The League of Super Feminists

The League of Super Feministsis an energetic and fierce comic for tweens and younger teens. Cartoonist Mirion Malle guides readers through some of the central tenets of feminism and media literacy including consent, intersectionality, privilege, body image, inclusivity and more; all demystified in the form of a witty, down-to-earth dialogue that encourages questioning the stories we're told about identity. Malle's insightful and humorous comics transport lofty concepts from the ivory tower to the eternally safer space of open discussion. Making reference to the Bechdel test in film and Peggy McIntosh's dissection of white privilege through the metaphor of the "invisible knapsack,"The League of Super Feministsis an asset to the classroom, library, and household alike.

Knights and princesses present problems associated with consent; superheroes reveal problematic stereotypes associated with gender; and grumpy onlookers show just how insidious cat-calling culture can be. No matter how women dress, Malle explains, there seems to always be someone ready to call it out.The League of Super Feministsarticulates with both poise and clarity how unconscious biases and problematic thought processes can have tragic results.

Why does feminism matter? Are feminists man-haters? How do race and feminism intersect? Malle answers these questions for young readers, in a comic that is as playful and hilarious as it is necessary.

Aleshia Jensen is a French-to-English translator and former bookseller who lives in Montreal. Her translations include the novelsExplosionsby Mathieu Poulin andPragueby Maude Veilleux, as well as comics by Julie Delporte, Max de Radigus, Catherine Ocelot and Axelle Lenoir. (From Drawn & Quarterly)

Mirion Malleis a French cartoonist who lives in Montreal. She is the author of three comics.The League of Super Feministsis her first book to be translated into English.

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