Superwomen : gender, power, and representation / Carolyn Cocca.

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2016.

x, 263 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index.

Introduction: representation matters -- 1. "The sexier the outfit, the fewer questions asked": Wonder Woman -- 2. "When you go out at night, you won't be alone": Batgirl(s) and birds of prey -- 3. "Somebody has to save our skins!" Padmé Amidala, Leia Organa, and Jaina Solo in Star Wars -- 4. "No such things as limits": the X-Women -- 5. "Slayers. Every one of us": Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- 6. "Part of something bigger": Ms. Marvel(s) and Captain Marvel(s) -- Conclusion: gender, power, and Representation.