Emilia Clarke's comic book series 'M.O.M.' follows a busy single parent whose life is upended by the discovery of superpowers that manifest from her menstrual cycle
got a distinct vibe from her local comic book shop: “No girls allowed.”
Clarke started dreaming about what a comic book might look like from her perspective — a notion that quickly gained steam. She recruited an all-female creative team and made a comic featuring what is undoubtably one of the most progressive female heroes in the genre.in July from Image Comics, co-written by Clarke and Marguerite Bennett with art from Leila Leiz .
“She’s a single mum that’s got to get shit done. This was born from the idea that single mothers are superheroes. You need superhuman strength to do that. When you get into your 30s and your friends start having kids, you’re like, ‘Oh my god. I was not aware of what it took. Holy shit,'” she said. Through both lenses, Clarke and her creative team sought to lionize the single mom, whose media depiction is usually one of struggle, sadness and efforts to rebalance her life with a male partner. When it comes to menses, the actor thinks it’s way past time that we normalize something that over half the world population experiences .
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