Wonder women: A history of female characters in comic books
Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke with Aja Martin, a bookseller at Indigo Bridge in Lincoln, Neb.Aja Martin is a self-proclaimed geek. She loves graphic novels and comics, and she's excited about a new collection that documents the whole history of female comic book characters. It's "The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwoman," by Hope Nicholson.The book gives an encyclopedic overview of strong, powerful and occasionally extremely obscure characters, from the 1930s to present. It includes not just…
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