{"product_id":"vixens-vamps-vipers-lost-villanesses-of-golden-age-comics-9781935259275","title":"Vixens, Vamps \u0026 Vipers: Lost Villanesses of Golden Age Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mike Madrid | William Kuskin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Exterminating Angel Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Exterminating Angel Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mike Madrid is doing God's work. . . . mak[ing] accessible a lost, heady land of female adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eComicsAlliance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween the covers of \u003ci\u003eVixens, Vamps \u0026amp; Vipers\u003c\/i\u003e, fans will rediscover the original bad girls of comics--as fierce and full of surprises as they were when the comic book industry was born. From murderous Madame Doom to He-She, dubbed by \u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e as \"the most unsung comic book villain ever,\" Mike Madrid resurrects twenty-two glorious evildoers in fully reproduced comics and explores the ways they both transcend and become ensnared in a web of cultural stereotypes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the deadly femme fatales, ruthless jungle queens, devious secret agents, double-dealing criminal masterminds, and gender-bending con artists are some of the very first women of color in comics. These women may have been overlooked in the annals of history, but--like their superheroine counterparts in \u003ci\u003eDivas, Dames \u0026amp; Daredevils\u003c\/i\u003e--their influence, on popular culture and the archenemies that thrill us today, is unmistakable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Madrid\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDivas, Dames \u0026amp; Daredevils\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eComicsAlliance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComicsBlend\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Supergirls\u003c\/i\u003e, an NPR \"Best Book To Share With Your Friends\" and American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project Notable Book. A San Francisco native and lifelong fan of comic books and popular culture, Madrid also appears in the documentary \u003ci\u003eWonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46497609908375,"sku":"9781935259275","price":1673.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781935259275.webp?v=1769189831","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vixens-vamps-vipers-lost-villanesses-of-golden-age-comics-9781935259275","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}