‘Man-Eaters #1’ Starts with a Period

Writer: Chelsea Cain / Artist: Kate Niemczyk & Rachelle Rosenberg / IMAGE Ever gave a comic an ovation after you read it? When I got to the end, I looked like a fool grinning and clapping at my desk. This comic just transformed my whole day. I never cheered for someone to get their period so much till now. (Actual words I spewed at the screen the whole time: “Yeah girl. Get your period. F*ck them up. Ain’t nobody ready for the sauce”). If you want something to empower you through your cycle, this is your series. Padding You Down

Man-Eaters #1 shows you how femme empowerment feels versus how society views it. To be powerfully fem means that society will consider you to be a danger to those around you, and you will always be the main point of sacrifice to the male ego. If you ever want to understand the dynamics of victimization versus the politics on “menstruation,” Maneaters presents an old time concept that’s hilariously accessible and refuses to sacrifice the craft. When folks get their first period in most cases, one of two reactions are bound to happen. First, congratulations; you’re now viewed as an official “woman” (even if you’re 12 which is problematic because wow, I’m able to bare children? Now, I’m a woman, thanks nature). The other, is sadness/fear/disgust which tends to be the expression of those who identify as masc. Chelsea Cain allows periods to roam free into a territory that society imagines it to be and owns it as part of an anti-hero narrative. The met…