said another reader.
