More thoughts on Minx:

The online reaction to Minx is pretty interesting, I think. Personally I think it's a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to see more superhero comics geared toward women, but to be honest, I know they've got the female superhero comic readers already, so I can see why they're branching out.

And tongue-out-of-cheek, I actually think "Minx" is a cute name.

The major complaint that I've seen a lot is about how only a few of the Minx creators are women. Which is certainly true.

But honestly? I don't really care.

I'd love to see more women in the industry, don't get me wrong. And as someone who might like to try my hand at writing comics someday, I'd particularly like to see more job opportunities for women.

But I honestly think the idea that a comic geared toward women HAS to be created by a woman is just a little stupid. I mean, sure, in general a woman has an advantage over a man in terms of market analysis. But not all women are the same any more than all men are the same. And quality work is quality work regardless of the gender of the creator.

I may be coming from a different perspective here. I'm a superhero comic reader. I'm not the target audience of Minx. But when I read the complaints, all I could think of was that if asked to recommend a superhero series to someone with an eye for strong female characters and well-crafted adventure stories, my first recommendation would be Marc Andreyko's Manhunter.

Followed by Dan Slott's She-Hulk and Gail Simone's Birds of Prey. Allan Heinberg's Wonder Woman would be close after, if it weren't the comic book equivalent of a Bigfoot sighting.

I think Minx has a decent chance of being good. I hope it's successful. And I really hope that when the line starts to sell enough to warrant expansion into more series that we do see more female creators at the helm, but I'm willing to give it a shot first.

I sincerely believe that Minx is a very good thing. We have a big two company acknowledging that there is a customer base that has largely gone neglected by mainstream American comics. It's a sign of progress long overdue!