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Strong Female Protagonist: Book One
Strong Female Protagonist: Book One | Brennan Lee Mulligan
With superstrength and invulnerability, Alison Green used to be one of the most powerful superheroes around. Fighting crime with other teenagers under the alter ego Mega Girl was fun until an encounter with Menace, her mind reading arch enemy. He showed her evidence of a sinister conspiracy, and suddenly battling giant robots didn't seem so important. Now Alison is going to college and trying to find ways to help the world while still getting to class on time. It's impossible to escape the past, however, and everyone has their own idea of what it means to be a hero. Strong Female Protagonist has been published online since 2012, where it attracted a large fan base, and earned positive reviews on sites such as io9, ComicsAlliance, The Beat, and ThinkProgress. After a successful Kickstarter, Brennan and Molly now bring their series to print, with a book collecting the first four chapters and bonus material, self-published by the authors and distributed by Top Shelf.
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willaful
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“Get a girl some chocolates, feed her for a day. Get a girl a book, and you haven't fed her at all. #Don'tEatBooks “

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Lauranahe
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Pickpick

I liked it. The world building is interesting; like, did the storm create the powers? Or was the storm a result of the powers manifesting? Why some kids and not others? Good thing the story continues online!

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ElizaMarie
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I enjoyed this one. Especially the little snips of information at the bottom of each page. They were silly! I can't wait to get to book 2. I kept seeing book 2 at the comic store we frequent and then found book 1 in my things! Ha So fun when you find books!

#the52bookclub2022 Prompt 6: HouseHold Object on Cover
#PennyADay 3.36

#JustAnotherGraphicMonday #ReadMyRoom
@Bookworm54 @AkashaVampie @AsYouWish @jb72

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ElizaMarie
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I spilled coffee in my bag !!!

RaeLovesToRead Oh noooooes!!!! ☹☹☹ (At least it will give the books a nice crunchy texture? I weirdly enjoy the feel of dried out books 😅) 3y
ElizaMarie @RaeLovesToRead ha! Yeah now they look like they are loved 3y
BookDragonNotWorm Gotta love the smell of books - especially when there's coffee on them! 3y
ElizaMarie @BookDragonNotWorm ha!!! Good way to think of this :) 3y
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Pogue
Strong Female Protagonist | Brennan Lee Mulligan, Molly Ostertag
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Reading on an airplane. #travel

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charl08
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The subtitles underneath the panel reveal that the two guys on the right are unhappy that they are not getting a bigger role than extras in the bar.

The gags in the subtitles are another reason to pick this up.

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Kenyazero
Strong Female Protagonist | Brennan Lee Mulligan, Molly Ostertag
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(no spoilers, just language)

Me reading this page: *guy gets hit with gun* did someone just throw a gun at you?
*Reads the next pannel* that's what I said!

I'm making my way through this comic (graphic novel?) and loving it so far. It's a fun read.
#LGBTQ #LGBTQAuthor #Comic #LGBTQComic

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Andydear
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✨ We love a strong lead! ✨

— check out next post 🕶⚔️

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beccaeve
Strong Female Protagonist | Brennan Lee Mulligan, Molly Ostertag
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Epic, Boxing Day sale #bookhaul from #BookOutlet! They have the best sales and best rewards program! I went crazy with the graphic novels, but the prices were soooo good!

If you haven't tried Book Outlet and want to, you can get $5 off your first purchase of $25 with this link: https://goo.gl/Nqe8gA

BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘m back to ordering only from them. I got 30 books for $140 from the sale and there were some really amazing books in there!! I love seeing what gems I can find on their site. 6y
beccaeve @Reviewsbylola It's amazing! They really can't be beat. I often find deals cheaper than used books. The order above with my reward points only cost $50! For 12 books! I love it 6y
silentrequiem Ooh. I didn't see that Le Guin box set. Nice! 6y
beccaeve @silentrequiem that was an exciting find! It's normally a $40 set 6y
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danimgill
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Pickpick

I voted early last week so I got to spend my evening finishing up this graphic novel. The story is great - a young, disillusioned former superhero deals with adjusting to real life and going to college - but the sketch-style art wasn‘t always up my alley. Definitely going to read book two though! 🦸‍♀️

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Birdsong28
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Slajaunie 😂 6y
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HighLadyoftheStacks
Strong Female Protagonist | Brennan Lee Mulligan, Molly Ostertag
Pickpick

Love the art style, love the story!! Lucky for me my housemate has the second book.

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HighLadyoftheStacks
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1. Rhys and Feyre
2. Edward and Bella
3. Ben and Leslie 😍
4. Travis Willingham and Laura Bailey
#manicmonday @JoScho you always make Monday a little brighter

MirrorMask Ben and Leslie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
JoScho You are so sweet to say that. Thank you ☺️💖 6y
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LA_Mead
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The text at the bottom of this page made me laugh. So true!

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LA_Mead
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Loving this new #graphicnovel ! There‘s plenty of intrigue and of course, Alison is a great strong female protagonist. ❤️

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Audrey
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Mehso-so

A bit uneven. The beginning was confusing bc it was missing the entire backstory. It seemed to be continuing from a previous book, although that wasn‘t the case. Some parts were really good, I liked how Allison, despite her super powers, was unsure, like any other typical college student. And some of the backstory was interwoven well into the current story. However, the story itself was choppy. Artwork was fine, not as strong as others I‘ve read.

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Clwojick
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One of the things I loved most about this #graphicnovel was that there was footnotes on every page.

