Is writing adventure fiction for girls really all that different than writing for other audiences? If so, can such a story be characterized? Tough questions, so this time I went to the best sources for answers! We’re joined by Dan Mishkin, co-creator of the legendary comics series Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Blue Devil (and co-organizer of the upcoming Kids Read Comics celebration at AADL), and Brianne Drouhard, animator, character designer, and storyboard artist whose credits include Teen Titans, Transformers: Animated, Batman: Brave and the Bold and the new DC Nation shorts. Along with Paul Storrie we try to get to the bottom of what differences, if any, can be found in storytelling created specifically for girls.

We’re joined later by Eli Neiburger of the Ann Arbor District Library for another round of book recommendations!

Links mentioned in this episode (thanks to Eric Klooster for collecting them!):

* Sugar and Spike

* Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and why everyone who loves comics should read it

* Amethyst’s upcoming appearance on DC Nation

* DC’s Amethyst collection coming soon

* J.K. Rowling

* My Little Pony

* DC Nation Shorts

* Modesty Blaise

* Starfire and the big controversy of 2011

* Raven

* Superboy

* Sports Night

* Pinkie Pie

* Princess Celestia

* Perfect Strangers

* Captain Marvel

* Billie the Unicorn

Comics and Book Recommendations:

* Eli’s Comics for Girls list

* Alison Dare

Here’s the video from this episode’s live stream (audio player at the bottom of this post):

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQznjrpvZ2U