Via Film Fodder, it seems the Wall Street Journal is taking notice of the Big Two’s desire to sell more comics to the gender that, you know, reads more. That would seem to put DC and Marvel one up on WSJ writer Matt Phillips, who cannot resist using the usual balan superhero-reference exclamation-point-laden headline, even though the subject of the article touches mainly on female-friendly books that aren’t in that genre at all.
Here’s the video that accompanies Phillips’ article:
If it’s in the WSJ, it’s probably moved beyond "trend" and into financial reality.
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