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    The June, 1995 edition of the Friends of Lulu Newsletter. Friends of Lulu is an organization for women in comics.

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    The June, 1995 edition of the Friends of Lulu Newsletter. Friends of Lulu is an organization for women in comics.

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    The June, 1995 edition of the Friends of Lulu Newsletter. Friends of Lulu is an organization for women in comics.

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I'm coveing characters lke ‘Mary Manel Mon Git nus, Mis ‘American. Pantom acy, te Blonde Phantom? Carel readers will nae thot this lat goes much father than st ‘Wonder Worn. “There were tons of Supereines nthe pas.” Tina goes Sn "Not only di they have eto fro, tat most of them were aimed arith, os opposed To today’s supe intone hare he only nay the com panies fel they can sll em is by fuking them thly veld pins ‘wasreminded of ty Neel Wotan Cocaine DC maroc nal panelists tasked fine represented the popolton| hero Prine Letters to Lulu Heiteuns righted Incive book Writing 2 Woman’ (ie whe send Ing aa fry Sst eis yea — pectic, drag ¢ panel mex ‘eur divide eprsering ar vat ‘us companies tary ardor ate, Boh Schreck for Dark Hore Bobiie Chae for Marvel, and Ache When the topic of ckpanding the Sater anythe one Lak com ven any duit pulsing mae Fal at woul trot repent 9 52 ‘eahip inthis county women. "he response fom the panes ur Sertunallycanfired the mens Leck ol ceatie ven ae cammereial vey plaguing our irr ee eli eked ike Ft ahd rn pick up the Paris and ove For 13 yeas that drt sks met tetleentecoeat Kio Yate Succasurna, NI uote rom Caryn Phat was aCQKA th iy stave he ‘he logical question ‘on the pane have Sead 76 of her ont Super hero gee istacal aay. Pblsers ara het matting depres sted fltly gored exponen thier | tal he tee focunedintead on catering 0 9 very ferow susiencethe white me 0 Rear, fr re ost pt weet alos ‘eth the peo ard ch ile or nae thy noma! business stand ad pac tice This meant hat wth fe ae {epton every other hind of went a Srv al syed fe the racks The Draconian adsiment our iy tn lecurentyexperaneing the dec testo the lack diversicaion onthe pt ofthe comic book try. You go Scaiypicl npaneeesarys plier od they serine comes withthe on ‘pupal |-te 4yearokde—and tat laces and ya. None prone Sr two tm creative o creer ‘run if semen want to doa TaND8y comic gees are aslble tr ht eryone oe ‘bok pullsherretaller and whit hive seven whut ing tot, ow ey wl eo a hare struts comes se She Sade wil De nates tera tng ony when women #0 temper live thet lives olased in the ouses and sos of man,” ‘ian ort sop whi a miics sod busine ynae publish po frote ane! hack stones that girs ad ‘women will ead, crested by ba ‘omen and men Bul to do eles Vora shit ing oe part othe people making the cee Sed madkting crane M mae The it Boys hve t cid dow out of Se cabhouse leave News Never alt, til ast coespaning eeclves Tac ‘ule. The deplrate evidence fom roCon tho outdated ard lero ‘ecemre stiller ol ee bases oli al that women Bro fexsonake and women charaeters In ‘coms vl contre tobe ole ‘he male xual and power Cntay 9 ties crying shame how the com {es baninon continas tocutal oe of potential profit top ow ate Aerconconer at a Sor Dio Comicon Oy ‘ounng ae aFAQ Set lb pened Camper tncatcee tre wate incamic Sotrnutom needed. Te fay ave chapter of Fat wiactiaac sone tacoma mice ata ce Sana Pacemopieat Soe we ests Naa one Bit ‘Seernu Commitee Update ‘A: Feanos oF Lit meeting a he 1994 Sa Digo Comic Can, 2 pe sen Sceing Commitee was clected 10 ‘ary outthe onanzaton and adminis atk ofthe Ferd of Ls Since en, ‘eough monthly telephone meetin. fandconsant brainstorming the alo ing ters have been adresse incorporation: Felling» gest st ol research ito whit kind of romp corporation would best ut F's needs, Novas decd tat incorporating a5 2 ruta benett nonprotit comporstion nde Calfomia sta laws would be the trast beneficial As such, dues are net tandedhctble os chartable conti ions. Howevee, profesional can de- act then as business expense ‘During ProCon 3, fe 52x Stering Comite meron et an igre the articles of incorporation. These aces have ben fled, and Friend of Lalu wes otcalyincaxporatsd on May 256 1995 Convention and Trade Shows ‘Much ofthe Steering Camm’ tine fas been spent arranging for represen Taio for Lad italy al of 1995 Fane conventions and ¥ade shows Fol has se or wil be represented 2 Ihe ftlowing sows: Wonder 0, Cap ta Cay Disnbution Sales Coneree, ‘Nverative Press Expo, th Seal Pres yp. Chicago Comin, ane the San Dingo Ex ae Comi-Con nation, Tieraure willbe aallable 3 [Colleen Doran's table at \arious spso he Spies ot Independence Tur. ‘Surveys: Fol is cur reo conducting N90 Formal sorveys at ac tions One is 2 reader's survey. Jeyoce b ewe tora out but the emphasis on ‘womens reacting afd boing haba. We have alresdy amassed ‘thug In of comics that women Yea The scan survey coves reales ask- Ingbow mary women wo toe sees, how muck they spend, which books they buy. and 90 an, Response to both surveys haste eat. Aer the um trerconrerion seman is eves te ll ‘Coma he sues ara velco the walt Social Evens Luli social debt i eaipany des, ye came a Llupalonza, held at Rry Roots Comic elit in Ber. ely, corgunction withProCon 3. This repartee domed» sashing ‘cess by all who attended. Sponsored by Comic Reet, Or. Comicsand Meares Fly Colors, Golden Apple, Moxedog and Nett Flight, Lulupaloaza was ol ‘oun chance to hang out and gab “Atuli ota Pay” Isscheaued du Ingthe Chicago Comic-Con thanks othe erevous suppovt of Nancy Ford. Gary Colabuapno aed athe sponsors ‘Meda Outreach: Woren canaoniss have bee 2 hat topic in the mec i

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