This one cracks me up. #donteatbooks

abbiereadsbooks That's one of my favorite things about the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series! Footnotes in comics are the best. 7y
Clwojick @abbiereadsbooks Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is on my TBR. 😉 7y
MayginReads I loved that too! I really want another one to come out soon! 7y
Andrea4 😂😂😂 7y
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Clwojick
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Clwojick
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this one, and will definitely be picking up the second book. 💗

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Clwojick
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Lunch is Caesar Salad with black olives and finishing up the tagged GN. Loving it so far. 💗

Cathythoughts ❤️Caesar salad 7y
tonyahoswalt I don't remember much about that graphic novel, except that I enjoyed it. Hrm. 7y
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Clwojick
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Clwojick @TommieMarie74 loved this one too! 7y
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ThatLibrarianLady
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Pickpick

Pretty good. The story was interesting, different from most superhero stories. The art was great. I‘m interested in seeing how the web comic is going.

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queerbookreader
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Guess who visited a new library branch today 🙋🏻

Suet624 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍 7y
readordierachel I'm intrigued by that Black Comics in your stack. Is that a compendium? 7y
queerbookreader @ReadOrDieRachel No it's a book with words, not a comic collection. It discusses the subject of race within comics, and it covers everything--like history, stereotypes, representation, writers, characters, etc 7y
readordierachel Very cool. Thanks for the details. 7y
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kuhkuhbird
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Pickpick

Solid graphic novel about Alison Green former superhero Mega Girl. Intelligent, beautifully illustrated. Overall great read.

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Lauredhel
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"Fake geek girl" moment...

DuckOfDoom As someone who read LotR before third grade I can understand. This makes me angry 😡 7y
Lauredhel @duckofdoom Yes! (edited) 7y
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Lauredhel
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#graphicnovel Loving this so far.

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MayginReads
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Pickpick

5⭐ Wow, just wow. This graphic novel was amazing and the first to change my views on graphic novels. More of this, please!

JenReadsAlot I might have to give it a shot! 8y
MayginReads I do think you'd like it, or at least the questions it grapples with. I don't ever recommend graphic novels. It is a webcomic, so you could check it out there, but I'd argue needing to read a whole chapter (over a page) before deciding what you think. 8y
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Eyelit
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I couldn't pick just one #femalesuperhero (and this is just the handful I limited myself to anyhow)! #marchintoreading

RealLifeReading Great picks!! 8y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Nice! I always get excited when Madame Xanadu shows up in a book. It means things are about to get weird. 8y
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Timidmagick
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Mehso-so

Super heroine goes through that crisis of hitting your twenties.

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kPea
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This. 👌🏼

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RealLifeReading
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#feistyfeb day 28: #bestoffebruary
Scraping by just a few hours before the day ends! Here are the best things I read in Feb (at least those I took photos of!).

A good number of comics, a book in an Italian crime series, an American classic and an always fun supernatural series. Titles below. All except the Italian book are by women. Titles below 👇

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Sass84 Everyone in their place is gonna get that Radiohead song stuck in my brain :) 8y
FairytaleEngine Hello! You ever wondered why Cinderalla's dad would marry such a mean horrible person like Cinderella's stepmother? What every happened to her real mom? This book answers these types of questions!! 8y
GatheringBooks loving the look of everything in their place :) 8y
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RealLifeReading
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Pickpick

If you can overlook its less than stellar title, Strong Female Protagonist is actually a pretty great read about a young superhero trying to be a regular person again. This book, a Kickstarter project, has the first four issues and the webcomic is updated twice a week at https://strongfemaleprotagonist.com

Served with black glutinous rice pudding (pulut hitam) and coconut milk

MommyWantsToReadHerBook How do you make the rice pudding? 8y
RealLifeReading You can try this recipe. I just put mine in the slow cooker and let it cook for a few hours until the rice was the right texture. You don't need pandan but it can be found in the freezer section of some Asian supermarkets. http://rasamalaysia.com/bee-koh-moybubur-pulut-hitam-black-sticky-rice-dessert/2... 8y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @RealLifeReading Thank you for sharing! Didn't realise the ingredients would be quite so exotic, but I can try and find them. Your food and books combos are always so lovely. 8y
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RealLifeReading
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#bookanddinner - homemade sushi (egg, crab stick and cucumber maki)?and a female superhero comic

DebinHawaii Looks delicious! 🍣💜 8y
RadicalReader @RealLifeReading what a gorgeous looking food 8y
kspenmoll 👏😃 8y
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CaitS
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Pickpick

Exactly what the title says. The main character gives up being a superhero because she wants to make a real difference, not just punch giant robots. Thoughtful and emotional.

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Bookrarian
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Pickpick

I. Loved. This. Book. I can't believe I hadn't come across it before. Such a good comic & absolutely what I needed right now. Great character development, interesting play on tropes, and interesting discussions on morality and duty. Particularly timely themes of protest and how to enact real change.

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CynCruz23
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Pickpick

Part Scott McCloud, part Watchmen, part New York Four, and a little bit Incognito, this equally funny and thought provoking story had me enthralled. The warm and friendly drawing style and quirky little details keeps it relatable and a joy to read. Hope more volumes get funded 🙏🏽 🌟8/10

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Kellycwebb
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Philosophy and ethics with a former super hero reading list #StrongFemaleProtagonist

hof1991 Alison discovers that all problems can't be fixed by punching. Not a typical capes and tights but s character study. 9y
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