Monstrous Women in Comics

A scholarly comic from University Press of Mississippi, Monstrous Women in Comics (2020–present) examines the intersection of gender and monstrosity in the medium, analyzing how female characters from Medusa to modern antiheroines challenge societal norms. The single-issue debut, edited by Elizabeth Rae Coody and Sean Moreland, collects essays that explore the cultural and narrative roles of monstrous women across decades of comics. It matters as a focused academic lens on a recurring, often overlooked archetype, bridging feminist theory with sequential art.