Reclaiming the Mary Sue by Meghan Fitzmartin

About this episode

Meghan Fitzmartin discusses her indie comic 'Mary Sue' and the biases against Mary Sues in fan culture.

Our October piece is part essay/part excerpt: Meghan Fitzmartin, who's written for DC Comics, Supernatural, and many other fan-favorite properties, has published an indie comic, Mary Sue , about—you guessed it!—a fanfiction writer. While the essay is a standalone text you should be able to listen to just fine here, we highly recommend heading over to the piece itself to see excerpts from Mary Sue 's first issue! "Reclaiming the Mary Sue" by Meghan Fitzmartin. My new comic interrogates the continued bias against Mary Sues—and brings one life. Read the whole piece: https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/reclaiming-the-mary-sue/

People in this episode

Guest: Meghan Fitzmartin

Topics covered

• Mary Sue
• fanfiction
• comics
• bias
• DC Comics
• Supernatural

Keywords

• indie comic
• fan culture
• essay
• excerpt

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mary Sue

Books & works: Reclaiming the Mary Sue, Mary Sue, Mary Sue 's

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