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Stunning collection of artwork which focuses on female and female identifying fictional characters! I didn't know 80% of the characters featured (recognized my favorites like Anne Shirley, Meg Murry, Mulan, Hermione Granger, Claudia Kishi and Sabriel + Lirael), so that was a nice change. Most of the pieces have blurbs which describe the character/series and the artist's reasons for creating the art. I really enjoyed and appreciated those! And I am forever sad I won't ever have the chance to read...
A beautifully illustrated book featuring depictions of strong females in literature and movies. The collaborating artists talk about their selections in the back and how they resonated with them. Right away I can tell visually there's Miss Spider, Alice, Cersei Lannister, Professor Trelawney, Menolly, Medusa, Jo March, Judith, Tehanu, Viola, Hua Mulan, the Lady-Bug, Marlena, Lady Almathea/Unicorn, Lady Godiva, Nymphadora Tonks, Brienne of Tarth, the Little Mermaid, Bastet, Ophelia, Cimorene, Cor...
04/01/2016 Review:Quite an interesting mix. I'd give this one 3.5 stars but can't quite nudge it all the way to 4. I suppose it's an inevitability when you expand the reach of a collection to include more artists: some of the art didn't feel quite as worthy of inclusion this time around. And I suppose this is a purely subjective response, but I wasn't as drawn to many of the characters in this volume.Some of the pieces were weirdly dark in subject matter and hardly seemed to be about the women a...