The Bechdel Test plus a couple of more

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2. Cheers for Kelly Sue DeConnick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Sue_DeConnick

Kelly Sue DeConnick (born July 15, 1970) is an American comic book writer and editor and English-language adapter of manga. She is writing the series Captain Marvel and Avengers Assemble for Marvel Comics, as well as Ghost for Dark Horse Comics and her creator owned Pretty Deadly for Image Comics.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/29/captain-marvel-kelly-sue-deconnick-interview/

Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot who got superpowers when she was caught in the explosion of an alien machine. She’s also the character credited with helping to bring an increasing number of female readers to comic books in recent years – diversifying the mostly male readership of a medium that’s had a history of often treating its female characters as sex objects or appendages to men.

And Kelly Sue DeConnick, who writes Captain Marvel’s comic-book adventures and whose work helped give her the prominence that led to the movie, couldn’t be more delighted that the character has drawn in so many female fans.

“The book doesn’t apologize for taking a feminine perspective,” DeConnick said. “I think women have every right to feel like they’re the protagonists in their own stories.”

DeConnick was “completely caught off guard” by Marvel’s announcement Tuesday that a Captain Marvel movie is planned for release in 2018, as part of Marvel Studios’ next slate of superhero films. ... “I feel so proud of her, like Carol is this person who lives in my head, and ‘look what you did, girl!’” said DeConnick, laughing. “It feels like a friend just got a promotion.”