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Dauntless Dames is some awesome comic history highlighting classic women characters & their creators

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Dauntless Dames: High-Heeled Heroes of the Comics highlights the audacious exploits of ten great adventurous female stars from the Golden Age of comic strips.

In the 1920s they were socialites and flappers. In the 1960s they were homemakers and heartthrobs. But from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, female stars of the newspaper comic strips were detectives, spies, soldiers of fortune, even superheroes. Accomplishing everything the male comics stars of the time achieved, except they did it in high-heels and flowing skirts.

Presented in an extra-large format, here are the colorful, pulse-pounding tales of ten incredible women, both known and unknown to comics fans ― and most are reprinted here for the first time in three-quarters of a century! The book also includes a special bonus: an insert section with a dozen paper doll cutouts starring the most popular women comic strip characters of the day.

Edited by: by Trina Robbins, Peter Maresca

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Fantagraphics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Watership Down

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Avengers Inc. #2 (Marvel) – The first issue was interesting with a mix of detective story and superhero antics. We’re intrigued to see where it all goes after the debut.

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20 (DC Comics) – Head back to Kingdom Come!

Dauntless Dames (Fantagraphics) – The book itself is gorgeous and a solid coffee table book. We like the presentation and the history combining for an education read that’s beautiful to look at.

Green Lantern: War Journal #2 (DC Comics) – The first issue was amazing with some solid teases, horror, action, and drama. We’re hoping for more of the mix in this grounded superhero series.

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #1 (DC Comics) – The concept is so silly but we’re in all the way and excited for it.

Local Man #6 (Image Comics) – The first volume was fantastic with a nice mix of new and old superheroics. It’s one of the best superhero comics of the year and we’re excited to see where this next arc goes. Jack must investigate a drowning on dry land.

The Man From Maybe #1 (Oni Press) – A postmodern, post apocalyptic epic of Western-infused action. The art looks cool and we’re excited to read the first issue.

Sensational She-Hulk #1 (Marvel) – We’re hoping the new series has the same fun as the television show.

Subgenre #1 (Dark Horse) – A man is living two lives. He is a private detective in a dystopian cyberpunk future trying to solve a triple murder. But when he falls asleep… he wakes up as a wandering adventurer in a barbaric fantasy world where magic exists. Is he two separate people? Or is he a third person that has undergone a psychotic split? New Matt Kindt? Yes please!

Watership Down (Ten Speed Press) – A faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’ beloved story.

Weekly Preview! Lots of manga, over-sized Fantagraphics, and a Captain Marvel book

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There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning!

This week’s reviews include:

  • Bocchi the Rock! Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • Captain Marvel: Shadow Code (Titan Books)
  • Coffee Moon Vol. 4 (Yen Press)
  • Dauntless Dames (Fantagraphics)
  • Higurashi When They Cry Gou Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • Minato’s Laundromat Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • Monthly in the Garden With My Landlord Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • Sasaki and Miyano Official Comic Anthology (Yen Press)
  • She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Vol. 3 (Yen Press)
  • The Summer Hukaru Died Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
  • Tokyo Babylon Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
  • The Villainess Stans the Heroes Playing the Antagonist to Support Her Faves! Vol. 2 (Yen Press)

Not shown:

  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #74 (Skybound)

Yen Press, Fantagraphics, and Titan Books provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review