The cuckolds that yearn for more kick-ass ladies onscreen ... Your dream picks for the female Expendables, courtesy of Jezebel.
Which include ...
Feel free to add your own nominations!
I have the pleasure of exhibiting at the Femme Conference 2012 this weekend, which is happening right around the corner from my li'l ol' home! The conference actually started today with oodles of panels, but I'll be stuck here tonight working away in prep for tomorrow ...
If you're headed to the conference, stop by and say hi! I'll be in the vendor arena.
Nope, not Tyra Banks (though there was a time when I loved me some America's Next Top Model).
Since I've mentioned before that I'm working my way through back issues of popular shows, I'm referring to Tyra Collette from Friday Night Lights. Now, before I say anything, I have to say that I'm only part-way through Season 3, so this is purely based on what's happened to Tyra thus far. There are some spoilers below, though, for those few of you who, like me, are only now just watching this super awesome show.
I count Tyra as one of my Kick-Ass Women for three reasons:
At the beginning of the show, Tyra was depicted as just the trashy ex-girlfriend of Tim Riggins. With some mishaps here and there, she was getting labeled as the "no good girl" that The Taylors didn't want their daughter Julie hanging out with. But when Mrs. Taylor reaches out to Tyra to give her a wake-up call on her schoolwork, we get a window into how effed up Tyra's home life is. Basically, her weak, man-crazy Mom would rather Tyra capitalize on her looks and not aim too high in her academic future. Luckily, even though Tyra loves her mom and only wants to make her happy, she struggles to do something foreign to her and start taking her classes seriously.
Tyra enlists the help of nerdy and loveable Landry as a tutor. They get along well, and she feels more comfortable studying around someone she views as so desperately nerdy that in contrast she'll still remain cool. They plan on meeting up for a study date, and then this is when the shit hits the fan.
Tyra is waiting for Landry in a cafe and strikes up a conversation with a friendly stranger. When Landry's car breaks down and he's late getting to Tyra, she gives up and starts to go home. The stranger pounces on her, drags her into his truck and attempts to rape her. This was such an unexpected and terrifying way for the story to go -- I was worried the show was trying to "pull a Mad Men" and rape (who I viewed to be) one of their strongest female characters.
Luckily Tyra gets away, and Landry arrives to help with the fallout. She's understandably shaken and terrified that the rapist will come back - and she has reason to be worried. In the episodes that follow she's stalked by the guy until he picks his moment and attacks again - while she's waiting outside a convenience store for Landry to get snacks (I'm sorry - who does that when they're worried they're being trailed by a crazy person?? Waits outside alone?). Again Tyra has to fight for her life and does as viciously as she can, and once Landry returns the two fend him off. (And by fend him off, I mean accidentally kill him. I warned of spoilers!)
This episode really shook me, I think because I viewed Tyra as such an intimidating presence. None of the boys in school wanted to mess with her, and she exuded a powerful presence beyond just her height. There are times in my life when I wonder what I'd do in such a situation - it was one of the main reasons why I wrote this comic. So three cheers to a depiction of a strong female character fighting off her attacker - yay Tyra!
Oh, and as a sidenote - I'm so, so bummed that Adrianne Palicki got her chance to play Wonder Woman ruined by such an awful script. Boo. Can we have someone write WW for TV that wants to make it good? Please?
Past Kick-Ass Women:
Nope, not Tyra Banks (though there was a time when I loved me some America's Next Top Model).
Since I've mentioned before that I'm working my way through back issues of popular shows, I'm referring to Tyra Collette from Friday Night Lights. Now, before I say anything, I have to say that I'm only part-way through Season 3, so this is purely based on what's happened to Tyra thus far. There are some spoilers below, though, for those few of you who, like me, are only now just watching this super awesome show.
I count Tyra as one of my Kick-Ass Women for three reasons:
At the beginning of the show, Tyra was depicted as just the trashy ex-girlfriend of Tim Riggins. With some mishaps here and there, she was getting labeled as the "no good girl" that The Taylors didn't want their daughter Julie hanging out with. But when Mrs. Taylor reaches out to Tyra to give her a wake-up call on her schoolwork, we get a window into how effed up Tyra's home life is. Basically, her weak, man-crazy Mom would rather Tyra capitalize on her looks and not aim too high in her academic future. Luckily, even though Tyra loves her mom and only wants to make her happy, she struggles to do something foreign to her and start taking her classes seriously.
Tyra enlists the help of nerdy and loveable Landry as a tutor. They get along well, and she feels more comfortable studying around someone she views as so desperately nerdy that in contrast she'll still remain cool. They plan on meeting up for a study date, and then this is when the shit hits the fan.
Tyra is waiting for Landry in a cafe and strikes up a conversation with a friendly stranger. When Landry's car breaks down and he's late getting to Tyra, she gives up and starts to go home. The stranger pounces on her, drags her into his truck and attempts to rape her. This was such an unexpected and terrifying way for the story to go -- I was worried the show was trying to "pull a Mad Men" and rape (who I viewed to be) one of their strongest female characters.
Luckily Tyra gets away, and Landry arrives to help with the fallout. She's understandably shaken and terrified that the rapist will come back - and she has reason to be worried. In the episodes that follow she's stalked by the guy until he picks his moment and attacks again - while she's waiting outside a convenience store for Landry to get snacks (I'm sorry - who does that when they're worried they're being trailed by a crazy person?? Waits outside alone?). Again Tyra has to fight for her life and does as viciously as she can, and once Landry returns the two fend him off. (And by fend him off, I mean accidentally kill him. I warned of spoilers!)
