Back in January we told you about Rowan Hansen, an 11-year-old comic lover who hand-wrote a letter to DC sharing her frustration over gendered toys and lack of representation for female fans. Nearly a month later, Rowan and her message that "girls read comics, too" are still gaining traction, with the fifth-grader appearing on an NBC Today segment this morning to accept a token of DC's "commitment to fulfill their promise" to create more "superhero fun for girls."

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So there are rumors floating around that the female-led superhero film Sony announced for a possible 2017 release (after their proposed Sinister Six and Venom Carnage ones, of course) is going to be a team-up movie with multiple female characters, and already has a title: Glass Ceiling. Oh, uh. Okay. But what could have possibly led to such an... err... idea? Allow me to propose a possible scenario.

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I heard a rumor. I wasn't sure if I wanted to believe it or not. But I checked with some people and my sources say it's happening - a Supergirl TV show.

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Well this is certainly unexpected.

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"It's a huge day in the Marvel universe," said Whoopi Goldberg on ABC's The View just moments ago.

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Saturday I attended a panel at Special Edition: NYC, and from what I gathered it was one of the only panels that day that was even nearing maximum capacity. The Carol Corps, various members of the Young Avengers team, and plenty more in addition to myself waited patiently in the ever-growing line for this event. It was pretty much the only reason I went to the convention that day. It seems that many others had the same idea.

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Last night, a podcast called Scriptnotes interviewed a panel of screenwriters before a live audience. "The Summer Superhero Spectacular" panel included Andrea Berloff (The Legend of Conan), Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), and David S. Goyer (Man of Steel). Podcast hosts John August and Craig Mazin asked the screenwriters a few questions on how they approached the genre of superheroes and mythical warriors. As expected, Goyer answered some questions but avoided giving away spoilers on his upcoming projects bringing the DC Comics Universe to live-action. But it's the way he spoke about a Marvel Comics hero which got our attention. 

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The beautiful! It's too much for my eyes to take!! It's Batwoman and Sandman artist J.H. Williams III doing an album cover for Blondie's Ghosts of Download. (via Robot 6)

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Chloë Grace Moretz wants more women as leads in superhero franchises, so she can watch them and play them.

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DeviantArt user Pryce14, AKA Jamal Campbell, has some awesome art in his gallery, including a ton of great art of superheroines!  His ladies are in proportion, sexy but not objectified, and generally look pretty badass (check out that Psylocke!). Plus, bonus points because they all look like individuals instead of a carbon-copy "woman" template.

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All the yes. Look for them in February. (via Doctor Who TV)

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Artists Steve Lawler and Eric Foenander are responsible for this Dalí-esque Superman sculpture, titled "Nobody can save us..." and located at the Singapore Art Museum. (via Neatorama)

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A few weeks ago we told you about Burka Avenger, Pakistan's first animated TV show to feature a female superhero. Well now we have the first episode, where teacher Jiya —a.k.a. the Burka Avenger—uses books, pens, and martial arts to keep bumbling baddies from shutting down her city's girls school and depriving its students of their right to education. What do you think? (Thanks, anonymous tipster!) Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?

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Ok, I stole that title from Nostalgia Chick (Lindsay Ellis) but only because it worked so well. I recently put together a quick list on my tumblr of male-led vs. female-led superhero film adaptations but Ellis takes a deeper look at the actual quality of those superheroine (or antiheroine as the case may be) films. I will defend 1984's Supergirl to my dying day but give a watch and see what she has to say about the some of the few female comic book films in existence. Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?

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Pakistan's newest TV superhero, Burka Avenger, is not only the first animated female superhero for the country, but a woman with a mission. That mission is to promote girl's education in the country, on and off screen. The new show, from Pakistani pop star Haroon, features Jiya, a teacher at an all girl's school who protects the school from various villains, including a corrupt politician and an evil, anti-women's education magician. Jiya dons a burka at night and quite literally uses her teaching tools, including pencils and books, to foil her enemies' schemes and keep the school open for her students.

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We saw some of these drawings from the amazing collection Alex Law has amassed back in April, but now we can see more amazing superheroes designed by little girls. Law "secretly" expressed the hope that someone would make the 8-bit Mage-Knight into an actual game when he posted the design, and I have to say, I would absolutely play that game. I love that the girl who inspired the drawing was battle-ready to begin with.

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In a discussion with The Daily Beast, celebrated feminist (or not; your mileage may vary) and god among superhero movie directors Joss Whedon was asked why he thinks there are so few female superheroes who have made the jump to film. I would like to cosign his entire response.

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