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How do you like your girl power?

Debuting on the newspaper comic strip circuit in 1941, crime-fighting, catsuit-wearing Miss Fury has the honour of being the first female superhero. She was followed by Wonder Woman six months later, and since then, superheroines from Catwoman to Aquagirl have made their marks in the world of comics as well. Trina Robbins, who edited the collection of Miss Fury reprints, discusses the role of women in comics, and that got us thinking about strong, smart female characters in general. And reminded us how anticipatory we are for Brave. (You’ve watched the awesome Brave trailer, right?)

Here are some of our favourites:

1. The Unprincessy Princess

Elizabeth from The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch (1980)

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Golden Globe acceptance speeches are still fresh in our minds and the Oscars nominations were just announced this morning —  hello award season! Isn’t it exciting to see your favourite social media site turned into a movie so you can enjoy it, dare we say “like” it, up on the big screen? But when cherished stories get the movie treatment, you inevitably hear: “The book was so much better.”

Yes, often they just really are. So let’s nevermind the $100 million budgets and aggressive CGI; let’s go back to the books.

1. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis  Read more...