This episode really shook me, I think because I viewed Tyra as such an intimidating presence. None of the boys in school wanted to mess with her, and she exuded a powerful presence beyond just her height. There are times in my life when I wonder what I'd do in such a situation - it was one of the main reasons why I wrote this comic. So three cheers to a depiction of a strong female character fighting off her attacker - yay Tyra!
Oh, and as a sidenote - I'm so, so bummed that Adrianne Palicki got her chance to play Wonder Woman ruined by such an awful script. Boo. Can we have someone write WW for TV that wants to make it good? Please?
Past Kick-Ass Women:
Woo hoo! Now that my new website is all up and running (of course, you should ignore the bits that are still blank - what, did you expect this to be a COMPLETE site or something??), it's funny to be posting a blog post here about the fact that there's a new Bonnie here!
But here's a link to where you can find Bonnie now, in case you don't feel like searching.
:) Welcome everyone!
Woo hoo! Now that my new website is all up and running (of course, you should ignore the bits that are still blank - what, did you expect this to be a COMPLETE site or something??), it's funny to be posting a blog post here about the fact that there's a new Bonnie here!
But here's a link to where you can find Bonnie now, in case you don't feel like searching.
:) Welcome everyone!
Woo hoo! Now that my new website is all up and running (of course, you should ignore the bits that are still blank - what, did you expect this to be a COMPLETE site or something??), it's funny to be posting a blog post here about the fact that there's a new Bonnie here!
But here's a link to where you can find Bonnie now, in case you don't feel like searching.
:) Welcome everyone!
So .... I know I mentioned this ages ago, but I've been working on a website redo. Actually, instead of a "website redo" let's call it MONDO MIGRATION 2012. That sounds much more epic.
And as you might be able to tell by how long it's taken me to even mention it again, it hasn't been the most seamless process. For one, my knowledge of web design has been buried in tables (oh tables, how I will always love you!) and only recently have I started coding at a 2005-era level. So since the plan was to revamp my site in WordPress, this has taken me a wee bit of time to learn what's what. Over the next couple days, I'll keep you guys informed of what's going on so when it's live, hopefully there won't be too many problems.
Oh, who am I kidding. My method of web design is like that of a cornered badger - a combination of frozen terror and things flying everywhere. But I promise I will hack and claw away until everything is working properly! For the most part, I'm pretty proud of what I've been able to accomplish thus far.
Here are some annoying things that will happen:
And it'll have simpler navigation and more fun things to look at, to boot! But enough with all the whining, here's a sneak peek at what it'll look like!
I'll be selling my wares tomorrow night at the Charm City Roller Girls bout at Du Burns Arena! Come on out to cheer on our local teams - Female Trouble and the CCRG All Stars, or go crazy and support the out-of-towners - Garden State Roller Girls and Rat City Roller Girls. Although, we can't promise what will happen to you if we catch you cheering for Rat City ... ;)
I'll be selling my wares tomorrow night at the Charm City Roller Girls bout at Du Burns Arena! Come on out to cheer on our local teams - Female Trouble and the CCRG All Stars, or go crazy and support the out-of-towners - Garden State Roller Girls and Rat City Roller Girls. Although, we can't promise what will happen to you if we catch you cheering for Rat City ... ;)
I'll be selling my wares tomorrow night at the Charm City Roller Girls bout at Du Burns Arena! Come on out to cheer on our local teams - Female Trouble and the CCRG All Stars, or go crazy and support the out-of-towners - Garden State Roller Girls and Rat City Roller Girls. Although, we can't promise what will happen to you if we catch you cheering for Rat City ... ;)
I've just added a new Greek God to my print lexicon .... *drum roll* ....
PERSEPHONE!
She joins the gaggle of others I've been compiling:
Wanna see a specific god/goddess pop up next? Or take a gander on who I'll add next? You can find all of these in print and cuff form in my Etsy Shop!
The first time I caught a glimpse of Sutton Foster, I'm embarrassed to say it wasn't in any of her amazing, Tony Award-winning performances on Broadway. Nope, it was in Flight of the Conchords.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8jaGs7xJ0]
But yet, just by that small performance alone I was able to immediately recognize her when she showed up in my latest fave new show, Bunheads. Her comedic timing and facial expressions are what really do it for me, but I also love that she's tall, gangly (though pure muscle from all that dance), and she's on my team. And even though it's an annoying pre-requisite that apparently any woman in the media with smaller boobs has to constantly be told they have smaller boobs (see: every episode of Bunheads so far), I still relish the fact that we've got another one on our side. Go Team Small Boob!
Er, boobs. You know what I mean.
Past Small Boob Award Winners:
The first time I caught a glimpse of Sutton Foster, I'm embarrassed to say it wasn't in any of her amazing, Tony Award-winning performances on Broadway. Nope, it was in Flight of the Conchords.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY8jaGs7xJ0]
But yet, just by that small performance alone I was able to immediately recognize her when she showed up in my latest fave new show, Bunheads. Her comedic timing and facial expressions are what really do it for me, but I also love that she's tall, gangly (though pure muscle from all that dance), and she's on my team. And even though it's an annoying pre-requisite that apparently any woman in the media with smaller boobs has to constantly be told they have smaller boobs (see: every episode of Bunheads so far), I still relish the fact that we've got another one on our side. Go Team Small Boob!
Er, boobs. You know what I mean.
Past Small Boob Award Winners:
Found some fun outfits out and about on the ladies at my office today ...
Click here and here to check out some of the ones I've sketched in the past!
Found some fun outfits out and about on the ladies at my office today ...
Click here and here to check out some of the ones I've sketched in the past!
Monica Gallagher is a comic book creator, illustrator and freelance designer making work for hire with a positive, feminist spin.
TCAF - Toronto, ON, Canada // June 7 - 8
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