June 14: Women in comics at National Museum of Women in the Arts

For much of comics history, women characters were introduced as plot devices for the leading male characters with disheartening regularity. Join us for a conversation about the new wave of superheroines entering the comic universe, leading the fight for justice and dispelling traditional stereotypes in fiction and beyond.  Joining the conversation are: Carolyn Cocca, author of Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation; Ariell Johnson, owner of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, Philadelphia; Gabby Rivera, young adult author and writer for Marvel's AMERICA series; and Ashley Woods, illustrator, graphic novelist, and artist for the Stranger Comics series, NIOBE: She is Life. Moderated by Emily Whitten, ComicMix.com writer and Awesome Con moderator, based in Washington, D.C.

Sign up now for your Friend Discount Rate of $15! Discount tickets are limited. (Regular price: $25 general; $20 members, seniors, students). Price includes museum admission and Catalyst cocktail hour. Galleries open to attendees from 3 p.m - 6:45 p.m. Museum store will have speaker's books and comics for sale before and after the program.