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By: Female Cartoonists: do they exist? « Drawing Women

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By: Marcia

Marcia — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:54:41 +0000

I do believe there are more women than men in the Manga industry in Japan at least, and that said industry is relatively free of sexism. In Japan there are many publications dedicated to female audiences of various ages and interests. There’s an established culture of comics drawn by women for women (and girls) that appeal to female aesthetics, tastes, fantasies and exploitative entertainment that paints guys as anywhere from objects, to unreal ideals, to genuinely accurate portrayals to caricatures and victims of perverse female fetishes.
The same is true for male audiences.

I’ve known a few women interested in cartooning on its own… but I’ve yet to see much compelling material come out of the mainstream comic genres that really addresses female interests or inspires girls specifically to take up the ink and pencil. It seems to be an acquired taste.
And yet most of my female friends (and quite a few of my little sister’s) are finding themselves inspired by and attracted to what manga has to offer them. The one thing I can put it down to is that while comics have for many decades been a niche market where you have to change your tastes to “understand” what the medium has to offer, manga has always been aimed at the general public, catered specifically to the readers tastes by way of weekly popular voting.

Which means more women are targeted, attracted and interested as a result. Or something like that. :/

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 17 May 2006 17:52:14 +0000

Oh for heaven’s sake. Calling each other ‘girls’ is the least of our worries. Politically correct nit-picking on gender language is a waste of energy that should be spent creating more amazing comics.

I’m a woman, and I’m a girl, and I draw comics, so there.

By: jac

jac — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:43:16 +0000

BTW; Grown women calling each other ‘Girls’ doesn’t do much for being taken seriously…..really.

By: jac

jac — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:42:03 +0000

It’s just like everything else; why are there so few comediennes, rockstars, recognized artists, scientists, Supreme Court justices, presidents, etc… The domestic stereotype is a load. We’re shut out, save for the ocassional ‘token’…. Aggresive? ‘Bitch’. Patient? Too ‘innocent’…There’s an answer for everything.

By: Ronny

Ronny — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:50:40 +0000

I know woman who draws perfect cartoons and comics and make money on it. Also she working in adult industry. So, I don’t know – maybe she is exception of rule?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:01:02 +0000

Hi everyone,

My name is Jenny and I am a sociologist/anthropologist researcher for the University of Concordia in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just to let you know, I am conducting an intensive research on women in the comic book field for my thesis. I am looking for people to interview on the matter. I have already contacted the friends of loulou site which has been very productive but would love to hear from women comic book fans. My e mail is women.comicbooks.research@gmail.com if anyone is interested. Thanks so much and keep up the debate!

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:21:06 +0000

MasterM, I hear what you’re saying but it’s a recognised fact that the comic industry has always been dominated by the male. And your point about the asian manga industry having a lot of women cartoonists is incorrect. The Manga industry consists predominantly of male illustrators as opposed to popular belief. I think the reason for this might be the focus on the female mange character, therefore one naturally assumes it’s women who draw them..But in all honesty, look at the ridiculously tiny skirts those anime girls wear and you know a man was behind the concept. ^^

A fact that contradicts this though, is Sailor moon. Created by a women, suprisingly enough.

By: MasterM

MasterM — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 06:57:48 +0000

So there are so many male cartoonists? Well I am sure there are many male people in the USA doing comics because most stuff are just Action Comics like Batman, X-Men and stuff. I kind of think the whole situation is a little bit different in Asia and Europe. There are MANY female mangaka and comic artists in Japan and they are doing a much better job than the males in my opinion. I also think there are many female comic artists in Europe. Only 4% I guess there are at least 25%. Show me that I am wrong IF I am because everybody can make up random numbers just like 4%.