To make your morning just that much more surreal and unfair, Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer is getting her own biography comic. Yes, a comic book about her, not her fiction. This is the fault of a company called Bluewater Productions, and they will release Female Force: Stephenie Meyer right before the new Twilight movie hits theaters on, November 20th, 2009.
It will most likely glamorize the life of the uber-Mormon housewife prior to her fabulous wealth and instill unrealistic expectations in young women that they, too, can get lucky and become rich off of a dumb idea. I hope there are scenes of Meyer in church every Sunday, praying the 'gay' away...
Female Force is a monthly comic book series that celebrates feminism by comic-izing the lives of important and influential women. While we support the idea, in general, we think this is probably the worst way to celebrate these women's lives as comic books are not supposed to be boring.
“Stephenie Meyer has captured the imagination of millions. She has parlayed her stories into a cottage industry and that’s why we felt she was indeed a “Female Force’,’” said Bluewater’s president Darren G. Davis. “Also, I’m hooked on the books like everyone else!”
“We get to turn the tables on Meyers and she becomes the featured protagonist,” said Davis. “And we are going to tell her story in a very fun, respectful and unique way.”
Ryan Burton (Flying Saucers vs. The Earth) writes, and the comic will examine her rise to popularity, her Twilight saga novels, the launching of the successful movie franchise and her future plans. According to Burton, a very recognizable and iconic vampire will serve as the story’s narrator.
“It's an equally strange and great feeling to write about an author of this magnitude, especially in a format that's near and dear to my heart. I think it's brilliant that Stephenie Meyer's story will be read by both fans of her work, and fans of the comic book medium,” Burton said.
The alternate 40-page collector’s edition will include the history of Forks; the Washington peninsula town where her stories take place as well as other bonus material not found anywhere else.
The title is being drawn by Dave Macneil and Vinnie Tartamella provides the cover art.
The Female Force series is actually a celebration of strong women in a monthly comic form. Women who have had their own boring comics in the series include Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin and Princess Diana.
The book will set you back $3.99 for the standard 22-page version and $6.99 for the 40-page trade paperback collector’s edition. its cheaper than a Fangoria.
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Who the heck gives a shit. Instead of them doing a comic book on her life before she was famous, they should do a book on how sucky her book book was, her unoriginal ideas, the way she portrays females and the other numerous faults on the books. I mean she did make one female in her books not stereotypical. Bella was the shy clumsy girl who falls for the "hot outcast", Rosalie is the bitch who thinks she the shit, Alice is a shopaholic, Lauren sleeps her way to the top.... etc. The women is stupid and the people doing her comic book are idiots for publishing a comic about someone so.... female degrading.
This plan sounds about as well put together as most Chick Cartoon Tracts.
Heh, because you said it was boring, I thought you made up "The History of Forks", fully expecting something like "Manuals I Have Followed Successfully" or "101 Uses for Lint" to follow. Then I learned it was the town where, blah, blah, blah.
Hey, when we're dealing with a "
lottery winnerwriter of this magnitude" does it matter what she does in the panels? Okay, that was mean, but you're kind of asking for bitter scrutiny when you have your own comic book, aren't you?Why the fuck is Sarah Palin on the Female Force Comic series.
Also, dude. What is the target age for these comics? Will young girls really be interested to read the history of Oprah Winfrey??? Will they even KNOW who Princess Di is? Again, why is Sarah Palin featured here????
I'll give 'em props for choosing Meyer, somebody a girl might ACTUALLY be interested in, but I'm asleep already. I envision a lot of church going and a lot of God is my co-pilot bs.
ok that's like super stupid. Why is MEYERS protrayed as a a subject of feminist interest? Did I miss something?
Maybe I misread the books, by Meyers' stories are all about a girl who wants nothing more than to be accepted, loved, and impregnated by a MALE vampire. There's no self-acceptance, no vision of her future of her NOT tied to a man. No plans for her to better her loser-self BEFORE she drags down another human being into her self-absorbed spiral of degeneration.
Nothing in Meyers' fiction even remotely supports any sort of female-positive messages!