Things We Saw Today: Hello Yes I’d Like to Play This Game Now Please

This amazing redesign of Princess Peach (by Kirbi Fagan) is just one of many great female character redesigns in a blog post by Lauren Panepinto about the male gaze in art and entertainment and how including female perspectives doesn’t take anything away from anyone else. Give it a read, check out the awesome art, and maybe join the invite-only Women in Fantasy Illustration Facebook group if you’re so inclined. (via io9)

• J.K. Rowling teased a new book in a tweet about World Book Day and completely ruined our concentration for the rest of the day, thank you very much. (via NY Daily News)
• The Smithsonian is offering an online course on the history of superheroes with Michael Uslan and Stan Lee that will probably be instantly full once you all read this. (via Comics Alliance)
• Read about what a badass Vikings star Katheryn Winnick is from her multiple black belts to doing her own stunts. (via Fitness Rx for Women)

What does the Master read for world book day? Now you know. (via Tor)

• Go vote for the top 50 female comic writers and artists of all time, because why wouldn’t you? (via CBR)
• Brianna Wu explains why the Gamergate trolls won’t win, which must be news to them, considering they always seem to think they already have. (via Boston Globe)
• Broadchurch‘s Olivia Colman will join Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie on AMC’s upcoming show The Night Manager. (via EW)

Not done with redrawn fictional characters just yet? Check out comic book characters photoshopped to have more realistic bodies. (via Boing Boing)

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